Comparison
Relay vs RingCentral: lightness versus the heavy suite.
RingCentral sells a full phone + video suite, billed per seat, with AI as a $99 add-on. Relay does one thing, simply, flat-priced.
Honestly: RingCentral covers video, large fleets and classic enterprise telephony. For a big, structured organization it holds up. Relay wins for small teams that want the essentials, without SMS quotas or AI add-ons.
Public pricing, June 2026 — re-verify before publishing.
Updated 13/06/2026Data from public pricingRelay is our product
What the pricing page hides
RingCentral’s hidden costs.
The per-seat price
~$35 per seat, plus the AI agent as a $99/mo add-on and a 25-text/user quota.
The bundled telecom markup
RingCentral bundles minutes and texts into its price, with an invisible markup. At Relay, telecom goes through your Twilio, at real cost.
The cost of leaving
Your number stays locked with RingCentral. At Relay, it lives on your Twilio account — you leave without losing it.