Cloud Telephony (VoIP & Cloud PBX) · Alternatives
RingCentral RingEX alternatives
As of 6 Nov 2026, the panel rates Placetel (3.5/5), Aircall (3/5) and CloudTalk (3/5) highest among the other 13 Cloud Telephony (VoIP & Cloud PBX) products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is Placetel (EU origin, foreign-owned). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made.
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European alternatives to RingCentral RingEX
European by provenance (EU-made, EU origin with foreign ownership, or UK and wider Europe). Data hosting is stated only where the vendor’s own pages prove it.
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Placetel
EU origin, foreign-ownedPanel rating
Placetel is a cloud telephone system — cloud PBX, call centre and SIP trunking — from Gamma Placetel GmbH of Cologne, running on Cisco technology in the backend.
- Data hosting: Default not stated; pages mention the EU
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Aircall
EU-MadePanel rating
Aircall, cloud telephony from Aircall SAS of Paris, scores as a contact-centre system first: contact centre is the strongest category at 7-8, on documented skills-based routing, queue callback, a power dialer, call whispering, live dashboards and an AI layer spanning transcription, summaries, a 38-language AI receptionist, and SMS and WhatsApp.
- Data hosting: not stated on the vendor’s pages
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CloudTalk
EU-MadePanel rating
CloudTalk, s.r.o.
- Data hosting: not stated on the vendor’s pages
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easybell Cloud-Telefonanlage
EU-MadePanel rating
easybell's Cloud Telefonanlage, a cloud PBX and SIP trunk service from easybell GmbH of Berlin, earned weighted totals from 5.4 to 6.5.
- Data hosting: Default not stated; pages mention Germany
- Free plan: yes, per the vendor’s page captured 5 Nov 2026
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Ringover
EU-MadePanel rating
Ringover is a cloud phone system with call-centre and AI call analysis from SAS BJT Partners – Ringover Group of Montrouge, France.
- Data hosting: not stated on the vendor’s pages
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3CX
EU-MadePanel rating
3CX is a software phone system and contact centre sold through a German imprint under 3CX Ltd of Nicosia, Cyprus, offered hosted or self-hosted.
- Data hosting: not stated on the vendor’s pages
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fonial
EU-MadePanel rating
fonial, a Cologne cloud-telephony vendor (fonial GmbH, HRB 83052, an EnBW subsidiary) selling a cloud PBX and SIP trunking, scores highest on pricing transparency — a flat 8 — and sovereignty at 7-8.
- Data hosting: not stated on the vendor’s pages
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sipgate
EU-MadePanel rating
sipgate is a German cloud telephony platform — cloud PBX, SIP trunking, contact centre and mobile — from sipgate GmbH of Düsseldorf.
- Data hosting: Default not stated; pages mention Germany
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peoplefone
EU origin, foreign-ownedPanel rating
peoplefone GmbH of Fellbach sells cloud telephony to business customers — SIP trunks, the vPBX cloud PBX, hosted 3CX and Microsoft Teams calling — and the judges reward two things above all: calling and routing scores 6-7 and pricing transparency scores 6-7.
- Data hosting: not stated on the vendor’s pages
- Free plan: yes, per the vendor’s page captured 5 Nov 2026
Other alternatives
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Zoom Phone
Rest of worldPanel rating
Calling and routing scores 7 across the bench: multi-level auto receptionists, call queues with distribution and overflow rules, number porting, recording with transcription, and emergency-calling pages covering registered locations and nomadic detection.
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Dialpad
Rest of worldPanel rating
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JustCall
Rest of worldPanel rating
JustCall, a cloud telephony platform from SaaS Labs US, Inc.
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Microsoft Teams Phone
Rest of worldPanel rating
Microsoft Teams Phone is a cloud telephony add-on to Microsoft 365, reaching the public network through a Microsoft calling plan, Operator Connect, Direct Routing via a certified session border controller, or Teams Phone Mobile.