41 Best Business VoIP Phone Providers UK

Looking for the right VoIP phone system for your business? Well below we compare prices and features of 38 of the leading options in the UK from BT to Skype.

Featured*: CircleLoop

Features and Benefits of CircleLoop include:

• 7-day free trial (no card needed)
• UK built, based and supported
• Prices start from just £5/month
• Includes 1 UK number per user
• Free call analytics
• Add international phone numbers from over 80 countries
• Supports USB & Bluetooth headsets, handsets and meeting room speakers
• Calls to all UK landlines and most UK mobiles are included
• Easily transfer live calls to other team members
• Easily arrange group calls with your unique conference pin
• Apps for iOS (Apple) and Android mobiles
• Cloud Call Recording

CircleLoop is a relatively young challenger brand in the UK VoIP market. However, they offer some amazing features at an incredible price.

They are entirely UK based and operated with no reliance on third party platforms. Their solution is completely self-service, which means you can set it up and manage without the need for technical knowledge.

Their vision is to create a business phone system that doesn’t: have any silly paperwork & contracts, site visits & installs, expensive, horrible phone hardware, a degree in telecoms mumbo-jumbo: SIP, VOIP, hunt groups, IVRs, etc. or a long wait to activate.

If you’d like to see what they can offer your business, click here for an exclusive 7-day free trial.

Visit the CircleLoop Website to Learn More

The table below gives a quick price comparison of the top UK VoIP providers.

Company	Cheapest Plan* (User/Month)	Most Expensive Plan* (User/Month)
CircleLoop	£5	£15
XLN	£9.95	£16.95
BT Business	£6.40	£25.00
Vonage	£9.00	£16.00
RingCentral	£7.99	£33.99
8X8	Not Listed	Not Listed
Virgin Media Business	Not Listed	Not Listed
Voipfone	£1.00	£20.00
Mitel	Not Listed	Not Listed
Gradwell	£5.00	£37.00
Lily Comms	Not Listed	Not Listed
Zendesk	£0	£69.99
Telappliant	£4.99	POA
Dialpad	$15 USD	$35 USD
Voipstudio	£3.99	£19.99
VTSL	£8.00	£15.00
Buzz Connect	£4.95	Varies
SoConnect	£8.95	Varies
Best 4 Business	Not Listed	Not Listed
NetFortris	Not Listed	Not Listed
Sipgate	£9.95	£64.95
Surevoip	£5.00	£20.00
Focus Group	Not Listed	Not Listed
Pioneer Global Services	Not Listed	Not Listed
TalkTech	£8.50	£12.50
CFone	£8	£30
Commsplus	£10	Not stated
Aircall	£25	£40
Bytes Digital	Not stated	Not stated
SwitchboardFREE	£0.99	Not stated
Virtual Landline	£5.95	£9.95
VoiceIQ	Not stated	Not stated
4Com	Not stated	Not stated
Reach Digital Telecoms	Not stated	Not stated
TalkTalk	£8	£12
Telecoms World	£6.99	Not stated
Microsoft 365	£3.80	£11.30
Vodafone	£10	Not stated
Zen	£9.99	£15.99
T2k	£9.99	Not stated
Kesher Communications	£4.99	Not stated
RoRotel	£8.99	£21.99

* The prices included here come from each company’s website and were accurate at the time of writing but may have since changed. Also, please keep in mind these may not be apples to apples comparisons as each provider bundles different features in each of their plans. This guide should be used as a starting off point for more research on your part.

Below we profile all other company’s plans and features in a bit more detail.

Note companies are ranked in order of online search popularity. The listings in no way indicate one solution is better than another.

 

1. XLN

Some of the Features and Benefits of XLN.

• Offers low-cost cloud voice solutions
• No installation or activation fees
• Free handsets
• Better call quality
• Mobile and desktop app functionality
• Keep your existing number
• Auto-attendant
• A customisable system with a range of features
• Unlimited UK landline and mobile calls
• Suitable for remote workers

XLN specialise in providing telecommunications solutions to small businesses which includes cloud voice, broadband and mobiles. They offer a range of three cloud voice packages that are designed to cater for different needs. Cloud Voice Express is their app-only digital phone solution. Cloud Voice Unlimited offers unlimited calls and a variety of business-boosting features which you can add Cloud Voice app for remote working for £2 a month. Cloud Voice Complete provides complete access wherever you are.

XLN’s packages include unlimited UK landline and mobile calls, able to keep your number and auto-attendant. Additional features on some packages include free handset and work anywhere app functionality.

XLN website

2. BT Business

Features and Benefits of BT.

• CRM integration
• Call monitoring and recording
• Audio and video conferencing
• Choice of regional phone number or virtual geographic numbers
• Call forwarding and routing
• Voicemail
• Three-way calling
• Advanced attendant
• Call barring
• Hunt group

BT can trace its history back to 1846 and was the first company to develop a nationwide communications network. The company still plays a major role in the business and community life of the UK. They also provide products and services in around 180 countries globally.

