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Front vs RingCentral Contact Center

Front logo

Front

Software

Where teams collaborate on customer communication

From
$25/month per seat
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
RingCentral Contact Center logo

RingCentral Contact Center

Software

Intelligent, connected, omnichannel contact center

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Front covers Shared inbox, RingCentral Contact Center covers Omnichannel routing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Front and RingCentral Contact Center actually diverge.

Attributes where Front and RingCentral Contact Center differ
AttributeFrontRingCentral Contact Center
Starting price$25/month per seatOn request
PlatformsCloud-based SaaSWeb, Desktop, Ios, Android
Founded20131999

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Front

  • Shared inbox
  • Email collaboration
  • Omnichannel messaging
  • Analytics
  • Workflows
  • Integrations
  • Slack
  • Asana

Only in RingCentral Contact Center

  • Omnichannel routing
  • IVR
  • WFM
  • Quality management
  • Speech analytics
  • AI capabilities
  • ServiceNow
  • Microsoft Teams

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • SOC2
  • GDPR
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • Desktop support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Front

  • Multi-team customer support across email, chat, SMS channelsnot RingCentral Contact Center
  • Enterprises using AI to resolve complex multi-step customer requestsnot RingCentral Contact Center

RingCentral Contact Center

  • Unified communicationsnot Front
  • Contact centernot Front
  • Customer experiencenot Front

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Front

  • Starter tier limited to single-channel support; omnichannel support requires Professional tier
  • AI Copilot, Smart QA, and Smart CSAT are included only in Enterprise tier ($105/seat/month); available as add-ons at higher cost in lower tiers
  • Starter tier limited to 10 automation rules; Professional tier allows 20; unlimited rules only in Enterprise
  • Advanced analytics excluded from Starter tier

RingCentral Contact Center

Nothing recorded yet. See the RingCentral Contact Center review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Front

$25/month per seat

No published plan breakdown. See the Front review.

RingCentral Contact Center

On request
  • Essentials$undefined/month
    • Voice
    • Digital
    • IVR
  • Standard$undefined/month
    • Essentials + WFM
    • Quality management
  • Premium$undefined/month
    • Standard + AI
    • Speech analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Front if

  • You need shared inbox.
  • You work on Cloud-based SaaS.
  • You also want email collaboration.
Front review

Choose RingCentral Contact Center if

  • You need omnichannel routing.
  • You work on Web, Desktop, Ios, Android.
  • You also want ivr.
RingCentral Contact Center review

Questions people ask

Is Front or RingCentral Contact Center better?
Neither clearly leads. Front starts at $25/month per seat and RingCentral Contact Center at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Front or RingCentral Contact Center?
Front starts at $25/month per seat and RingCentral Contact Center at On request.
Does Front or RingCentral Contact Center run on more platforms?
Front runs on Cloud-based SaaS. RingCentral Contact Center runs on Web, Desktop, Ios, Android.
What is Front best used for?
Front is most often used for multi-team customer support across email, chat, sms channels, enterprises using ai to resolve complex multi-step customer requests. Of those, multi-team customer support across email, chat, sms channels and enterprises using ai to resolve complex multi-step customer requests are not what RingCentral Contact Center is typically brought in for.
What can Front do that RingCentral Contact Center cannot?
Front covers Shared inbox, Email collaboration, Omnichannel messaging, Analytics. RingCentral Contact Center covers Omnichannel routing, IVR, WFM, Quality management. Both handle Salesforce, HubSpot, SOC2, GDPR.
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