RingCentral Is A Full Business Phone System. Nexus Commerce Adds Calls And Texts To The Platform That Runs Your Sales.
RingCentral is a dedicated business phone and texting service with unlimited domestic calling, priced per user. Nexus Connect is an add-on to a Nexus Commerce plan: a set monthly bundle of call minutes, texts and emails, with no per-user charge. If all you need is a phone system, RingCentral is the simpler and cheaper buy.
Public pricing and features checked October 31, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on RingCentral’s site before you decide.
Which One Fits Your Business?
Choose RingCentral if
You need a phone system first: unlimited domestic calling, an AI virtual assistant and CRM integrations, and you don’t need commerce software.
Choose Nexus Commerce if
You run your store, register, contacts and pipelines in Nexus Commerce, or want to, and would rather add calling, texting and email for a flat monthly price than pay per user.
Be honest about the mix
A small team that only needs phones pays less with RingCentral. A team of 10 already on Nexus Commerce pays less adding Nexus Connect.
What It Looks Like In Nexus Commerce
A real Nexus Commerce screen.
The Orders Your Customers Call About
One order list for walk-ins, online checkouts and account orders, with what’s awaiting payment and ready to ship.
CoreWhere RingCentral Is Better Today.
We’re newer, and phone is RingCentral’s core product. If these matter most to you, RingCentral is probably the right call.
- Unlimited domestic calling in the US and Canada. Nexus Connect includes 2,500, 5,000 or 8,000 minutes a month, and usage stops at the limit until you upgrade.
- A low price for a phone system on its own: RingEX Core is $30 per user a month, or $20 billed annually, with no commerce plan required.
- An AI Virtual Assistant included, and an AI Receptionist add-on from $39. Nexus Commerce doesn’t list an AI receptionist.
- CRM integrations on Advanced and above, if your customer records live in another CRM.
- High Volume SMS from $0.0119 a message for big text runs. Nexus Connect stops at its plan limit.
- Savings of up to 33% for paying annually.
Where Nexus Commerce Earns Its Place.
- Flat price, not per userNexus Connect is $39, Pro $59 and Teams $79 a month. RingEX is $30 to $45 per user a month.
- More texts in the box3,000, 6,000 or 10,000 texts a month. RingEX includes 25, 100 or 200 SMS per user a month.
- Email included5,000, 10,000 or 25,000 emails a month. RingCentral’s phone plans don’t list email marketing.
- Recording and team callingCall recording with 90-day history on Connect and 12-month history on Pro. Shared team calling and ring groups on Teams.
- Cheaper extra numbersBusiness numbers are $2 a month local or $5 toll-free. RingCentral lists extra numbers at $4.99 a month.
- The rest of the businessContacts, sales pipelines, online store, point of sale and dealer pricing on every plan. RingCentral lists CRM integrations, not a built-in pipeline.
What It Costs To Give Your Team A Phone.
| Setup | RingEX Core | RingEX Advanced | Nexus Commerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 users, phone only | $90/mo | $105/mo | $294/moCore + Connect |
| 10 users, phone only | $300/mo | $350/mo | $348/moCore + Connect Teams |
| 3 users, already on Nexus | $90/mo | $105/mo | $45/moConnect added |
| 10 users, already on Nexus | $300/mo | $350/mo | $99/moConnect Teams added |
- RingEX: 3 × $30 = $90 and 3 × $35 = $105. 10 × $30 = $300 and 10 × $35 = $350.
- Nexus Commerce, 3 users: Core $249 + Connect $39 + 3 local numbers × $2 = $294. Already on Nexus: $39 + $6 = $45.
- Nexus Commerce, 10 users: Core $249 + Connect Teams $79 + 10 local numbers × $2 = $348. Already on Nexus: $79 + $20 = $99.
If you only need business phones and texting, RingCentral is far cheaper for a small team: $90 a month for 3 users against $294 for Nexus Commerce Core plus Connect, and you get unlimited domestic calling. The math changes once you run Nexus Commerce anyway: Connect Teams and 10 numbers is $99 a month against $300 for 10 RingEX Core users, with 10,000 texts instead of 250. Watch the minute cap: 8,000 minutes shared by 10 people is 800 each.
Monthly list prices with monthly billing, software only. RingCentral prices are for the 1–5 user tier shown by default on their page; the price for 6 or more users wasn’t verified, so the 10-user row may differ. RingCentral is cheaper on annual billing ($20 / $25 / $35 per user). We assume one local number per user on Nexus Connect; extra RingCentral numbers are $4.99 a month. Excludes taxes, add-ons and hardware on both sides.
Feature By Feature.
| Capability | Nexus Commerce | RingCentral |
|---|---|---|
| Calling | 2,500, 5,000 or 8,000 minutes a month by Connect plan; usage stops at the limit. | Unlimited domestic calling (US and Canada). |
| Texting | 3,000, 6,000 or 10,000 texts a month. | 25, 100 or 200 SMS per user a month; Business SMS Booster $25; High Volume SMS from $0.0119 a message. |
| 5,000, 10,000 or 25,000 emails a month. | Email marketing not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. | |
| Business numbers | $2 a month local, $5 a month toll-free. | Extra local or toll-free numbers $4.99 a month. |
| AI | Nexus AI add-on, $39 a month: AI assistant, customer intelligence and the full Flow Builder. | AI Virtual Assistant included; AI Receptionist from $39. |
| CRM and pipelines | Contacts and sales pipelines on every plan. | CRM integrations on Advanced and above; built-in pipeline not listed. |
| Online store and POS | Every plan, with unlimited registers. | Not listed on their site as of October 31, 2026. |
| Pricing model | Plan price by location plus a flat Connect add-on. No per-seat pricing. | Per user per month: $30 / $35 / $45 monthly, $20 / $25 / $35 billed annually. |
Sources: RingCentral business phone pricing ↗. Checked October 31, 2026.
Check Your Real Call And Text Volume.
Pull last month’s minutes and texts from your current phone bill. Hold them against Nexus Connect’s monthly limits and RingCentral’s per-user SMS allowances, then price both for your real headcount, numbers included.
Switching over? We import your catalog, and onboarding help is optional: $300 on Core, $500 on Growth, $1,000 on Enterprise.
See Nexus Commerce With Your Own Products.
Tell us what you sell and how you sell it. We’ll show you the screens your team would use and the plan that fits.