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Virtual Phone System

Virtual Phone Service Providers Compared

A virtual phone system brings incredible telecommunication capability and features to your existing office, home, or mobile phone lines. By using a virtual phone number, which forwards to any existing phone line anywhere in the world, you can be reached no matter where you are located. Your incoming phone calls will literally follow your every step.

Virtual Phone System Features

Virtual phone systems have some very powerful communication features that bring a whole new level of telecommunication capability to your existing phone lines. These include virtual auto attendant, call forwarding services, call screening, call queuing, voicemail and Internet fax capability.

RingCentral virtual phone service is the industry leader in virtual telephone systems with the best combination of features and low price. Grasshopper offers a great feature set, but is lacking some key features. See the comparison tables below to see what features come with each service.

Virtual Phone Service Free Trial

Whether you need a virtual office phone or a virtual telephone for other reasons, you cannot go wrong with RingCentral. With a 30-day FREE trial, you can try out RingCentral to see how powerful their virtual phone system is and how it can greatly improve your current telephone service.

Virtual Phone System Plan 1 Comparison

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Virtual Phone Plan 1 Includes: ringcentral logo
Professional
grasshopper logo
Start
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Monthly Price (if paid monthly) $14.99 $9.95
Monthly Price (if paid annually) $9.99 no-x
30-day FREE Trial checkmark no-x
30-Day Money Back Guarantee N/A checkmark
Free Setup & Activation checkmark no-x
Activation Fee N/A $25
Included Monthly Minutes 100 100
Additional Minutes 6.7¢
Rollover Minutes checkmark no-x
One-Legged Billing checkmark checkmark
Hosted PBX Extension 5 Unlimited
Toll-Free or Local Number checkmark1 checkmark1
Transfer Existing Numbers checkmarkUnlimited no-x $30 (toll-free only)
Additional Local Numbers $4.99/month $5/month
True 800 Number (Starts with 800) $15 Activation $15 Activation
Dedicated Fax Number $4.99/month $5/month
Dial-by-Name Directory $4.99/month checkmark
Internet Voicemail with eMail Delivery checkmark checkmark
Virtual Auto Attendant checkmark checkmark
Complete Internet Fax Capability checkmark no-x
Call Forwarding Service checkmark checkmark
Answering Rules checkmark no-x
ACD Call Queuing checkmark checkmark
Hold Music/Messages checkmark checkmark
Call Screening checkmark checkmark
Call Controller checkmark no-x
Call Logs checkmark checkmark
RingMe Click-to-Call checkmark no-x
Overall Rating 4 and one half star rating 3 and one-half start rating
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Virtual Phone System Plan 2 Comparison

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Virtual Phone Plan 2 Includes: ringcentral logo
Business Plus
grasshopper logo
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Monthly Price (if paid monthly) $29.99 N/A
Monthly Price (if paid annually) $24.99 N/A
30-day FREE Trial checkmark N/A
30-Day Money Back Guarantee N/A N/A
Free Setup & Activation checkmark N/A
Activation Fee N/A N/A
Included Monthly Minutes 500 N/A
Additional Minutes 5.9¢ N/A
Rollover Minutes checkmark N/A
One-Legged Billing checkmark N/A
Hosted PBX Extension 10 N/A
Toll-Free or Local Number checkmark1 N/A
Transfer Existing Numbers checkmarkUnlimited N/A
Additional Local Numbers $4.99/month N/A
True 800 Number (Starts with 800) checkmark N/A
Dedicated Fax Number checkmark N/A
Dial-by-Name Directory checkmark N/A
Internet Voicemail with eMail Delivery checkmark N/A
Virtual Auto Attendant checkmark N/A
Complete Internet Fax Capability checkmark N/A
Call Forwarding Service checkmark N/A
Answering Rules checkmark N/A
ACD Call Queuing checkmark N/A
Hold Music/Messages checkmark N/A
Call Screening checkmark N/A
Call Controller checkmark N/A
Call Logs checkmark N/A
RingMe Click-to-Call checkmark N/A
Overall Rating 4 and one half star rating N/A
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Virtual Phone System Plan 3 Comparison

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Virtual Phone Plan 3 Includes: ringcentral logo
Business Power
grasshopper logo
Grow
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Monthly Price (if paid monthly) $49.99 $49
Monthly Price (if paid annually) no-x no-x
30-day FREE Trial checkmark no-x
30-Day Money Back Guarantee N/A checkmark
Free Setup & Activation checkmark no-x
Activation Fee N/A $25
Included Monthly Minutes 1000 2000
Additional Minutes 4.8¢
Rollover Minutes checkmark no-x
One-Legged Billing checkmark checkmark
Hosted PBX Extension 20 Unlimited
Toll-Free or Local Number checkmark1 checkmark2
Transfer Existing Numbers checkmarkUnlimited checkmark2 (toll-free only)
Additional Local Numbers $4.99/month $5/month
True 800 Number (Starts with 800) checkmark $15 Activation
Dedicated Fax Number checkmark $5/month
Dial-by-Name Directory checkmark checkmark
Internet Voicemail with eMail Delivery checkmark checkmark
Virtual Auto Attendant checkmark checkmark
Complete Internet Fax Capability checkmark no-x
Call Forwarding Service checkmark checkmark
Answering Rules checkmark no-x
ACD Call Queuing checkmark checkmark
Hold Music/Messages checkmark checkmark
Call Screening checkmark checkmark
Call Controller checkmark no-x
Call Logs checkmark checkmark
RingMe Click-to-Call checkmark no-x
Overall Rating 4 and one half star rating 3 and one-half start rating
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Virtual Phone System Plan 4 Comparison

(See individual reviews for additional plan information.)

Virtual Phone Plan 4 Includes: ringcentral logo
Business Premium
grasshopper logo
Max
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Monthly Price (if paid monthly) $99.99 $199
Monthly Price (if paid annually) no-x no-x
30-day FREE Trial checkmark no-x
30-Day Money Back Guarantee N/A checkmark
Free Setup &f Activation checkmark checkmark
Activation Fee N/A N/A
Included Monthly Minutes 2500 10000
Additional Minutes 3.9¢
Rollover Minutes checkmark no-x
One-Legged Billing checkmark checkmark
Hosted PBX Extension 100 Unlimited
Toll-Free or Local Number checkmark1 checkmark3
Transfer Existing Numbers checkmarkUnlimited checkmarkUnlimited (toll-free only)
Additional Local Numbers $4.99/month $5/month
True 800 Number (Starts with 800) checkmark $15 Activation
Dedicated Fax Number checkmark $5/month
Dial-by-Name Directory checkmark checkmark
Internet Voicemail with eMail Delivery checkmark checkmark
Virtual Auto Attendant checkmark checkmark
Complete Internet Fax Capability checkmark no-x
Call Forwarding Service checkmark checkmark
Answering Rules checkmark no-x
ACD Call Queuing checkmark checkmark
Hold Music/Messages checkmark checkmark
Call Screening checkmark checkmark
Call Controller checkmark no-x
Call Logs checkmark checkmark
RingMe Click-to-Call checkmark no-x
Overall Rating 4 and one half star rating 3 and one-half start rating
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