How much does RingCentral cost?
RingCentral's paid plans start at $20/mo billed yearly. At 3 seats it costs $60 on the Core plan, 11th of the 17 business phone systems on the ranked list. 5 plans listed. No price change since Q1 2023, across 4 archived reads.
- Free plan
- Not stated
- Free trial
- Free trial for new subscribers, up to five users and two desktop phones; length not…
- Enterprise
- Contact sales for enterprise and multi-site deployments"Set up complex, multi-site deployments around the world right from your office."
- Next cheaperVonage Business$59.97$0.03 less a month
- Next pricierCloudTalk$75$15 more a monthNo contract, free trial.
RingCentral: Free trial, overage billed.
Compare all 20 business phone systemsIn your favor
- Free trial. Free trial for new subscribers, up to five users and two desktop phones; length not stated, SMS not available in trial
Watch out for
- Extra usage is billed. Additional toll-free minutes can be purchased; international calls charged at published rates
- Their pages disagree: pre-built integrations count. "Leverage over 500 pre-built integrations or build custom integrations…" vs "Elevate productivity with over 600 pre-built integrations"
How you buy and get started
- Sign up
- Online signup via Buy now or Try free "Buy now"
- Setup
- Not read
- When sales steps in
- Not read
- Support
- Phone line and support center "Talk to an expert:"
What RingCentral does
RingEX is sold per user per month in Core, Advanced and Ultra tiers, with an AI Customer Engagement Bundle at custom pricing. AI Receptionist is an add-on on the three tiers and is also sold to run on any phone system.
- Good for
- Small to large businesses, including multi-site and global deployments, that want a cloud phone system with SMS, meetings and optional AI call answering.
- Channels
- Voice, SMS, Team chat, Video meetings, Fax, Contact center
- Main product
- RingEX
- Also includes
- Unlimited domestic calling, On-demand call recording, Toll-free minutes (100 / 1,000 / 10,000 by tier), SMS (25 / 100 / 200 per user per month by tier), HD meetings (300 participants on Core), AI Virtual Assistant
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LLM plugins & MCP connectors - Connects to
- Salesforce, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, ChatGPT, Claude
- Public API
- Yes
- MCP server
- Yes
- Business phone number included
Use one number for phone, SMS, and fax
- Extensions or call routing
Streamline calls with multi-level IVR
- Mobile and desktop apps
Connect every team with AI-powered calls, messages, and meetings across devices.
- Unlimited US calling
Unlimited domestic calling
- Business texting
25 SMS user/month
- Call recording
On-demand call recording
- Keep your existing numberNot read
- AI receptionist available
Answer and route calls on any phone system.
Security and your data
| Question | RingCentral's answer | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|
| Trust center | Trust Center page exists | "Trust Center"enterprise |
Not found on the 6 pages we read (homepage, enterprise, pricing, integrations, privacy, about): Trains AI on your data?, HIPAA (signs a BAA), SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, PCI, ISO 27001, Single sign-on. We didn't read a security page.
Every plan
| Plan | Price | Billed yearly | Included | Over the allowance | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core/user/month | $30per month | $20per month | 100 toll-free minutes | – | "$20" "Price when paid monthly:~~$30~~" |
| Advanced/user/month | $35per month | $25per month | 1,000 toll-free minutes | – | "$25" "Price when paid monthly:~~$35~~" |
| Ultra/user/month | $45per month | $35per month | 10,000 toll-free minutes | – | "$35" "Price when paid monthly:~~$45~~" |
| AI Receptionist add-on | $39billing period not stated | – | – | – | "eues booster business sms booster extend any ringex plan ai receptionist answer and route…" |
| AI Customer Engagement Bundle | Quote | – | – | – | "Contact us for pricing" |
RingCentral price history
No price changes on RingCentral's pricing page since 2023Q1, across 4 archived reads.
From archived copies of the pricing page in the Internet Archive, one per quarter, in USD.
Fine print
- Billed beyond usage
- Additional toll-free minutes can be purchased; international calls charged at published rates "Additional toll-free minutes available for purchase."
- Contract
- Phone rental requires a multi-year contract "Phone rental available only with multi-year contract."
Not found on the 6 pages we read (homepage, enterprise, pricing, integrations, privacy, about): Billing increment, Refunds, Auto renew, Price change notice. We didn't read a terms page.
About the company
- Legal name
- RingCentral, Inc.
- Domain registered
- May 6, 1999
- Founder
- Vlad Shmunis and Vlad Vendrow
- Funding
- Public on the NYSE in 2013 "RingCentral goes public on the NYSE."
- Customers
- "Over 600,000 businesses" their claim
- Backing
- "Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for 12th consecutive year" their words
RingCentral alternatives
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Questions
Is RingCentral free?
No free plan found on the pages we read. Free trial: Free trial for new subscribers, up to five users and two desktop phones; length not stated, SMS not available in trial. Paid plans start at $30/month.
How much does RingCentral cost?
Paid plans start at $20 per month billed yearly, or $30 billed monthly.