Comparison

RingCentral vs Zoom

On the evidence we track, RingCentral leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★RingCentral76
Zoom64
Score
vioscaleAI score
RingCentral76 / 100medium · 72%
Zoom64 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Model
RingCentralfreemium
Price level
RingCentrallow
Zoomlow
Transparent
RingCentral✗
Zoom✗
Integrations
Count
RingCentral500
Zoom2
Security
Certifications
RingCentral–
Disclosure policy
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Gdpr
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Hipaa
RingCentral–
Zoom✓
Iso27001
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Soc2
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Reliability
Sla pct
RingCentral99.999
Zoom99.99
Status page
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Content
Faq
RingCentral7 items

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Video meetings
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Whiteboard
RingCentral-
Zoom✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Recording / transcription
RingCentralRecording + AI notes
ZoomRecording + AI notes
Security
End-to-end encryption
RingCentral-
Zoom✓
SSO / SCIM
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Access
Guest / external access
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Deployment
Hosting
RingCentralCloud only
ZoomCloud only
Scale
Max participants
RingCentralup to 300 participants
Zoom300-500+
Ecosystem
App marketplace
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Public API / bot framework
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Commercial
Free tier
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓

What each one is

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

RingCentral

Leader

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

Zoom

A comprehensive unified communications solution offering video conferencing, instant messaging, cloud-based phone service, webinars, and workplace collaboration features, deployable in cloud or on-premises environments.

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

Leader
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 ↗

Zoom

SubscriptionFree tier
  • School and Campus-
    • Meetings up to 300 participants for 30 hours
    • Team Chat with direct, channel, and group messaging
    • Unlimited whiteboards
    • Screen sharing with co-annotation
    • Breakout rooms and polling
    • +9 more
  • School and Campus Plus-
    • All School and Campus features plus:
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited internal calling
    • Metered outbound calling within US & Canada
    • 10GB cloud storage per user
    • LTI integration
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Meetings up to 500+ participants
    • Webinars up to 500 attendees
    • Unlimited cloud storage
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited calling
    • Conference Room Connector
    • +3 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✓
Zoom✓
iOS
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Android
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
macOS
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Windows
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓
Linux
RingCentral✗
Zoom✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
RingCentral✓
Zoom✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Microsoft 365

RingCentral

Leader
13 total - 12 not shared
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zendesk
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Workspace
  • Bullhorn
  • Netsuite
  • ServiceNow
  • Sugar CRM
  • Dynamics
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
Independently observed

Zoom

5 total - 4 not shared
  • Skype for Business (Lync)
  • Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
  • Third-party applications via App Marketplace
  • Google
Independently observed
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