CompareEmberVOIP vs RingCentral:
EmberVOIP vs RingCentral:
the same phone system for half the price.
RingCentral's entry plan starts at $20 per user each month. Ember's Small Business Unlimited plan starts at $9.97 — with unlimited calling to the US, Canada and Mexico, video meetings and call recording included at no extra charge, and business texting that isn't capped at 25 messages.
Ember Technology
Our published rates
Small Business Unlimited
$9.97
per line / month — 24-month term12-month $11.97 · monthly $13.97
Business Enterprise
$19.97
per line / month — 24-month term12-month $22.97 · monthly $27.97
VS
RingCentral
Their published rates
RingEX Core
$20
per user / month — paid annuallybilled monthly $30
RingEX Ultra
$35
per user / month — paid annuallybilled monthly $45
Now read the two cards diagonally. Our most complete plan, Business Enterprise at $19.97, costs about what RingCentral charges for Core — the cheapest plan they sell.
What the difference is worth to you
Set how many lines your business runs, and see the gap over a full year.
10
Ember per year
$1,196
RingCentral per year
$2,400
You keep
$1,204
Ember Small Business Unlimited at $9.97 per line on a 24-month term, compared with RingCentral RingEX Core at $20 per user paid annually. Excludes taxes, regulatory fees and hardware on both sides.
Feature by feature
Ember Small Business Unlimited compared with RingCentral RingEX Core, the closest plan by price.
| Feature | Ember $9.97 / line | RingEX Core $20 / user |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited domestic calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited calling to Canada | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited calling to Mexico | ✓ | — |
| Business SMS / MMS | Enhanced SMS & MMS included | 25 SMS per user / month |
| SMS brand & campaign registration | ✓ | Not published |
| Auto attendant / IVR | Call Controller IVR | Included |
| Toll-free minutes included | 100 minutes / month | 100 minutes / month |
| Call recording | Included, no extra charge | On demand; automatic on Advanced — $25 |
| Microsoft 365 integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| CRM integrations | Salesforce, Zoho, SugarCRM, SuiteCRM, ConnectWise, Zapier | Advanced plan — $25 |
| Video meetings | ✓ | Up to 300 participants |
| Real-time call reporting | ✓ | Advanced plan — $25 |
| Custom reporting | ✓ | Higher tiers |
| End-to-end call encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
| E911 emergency calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Desk phone support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile app (iOS / Android) | ✓ | ✓ |
| CarPlay & Android Auto | ✓ | Not published |
| WebRTC browser calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fax | Fax Professional panel | Internet fax |
| Paging & intercom | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ring groups / call queues | ✓ | Booster add-on — $35 |
| Time-of-day routing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Caller ID controls | ✓ | ✓ |
| Call transfer & BLF controls | ✓ | ✓ |
| Administrator dashboard | ✓ | ✓ |
Watch the add-ons
The plan price is rarely the final price. These are RingCentral's published add-on rates, charged on top of the per-user cost.
AI Receptionist
Starts at $39 / month
Conversational Intelligence
Starts at $60 / month
Call Queues Booster
$35 / month
Business SMS Booster
$25 / month
RingCentral Rooms
$39 / room / month
Push to Talk
$5 / user / month
RingCentral Webinar
Starts at $30 / organizer / month
Additional phone numbers
$4.99 / month
Vanity number
$30 one-time, then $4.99 / month
RingCX contact center
Starts at $65 / user / month
The bottom line: Ember wins on cost and on features
Monthly cost
Less than half
$9.97 vs $20 per line
Feature for feature
Ember matches or beats
on all but a handful of rows
Included at no extra charge
Recording, video, CRM
RingCentral charges $25 more
Go back through the table and the pattern is hard to miss. Unlimited calling to the US, Canada and Mexico. Call recording included. Video meetings included. Salesforce, Zoho, SugarCRM, SuiteCRM, ConnectWise and Zapier included. Business texting that isn't rationed to 25 messages a month. The same 100 toll-free minutes. All of it at less than half the monthly cost — and several of those items are things RingCentral will only unlock if you move up to a $25 plan, two and a half times what Ember charges in total.
Why Overpay? Go the EMBER Way!
Talk to a real person about moving your numbers over. Porting is handled for you, and your existing desk phones will most likely work as they are.
About this comparison
RingCentral plan and add-on pricing shown here was taken from RingCentral's published plans and pricing page as of September 2026, for RingEX Core, Advanced and Ultra. Ember pricing reflects our own published Small Business Unlimited rates. Where a capability is marked “not published,” that provider does not list it publicly at the plan shown — it does not necessarily mean the feature is unavailable. Both providers charge taxes, regulatory fees and surcharges in addition to the rates listed, and hardware is not included on either side. Pricing and plan contents change; please confirm current rates with each provider before deciding. RingCentral, RingEX and RingCX are trademarks of RingCentral, Inc., which is not affiliated with and does not endorse Ember Technology.