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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avaya IP Office

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAvaya IP Office is a communications solution for small and medium-size businesses. It is available in the cloud, on premise or hybrid deployments are all supported with IP Office along with the ability to migrate from one to the other. The included Avaya Equinox experience provides a single app for voice, video, messaging, conferencing and calendar and keeps employees productive on any device, from any location.

    $82

    per user/per month

    RingEX

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ARingEx is a cloud-based VoIP solution available via computer mobile application. It features video and audio conferencing, desktop phone rentals, collaboration tools, and integrations with other business applications. Plans are available on a monthly, per user subscription basis.

    $20

    per month

    Zoiper

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AZoiper is a softphone, SDK and OTT application supplier, supporting the businesses of Service Providers, call centers, VoIP integrators, mobile operators, and businesses requiring immediate VoIP capabilities and compatibility implementation through service-independent softphone applications. Zoiper offers encryption for text, voice and video communications with TLS/SRTP and ZRTP, and runs in a variety of operating systems. The vendor states Zoiper does not rely on Java, Flash or .NET but…

    $49.95

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    Avaya IP OfficeRingEXZoiper
    Editions & Modules
    Voice
    $82
    per user/per month
    Digital
    $129
    per user/per month
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Avaya IP OfficeRingEXZoiper
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing is /user/month paid annually. Pricing increases when paid monthly. Core - $20/month (paid monthly) Advanced - $25/month (paid monthly) Ultra - $35/month (paid monthly) Customer Engagement Bundle - contact us for pricing—
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    Community Pulse
    Avaya IP OfficeRingEXZoiper
    Considered Multiple Products
    Avaya
    No answer on this topic
    RingCentral
    Chose RingEX
    The difference between RingEX and the Mitel products is night and day. Mitel was very clumsy to use, administer, and support. The interfaces are light years better than Mitel's, and the reliability is second to none. We used to have all kinds of issues with Mitel, but since …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX is far more versatile for a small business than Grasshopper or our previous Nortel/Avaya VoIP system. I wouldn't trade the fatures of the RingEX system for any other VoIP system on the market. When it comes to capabilities at a low cost, you can't beat RingEX.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX was the most feature rich and fully realized option that we evaluated. It required the least amount of special setup to our network, as well as had the easiest to use softphone and mobile app. It was not the cheapest, but was in line with ShoreTel's cost. The biggest …
    Incentivized
    Zoiper.com
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    167 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    156 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    173 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    137 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    149 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Avaya IP OfficeRingEXZoiper
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    6.0
    12 Ratings
    34% below category average
    RingEX
    9.5
    24 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoiper
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio9.612 Ratings9.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video2.59 Ratings9.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    19% below category average
    RingEX
    9.9
    19 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Zoiper
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing7.15 Ratings9.922 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    4.8
    8 Ratings
    57% below category average
    RingEX
    9.7
    20 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoiper
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration4.16 Ratings9.223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation5.17 Ratings9.923 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events5.05 Ratings9.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    36% below category average
    RingEX
    8.7
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoiper
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat5.83 Ratings8.718 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    2.8
    7 Ratings
    96% below category average
    RingEX
    8.9
    22 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zoiper
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication2.87 Ratings8.622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions2.86 Ratings9.224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    18% below category average
    RingEX
    8.5
    213 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Zoiper
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    90% below category average
    Hosted PBX6.85 Ratings9.2119 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)6.510 Ratings8.6163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.110 Ratings8.7198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    6.9
    12 Ratings
    23% below category average
    RingEX
    9.0
    221 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoiper
    5.5
    2 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Answering rules9.412 Ratings8.9207 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Call recording7.08 Ratings8.6191 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Call park9.612 Ratings8.7172 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Call screening7.510 Ratings8.7180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts9.611 Ratings8.9208 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging5.06 Ratings9.227 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Fax4.04 Ratings9.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription3.26 Ratings9.327 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    7.8
