Dialpad Connect vs. RingEX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dialpad Connect
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Dialpad Connect is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface.
$27
per month
RingEX
Score 8.4 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.
$19.99
per month
Pricing
Dialpad ConnectRingEX
Editions & Modules
Standard
$27
per month per user
Pro
$35
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact sales team
per user/per month
Essentials (up to 20 users)
$19.99
per user/per month
Standard
$27.99
per user/per month
Premium
$34.99
per user/per month
Ultimate
$49.99
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dialpad ConnectRingEX
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing above is per/month paid annually. Pricing increases when paid monthly. Essentials - $29.99/month (paid monthly) Standard - $37.99/month (paid monthly) Premium - $44.99/month (paid monthly) Ultimate - $59.99/month (paid monthly)
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Community Pulse
Dialpad ConnectRingEX
Considered Both Products
Dialpad Connect
Chose Dialpad Connect
Honestly, this came down to two things: Voice to Text transcripts and customer service. I will never use RingCentral MVP due to their TERRIBLE customer service. I tried them out, and during the trial they failed to ever resolve 90% of the issues facing our organization. …
Chose Dialpad Connect
Better User Interface with Dialpad Talk for the application. However, RingCentral has unified phone numbers where your voice line is also your fax line. DialPad uses a 3rd party (HelloFax) and adds a margin to the cost to make a profit. Dialpad Talk just needs to develop …
Chose Dialpad Connect
Dialpad has more features, is less complicated, and is more cost-effective than the others I have tried.
Chose Dialpad Connect
Dialpad [Talk] has more voicemail, auto-attendant, and multi-user services. It appears to be best oriented to a small or mid-sized business.
Chose Dialpad Connect
Self-onboarding and support is top notch and easy, their Voice Intelligence is amazing.
Chose Dialpad Connect
With [an]other company [I] used RingCentral. They offered more features but at a high cost per line whereas Dialpad offers the features that are used on a daily basis at a competitive price.
Chose Dialpad Connect
We absolutely hated RingCentral. The admin portal was a nightmare. Figuring out how to make the most basic of changes took forever. We couldn't even delete users on our own! We had to call AT&T and wait on hold for 20 minutes just for them to do it for us. The faxing never …
Chose Dialpad Connect
I used Google Voice free service. It helped me, however, I was getting tired of using their web interface. Sometimes, the call quality suffered a lot. Also, their SMS and MMS services were not convenient enough.
I used RingCentral almost 10 years ago and was not too happy with …
Chose Dialpad Connect
It was hard to install and upgrade. We had to be supported by a tech company that charged for their support.
Chose Dialpad Connect
Less expensive, Clio integration, on-the-fly transcription.
Chose Dialpad Connect
Dialpad has provided an overall better experience, not only in app and feature quality, but also in the arena of customer service. Previous VOIPs were cumbersome and difficult to get support on. Dialpad has been the opposite. While Dialpad provides a better experience across …
Chose Dialpad Connect
They are all pretty similar, however, Dialpad seems to have a tighter all-in-one solution with uber conference integrated in the desktop app and you can invite or launch meetings from there. I have not used the newer Zoom phone options or newest RingCentral meetings yet, but …
Chose Dialpad Connect
At the time (over 3 years ago) Dialpad was the only cloud-based VOIP vendor that offered this wealth of features, modern design, and highly active change log. Now that other vendors have caught up there's less and less reason to use Dialpad so I can no longer recommend it to …
Chose Dialpad Connect
I have used Ooma Busines, OnSip, RingCentral, Google Voice, Voip.ms, 8x8... and chose Dialpad because of the price and feature selection. Multi-device and multi-platform (Windows/Android/Mac/iOS) features were intriguing and worked well. Ultimately not my top choice just …
Chose Dialpad Connect
Dialpad's reliability and clarity was the major difference I noticed right away.
RingEX
Chose RingEX
RingEX's Reliability and overall cost helped with our decision. While the competition have corresponding products and features, RingEX seem to really nail it in terms of usability.
Chose RingEX
RingCentral's flexibility and reliability proved to be far superior to the other products we tested.
Chose RingEX
They are cheaper. I prefer a dialpad over Ring any day.
