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Cora
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What Cora is
Cora is a cloud-based business phone system and collaboration platform from Cora Communications Ltd, headquartered in Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom. It supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, with desktop and mobile apps. The system includes an auto attendant, custom call routing, voicemail transcription, and more than 50 stated features, including call queuing, voicemail-to-email, call recording, and HD video conferencing. Collaboration tools include voice and video meetings, SMS, and employee presence. Cora lists unlimited UK landline and mobile calls, subject to a fair-use limit of 2,000 minutes per user per month for each category; mobile minutes are limited to O2, EE, Vodafone, and Three. Entry includes hosted calling, voicemail, direct dial inward, music on hold, and live monitoring. Enhanced adds desktop and mobile licenses, voicemail-to-email and voicemail-to-text, and SMS. Enterprise adds call queuing, recording, WebRTC, hot desking, and custom integrations. Listed prices include Entry at £6.95 a year when billed annually or £7.95 a month, and Enhanced at £9.95 a year when billed annually or £11.95 a month. Enterprise starts at £11.95 a year when billed annually or £14.95 a month; contact Cora for a custom plan.
Who it suits
Cora is aimed at SME companies needing business calling and collaboration tools. Its desktop and mobile apps and tiered feature sets can suit teams with different phone-system needs.
What it does well
- Supports six listed platforms.
- Includes auto attendant and custom call routing.
- Desktop and mobile apps are available.
- Higher tiers add call queuing and recording.
What to know first
- No free plan is offered.
- Unlimited UK calling is subject to fair-use limits.
- CRM integrations are not named on the phone-system page.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Hosted license · Unlimited voice and video calling · Voicemail · Direct dial inward · Music on hold · Live statistics and monitoring | On request |
| Enhanced | Entry plan features · Desktop license · Mobile license · Voicemail-to-email · Voicemail-to-text · SMS | On request |
| Enterprise | Enhanced plan features · Call queuing · Call recording · WebRTC · Hot desking · Custom integrations | On request |
| Enterprise (annual) | Starting from; contact Cora for a custom plan. · Enhanced plan features · call queuing · call recording · Web RTC · hot desking · custom integrations · dedicated account manager · priority live engineer support | £11.95 a year |
| Enhanced (monthly) | Per user/month; subscription length affects price. · Entry plan features · desktop and mobile licenses · voicemail-to-email and voicemail-to-text · SMS · dedicated account manager · premium support | £11.95 a month |
| Enterprise (monthly) | Starting from; contact Cora for a custom plan. · Enhanced plan features · call queuing · call recording · Web RTC · hot desking · custom integrations · dedicated account manager · priority live engineer support | £14.95 a month |
| Entry (annual) | Per user/month if billed annually; subscription length affects price. · Hosted license · unlimited voice and video calling* · voicemail · DDI · music on hold · live statistics and monitoring · support | £6.95 |
| Entry (monthly) | Per user/month; subscription length affects price. · Hosted license · unlimited voice and video calling* · voicemail · DDI · music on hold · live statistics and monitoring · support | £7.95 a month |
The first 8 of 9 plans, as mycora.co.uk lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
Cora combines business calling with collaboration features and offers three tiers with different capabilities. Compare the per-user prices and calling allowance, and ask about integrations if specific CRM connections are required.
Facts from Cora's own pages
- Audience
- Cora says its platform is built for SME companies and that it tailors solutions to business needs. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Auto attendant
- Yes · mycora.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
- Calling
- The plans page lists unlimited UK landline and mobile calls, subject to a fair use policy of 2,000 minutes per user per month for each category, with mobile minutes limited to O2, EE, Vodafone and Three. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Call routing
- custom · mycora.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
- Collaboration
- Cora describes voice and video meetings, SMS, employee presence, and desktop and mobile apps for team collaboration. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Company
- The site identifies the maker as Cora Communications Ltd and gives its address as 1st Floor, 966 Old Lode Lane, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 8LN. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- CRM integrations
- Cora says it integrates with a range of CRM solutions, but the business phone system page does not name them. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop and mobile apps
- Yes · mycora.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
- Features
- The product page says Cora has more than 50 features, including call queuing, auto-attendant, voicemail-to-email, call recording and HD video conferencing. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · mycora.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
- Hardware
- Cora says it is compatible with Yealink desk and cordless handsets and can also be used with existing devices. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom · mycora.co.uk, 19 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- Cora offers mobile apps for iOS and Android and desktop apps for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Cora describes itself as a cloud-based business phone system and collaboration platform. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Recruitment integrations
- Cora's recruitment page names Bullhorn, Avionté, Vincere, WhatsApp, Microsoft Teams and Slack among tools it says it integrates with. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- Cora describes its cloud system as 100% secure; its reseller page says sipPROT provides encryption and threat detection. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The plans list support with Entry, premium support and a dedicated account manager with Enhanced, and priority live engineer support with Enterprise. · mycora.co.uk, 12 Oct 2026
- Voicemail transcription
- Yes · mycora.co.uk, 22 Sept 2026
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