One person
Quo Starter at $19 is less than Desk, and that plan includes US texting. RingCentral Core at $30 is about the same as Desk. A solo user who needs texting should not pick Onyx Phone to save money.
Savings
The savings are the seats you do not buy
Onyx Phone charges $29 for the account. Quo and RingCentral charge for each person. These are their published month-to-month list prices in 2026, not a quote from those companies. Annual prepay is lower on both of them: Quo Starter $15 per person, RingCentral Core $20 per person.
| People answering one line | Quo Starter, $19 per person | RingCentral Core, $30 per person | Onyx Phone Desk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $19 | $30 | $29 |
| 3 | $57 | $90 | $29 |
| 5 | $95 | $150 | $29 |
Three people
Quo is $28 more each month, about $336 a year. RingCentral is $61 more each month, about $732 a year. Those gaps are the seat fees. They are not a claim that the products match.
Five people
Quo is $66 more each month. RingCentral is $121 more each month. Desk stays $29 as long as one number is enough.
What this comparison leaves out
- Grasshopper’s unlimited-user plan is close to this price and includes texting. Onyx Phone is not cheaper in a meaningful way against that kind of flat plan, and texting here is still off.
- You use the browser and the Android phone you already carry. This plan has no desk-phone rental.
- A live answering service is usually a per-minute or monthly block of its own. This desk does not replace a person who answers when you cannot.
- Heavy calling changes the math. The subscription is for an ordinary small desk, because the phone network still bills by the minute.