Google Voice for Business vs RingCentral

Two business phone tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Google Voice for BusinessGoogle	RingCentralRingCentral
In one line	Cheap numbers for Google Workspace teams	Full phone system with desk phones, queues, and IVR
Starting price	From $10/person	From $20/person
Six-person team	$60/mo	$120/mo
Plans	Starter $10/user/mo (up to 10 users); Standard $20/user/mo; Premier $30/user/mo; multi-user plans need Google Workspace	RingEX per user: Core $20/mo billed yearly ($30 monthly; 100 toll-free minutes, 25 texts); Advanced $25 ($35; 1,000 minutes, 100 texts); AI bundles by quote; free trial for up to 5 users
Pricing model	Paid	Free trial
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per user	Per user
Integrations	Google Workspace only	Microsoft 365, Google, Salesforce, 300+
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US · UK · CA	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	Plans not stated
Live chat	Every paid plan	Plans not stated
Support hours	Not published	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7 (technical support), Customer success center: Mon to Fri, 6 AM to 6 PM PST
Incidents posted	Google has a public status page. Status page	RingCentral has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 727 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	Not listed	1.7 / 5 from 2,023 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	60	70
Fit: Restaurant or café	55	65
Fit: Service business	80	80
Fit: Agency or studio	75	70
Fit: Trades or contractor	75	75
Fit: Online store	60	55
Why people pick it	Cheapest per seat Lives inside Gmail and Calendar	Everything a PBX did Reliable
Where it falls short	Needs Workspace No shared number on Starter	More than a 3-person team needs Contracts and add-on fees
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices