The small business phone system with big benefits
Get a second phone line in minutes
Setup is easy — port over your existing business phone numbers, or pick new ones.
Stay connected in one reliable app
Talk, message, meet, and support customers—from anywhere, on any device.
Create a polished brand
Build custom greetings, set up dynamic call routing, and easily triage customer calls.
Never miss a customer interaction
Meet your customers where they are, across voice calls and 20+ digital channels.
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RingEX
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Experience effortless productivity with the #1 business communications platform.
Get AI-powered calls, messages, and meetings—all in one app.
Save up to 33% by paying annually
Save up to 33% by paying annually
Number of users
RingCX
Al-powered contact center solution, easy to deploy and use
Save up to 15% by paying annually
AI features that small businesses love
Built-in AI makes it easy for your team to grow and scale.
Automate customer support
Answer customer questions 24/7 with intelligent virtual agents that tap into your company’s knowledge base.
Solve customer requests even faster
Create effortless customer experiences with AI-generated answers during live customer calls.
Instantly draft messages
Craft clear, professional messages in a few clicks with AI.
Never take notes again
Automatically generate real-time call summaries and transcriptions.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Goodbye missed calls. Hello Al Receptionist.
Answer calls 24/7 with AI Receptionists that work with any phone system.
Meet the new AI Assistant for your business phone that takes notes, writes, and translates
Designed for every industry
Real results for small businesses of all sizes
35%
Boost in productivity with deeper call reporting insights for IrisVision
$1k+
Estimated savings for Stumptown after switching to RingCentral
9.1
Average attendee NPS score by 356 Labs
40%
Average increase in agent productivity at Workato
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Office phone system FAQs
An office phone system is a central hub for your business communications, letting your team make, receive, and route calls across multiple lines and extensions. A cloud-based virtual phone system adds video meetings, team messaging, and voicemail transcription in one place.
A traditional landline routes calls over copper wires and on-site private branch exchange (PBX) hardware, while VoIP routes calls over your internet connection. VoIP typically costs 40–60% less per month and lets you add or remove lines in minutes instead of scheduling a technician.
VoIP is the technology that carries voice calls over the internet, while UCaaS bundles VoIP calling with video meetings, team messaging, and file sharing in one subscription. Choose VoIP instead of UCaaS for voice-only needs, or choose UCaaS if you want calling, meetings, and messaging in a single workspace.
Cloud-based VoIP plans for small businesses typically run $20–$35 per user per month, billed annually, covering unlimited domestic calling, messaging, and video calling. Legacy PBX systems cost more upfront and add ongoing maintenance contracts.
Look for unlimited domestic calling, a main business number with extensions, voicemail-to-email, and an auto-attendant, which cover most day-to-day needs for teams up to 50 people. Larger teams should also look for video conferencing, mobile apps, and call analytics—all of these are included in a single RingEX plan.
Yes, porting your number to a new provider is standard and typically free, with most transfers completing in 2–10 business days. Your old service stays active during the switch, so you won't miss calls.
Most small businesses can set up a cloud phone system in under a day by signing up, porting a number, adding users, and configuring call routing through a web dashboard. Larger teams with complex call flows, like multi-level menus or call queues, may need a few extra days to fully configure.
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