Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dialpad Support
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Dialpad Ai Contact Center is an inbound or outbound call center platform and solution, that helps companies connect with customers across all channels and skip the repetitive questions, retaining reviewable conversations and context history.
$80
per month per user
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.
$29.99
per month
Zendesk Suite
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Zendesk is a customer support solution with built-in ticketing, conversational messaging, and live chat, designed to help businesses of all sizes and industries deliver personalized service at scale. Zendesk's AI agents are trained in CX to help Service teams resolve customer issues faster and more accurately while still providing a human-centered experience. Zendesk ultimately aims to help businesses improve time to value, reduce effort per ticket, and keep costs low.
$69
per month per agent
Pricing
Dialpad SupportRingEXZendesk Suite
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$80
per month per user
Advanced
$115
per month per user
Premium
$150
per month per user
No answers on this topic
Suite Team
$69
per month per agent
Suite Growth
$115
per month per agent
Suite Professional
$149
per month per agent
Suite Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dialpad SupportRingEXZendesk Suite
Free Trial
NoYesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
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)20% discount available with annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Dialpad SupportRingEXZendesk Suite
Considered Multiple Products
Dialpad Support
Chose Dialpad Support
I haven't used Zendesk much, but overall, I felt the UI was a little bit more intuitive with Dialpad Support.
Chose Dialpad Support
Cost, breadth of services, customer support, flexibility in reporting and analytics, less downtime and more productivity. It has just about everything we need in a contact management software. The call center live dashboard is customizable, the call history is in real time …
RingEX
Chose RingEX
They are cheaper. I prefer a dialpad over Ring any day.
Chose RingEX
We had an Avaya system before, and working from home required a VPN connection and physical telephone appliance. With RingEX, any device, be it a phone or a computer, can connect and allow you to work seamlessly. Also, without the physical hardware to maintain, if something …
Chose RingEX
RingEX stacks up well against Zendesk Talk regarding basic phone functions. The user interface is more friendly and provides more basic features than Zendesk, such as direct extensions/#'s, quicker access to monitor live phone calls, and more robust transferring capabilities. …
Chose RingEX
RingEX's cutting edge technology and easy to use interfaces are what set the product apart from their competitors. However, I've experienced stateside support from other platforms that compare with RingEX and have had better experiences communicating versus when speaking to …
Zendesk Suite
Chose Zendesk Suite
In my experience, I prefer Zendesk Support Suite over Salesforce. I feel that it's much more user friendly across the board. My biggest complaint is the user navigation frustrations that I run into with Salesforce. I feel like Zendesk Support Suite is much more intuitive on …
Chose Zendesk Suite
I have not personally evaluated other products.
Chose Zendesk Suite
Zoho does have a ticketing system, however, the user-interface is not as logically laid out as Zendesk's. Zoho is also based in India, which can make receiving customer support difficult. Zendesk also has a proprietary voice system, while Zoho relies on integration with RingCent…
Features
Dialpad SupportRingEXZendesk Suite
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
8.3
39 Ratings
1% below category average
RingEX
-
Ratings
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Agent dashboard8.639 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Validate callers8.636 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Outbound response8.836 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call forwarding8.838 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)8.536 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Warm transfer8.033 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive dialing7.225 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive voice response8.332 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
REST APIs8.017 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call scripts8.029 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call tracking8.035 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multichannel integration8.326 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM software integration8.425 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
8.4
38 Ratings
1% above category average
RingEX
-
Ratings
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Inbound call routing8.037 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing8.520 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Recording8.636 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Quality management8.632 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call analytics8.636 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical reporting8.635 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Live reporting8.932 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer surveys7.517 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics8.323 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
8.6
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
High quality audio00 Ratings9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
9.1
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
7.6
1 Ratings
9% below category average
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Calendar integration00 Ratings7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
7.3
1 Ratings
11% below category average
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Live chat00 Ratings7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
7.7
1 Ratings
0% below category average
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
User authentication00 Ratings7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
8.4
188 Ratings
0% below category average
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Hosted PBX00 Ratings8.5101 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings8.3139 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.0170 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
8.1
197 Ratings
4% below category average
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Answering rules00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings8.6168 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings8.3147 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings8.4158 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings8.7185 Ratings00 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Fax00 Ratings7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
