The Top 2 Best Business VoIP Providers of 2014, Announced by VirtualPBXPhoneSystems.com
(PRWEB) June 03, 2014 -- There are a lot of business VoIP providers out there. While competition can keep prices down for consumers, it also makes it hard for individuals to figure out which VoIP provider to use. Thankfully, VirtualPBXPhoneSystems.com has ranked the top two best business VoIP providers of 2014 so that businesses can get a feel for what to look for.
A company is never a great choice because of just a single feature - instead, multiple criteria must be taken into account to find the best overall VoIP provider. Because of this, VirtualPBXPhoneSystems.com has taken price, features, user reviews, expert ratings and more into consideration.
Vonage Business Solutions gives multiple options to customers. For instance, since small businesses often don’t need a lot of extensions while big businesses do, Vonage customers can choose from three different extension plans:
•metered extensions
•unlimited extensions
•virtual extensions
The unlimited extensions option is the most popular at $24.99 per month per extension, but metered extensions and virtual extensions are offered at a lower price - $14.99 - to customers who want different options.
Vonage offers international long distance rates at about a quarter of the price as its competitors, making it a great choice for companies who do a lot of business overseas. Businesses can add long distance capabilities onto an existing plan without having to sign up for a new one.
Standard features include:
•administrator portal
•call continuity
•call waiting
•directory assistance
•emergency assistance
•ability to use three phones on one extension
•seven-digit dialing
•call announce
•call screening
•various caller ID options
•voice mail options
Other features can be used to help mobility, productivity and training. Services can be linked with computers, plug-ins and mobile applications. Both corded and cordless phones are available for purchase with plans. Phones are capable of handling anywhere from one to 12 lines. Quotes are offered free of charge to companies that are considering using Vonage as their VoIP provider.
2. RingCentral
RingCentral offers an all-inclusive phone package to companies, including voice, text, fax, video meetings and conferencing. Three plans are available through this VoIP provider.
The first plan costs $24.99 per month per user and has all of the basic features that most companies need. Up to four people can conference at once, and 1,000 toll-free minutes per month at no charge. The second plan rings in at $34.99 per month and offers salesforce CRM integration, automatic call recording, 2,500 toll-free minutes and the capability to have up to 25 people in one conference. The last option is $44.99 per month, gives 10,000 minutes at no charge and allows up to 50 people to sit in on a single conference.
Businesses can also choose between a few different add-ons. Each additional phone number costs $4.99 per month, and additional fax numbers are also $4.99 per month. Choosing a vanity number only sets a company back $30 - that's a one-time fee, not every month.
Like other business VoIP providers, RingCentral has a variety of phones for sale. Among other options, this includes desk phones, receptionist phones and conference phones. Corded and cordless phones can be bought.
RingCentral allows users access to phone service from mobile devices to work from wherever they happen to be. Individuals can get the RingCentral Mobile App for iPhones, iPads, Androids and Blackberries. Best of all, users can get the app for free.
Sifting through all the business VoIP providers can be overwhelming for business owners, but they can't go wrong with Vonage Business Solutions and RingCentral. Both offer needed features at a reasonable price with the option to upgrade to more complex plans. As of 2014, they're the best providers in the business.
People looking for more information about business VoIP providers can visit: http://virtualpbxphonesystems.com/.
Kevin Barber, Bizx LLC, +1 858-454-5900 Ext: 10301, [email protected]
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