BT Business has a variety of VoIP packages to suit its customers, from a plug ‘n’ play VoIP telephone system, to an integrated mobile and office system, suitable for 20 plus users.

BT has a UK based help desk to sort out any problems you may have. Its staff have local knowledge and believe in giving personal service to their customers. They believe that personal contact helps BT to get to know their customers and their business challenges.

BT Business Website

3. Vonage

Some of the Features and Benefits of Vonage.

• Web and video conferencing via Amazon Chime
• Remote office
• Smartphone App – integrate office phone and mobile
• Multi device extension
• Choice of UK area code and number or port you existing number
• Busy lamp field
• Voice remote access
• Block call redirection – for preventing calls being redirected multiple times
• Directed call pick up

Vonage’s headquarters is in New Jersey, USA and its UK’s head office is in London. In 2003, the company was the first ever VoIP platform for 911 calls in the States. 2004 saw Vonage launched in Canada and the following year it set up in the UK. The company continues to expand it areas and services every year.

Vonage is one of the leading providers of cloud-based communication services. It has almost 2 million customers worldwide and helps over 600,000 business users every day. The company offers bespoke plans, so each business has the flexibility to manage their services as they choose through phone systems which do far more and cost far less than traditional phone systems.

Vonage Business Website

4. RingCentral

Some of the Features and Benefits of RingCentral.

• Integrations – integrate with apps, e.g. Microsoft Office
• Call diversion – divert calls to other UK numbers
• Do Not Disturb – ability to send calls straight to voicemail
• Call Waiting – can put a call on hold, while answering a second call
• Ring Back – continuously rings an engaged number until the line is free
• Call centre features
• Call monitoring for staff training purposes
• HD video conferencing
• Voicemail transcription
• Calls logs for all incoming and outgoing calls and faxes

RingCentral began revolutionising business phone systems in 2003 by discarding outdated hardware phone systems. The company serves over 350,000 businesses and organisations around the world. It’s an award-winning provider of cloud unified communications and collaboration solutions. The company’s global headquarters are in Belmont, California and its EMEA headquarters are in London.

RingCentral UK Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of RingCentral Inc. March 2017 saw the launch of RingCentral Office business system in 13 European countries. The aim is to help organisations grow their businesses through easy to use features that improve productivity and give each business a professional telephone presence.

RingCentral Website

5. 8×8

Some of the Features and Benefits of 8×8.

• Feature rich systems with reliable UK support
• Contact centre graphical reporting and analytics
• Contact centre visual IVR
• Contact centre call recording storage
• Web conferencing
• Internet faxing
• Call recording
• Salesforce, Zendesk and Netsuite CRM integration
• Web browser Click-to-Dial
• Instant messaging/chat
• Music on hold

8×8 was founded in 1987 but it wasn’t until 2002 that it launched itself as a VoIP service provider. The company’s headquarters are in San Jose, California, but it employs over 1000 people worldwide. It supplies cloud-based unified communications and contact centre solutions to more than 50,000 businesses in over 150 countries around the globe.

8×8 is the first VoIP company to combine unified communications, team collaboration, contact centre and analytics in one real-time platform. Their aim is to assist businesses to improve their productivity and performance, and thus enhance their customers’ experience. Businesses can connect to offices and clients anywhere in world without the time lag experienced by traditional systems.

8×8 Website

6. Virgin Media Business

Some of the Features and Benefits of Virgin Media Business.

• You only pay or what you need, when you need it.
• Move capacity up or down whenever you need to.
• Inclusive call packages
• Call directing
• Hunt groups
• Call waiting
• Caller ID
• Call Blocking
• Pickup and transfer features
• Instant messaging can be added to some plans

Virgin Media’s Business solutions come from one of the biggest communication companies in the UK. They offer a huge range of choices when it comes to VoIP and business telephone system solutions.

Virgin Media Business Website

7. Voipfone

Features and Benefits of VoIPfone

• Call queuing
• Call barring
• Multiple lines
• Voicemail and voicemail Email alert
• Incoming PSTN number
• Calling line ID
• Call hold
• Call diverts
• 3-way calls
• Call transfer

iNet Telecoms Ltd, aka Voipfone, is a British company founded in 2004 by Lee Rose. The company set out to develop internet telephone services though VoIP. Voipfone is a fully virtual company, which means that all its employees work remotely using Voipfone products and services. As the employees are using the same system as the businesses they serve, they understand the system perfectly.

Not only that, the company is constantly seeking innovative ways to ensure that their employees can work together securely and efficiently, over distance; these innovative products are then used to provide their business customers with an excellent product.

Voipfone doesn’t advertise or have a sales force; the company has grown by word of mouth and its excellent reputation. As one of the first companies to explore VoIP, Voipfone’s expertise and technology has been features in the media many times over the last two decades. 2013 saw the company receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

Voipfone Website

8. Mitel (Including ShoreTel)

Features and Benefits of Mitel.

