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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Unified Contact Center

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ACisco Unified Contact Center is a contact center platform that can support up to 24,000 agents. It supports call routing, omnichannel integrations, and a management portal for creating customer profiles, segmentation, and resource monitoring.N/A

    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

    Pricing
    Cisco Unified Contact CenterRingEX
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Unified Contact CenterRingEX
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level 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
    Cisco Unified Contact CenterRingEX
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Unified Contact Center
    Since [Cisco Unified Contact Center] UCC has been around forever, there has been little to no effort to enhance UCCE/X as core platforms. Chances are good they will be sunset sooner than later. CVP has potential as an on prem solution. The future is Webex Contact Center as long …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Unified Contact Center
    Some of the solutions evaluated provided options which were not compatible with the existing infrastructure, while Cisco Contact Center Solution provided option for using existing hardware and network setup.
    Incentivized
    RingCentral
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    167 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    156 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    173 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    137 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    32 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    149 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Unified Contact CenterRingEX
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    6.4
    44 Ratings
    28% below category average
    RingEX
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard5.744 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers6.440 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response5.740 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding7.741 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)7.434 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer7.439 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing4.129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response6.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs7.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts6.739 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking4.742 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration6.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration7.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    6.9
    45 Ratings
    19% below category average
    RingEX
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing7.742 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing6.134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording7.437 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management6.438 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics7.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting7.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting5.443 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys7.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics7.732 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.5
    24 Ratings
    12% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings9.526 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings9.424 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.9
    19 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.922 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.7
    20 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings9.223 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.923 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.921 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    8.7
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.718 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    8.9
    22 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.224 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    8.5
    212 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.1119 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings8.6162 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.7197 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.0
    221 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings8.9207 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings8.6191 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings8.7172 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings8.7180 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings8.9208 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings9.227 Ratings
    Online Fax00 Ratings9.524 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings9.327 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.3
    195 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.2171 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings9.4152 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Cisco Unified Contact Center and RingEX
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings9.522 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings9.221 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings8.618 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Unified Contact CenterRingEX
    Small Businesses
    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Unified Contact CenterRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (53 ratings)
    9.0
    (229 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (11 ratings)
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (159 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (16 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
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.0
    (1 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
    Cisco Unified Contact CenterRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    I would recommend it to other people in my contact and business circle, but if I recommend it to someone who has certain difficulties in accessing some tools within Cisco, he may have great difficulty in getting help because of the support that is lacking in most of the times.
    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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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Provides you with a solid routing engine that was built to handle Service Provider level throughput - if you need stability and a work horse this is the platform for you.
    • The core features on the whole are good, but where UCCE is very good is the eco-system of Solutions Plus partner integrations that expand on the core capabilities with the market leaders in areas such as WFO, Campaign Management, Biometrics and Natural Language.
    • The investment Cisco makes in the CC space means they are always improving the platform features, scale and reliability.
    Incentivized
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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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    Cons
    Cisco
    • After 25+ years, the product still requires experienced and highly skilled engineers to deploy the product properly per Cisco Best Practice guidelines.
    • Third-party integrations are also very cumbersome and require highly skilled and experienced engineers and significant time and financial investment to deploy.
    • Upgrading the product is cumbersome and requires Cisco ATP or Cisco AS which is time consuming and very expensive.
    Incentivized
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    if it is up to me I would maintain its use. I was not able to make those decisions previously.
    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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    Usability
    Cisco
    It's a wellrounded solution that competes in a market with little on-premise competition. The benefits of being on-premise is great depending on the customers business case of course. But even when compared to other Cloud solution it holds up very well. Given the choice most customers want to be more secure, and it's an increasingly important factor for customers. And the customer does not want to compromise ease of use when choosing platform between a streamlined cloud solution. That's why I give this product an 8 because it's entirely up to us configurers of the platform who decides how well we make the user experience for the users.
    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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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    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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    Performance
    Cisco
    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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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco Unified Contact center is a very smart & reliable solution to go for. Its active-active sight base architecture and [customizable] features really help to deliver efficient customer service, enhanced next-gen experience, and uninterrupted operations. I believe every [organization] should opt for it if required.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    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
    Cisco
    Similar I guess, however, I feel like Avaya was more suited for a contact center and allowed for all information to be in one place. The QA Forms were more flexible and easy to review. Predicative analysis was available to assist with scheduling and staffing. It was easier to manipulate and implement- I didn't need to go through 3 different parties to make a simply modification.
    Incentivized
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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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    Licenses are very expensive. The customer has to buy IP telephony or Unified Communication and Collaboration Licenses and for Contact Center Solution licenses separately. There must be a price tone down as the competition is really high. New customers are willing to go for cloud-based solutions [that] are cheaper and easy to deploy.
    Incentivized
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    RingCentral
    not to sign up for it or give them any money for a product that does not work
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    Scripting not supported
    Incentivized
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    RingCentral
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • A smoother route to helping end users with critical needs
    • With quick assist while on hold, less calls come into the pool while agents have the ability to assist more critical needs
    • The ability to work remotely during an extreme event assisting end users
    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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