    10 Ratings
    13% below category average
    RingEX
    9.3
    195 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoiper
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.210 Ratings9.2171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android6.58 Ratings9.4152 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    6.5
    8 Ratings
    27% below category average
    RingEX
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoiper
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized communications management7.27 Ratings9.522 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team messaging7.05 Ratings9.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team document sharing5.64 Ratings8.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics6.25 Ratings9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Avaya IP Office and RingEX and Zoiper
    Feature
    Avaya IP Office
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoiper
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Avaya IP OfficeRingEXZoiper
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (230 ratings)
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (160 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Avaya IP OfficeRingEXZoiper
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Avaya
    So it's sold and targeted at small and medium enterprises, which is pretty perfect. So it maxes out at 2000 phones. You're never going to go bigger than that. It's probably by price, one of the cheapest phone systems out there. It fits really well in a dentist's office and a small medical office. It fits well in retail stores that are not part of a chain. So, independent shops, the general small business category, if it's a brand that's only in your neighborhood, that's one of the few spots where you can still sell an on-premise phone system, is for those types of folks. I've always recommended it to small businesses. I've got some family members, too, who have these in their own small businesses by my recommendation, and they love them. And I'm going to use the word cheap, the system's not cheap, but the pricing is pretty wildly low in a good way. So it's a stable machine. My recommended use cases are usually for small businesses. I would not put it anywhere that needs high availability, though. That's that.
    Incentivized
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    RingCentral
    I love that RingEX lets you screen your call and take notes, then gives you a thorough review and summary that breaks down key points and flags what needs to be done. You get an email with the notes and summary, so you don't have to focus on anything but providing the customer with the summary and next steps. I think that helps with productivity.
    Incentivized
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    Zoiper.com
    The best way to use it is to make calls to the customer's numbers or to receive calls from them. I think the oddest way to use it is to make calls to your colleagues.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Avaya
    • So my favorite thing that it does well is the mobile client. It's very easy to use to access my contacts as if I'm sitting at my desk in the office. I can send text messages to other parties within my department as well. So that's the best thing. Staying in touch even though I'm not sitting at my desk.
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    RingCentral
    • RingEX abilities to do multiple things at once, hands-free, is a huge time saver for me.
    • RingEX can record each word from beginning to end that may be part of a legal or written contract.
    • The amount of storage space that this program provides to my system is incredible.
    Incentivized
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    Zoiper.com
    • make calls
    • call count
    • caller ID
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Avaya
    • Rush for updates. At times an updated will fix one problem, and inadvertently create another. However with due diligence from your business partner (Tektivity) patches are tested before being rolled out in production environments.
    • Part itemization. If you purchase a new system, the power cord does not come with the unit, that is a separate part. Very minor in the grand scheme of things but as a reseller and a customer still somewhat annoying.
    • Large convoluted organization. As a user trying to navigate the AVAYA website, and track down information can be daunting. Even calling support can be challenging, you never know if your call will be routed to India, Brazil, or Denver. That is why the relationship with Tektivity is so important. You can leverage your business partner to get the answers you need so you can spend your time tackling issues that need your attention.
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    RingCentral
    • Reporting and analytics can be limiting. There is a solid baseline of reporting, but the customization is not what you would get with a call center product.
    • There is a platform API, but it is not as expansive as I would like. There is no easy way to build integrations with third-party tools, unlike Genesys Cloud, which has Data Actions.
    • The digital/messaging side is not present - we can't stick a widget on our website and allow people to live chat with us.
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    Zoiper.com
    • Ring volume slider
    • A feature to change a ring sound
    • Sound quality
    • Volume equalizer
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Avaya
    Oddly enough I have been impressed with the IP Office platform so much that I have integrated one into my home. My wife was not happy with it initially but once she started using it she was very happy with the results. It helped that I programmed it to work just like a home phone but with features and options that I can utilize remotely. I would be more than happy to put an AVAYA IP Office against any other phone system on the market, and let you be the judge.
    Incentivized
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    RingCentral