• Hunt groups/ring all phones
• Complete mobile integration
• Focus on the millennial generation and the tech-savvy
• Full CRM integration
• Call recording, playback, evaluation and storage
• Voice, IM and email from one screen
• Business analytics
• Contact centre options and integrations
• Conference calls
• Number porting

Mitel was founded in 1972 by two British Entrepreneurs, Michael Cowpland and Sir Terry Matthews. Michael Cowpland tells us that the company first intended to sell lawnmowers, but the shipment was delayed and arrived at the start of the Canadian winter which was an economic disaster.

The entrepreneurs switched their attention to selling telephony products instead and, as they say, the rest is history. Mitel is a Canadian company but has a strong British connection.

Today, Mitel is one the fastest growing cloud communication providers, powering more than 2 billion connections every day, including over 33 million daily cloud connections. Over its 40 years of existence, Mitel has provided business phone system solutions to more than 60 million users in 100 countries.

Mitel also acquired ShoreTel in September 2017.

Mitel UK Website

9. Gradwell

Features and Benefits of Gradwell.

• Hunt groups/ring all phones
• Call recording
• Voice mail to text or email
• Number porting
• Individual extensions for all users
• Call forwarding
• Audio call conferencing
• Multiple numbers
• On hold music
• Free VoIP calls within Gradwell Network

Gradwell Communications is based in Bath, UK and has been supplying businesses with communication solutions since 1998. They provide VoIP, broadband, fibre and Cloud products to businesses who need both short term and long term solutions.

Gradwell is the proud recipient of the ITSPA Quality Mark, which is given to organisations who go above and beyond the expected, to give excellent service to businesses. In 2016, the company was nominated for three Comms National Awards – ISP, Hosted Platform and SME Cloud Solution.

Gradwell offers tailored solutions for individual business needs and they believe they offer great value bundled services. Their flexibility means that businesses are not tied into lengthy contracts.

Gradwell Website

10. Lily Comms

Features and Benefits of Lily Comms.

• VoIP solutions tailored to individual company needs
• Virtual conference room
• Call recording
• Voicemail
• Multi language auto attendant
• Administrator interface
• Ideal for multi sites
• Automatic call back
• Busy lamp keys
• Do Not Disturb option

Lily Comms was established in 2009 and provides bespoke communication services and products to over 2500 businesses in the UK. The company has offices in Bradford, Derby and Kingston upon Thames, and has communication specialists and engineers dotted around the UK.

The aim to provide their customers with bespoke solutions that will allow businesses to reduce their costs and increase efficiency.

A communication expert is allocated to each business to discuss their needs and to come up with a tailored solution. Lily Comms gives the same service to every business, no matter what their size.

The company allocates an account manager to each business to ensure that everything is running smoothly.

Lily Comms Website

11. Zendesk

Features and Benefits of Zendesk.

• Local and free numbers from over 40 countries
• Unlimited concurrent calls
• Voice Mail
• Customised Greetings
• Automatic Ticket creation
• Warm Transfer
• Call Control
• Call Display with history
• IVR System
• Callback from queue

Zendesk is designed primarily as a call centre solution. It comes from Zendesk who are best known for the customer support solutions they offer businesses. While their solution is far from the cheapest, they do offer a free trial. Moreover, their plans offer far more advanced features compared to many of the other companies included here.

Zendesk website

12. Telappliant

Features and Benefits of Telappliant.

• VoIP Office hosted phone system
• Talk Assure
• SIP trunking
• Conference calling (audio)
• Call recording
• Call and user management
• CRM and browser integrations
• Virtual receptionist
• Unified communications
• Call queuing

Telappliant has been providing businesses in the UK with advanced communication solutions since 2003. They specialise in cloud communication solutions. Their data network is one of the largest in the UK and they believe their range of business communication services helps businesses to improve productivity, workflow and customer satisfaction.

Telappliant currently has over 20,000 business customers enjoying their services.

Telappliant believes in offering excellent customer service and has received many awards over the years for service excellence and innovative products in cloud telephony.

In 2017, the company won the ISPA award for the Best VoIP and the ITSPA Quality Mark, which is awarded to companies that go above and beyond to give reliable service.

Telappliant Website

13. Dialpad

Some of the Features and Benefits of Dialpad.

• Call centre features
• 3-way calling
• IVR/Auto attendant
• Audio conferencing
• Call recording
• Supports SIP desk phones
• Unified communications app
• Peer-to-peer HD video
• Number porting
• Integrate with Google G Suite and Microsoft 365

Dialpad was founded by Craig Walker in 2011 and was known as Switch Communications Inc. It changed its name to Dialpad in March 2016. The company’s head office is in San Francisco, but it has offices all over the world. The company’s slogan is “Kill the Desk Phone” and over 45,000 companies have done just that and joined forces with Dialpad.

Dialpad has some high-powered customers, such as Motorola, ClassPass and Hillary Clinton. The company has a solid VoIP product which is full of features and is reasonably priced.