9.1
172 Ratings
6% above category average
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.0149 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings9.2129 Ratings00 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
8.4
1 Ratings
1% above category average
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Centralized communications management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
-
Ratings
Zendesk Suite
8.8
179 Ratings
7% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings00 Ratings9.4178 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7125 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1126 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings00 Ratings9.5178 Ratings
Ticket response00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2177 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
-
Ratings
Zendesk Suite
8.2
161 Ratings
2% above category average
External knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2155 Ratings
Internal knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3148 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Support
-
Ratings
RingEX
-
Ratings
Zendesk Suite
8.8
174 Ratings
10% above category average
Customer portal00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2142 Ratings
IVR00 Ratings00 Ratings8.273 Ratings
Social integration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2115 Ratings
Email support00 Ratings00 Ratings9.3171 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9132 Ratings
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Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.5 out of 10
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Broadvoice | GoContact
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.5 out of 10
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.6 out of 10
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
Score 5.4 out of 10
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Dialpad SupportRingEXZendesk Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(39 ratings)
8.4
(191 ratings)
9.2
(208 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(3 ratings)
8.9
(15 ratings)
10.0
(43 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(19 ratings)
8.7
(11 ratings)
8.8
(82 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(121 ratings)
9.1
(14 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
5.3
(28 ratings)
5.6
(31 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
9.1
(19 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dialpad SupportRingEXZendesk Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
Dialpad
We have a mix of Dialpad Support and regular Departments in Dialpad Support - we mostly use Dialpad Support for our high-volume area or areas we need to keep track of in more detail. In our smaller clinics, with few staff, Dialpad Support doesn't make sense to use to we have them setup as Departments instead.
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RingCentral
RingCentral is generally good for business calls, as its mobile features, combined with landline office options, are great for communication on the go. It is also an affordable option to have a mobile cellular device if you have a lot of staff. Setup especially for multilevel authorization can be a hassle but it works well if well set up, you would have to get help in rectifying this if not calls might be redirected to the wrong extensions and changing it is not very straight forward.
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Zendesk
Being a customer support agent, I found it very good when it comes to send an email or call or chat- with the user. I can do all that from the one single platform which is so easy and time saving for you. It does not take much time to use this, We can chat- with the user and at the same time we can send an email to them as well.
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Pros
Dialpad
  • The ease of use and integration into our local IT infrastructure
  • It improved business process agility especially for the work from home agents
  • It improved our customer relations/service with fewer dropped calls
  • It gives managers better reporting capabilities and call usage statistics
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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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Zendesk
  • UI/UX; mature macros and automations, slick and well thought out UI.
  • Reporting, reporting, reporting. With user, org, and ticket level tags, we can track every aspect of our ticket flow.
  • Extensibility; the app marketplace is a great resource for expanding functionality from the baseline offering.
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Cons
Dialpad
  • Live Dashboard should show more Bigger text otherwise agent cannot see by big monitors located in office!
  • Waiting for Dialpad Ai which will never available in Japan
  • Never understand the call journey who hung up the phone
  • When PC shut down, agent should be Off duty but still Available and call rings.
  • Support chat use weird Japanese
  • Never provide update information beforehand which sometime make confusion and troubles that Google cloud platform made
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RingCentral
  • We can use the RingEx in our Mobile to use for Basic calls and messages, but sometimes the mobile application lags or disconnects while using video calls or screen sharing.
  • we can easily configure in our laptops.
  • The Meeting recording option is really helpful for our organization
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Zendesk
  • Is there a way for AEs and CSMs to be informed in a weekly summary of all their accounts and any tickets? Example: Disney submitted a ticket on XYZ. Google has an urgent issue on X still unresolved.
  • Is there a way for CSMs or AEs to have a Dashboard that's specific to their accounts instead of seeing all the tickets in the queue that are not relevant to them?
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Likelihood to Renew
Dialpad
I have never had any issues with getting a problem resolved. The dialpad support team is responsive and extremely helpful. As busy as our business is getting, having the AI transcripts and call recordings aid us in being more task productive when helping patients. Other than the patient aspect of it, having no hardware maintenance is amazing
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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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Zendesk
Zendesk is an amazing tool for communicating with your customers easily. The communication tickets from sellers to us or from us to sellers are stored, and there are statuses used to make communication easy. We have internal conversations between departments, linked with useful software such as Zingtree, Talkdesk, and Webs.