    We are grandfathered into our unlimited toll-free minutes plan. We are very unlikely to switch because of that. It has been the major factor saving us a lot of money compared to switching to other solutions. I don't know any other company that still offers these unlimited plans.
    Incentivized
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    Zoiper.com
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    Usability
    Avaya
    Avaya IP Office is a great system that is somewhat affordable for most SMB's. However, In our experience, Avaya IP Office has a tendency to shelve some of the license as you upgrade the software release on the PBX switch without giving back any comparable license to compensate. The Voicemail Pro license is quite expensive and most of the functionality that most business needs are not covered in the standard voicemail offering.
    Incentivized
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    RingCentral
    They were working on updating a few of the modules while we were going live, so this made usability difficult to train on once they did go live with those changes. Now that the changes are in place, we have really enjoyed the usability of the platform
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    Zoiper.com
    i give it this rating because i rarely use it, and when we use it its just for simple calling
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    Because it works great. In case there's a Wi-Fi issue, communication does not stop because the mobile app can be use with regular cell phone data. During one year + 3 months I've have the service, there's been only one time when there were issues on RingEX's side; however, the time of resolution was on the same day.
    Incentivized
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    Zoiper.com
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    Occasional bandwith issues. In addition to this, I have one individual whose calls are blocked. We were not able to determine whether this was a RingEX or a carrier issue.
    Incentivized
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    Zoiper.com
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    Call-in support is fantastic. I have never called in and had it taken more than 30 minutes to resolve our issue. Email support is terrible. You will likely go 24+ hours until you hear back and the response is likely a canned one. I personally prefer the email or chat support option, but find myself calling instead because the email support experience is so poor.
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    Zoiper.com
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
    Incentivized
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    Zoiper.com
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    If someone has an existing system I tell them to keep that running initially and keep RingEX separate initially until the system is configured and tested to one's satisfaction. After testing and configuration is completed, then roll over the main phone numbers to the new RingEX system. I've seen one person who immediately flipped over to RingEX without properly configuring/testing the software and had many issues with missed customer calls until I helped him sort out his configuration.
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    Zoiper.com
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    Alternatives Considered
    Avaya
    Much better feature set with Avaya IP Office, and I really feel you're getting feature-rich telephony for a well priced switch. The system is very adaptable and a much better fit than legacy key systems and cloud-based UCaaS solutions competing in the same market. With the Avaya brand behind the system, there is also a form of working with a Trusted partner with many years in the UC space.
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    RingCentral
    We are using these products like (Skype, Voip, TextNow, and Second line), but comparatively these products the RingEX has a good performance, because while we were using the other platform, we didn't get proper communication, we couldn't reach out the candidate, we lags to much into spam number, we couldn't communicate properly and the textnow we couldn't sigin sometime. When we start to use RingEX, we get much better productivity and proper communication with our clients.
    Incentivized
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    Zoiper.com
    We just find Zoiper to be the most easiest to use for our needs. It doesn't compare to any other app/program.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    not to sign up for it or give them any money for a product that does not work
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    Zoiper.com
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    We have 75 users and 85 phones on the system and have yet to have any noticeable outages. The system just works all of the time without issues. Our old VOIP system on Voyant would go out all the time for multiple hours. RingEX is much more stable and reliable.
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    Zoiper.com
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Avaya
    • When selling to a prospective customer, I always do a 10 yr ROI to show the benefits of Avaya IP Office or ACO and which scenario would fit best.
    • CAPEX vs OPEX
    • Number of phones needed as well as other features need to be considered to determine if Avaya IP Office fits best.
    Incentivized
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    RingCentral
    • Enhanced patient accountability, we can track all calls - incoming and outgoing - patients tend to state that they called and left a message, but they either never called or did not leave a message. With RingEX, we can track whether they really did. It saves us quite a bit of time and aggravation.
    • Faxing is more accurate and usually very quick. Because it's accurate, it saves us time with phone calls about faxes we never received and having to refax items. Also, faxing via the system instead of printing and scanning is a time-saver.
    Incentivized
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    Zoiper.com
    • its not what im looking for
    • i need more
    • keep it for simple calling
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