The product has been recommended by those in the know for its melding of web and VoIP technologies. It has also been praised for easy call portability and ease of integration with other office apps.

Dialpad Website

14. VoIPstudio

Some of the Features and Benefits of VoIPstudio.

• 30-day free trial
• Free internet calls
• No contract
• CRM Integration
• Advanced PBX Features
• Instant Deploymnet
• Make calls from any device
• Auto Attendant
• Call Recording
• Call Queues

VoIPstudio operates in more than 50 countries and 4,000 cities. They only focus on the business market and their main goals “are to create simple use yet fully featured VoIP service, which is easy to understand and delivered with industrial-grade reliability.”

VoIPstudio Website

15. VTSL

Features and Benefits of VTSL.

• Auto attendant
• Call queuing
• Call recording
• Call reporting
• 10-way calls
• Music/on hold announcement
• Call groups – hunt
• Incoming call routing
• Voicemail
• Intercom

VTSL was founded in 1991 and has its offices in Wandsworth, London. The company provides hosted telephony solutions for businesses with between 1 and 250 staff.

The idea behind the company was to provide businesses with an affordable phone system, without having to spend on hardware and complex technology. This they did by developing their own VoIP services and proprietary applications.

VTSL’s VoIP solutions have more than 35 features which are included in all packages. The company now has over 10,000 users and they have hired more developers to ensure that VTSL’s VoIP technology remains on the leading edge.

They have also recently upgraded their network infrastructure and monitoring systems.

VTSL Website

16. Buzz Connect

Features and Benefits of Buzz Connect

• Voicemail to Email
• Music On Hold
• Free User to User Calls
• Extension Numbers
• Call Transfer, Pickup & Parking
• On Site & Phone Support
• Self Service Portal & Reporting
• Softphone & Mobile Apps
• Predictive Dialler Compatibility
• Out of Hours Routing

Buzz Connect Website

17. SoConnect

Features and Benefits of SoConnect.

• Uses Lync Voice to manage calls
• Route calls using Lync’s Attendant integration with Lync Presence
• Call recording
• Active directory integration
• Video and audio conferencing
• ‘Whiteboarding’ to create documents and presentations with team members
• Integrates with all Microsoft applications
• Call forwarding
• Do not disturb
• Call barring

SoConnect is a London based company which provides businesses with affordable communication and phone solutions. The company was founded by Campbell Fraser and team of entrepreneurs in the communications and technology sector.

SoConnect aims to give excellent and expert service in all the products and solutions it provide. SoConnect has a team of over 200 engineers in the field who only have the customers’ requirements and solutions in mind. There are 39 logistical hubs around the UK from where SoConnect can service any UK business. They promise to get an engineer to 98% of the UK mainland businesses within 2 hours.

SoConnect has a help desk which is manned 24/7 by knowledgeable service team members. All calls are answered within 20 seconds. The company believes that great communication is answer to successful businesses.

SoConnect Website

18. Best 4 Business Communications

Features and Benefits of Best 4 Business Communications.

• Virtual conference room
• Voicemail to email
• Smart voicemail
• Call recording
• Text messaging
• Auto disaster recovery
• Call reporting
• Call holding
• Call barring
• Do not disturb

Best 4 Business Communications was started by Freddie Hawker in 2006. It began by selling business telephone systems and has grown substantially over the years, proud of the fact that it retains almost 100% of its clients.

Today the company has an annual turnover well in excess of £1 million and offers its business clients phone systems and maintenance, calls and lines, internet connectivity and hosted telephony services.

Best 4 Business Communications prides itself on its excellent customer service and says every business gets their full attention, whether it’s a one-man band or a large company. B4BC has won many awards including Comms Business Reseller of the Year 2017 and was a 2017 finalist in the following Comms National Awards categories – Best SME Cloud Solution, Best Customer Service and Best SME Vertical Solution.

Best 4 Business Communications Website

19. NetFortris

Some of the Features and Benefits of NetFortris.

• Hunt groups/ring all phones
• Many call centre features
• Includes SIP phones
• IVR/Auto-attendant
• Dial-in conferencing
• Extension dialling
• Recording of calls
• Supports SIP desk phones
• UC app (Unified Communications)
• Mobile app support
• Number porting

NetFortris was founded in 2004 as Fonality as a communications company that provided business phone systems, cloud-based VoIP and Unified Communications solutions. The company is based in Piano, Texas. The company was acquired by NetFortris, a leader in secure cloud-based communications solutions, in February 2017.

The expertise of these two companies will meet the growing needs of a converging IT and communications market.

Together, the two companies have operating centres in three countries and provide services to more than 11,000 customers and 300,000 end-users in 41 countries. Fonality is a leading provider of UCaaS communications software for SMEs and SMBs. The company has received numerous awards especially for its call centre software applications.

NetFortris Website

20. Sipgate

Features and Benefits of Sipgate.

