Comparison

RingCentral vs Zoom

On the evidence we track, RingCentral leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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RingCentral67
Zoom61
Score
Vioscale score
RingCentral67 / 100medium · 57%updating
Zoom61 / 100medium · 54%updating
Pricing
Free tier
RingCentral
Zoom
Model
RingCentralcommercial
Price level
RingCentralunknown
Zoomlow
Transparent
RingCentral
Zoom
Integrations
Count
RingCentral500
Zoom3
Security
Disclosure policy
RingCentral
Zoom
Gdpr
RingCentral
Zoom
Iso27001
RingCentral
Zoom
Soc2
RingCentral
Zoom
Reliability
Sla pct
RingCentral99.999
Zoom99.99
Status page
RingCentral
Zoom

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
RingCentral-
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 cloud-based solution combining phone, messaging, video meetings, and intelligent contact center tools to automate and manage customer interactions and internal team communications.

Independently observed

Zoom

Cloud-based suite that integrates video conferencing, instant messaging, phone services, email, and collaboration tools into one platform. Supports meetings up to 500+ participants with recording, transcription, and AI-assisted features.

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
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
RingCentral
Zoom

Integrations

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

RingCentral

Leader
10 total
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zendesk
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Workspace
  • Bullhorn
  • Netsuite
  • ServiceNow
  • Sugar CRM
  • Dynamics
Independently observed

Zoom

3 total
  • Skype for Business (Lync)
  • Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
  • Third-party applications via App Marketplace
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.