RingCentral Alternative

RingCentral Alternative for Chicago Businesses

RingCentral's per-user pricing can get expensive fast. VoipPlus offers channel-based pricing that scales better for small businesses.

Side-by-Side Comparison

VoipPlus vs. RingCentral

Feature VoipPlus RingCentral
Pricing Model $20/channel
Pay for concurrent calls
$20-$45/user/month
Pay for every seat
10 Users, 5 Concurrent Calls $100/month $200-$450/month
20 Users, 8 Concurrent Calls $160/month $400-$900/month
Call Recording Included (all plans) Premium/Ultimate only
IVR/Auto-Attendant Included Included
Call Queues Included Advanced plan+
Business SMS Included Included (limits apply)
Contract Month-to-month Annual (for best price)
Support Local (Chicagoland)
Direct to engineers
Tiered support
24/7 but remote
Setup/Onboarding Hands-on, personalized Self-service or paid
The Problem

Why Per-Seat Pricing Hurts Small Businesses

Here's the problem with RingCentral's per-user model:

A law firm has 10 attorneys and 5 support staff. At any given time, only 4-5 people are on the phone simultaneously. With RingCentral, they pay for 15 users. With VoipPlus, they pay for 5 channels.

RingCentral

$300-$675/mo

15 users × $20-$45

VoipPlus

$100/mo

5 channels × $20

Same functionality. $200-$575/month savings.

What You Get with VoipPlus

  • All 50+ features included at $20/channel
  • Call recording on every call
  • IVR/auto-attendant with unlimited menus
  • Ring groups and call queues
  • Business SMS/MMS
  • Voicemail to email
  • Time-of-day routing
  • Call forwarding to mobile

Local Chicagoland Support

RingCentral is a massive company. When you call support, you get a ticket number. When you call VoipPlus, you get a real person who knows your account.

  • Based in Hoffman Estates, IL
  • Direct phone support—no ticket queues
  • Same engineer handles your account
  • Changes made in minutes, not days
  • Serving Chicago businesses since 2001

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