• Everything set up online
• Call waiting, holding, transfer and pick up
• Call queues
• G-Suite integration
• IVR
• 3 -way calls
• Online archive for tracking calls, texts, faxes and billing details
• Virtual conferences for up to 25 delegates
• Send and receive faxes
• Individual and group voicemails

Sipgate has been offering business customers VoIP telephone services since 2004 and has several hundred thousand clients in Germany and the UK. The company was the first provider of internet based technology in Germany and is now one of the biggest service providers in Europe.

Sipgate monitors all systems 24/7 and is also available 24 hours a day, should businesses experience any problems with their system. The company is proud of the fact that they conduct all aspects of their business themselves, whether it be infrastructure, software or customer service.

If a business experiences a problem, then a knowledgeable member of staff will be on the other end of the phone to assist. If they can’t solve the problem, the company’s developers and designers will be brought in.

Sipgate Website

21. Surevoip

Features and Benefits of Surevoip.

• 14 Day Free Trial
• Fax to Email
• Call Forwarding
• Conference numbers
• Port BT or any other telecommunication providers numbers
• Use any type of device to connect
• Call logs
• HD Voice between users
• Instant Messaging available

Surevoip Website

22. Focus Group

Features and Benefits of Focus Group.

• Combined IP and PBX option
• “One number anywhere” for mobile or desk
• Call recording
• Call holding, marketing messages and call forwarding
• Call centre features
• Conference calls
• Fax and email
• Do not disturb
• Call diversions
• Integrations

The Focus Group opened its doors in 2004. It began with two founder members in their home office. Today the company employs over 300 people and it provides various services to over 10,000 businesses.

The Focus Group uses Focus Horizon, which is a complete communications service for businesses of any size. It is ideal for businesses which work from different sites.

Horizon has an extensive range of fixed and mobile telephony capabilities which are utilised through an easy to use web portal. This service allows a trained administrator within your company, to manage your company’s VoIP needs. This takes a lot of pressure off the IT department. It also allows the administrator to reconfigure the system as the company’s needs change.

The Focus Group Website

23. Pioneer Global Services

Features and Benefits of Pioneer.

• Integration with other web based services, eg video conferencing
• Voicemail delivered to email box
• Comprehensive call reporting
• Computer Telephone Integration
• On-hold marketing messages
• Call recording
• Call queue
• Flexible for any size business
• Easy set up
• Hunt group

Pioneer Global Services Ltd. is a British company which offers UK businesses hosted VoIP phone systems. They will ensure that companies’ VoIP accounts are set up within 24 hours. They can connect businesses on softphones, either with mobile or desktop/laptop applications or preconfigured VoIP phones of choice. Pioneer doesn’t tie their business clients into long term contracts.

The company offers a variety of services apart from VoIP. They can organise business broadband services, standard telephone lines, bulk SMS’s and much more. Pioneer also supplies VoIP DECT phones, IP desk phones, VoIP conference phones, ADSL devices, gateways and IP telephone systems to their customers.

Pioneer Global Services Website

24. TalkTech

Features and Benefits of TalkTech:

• 30-day free trial (with engineer installation)
• Desktop/Mobile application – Integrates desk phone
• Optional desk phone or headset
• Voicemail to E-Mail
• Disaster Recovery (Accessible via web portal anywhere in the world)
• Unlimited UK call packages
• Administrator/user friendly portal to make real-time changes
• Call Recording
• Integration with everyday apps such as Outlook, Skype & CRM’s
• Voice assurance with 24/7 monitored access

Talking Technology was established in 1988 and exists to ensure that you remain at the cutting edge of communications technology and that your organisation has exactly the right tailor business solutions in place to deliver the maximum business benefits.

Their specialist consultants will work with you to understand what you need, providing a comprehensive customisable solution at every stage of the project, from initial requirements capture, through solution design and implementation offering full training and on-going award winning support.

Working with Talking Technology provides total peace of mind, giving you the freedom and flexibility to focus on your business.

TalkTech Website

25. CFone

Some of the features and benefits of CFone.

• Offers three VoIP phone packages
• Allows your staff to be connected from anywhere
• Packages include a range of system features
• Includes a free phone number
• Their plans offer a choice of free minutes
• Some plans include three monthly call recording
• Can help you to reduce costs
• Transfer your existing numbers
• Includes advanced call conferencing
• Also offer handsets and accessories

CFone is a business VoIP phone system provider that offers three plans that vary in size to cater for different sized organisations. Through their VoIP phone system, you could reduce costs including call charges, line rental and equipment costs.

CFone’s three plans include a range of system features such as call groups and call conferencing, free phone number and free minutes allowance. The Start Up plan offers 100 free minutes, the Expanding Enterprise plan offers 500 free minutes, and Corporate Cost Saving plan offers 1,000 free minutes. In addition, the second two plans include three months of call recording, and the Corporate Cost Saving plan includes a dedicated account manager.

26. Commsplus

Some of the features and benefits of Commsplus.

