Quo (formerly OpenPhone)
Worth it
Confidence: High
Buy if you are a startup or small team wanting shared numbers, texts, and calls in one simple app . that is exactly who it is built for.
Comparison
Quo (formerly OpenPhone) vs RingCentral
Quo (formerly OpenPhone) lands on Worth it, and RingCentral lands on Depends.
RingCentral
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a mid-size or larger organization with IT staff that wants phone, video, messaging, and contact center on one platform.
| Compare | Quo (formerly OpenPhone) | RingCentral |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | Startups and small businesses | Mid-size and larger orgs consolidating communications |
| Who it's not for | Large enterprises needing complex call-center routing | Tiny teams wanting a simple, cheap phone line |
| Privacy | SOC 2 Type II certified; TLS 1.2+ in transit and AES-256 at rest.² | Recent breach exposed 1.6M accounts; trust center and certifications exist; one recent WordPress plugin CVE. |
| Support quality | One-on-one support praised in App Store review | Support complaints recur across Reddit communities. |
| Public sentiment | Users consistently praise ease of use, call quality, and shared numbers; complaints are sparse in the reviewed sources.⁴ | G2 reviewers rate it highly, but sysadmin and MSP communities frequently complain about billing, support, and cancellations.15 |
| Biggest gotcha | Starter's $15/user is annual billing; month-to-month costs $19/user10 | Advertised $19.99 is promotional; users cite standard plans at $24.99 plus add-on fees |
Pick Quo (formerly OpenPhone) when
- Startups and small businesses
- Teams under 50 users
- Text-heavy sales and support teams
- Shared-number collaboration
When Quo (formerly OpenPhone) is not a fit
- Large enterprises needing complex call-center routing
- Organizations with strict enterprise compliance requirements
- Buyers wanting deep advanced telephony features
- Big orgs needing heavy admin and routing controls
Pick RingCentral when
- Mid-size and larger orgs consolidating communications
- Contact-center-heavy teams
- Companies with dedicated IT/admin resources
- Distributed teams needing phone, video, and messaging
When RingCentral is not a fit
- Tiny teams wanting a simple, cheap phone line
- Buyers who need month-to-month flexibility
- Orgs with no IT staff to manage setup and billing
- Budget-sensitive shops that can't absorb add-on fees
Sources
official
security
- Quo Reviews . G2g2.comreview
- Quo (OpenPhone) Review . Modern Business Phone Systemvalueaddvc.comreview
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- OpenPhone Review 2026 . CloudTalkcloudtalk.ioreview
- Quo (OpenPhone) Review 2026 . UseCarlyusecarly.comreview
- Quo (formerly OpenPhone) . Google Playplay.google.comreview
- OpenPhone (Quo) Pricing Breakdown . Ringoverringover.comreview
- OpenPhone Becomes Quo . PRNewswireprnewswire.comnews
- OpenPhone Review 2025 (now Quo) . DemеMarketingdememarketing.comreview
- Quo Review 2026 . WhalesOnFirewhalesonfire.comreview
- Quo: Details, Reviews, Pricing . CheckThat.aicheckthat.aireview
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- RingCentral Plans & Pricingringcentral.comofficial