Comparison

RingCentral vs Whereby

On the evidence we track, Whereby leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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RingCentral76
★Whereby86
Score
vioscaleAI score
RingCentral76 / 100medium · 72%
Whereby86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Model
RingCentralfreemium
Wherebyfreemium
Price level
RingCentrallow
Wherebylow
Starting price
RingCentral–
Whereby$9.99
Transparent
RingCentral✗
Whereby✓
Integrations
Count
RingCentral500
Whereby5
Security
Certifications
RingCentral–
WherebyISO 27001
Disclosure policy
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Gdpr
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Hipaa
RingCentral–
Whereby✓
Iso27001
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Pci
RingCentral–
Whereby✓
Soc2
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
RingCentral99.999
Whereby99.9
Status page
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Content
Faq
RingCentral7 items
Whereby6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Video meetings
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Whiteboard
RingCentral-
Whereby✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Recording / transcription
RingCentralRecording + AI notes
WherebyRecording
Security
End-to-end encryption
RingCentral-
Whereby✓
SSO / SCIM
RingCentral✓
Whereby-
Access
Guest / external access
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Deployment
Hosting
RingCentralCloud only
WherebyCloud only
Scale
Max participants
RingCentralup to 300 participants
Whereby200
Ecosystem
App marketplace
RingCentral✓
Whereby✗
Public API / bot framework
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Commercial
Free tier
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

RingCentral

A communication platform enabling businesses to automate and analyze customer interactions through AI-powered voice, messaging, and video capabilities. It helps organizations manage communications, improve customer satisfaction, and gain insights from customer interactions at scale.

Independently observed

Whereby

Leader

A privacy-first video conferencing API built in Europe, offering reliable video calls for teams and platforms with flexible pay-per-use billing.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

RingCentral

from $20/moSubscription

From $20/user/month (billed annually). Free trial available.

  • Core$20/user/month (billed annually)
    • Unlimited domestic calling
    • On-demand call recording
    • 100 toll-free minutes
    • 25 SMS per user per month
    • HD meetings (200 participants)
    • +4 more
  • Advanced$25/user/month (billed annually)
    • Everything in Core
    • CRM integrations
    • Connect multiple sites
    • Core reporting and insights
    • 1000 toll-free minutes
    • +6 more
  • Ultra$35/user/month (billed annually)
    • Everything in Advanced
    • 10000 toll-free minutes
    • 200 SMS per user per month
    • RingCentral Webinar
    • Historical and real-time insights
    • +3 more
  • Customer Engagement BundleContact sales
    • Everything in Ultra
    • Business SMS Booster
    • Call Queues Booster
as of verify ↗

Whereby

Leader
from $9.99/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 2,000 participant minutes per month, or $9.99/month plus usage fees

  • TestFree
    • Up to 2,000 participant minutes per month
    • Developer community
    • Email support
    • Limited white labelling
  • Build$9.99/month plus $0.004 per participant minute
    • 2,000 included participant minutes per month
    • Additional participant minutes at $0.004 each
    • Session transcriptions from $0.0065 per unmuted participant minute
    • Custom branding
    • Cloud recording at $0.01 per minute
    • +14 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Early access to new features
    • Implementation support
    • Technical Success Manager
    • HIPAA compliance included
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
iOS
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
Android
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓
macOS
RingCentral✓
Whereby✗
Windows
RingCentral✓
Whereby✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
RingCentral✓
Whereby✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

RingCentral

13 total
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zendesk
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Workspace
  • Bullhorn
  • Netsuite
  • ServiceNow
  • Sugar CRM
  • Dynamics
  • Microsoft 365
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
Independently observed

Whereby

Leader
7 total
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Docs
  • Trello
  • YouTube
  • Slack
  • Chrome
Independently observed
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