Chose RingEX
RingEX doesn't really compare to any of these services (nor do they stack up against a superior telecom service such as the Verizon One Talk Mobile Application). Their product is glitchy and their tech support is not very knowledgeable or forthcoming. I found that I had more …
Chose RingEX
The biggest difference between RingEX and its competitors is that the service is solid without sacrificing features. The infrastructure is great, which means that quality is high. But the interface is lacking and older-looking. It would do well to take a page from the Google …
Chose RingEX
Almost all competitors charge for calls by the minute. Some have packages for minutes, but for a business doing large volumes of calls, this is simply not cost-effective. RingEX having unlimited calling instantly makes it a lower-cost option than most competitors at this …
Features
Dialpad ConnectRingEX
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.1
104 Ratings
2% below category average
RingEX
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.7103 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video8.668 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.2
61 Ratings
0% below category average
RingEX
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing9.261 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.4
72 Ratings
1% above category average
RingEX
-
Ratings
Calendar integration8.661 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.858 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.660 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.0
46 Ratings
1% below category average
RingEX
-
Ratings
Live chat9.345 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.5
64 Ratings
8% above category average
RingEX
-
Ratings
User authentication8.556 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions9.061 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.1
72 Ratings
2% below category average
RingEX
8.4
176 Ratings
5% above category average
Hosted PBX8.333 Ratings8.496 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.545 Ratings8.2130 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.867 Ratings8.9159 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings8.3158 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.4
86 Ratings
0% above category average
RingEX
8.6
185 Ratings
3% above category average
Answering rules8.672 Ratings8.7170 Ratings
Call recording8.878 Ratings8.8157 Ratings
Call park8.659 Ratings8.4136 Ratings
Call screening8.765 Ratings8.3148 Ratings
Message alerts9.080 Ratings8.7174 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging7.767 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Fax7.218 Ratings00 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription8.779 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
7.4
71 Ratings
13% below category average
RingEX
9.0
162 Ratings
12% above category average
Mobile app for iOS7.349 Ratings9.0141 Ratings
Mobile app for Android7.545 Ratings9.1123 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.5
64 Ratings
5% above category average
RingEX
-
Ratings
Centralized communications management8.849 Ratings00 Ratings
Team messaging8.745 Ratings00 Ratings
Team document sharing8.127 Ratings00 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics8.450 Ratings00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
-
Ratings
RingEX
8.7
158 Ratings
8% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings8.4119 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.1138 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.290 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings9.0111 Ratings
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Dialpad ConnectRingEX
Small Businesses
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Score 9.4 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 9.1 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 9.1 out of 10
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Dialpad ConnectRingEX
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(338 ratings)
8.3
(191 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(12 ratings)
8.9
(15 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(72 ratings)
8.7
(11 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(4 ratings)
9.0
(121 ratings)
Performance
8.9
(4 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(57 ratings)
5.3
(28 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.8
(6 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(2 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
6.9
(2 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.6
(4 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(1 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dialpad ConnectRingEX
Likelihood to Recommend
Dialpad
It is well-suited for basic calling functionality, but has been a poor experience for us when used for texting, as it lacks some of the features of other platforms, such as Haymarket. It is also challenging to capture good analytics, as this is neither easy nor clear for users to find.
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RingCentral
I would definitely refer this to my colleagues, because the RingEX is one of the best platforms for recruiters. After all, some of the candidate has some busy schedules, so they couldn't answer the calls, but we can use the message option, we got more responses from that, so we can easily and fastly connect with them, and it will be very helpful to improve our organization.
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Pros
Dialpad
  • Ease of signing on and calling in
  • Clear audio/sound, no static or poor connections
  • Can choose to be on video or not
  • The organizer and participants can see all who are on the call
  • Meetings can be auto-recorded and sent to organizer at end of call
  • Hold music can be played for initial caller
  • Meeting is auto-transcribed
  • Action items are automatically listed for the organizer
  • Summary list shows all who were in attendance
  • Summary shows duration of callers on the meeting
  • Can load images of attendees when setting of the meeting
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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
Dialpad
  • The only example I can list for improvement is that occasionally the message has some mistranslation(s). But I can usually figure out the missing words. The 'southern USA' dialect may be partly to blame....
  • The functionality is really great. It is the best app I have used for messages in all of my customer service jobs.
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RingCentral
  • Customer support is rudimentary. They should improve tier 1 customer support's ability to understand our needs rather than asking customers to reinstall the app
  • Revolving door of account managers, which causes loss of continuity in discussing opportunities
  • Analytics is not complete. Details about faxing and web meetings is missing.
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Likelihood to Renew
Dialpad
Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
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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
Dialpad
Dialpad Connect is good and recommended for any organization. It is a good value. It can accomplish everything that your organization is looking for, and no one will say it is outside the budget for any 50+ person organization. The AI feature is very useful. The dashboard could be a bit easier to manage, and the integration with Salesforce could be a bit smoother.
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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
Dialpad
There have not been any outages that I am aware of and we have had consistently good coverage since the start. There can be a slight lag from the office to the mobile app, but it is not terribly noticeable and it has not resulted in any calls being prematurely hung up
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RingCentral
There have been outages in the past, but they keep you updated on their status page. They instantly start working to resolve the issue in a timely manner. The reporting is clearly laid out if your area is impacted. They ensure that they email any updates they've made to the portal or any products they offer.
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Performance
Dialpad
The emails of voice transcription come very quickly after a call has been completed and except for a few fairly difficult names are pretty accurate. The ability to quickly listen to the voicemail from email without having to open the app is also a bonus. I have not noticed or heard of any slowdowns
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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
Dialpad
The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
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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.
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In-Person Training
Dialpad
Welcoming and easy to follow the instruction
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RingCentral
I really didn't know all the capabilities
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Online Training
Dialpad
Simple and easy to follow, we had our branches around the country to be trained and the feedback was great. Only take if there was a desk phone training that would be great. The team provided us with video for the desk phone training
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RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Dialpad
I didn't participate in the implementation. But obviously it went flawlessly, as all users are set up in-house, and on the app.
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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
Dialpad
Panterra is dependable and has good support. Dialpad Connect has more features and an easier interface. AT&T has a lot of features, but Dialpad Connect's interface is easier. AT&T does not do call transcription that I know of. Comcast BVE and 8x8 services are lower quality and service is not great.
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RingCentral
We switched from GoTo's platform with pieces of Teams. At that time, the complexity and difficulty of integrating all of the features and connecting them to get a simple platform that was stable and easy to train weren't available elsewhere.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Dialpad
Overall program is of average cost. SInce I use it simply for its phone/text capabilities. I would hazard that company that needed more options, might see it differently
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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
Dialpad
So far, Dialpad has been a great improvement for our organization. It allows everyone to be on the same service and the integration with the mobile app means everyone is still using the "office" numbers even when on the go which makes it easier not having to balance multiple phone numbers from people
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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
Dialpad
  • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
  • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
  • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
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RingCentral
  • Cost savings over traditional phone system with land lines
  • Increased productivity due to allowing my team to work from anywhere
  • Conference calling features replaced a separate service
  • Video meeting features replaced a separate service
  • Call handling is easier
  • SMS Campaigns are a great tool
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