• Offers a range of hosted VoIP phone systems
• Flexible and cost-effective system
• Provides highest voice clarity
• Straightforward and easy to use system
• Set up hunt groups
• On-hold music, call queuing and voicemail
• Call recording
• Collaboration tools
• Conferencing
• Integration with Outlook and apps

Commsplus is a communications provider that offers voice, mobile and data connectivity solutions which includes hosted VoIP phone systems. They provided VoIP systems as a flexible and cost-effective alternative to traditional phone systems and takes away the need for on-site hardware.

Commsplus offers a variety of features which include high clarity voice, easy to use system, hunt groups, hold music, call queues, voicemail and call recording. It also supports collaboration through whiteboard sessions, online chats and document sharing. They offer integration with Outlook and apps to allow you to manage your account through mobile or desktop apps. You can also display call stats, video and media.

Commsplus website

27. Aircall

Some of the features and benefits of Aircall.

• Offers flexible voice solutions
• Easy to set up and manage
• Integrates with other software
• Call recording
• Voicemail
• Live call monitoring
• Analytics and reporting
• Can include advanced sales and support features
• Dedicated account manager
• Choice of a set plan or customisable deal

Aircall offers phone system solutions for call centres, phone system users and remote access to phone systems. They offer two plans and a customisable deal that allows you to package up all the features and support that you require.

Aircall’s Essential plan includes 1,000 outbound minutes, call recording, voicemail, click to dial, phone support, API access and over 60 integrations. The Professional plan includes unlimited calls, integration with Salesforce, advanced analytics and reporting, live call monitoring, call tagging and dispositioning, dedicated account manager, advanced support such as queue call back and advanced sales features such as Power Dialer.

Aircall website

28. Bytes Digital

Some of the features and benefits of Bytes Digital.

• Offers business cloud-based VoIP phone systems
• Can provide significant cost savings
• Flexibility of working from anywhere
• Full call control
• Softphone apps
• Custom ring plans
• Hold music and call recording
• Voicemail to email
• Collaboration tools
• Integrates with email and CRM

Bytes Digital is a business telecommunications provider offering VoIP phone systems and mobiles. They claim savings up to 90% against traditional PBX systems and future proof for the 2025 ISDN switch off. Their cloud-based system offers flexibility to work from anywhere with their built-in mobile app.

Bytes Digital offers features including full call control like call forwarding, call transferring, custom ring plans to control calls with hunt groups, call routing and auto attendants, as well as hold music, call recording and voicemail to email. It integrates with email and CRMs for click to dial. It also includes collaboration tools including messaging, file sharing, web conferencing and video calling.

Bytes Digital website

29. SwitchboardFREE

Some of the features and benefits of SwitchboardFREE.

• Powerful cloud-based phone systems
• Suitable for a single user to a hundred users
• Easy and reliable system
• Allows you to make and receive calls anywhere
• Call management facilities
• Call routing
• Hold music
• Easy integration
• High call quality
• Also offers handsets

SwitchboardFREE offers smart call management systems including VoIP phone systems, virtual numbers, call answering and phone numbers. Their VoIP phone systems allow greater control of your calls and can offer significant savings compared to traditional phone systems and provides a stable and reliable connection.

SwitchboardFREE offers an easy and reliable phone system that enables your staff to make and receive calls from anywhere. They offer a range of call management features including call redirection, call queuing, voicemail services and reporting. Other features include hold music, high call quality and integration with your database, diary management and reporting software.

SwitchboardFREE website

30. Virtual Landline

Some of the features and benefits of Virtual Landline.

• Offers virtual landline
• Rolling monthly contract
• Call routing
• Voicemail to email
• Free app for outbound calls
• Auto-attendant
• Simultaneous ringing
• Time of day routing
• Top up balances
• Call records and lookup

Virtual Landline is a virtual landline provider for individuals and businesses. They offer four virtual landline phone plans which provide different levels of call allowances and international calls which are rolling monthly contract.

Virtual Landline’s Basic plan is designed for inbound calls and calls are diverted to a mobile or landline. The UK Unlimited plan offers unlimited UK calls to landlines and mobiles. The Global Standard plan offers 400 combined minutes to the UK and the world. The 0800 Freephone plan is an inbound plan only and has a 300-minute call allowance. Features include call routing, voicemail to email, auto attendant, simultaneous ringing and time of day routing.

Virtual Landline website

31. VoiceIQ

Some of the Features and Benefits of VoiceIQ.

• Smartphone-based phone system
• Designed for sales teams
• Powerful AI to guide your sales agents with predictive call scheduling
• Easy to use system
• Cloud-based which can be used from anywhere
• Smart lists and campaign management
• Tracking and analytics
• Call recording
• CRM integration
• Call routing

VoiceIQ offers a cloud-based phone platform that helps businesses to better manage their sales calls to reach more customers and close more sales. Their system has been designed to be easy to use and uses powerful AI to help guide sales agents to maximise their time and schedule their calls through predictive call scheduling, smart lists and campaign management.

