GoTo Meeting
RingCentral
| Feature | GoTo Meeting | RingCentral |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $14/mo | From $30/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | businesses, consultants, sales-teams, remote-workers | enterprises, mid-market-companies, distributed-teams, contact-centers |
| Founded | 2004 | 1999 |
| Video Meetings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Screen Sharing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Drawing Tools | ✓ | ✗ |
| Recording | ✓ | ✗ |
| Transcription | ✓ | ✗ |
| Meeting Lock | ✓ | ✗ |
| Business Phone | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team Messaging | ✗ | ✓ |
| Contact Center | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Integrations Marketplace | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ GoTo Meeting Pros
- Reliable connection
- Good audio quality
- Drawing tools
- Commuter mode
✗ GoTo Meeting Cons
- Dated interface
- Limited free option
- Fewer integrations
✓ RingCentral Pros
- Complete UCaaS solution
- Extensive integrations marketplace
- Reliable enterprise-grade platform
- Global coverage
✗ RingCentral Cons
- Expensive for small teams
- Feature overload for simple needs
- Contract lock-in common
The Verdict
GoTo Meeting is built for businesses and consultants, with a focus on video-meetings and screen-sharing. RingCentral targets enterprises and mid market companies and leads with business-phone and video-meetings.
On pricing, GoTo Meeting is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $14/mo compared to $30/mo for RingCentral. That $16/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Neither tool offers a free plan, so factor the subscription cost into your decision from the start.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.