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RingCentral vs Textline

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RingCentral

Telecommunications

Unified communications platform for enterprise

From
$24.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Textline

Telecommunications

Business texting for teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: RingCentral the pricing page shows no per user rate until you enter a user count, so the headline plan cost is not published outright; Textline outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which RingCentral and Textline actually diverge.

Attributes where RingCentral and Textline differ
AttributeRingCentralTextline
Starting price$24.99/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Macos, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryTelecommunicationsUnknown
Founded1999Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 RingCentral

  • VoIP calling
  • Video conferencing
  • Team messaging
  • SMS/MMS
  • File storage
  • Call recording
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce

Only in Textline

Nothing recorded that RingCentral does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

RingCentral

  • Cloud phone system with business numbers, extensions and call routingnot Textline
  • Combining voice, video meetings and team messaging in one subscriptionnot Textline
  • Adding contact centre and analytics capability to a distributed workforcenot Textline

Textline

No use cases recorded yet. See the Textline review.

Where each one falls short

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

RingCentral

  • The pricing page shows no per user rate until you enter a user count, so the headline plan cost is not published outright
  • The advertised saving of up to 33 percent requires paying annually rather than monthly
  • Cost centre management, multiple support admins, custom roles and adoption analytics are limited to the Advanced and Ultra packages
  • AI Receptionist starts at $39 a month, Conversational Intelligence at $60 a month, the Call Queues Booster is $35 a month and the Business SMS Booster is $25 a month, all charged on top of the plan
  • SMS is excluded from the free trial

Textline

  • Outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

Pricing, plan by plan

RingCentral

$24.99/month
  • Essentials$24.99/month
    • Calls, meetings, messaging
    • Video conferencing
    • File sharing
  • Standard$34.99/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Advanced features
    • Call recording

Textline

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Textline review.

Which should you pick?

Choose RingCentral if

  • You need voip calling.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
  • You also want video conferencing.
RingCentral review

Choose Textline if

Nothing in the data separates Textline from RingCentral on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Textline review

Questions people ask

Is RingCentral or Textline better?
Neither clearly leads. RingCentral starts at $24.99/month and Textline at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, RingCentral or Textline?
RingCentral starts at $24.99/month and Textline at On request.
Does RingCentral or Textline run on more platforms?
RingCentral runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android. Textline runs on Web.
What is RingCentral best used for?
RingCentral is most often used for cloud phone system with business numbers, extensions and call routing, combining voice, video meetings and team messaging in one subscription, adding contact centre and analytics capability to a distributed workforce. Of those, cloud phone system with business numbers, extensions and call routing and combining voice, video meetings and team messaging in one subscription are not what Textline is typically brought in for.
What can RingCentral do that Textline cannot?
RingCentral covers VoIP calling, Video conferencing, Team messaging, SMS/MMS.
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