VoiceIQ system features transcripts, call bookmarking, voice AI and smart assist to provide insight into calls. The system includes call recording, CRM integration, call routing, sales dialler, tracking and analytics to improve call handling and reporting of calls. As the system is cloud-based, it can also be used anywhere.

VoiceIQ website

32. 4Com

Some of the Features and Benefits of 4Com.

• Offers a choice of VoIP phone systems
• Suitable for small to large businesses
• Video conferencing
• Geographic and non-geographic numbers
• Call recording
• Call reporting
• On-hold marketing
• Scalable systems
• Mobile app
• 24/7 fault reporting and support

4Com is a telecommunications business providing phone systems including on-premise and VoIP as well as mobiles and broadband. Their VoIP phones are scalable and flexible packages that can be tailored to your needs with no set prices. When you join them, they will set up your new system and train your staff.

4Com offers VoIP phone packages on a fibre line for quality calls for 3-100 users, and a leased line system for high volume users over 100. Both packages include video conferencing, geographic and non-geographic numbers, call recording, call reporting, on-hold marketing and mobile app access. It is backed by 24/7 fault reporting and support.

4Com website

33. Reach Digital Telecoms

Some of the Features and Benefits of Reach Digital Telecoms.

• Offers simple and intuitive systems
• They offer a free consultation
• Call transferring and forwarding
• Conference calling
• On-hold marketing
• Call recording
• Computer telephone integration
• Offers a range of fixed and cordless handsets and headsets
• Provides face-to-face training
• 24/7 support and maintenance

Reach Digital Telecoms is a telecommunications provider offering a range of phone systems, broadband and mobiles to UK businesses. They offer a choice of cloud, VoIP or PABX phone systems on ISDN lines and they provide a free consultation to help you assess what system will be best for you.

Reach Digital Telecoms offers simple and intuitive phone systems that come with a choice of fixed or cordless handsets or headsets and can be integrated with computers. They provide face-to-face training to new customers and back it up with 24/7 support and maintenance. Their VoIP phone systems include call transferring and forwarding, conference calling, call recording and call recording.

Reach Digital Telecoms website

34. TalkTalk

Some of the Features and Benefits of TalkTalk.

• Enables unified communications solutions in an easy to manage system
• Calls, chat, meetings and conferences
• Collaboration tools including screen share, file transfer and integration
• Suitable for businesses of all sizes from 5-100s of users
• Call queuing
• Voicemail to email
• Call transfer
• Call recording
• Auto-attendant
• Choice of package which includes inclusive minutes

TalkTalk is a telecommunications provider that offers a range of business services including phone systems, calls and lines, broadband and networking. They offer a hosted voice solution that provides unified communications for calls, chat, meetings, conferences and collaboration tools such as screen share, file transfer and integration with other tools.

TalkTalk’s hosted voice solution is suitable for businesses with five to hundreds of users and is easy to set up as it uses plug and play technology which is suitable for single or multiple sites. The system features include call queuing, auto-attendant, voicemail to email, multiple concurrent calls, call transfer, call recording and a choice of handsets.

TalkTalk website

35. Telecoms World

Some of the Features and Benefits of Telecoms World.

• Resilient and reliable VoIP system
• Quick to set up and easy to use system
• Integrate fixed lines and mobiles
• Suitable for remote workers
• Free internals call within your business
• Flexible control online of call management and reporting
• Inclusive minutes up to unlimited calls
• Over 100 system features
• Provide free HD handsets
• 24/7 customer support

Telecoms World is a telecommunications provider offering business phone systems, phone lines, calls, broadband and mobiles. They offer resilient and reliable VoIP phone systems that are quick to set up and easy to use. VoIP phone systems are flexible and can combine fixed lines and mobiles to support remote workers.

Telecoms World’s VoIP phone system has over 100 features which include voice, messaging, video, conferencing, screen sharing, call recording, CRM and system integration. Their system is controlled online and enables you to manage all call features, add and remove users as well as reports. Packages include free internal calls and a range of inclusive minutes through to unlimited calls.

Telecoms World website

36. Vodafone

Some of the Features and Benefits of Vodafone.

• Offers VoIP solutions for businesses of all sizes
• Brings together office and mobile phones
• Increased flexibility and efficiency
• Secure and reliable network
• Supports remote workers to connect and collaborate by audio, web and video
• Option to include Office 365 and Skype for Business
• Faster call routing
• Retrieve voicemail from any device
• Easy to billing for landlines and mobiles
• 99% reliable network

Vodafone is a telecommunications provider that offers business solutions that includes unified communications using VoIP technology to bring together office phones, mobiles and messaging. They cater for all sizes of businesses with packages for 0-9 users with a virtual landline number, 10-499 users to combine phones, desktops and tablets, and extensive suite systems for 500+ users.

