Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
eVoice
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
For business owners, eVoice is presented as an affordable, reliable and flexible phone system, by J2 Global / Ziff Davis. eVoice now includes services from the former Onebox, which was also a J2 Global brand.N/A
TextFree
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Text Free is a free texting app boasting quick and easy setup, as well as free and unlimited texting, and calling minutes that are free to earn and cheap to buy. Users choose a custom phone number with a desired area code, and can also use its voicemail service when not available to answer calls.N/A
RingEX
Score 8.5 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
eVoiceTextFreeRingEX
Editions & Modules
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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
eVoiceTextFreeRingEX
Free Trial
NoYesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo 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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eVoiceTextFreeRingEX
Features
eVoiceTextFreeRingEX
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
eVoice
8.8
1 Ratings
5% above category average
TextFree
-
Ratings
RingEX
8.6
187 Ratings
3% above category average
Answering rules9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.7172 Ratings
Call recording9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.8159 Ratings
Call park8.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.5138 Ratings
Call screening9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.3150 Ratings
Message alerts9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.7176 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
eVoice
8.8
1 Ratings
10% above category average
TextFree
-
Ratings
RingEX
8.7
159 Ratings
8% above category average
Video conferencing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.4119 Ratings
Audio conferencing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings9.1138 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.290 Ratings
Instant messaging9.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.9112 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
eVoice
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
TextFree
-
Ratings
RingEX
9.1
164 Ratings
13% above category average
Mobile app for iOS9.01 Ratings00 Ratings9.0143 Ratings
Mobile app for Android9.01 Ratings00 Ratings9.1124 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
eVoice
-
Ratings
TextFree
-
Ratings
RingEX
8.4
178 Ratings
5% above category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings00 Ratings8.597 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2131 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4160 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0161 Ratings
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Small Businesses
CloudTalk
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Score 7.6 out of 10
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CloudTalk
Score 7.6 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.6 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.6 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.9 out of 10
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.9 out of 10
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
eVoiceTextFreeRingEX
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(191 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
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8.9
(15 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
8.7
(11 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
9.1
(121 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
5.3
(28 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
eVoiceTextFreeRingEX
Likelihood to Recommend
Ziff Davis Inc
If you are looking for a strong product that is highly customizable, Onebox is a great choice. It can be difficult to navigate, but almost every feature you would need is included somewhere.
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Pinger, Inc.
No answers on this topic
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
Ziff Davis Inc
  • Low Pricing.
  • Ease of use.
  • Professional voicemail.
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Pinger, Inc.
No answers on this topic
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
Ziff Davis Inc
  • The scheduling is very granular, but the interface for setting up the schedule isn't the easiest to navigate.
  • I would like the ability to copy or clone schedules. We have 3 different schedules on three different hunt groups and when there are changes to be made, I would like to be able to make the change on one schedule and copy that for another hunt group.
  • The interface for the users to change some of their settings (password, phone, email, etc) isn't very user friendly. I usually have to walk users through changes, and at that point, it is easier for me to just make the changes myself.
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Pinger, Inc.
No answers on this topic
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
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
Pinger, Inc.
No answers on this topic
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
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
Pinger, Inc.
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
Ziff Davis Inc
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Pinger, Inc.
No answers on this topic
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
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
Pinger, Inc.
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
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
Pinger, Inc.
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
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
Pinger, Inc.
No answers on this topic
RingCentral
I really didn't know all the capabilities
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Implementation Rating
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
Pinger, Inc.
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
Ziff Davis Inc
I was not an employee when Onebox was selected, but I have used Avaya and Nortel PBXs in the past and while it is not as powerful, it has a lot of great features and a much lower cost of entry.
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Pinger, Inc.
No answers on this topic
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
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
Pinger, Inc.
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
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
Pinger, Inc.
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
Ziff Davis Inc
  • Value for money.
  • Great option regarding ROI.
  • It creates a better way to connect.
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Pinger, Inc.
No answers on this topic
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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