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Usability
Dialpad
I always get great customer service when I need help. Even if i just decide to chat online instead of calling in. The reps are always so nice and the customer service is always amazing. I have never had any complaints. Usually my issues are pretty simple and they never make it harder than it needs to be
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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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Zendesk
Pros: The agent interface is sleek, contemporary, and relatively easy to learn compared to many other enterprise tools. For common tasks, admins are given point-and-click options- adding fields, modifying workflows, constructing macros. The knowledge base (Guide) editor is easy to use for non-developers. Drawbacks: Once you move past the initial things - complex automations, reporting/analytics in Explore, and/or customizations integrating the API, it requires much more advanced training to use successfully. Navigating between the different modules (Support, Explore, Chat, Guide) can feel very disconnected; often you are reminded that it really is a "suite" of products brought together -not really one unified platform. If you're using multiple brands managing simultaneous support tickets, or heavily customizing workflows to meet your brand, you may run into a bit of struggle with usability. So: it's a lot more user friendly than the palaces (Salesforce Service Cloud, ServiceNow), but is not used as quickly or with as much streamlined flow as a product made for a small shop. So if you are looking for a great balance, this is a good option if you are a net new organization or an organization on their way to scaling from 15 - 50 employee. Expect some elbow grease from the admin team once learning, adapting, and working efficiently once you move past the basics with your support tickets and initial customizations.
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Reliability and Availability
Dialpad
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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Zendesk
In the past year, I'd say I have only noticed maybe two hours total of downtime in my own usage. Very minimal.
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Performance
Dialpad
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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Zendesk
There has been minor performance degradation on a very few days out of the two years I have been using the product.
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Support Rating
Dialpad
I have never contacted support.
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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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Zendesk
We rarely need to contact their support team, but when we do they are responsive. However there have been notable times when communication between myself and the support rep was challenging despite me providing clear explanation of the issue, screenshots, and a thorough explanation of the goal we hope to achieve. It took several back and forth attempt, on a few occasions, to get resolution on an otherwise simple request
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In-Person Training
Dialpad
No answers on this topic
RingCentral
I really didn't know all the capabilities
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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Dialpad
No answers on this topic
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Zendesk
Zendesk has tons of available material for training - videos, webinars, articles, etc. The only reason this is not a 10 is because it can be hard to figure out how to navigate to these things and find what you are looking for.
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Implementation Rating
Dialpad
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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Zendesk
I was very satisfied. They have a free trial for 30 days and I recommend you do that and use it. It is very easy to get started with the basics and the build on over time.

The only thing technically complex was single sign-on and integration to Salesforce.com required some tweaks – otherwise setting up system was very easy
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Alternatives Considered
Dialpad
We looked at Aria, but we already had Dialpad Support and decided just to move forward with more features. I think the familiarity with the Dialpad app and the basic features made the addition of new features a much more seamless process rather than attempting to try dual software.
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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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Zendesk
The customisable reporting every time. Our leadership reply on me to run my team and want to know what customers are telling us so they can elevate our products. We have extensive custom reports that tie up all aspects of our product and customer journeys. I've not found another product that allows me as much freedom as Zendesk Suite explore does, so far.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Dialpad
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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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Dialpad
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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Zendesk
WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
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Return on Investment
Dialpad
  • The callback feature has saved clients a lot of hold time
  • The voicemail system has allowed cases to be handled properly by client's being able to leave a message for the proper agent
  • The Ai transcript feature has helped dozens of agents, as well as the company, avoid a lot of hassle, time, and lost money due to verifying conversations and information that normally would be much harder to confirm without it
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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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Zendesk
  • Integrating other AI solutions for an organization with high volumes can cost about USD5000 monthly. With Zendesk AI and by building onto the same with AI powered apps built for Zendesk Suite we save a projected USD4000 monthly.
  • Robust Zendesk APIs have enabled us to integrate our internal system with a customized app saving us hundreds of hours every quarter spent loading customer profiles that are not loaded instantly from the app.
  • Plug and play apps like Round robin save us weeks of sprint delay timelines as they do not require additional coding or developer support to install and start using.
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Zendesk Suite Screenshots

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