Vodafone offers a secure and reliable network that provides 99.99% stability and it offers users a flexible and efficient phone system. It can bring together all communications to ease billing and to support remote working by enabling collaboration by audio, web and video as well as retrieve voicemail from any device.

Vodafone website

37. Microsoft 365

Some of the Features and Benefits of Skype for Business.

• Never miss a call with voice mail and alerts
• Audio, video, text plus online meetings and webinars
• Remote collaboration & live co-authoring between colleagues
• Make HD video calls, conduct meetings and webinars
• Send instant messages between Skype clients
• Make VoIP calls to Skype contacts, mobiles and landlines
• Skype client apps available for all phones and tablets
• Application and desktop sharing options
• Integration within Microsoft 365 suite packages
• Stream live 1080p HD video calls
• Securely encrypted to keep data and conversations safe

Skype For Business is currently part of Microsoft’s 365 package.

Skype was founded in 2003 and became part of Microsoft in May 2011. Skype for Business was started in 2015 and combines the features of Lync with Skype. In September 2017, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Teams would eventually replace Skype for Business.

Skype for Business is a unified communications platform which combines the important elements of running a successful business. Microsoft recommend businesses with over 20 employees will benefit from using Skype for Business, rather than consumer Skype.

It provides industrial strength security for calls and allows companies to broadcast a meeting online to a large audience and, an added bonus is that it allows familiar connectivity to co-workers around the world.

Visit Microsoft 365 website to learn more

38. Zen

Some of the Features and Benefits of Zen.

• Offers omnichannel communications
• Covers calls, emails, web chat, video and collaboration tools
• Scalable and efficient solution
• Includes a range of call management features
• Conference bridge
• Free on-net calls
• Portal access
• DDI
• Voicemail
• Mobile app

Zen offers telecommunications solutions to domestic and business customers including phone systems, internet, website and cloud solutions. Their cloud voice solutions are omnichannel communications that bring together calls, emails, web chat, video and collaboration tools in a scalable and efficient system.

Zen offers three omnichannel communication solutions with an Essential package providing the basics, a Professional package with the additional features of DDI and voicemail, and a Premium package which also includes a mobile app, mobility and ‘Find me, follow me’ feature. They also offer additional features like hold music, unlimited hunt groups, call centre and CRM integration with their optional business packs.

Zen website

39. T2k

• They are an independent business telecoms specialist
• Work with any system on the market to offer the best products
• Provide virtual phone systems
• Business only network to provide increased reliability
• Unlimited calls to UK landlines and mobiles
• Time of day routing
• Contact management
• Desktop softphone
• Mobile apps
• Build your own package of features

T2K is an independent business telecoms provider that has been operating for over 25 years. They provide their services to businesses of all sizes from a single user to thousands. They offer VOIP systems, broadband and leased lines.

T2K offers VOIP plans that allow you to receive business calls on a desk phone, laptop or mobile. They can get you set up quickly and it is easy to use. It comes with a range of features including voicemail email alerts, call divert, call waiting, out of hours routing, call barring and contact management. They allow you to build your own package so that the system caters for your needs.

T2k website

40. Kesher Communications

• Offers virtual phone system packages
• Provides hosted VOIP telephony based on cloud technology
• Voicemail service accessed by computer or smartphone
• Provides menu systems to direct calls
• Pre-recorded announcements
• Call recording
• Music on hold
• International numbers option
• UK local and geographic numbers
• Also offers broadband and SIP trunks

Kesher Communications is a telecommunications provider that has been operating for over 10 years. They offer a range of services including hosted phone systems, business broadband, SIP trunking and international numbers. They provide call centre solutions and a choice of phone numbers including UK local numbers and over 60 countries worldwide.

Kesher Communications’ cloud-based hosted phone systems provide flexible VOIP solution that is cheaper than traditional analogue systems. They provide a feature-rich solution which includes voicemail service that can be retrieved through your computer and smartphone as recordings or email attachments. Other features include menu systems to manage call flows, pre-recorded announcements, music on hold and call recording.

Kesher Communications website

41. RoRotel

• Provides all in one telephone systems for businesses
• Offers flexible and customisable systems
• Enterprise-grade reliable solutions
• Feature-rich with high clarity of sound
• Call queues and automated attendants
• Works on internet-enabled devices like mobile, iPad and laptop
• Port your existing number or select another number for anywhere in the UK
• Advanced voicemail
• Scalable solution
• Provides priority customer service

RoRotel is a business communications provider offering telephone systems and broadband. They cater for small businesses and enterprise size businesses with in-house PBX solutions and call centre solutions. They offer cloud PBX, office and warehouse solutions catering for a range of business sectors and also provide hardware.

RoRotel offers feature-rich solutions delivering enterprise-grade features and reliability with high call quality that is scalable. Their phone system is flexible and allows you to take your phone anywhere using any internet-connected device such as a mobile, iPad or laptop. Phone features include advanced voicemail, voicemail to email, call queues, custom messages, hold music, call hold, automated call transfer and conditional routing.

RoRotel website

 

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