Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CallFire
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
CallFire is a VoIP and messaging solution designed for both external B2C interactions and internal company use. It includes features such as text messaging, call tracking, voice broadcasting, and an interactive voice response (IVR) system. Subscription pricing starts at $99 per month.
$99
per month
RingEX
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
RingEx 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
Pricing
CallFireRingEX
Editions & Modules
Lite
$99.00
per month
Startup
$199.00
per month
Grow
$299.00
per month
Pro
$599.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CallFireRingEX
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing 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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CallFireRingEX
Features
CallFireRingEX
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
7.6
11 Ratings
4% below category average
RingEX
8.5
196 Ratings
1% above category average
Hosted PBX6.02 Ratings8.8103 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.07 Ratings8.5144 Ratings
User templates7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names9.05 Ratings8.9178 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
9.3
10 Ratings
12% above category average
RingEX
8.4
205 Ratings
1% below category average
Answering rules8.07 Ratings8.6188 Ratings
Call recording10.010 Ratings8.6173 Ratings
Call park8.53 Ratings8.4153 Ratings
Call screening10.04 Ratings8.4162 Ratings
Message alerts10.05 Ratings8.7190 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Online Fax00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
RingEX
-
Ratings
Video conferencing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
8.3
2 Ratings
5% above category average
RingEX
9.2
180 Ratings
6% above category average
Mobile app for iOS8.52 Ratings9.1155 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.01 Ratings9.3136 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
-
Ratings
RingEX
8.1
9 Ratings
2% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.88 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings7.47 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
-
Ratings
RingEX
7.8
5 Ratings
7% below category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
-
Ratings
RingEX
7.3
6 Ratings
13% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings7.36 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
-
Ratings
RingEX
7.9
3 Ratings
3% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
-
Ratings
RingEX
7.4
8 Ratings
4% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
-
Ratings
RingEX
7.5
7 Ratings
9% below category average
Centralized communications management00 Ratings6.84 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings7.66 Ratings
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CallFireRingEX
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.5 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.5 out of 10
Webex Calling
Webex Calling
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Webex Calling
Webex Calling
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
CallFireRingEX
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(15 ratings)
8.6
(210 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(15 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(11 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(140 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.3
(28 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CallFireRingEX
Likelihood to Recommend
CallFire
If you need to find a test candidate for your client quickly, this is one of the best ways. Pull yourself a hot list of a couple hundred potential candidates and load them in to CallFire. Then get ready to hit about 50-60 calls per hour. You should have a great test candidate for your client in about 24 hours! It's amazing how quickly you can show your clients the true speed of your company.
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RingCentral
Easy to use for calls, text messages, plus the AI capability to provide a transcribe of the conversation and email notifications to keep track of the activity. Also, the search option for text messages works great. Same thing the calls history. It has a great feature to set up working hours which allows to have a work life balance by forwarding the calls to voicemail in case we're outside hours of operation
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Pros
CallFire
  • CallFire provides detailed analytics that show what/when callers select within the phone system
  • The text message broadcast feature is a game changer. This allows a company to dispatch text campaigns with specific calls-to-action, with tracking analytics.
  • The voice broadcast feature allows a mass automated message to be sent to client phones. This saves a lot of time when the same notification needs to go out to multiple clients.
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RingCentral
  • Chat and Messaging - Conversations are easy to search, topics can be pinned or bookmarked, and groups are easy to create and administer.
  • Phone - The core functionality works very well allowing voice, txt/sms, and faxing for all users. Administration is generally fairly easy as well.
  • Mobile Client - the mobile app offers all of the same functionality as the desktop or web client.
  • Video - Video calls make it easy to share screens with other users and includes a lot of tools for planning.
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Cons
CallFire
  • The services are easy to use and robust, but there is room for improvement. Unfortunately, not much has changed over the last 2 years of use. There haven't been any new features or innovations in that time.
  • API integration and automation is not easy for most folks to jump into and there is very little technical support or documentation to take advantage of such features.
  • The standard reports are generally sufficient, but there isn't any customization or intelligence available.
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RingCentral
  • It will be nice to have more text room monthly.
  • Providing clear instructions on how to access features, as most features are buried in the tabs.
  • The ability to redial a number without having to go back to the settings buttons on the landlines will be nice.
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Likelihood to Renew
CallFire
There is no reason not to, it has proven effective in the usage
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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.
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Usability
CallFire
No answers on this topic
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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Reliability and Availability
CallFire
No answers on this topic
RingCentral
RingEx is reliable I have not had any issues as of yet. I use both plants we have, and the service is fair to good. The service as a whole is solid and a great method to get in contact with anyone. I know the service also involves Wi-Fi and cellular service, or, in other words, how good your signal is.
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Performance
CallFire
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.
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Support Rating
CallFire
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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In-Person Training
CallFire
No answers on this topic
RingCentral
I really didn't know all the capabilities
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Implementation Rating
CallFire
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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Alternatives Considered
CallFire
CallFire has a pricing structure that is attractive to us as a small business. The "pay as you use" options helps us keep our overhead low, especially with so many softwares already in our tech stack. It's a tremendous value for the cost!
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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.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
CallFire
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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Scalability
CallFire
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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Return on Investment
CallFire
  • I sent out a broadcast message pretty deep in our data base, well three years out. I had one customer come in and buy thanking me for contacting her.
  • Our holiday season was up 35% over last year, this year we used CallFire more than we did in the past.
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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.
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