Let us compare virtual PBX providers for you.  You just have to look for the PBX provider that best fits you.  We try hard to make the information as easy to understand as possible and easy to compare some of the main PBX providers.

All currency is in US dollars.  Click Read more on the bottom to read more about each company.

	Nextiva	RingCentral	eVoice	Freedom Voice
Cost per Month	$8.95	$14.99	$12.95	$9.95
Number of Minutes	100	100	300	300
Cost per extra minutes	4.5¢	4.9¢	5.9¢	4.9¢
Activation fee	0	0	0	0
Free Trial	30 day	30 day	6 month or 1000 minute	15 day
Number of Extensions	5	10	2	5
Voicemail by email	Yes	yes	yes	$10/ month
Conference Calling	Yes	no	yes	yes
Answering Rules	Yes	yes	yes	yes
Local/Toll-Free number	Both	both	both	both
App	No	iPhone	iPhone & Droid
Users Reviews	VN:RO [1.9.14_1148] Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)	VN:RO [1.9.14_1148] Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)	VN:RO [1.9.14_1148] Rating: 4.0/5 (1 vote cast)	VN:RO [1.9.14_1148] Rating: 3.0/5 (1 vote cast)

About PBX

PBX means private branch exchange.  It is a way to receive calls on more than one phone at a time and it can also be forwarded to other phones.  PBX providers try to target small businesses because you are able to forward your calls to your cell phone, home phone, of office phone.  You can have one number that rings on all your phones.  You can even step it up so it ring to multiple people at the same time.

With most providers you don’t need any hardware or anything.  They give you a number and you can manage everything about that number from one place.  You can set up menus with different options going to different phones.  This would be great to send all the calls about a certain subject to one person (like, “for tech questions press 1″) or have a dial-by-name directory.

PBX is the best way to make your business look professional when customers call in.

PBX Features to look for

Each PBX provider has different features and you pay a different price for it.  So we have created a list of things that an ideal PBX provider should offer.  We know each person and situation is different so they should choose for themselves but this is a good idea of what a PBX provider should have:

• About $10 per month
• 100 inbound minutes
• 6 cents for extra minutes
• No set-up Fees
• 30 day trial
• 5 extensions
• Voicemail to Email
• Conference calling
• Answering rules
• Local or Toll-free number

PBX FAQs

Have a question about PBX, how it works, or whats going on? We bet you aren’t alone so we have created some frequently asked questions about PBX