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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshdesk Contact Center

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk Contact Center ( Formerly Freshcaller) is a call center software for startups and small teams. Fresh Contact Center aims to enable businesses / teams set-up and run a call center without spending a lot of time and money. It is suited for phone teams of size 1- 30. Users can create custom greeting texts based on specific call scenarios. The nested Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system allows the user to provide a detailed set of options to callers. The call queues…

    $0

    per agent/per month

    Ring4

    Score10 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Ring4 headquartered in San Francisco offers a VoIP app that allows business owners and others to add a second (or third) phone line to their mobile phone.

    $9.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Freshdesk Contact CenterRing4
    Editions & Modules
    FREE
    $0
    per agent/per month
    Growth
    $15
    per agent/per ,billed annually
    Pro
    $39
    per agent/per month, billed annually
    Enterprise
    $69
    per agent/per month, billed annually
    Call Recording (add-on, business line only)
    $.05
    per recording
    Transcripts (add-on, business line only)
    $.05
    per transcribed minute
    Personal Line
    $9.99
    per line
    Business Line
    $9.99
    per line
    International Calling (available on personal + business lines)
    country dependent pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Freshdesk Contact CenterRing4
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$9.99 per phone line, per month
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    Community Pulse
    Freshdesk Contact CenterRing4
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Ring4
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    63%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Freshdesk Contact CenterRing4
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Ring4
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Ring4
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Hosted PBX9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.27 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Ring4
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Ring4
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Answering rules8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording9.08 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call park9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts9.47 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Ring4
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    9.6
    6 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Ring4
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Audio conferencing9.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Ring4
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Ring4
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Freshdesk Contact CenterRing4
    Small Businesses
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Freshdesk Contact CenterRing4
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Freshdesk Contact CenterRing4
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Freshworks Inc
    One scenario where Freshdesk Contact Center is well suited is when we have a lot of parents calling in with requests about student transcripts, and or grades, we can better interact with each caller and not have a lot of people on hold waiting for a long time. One scenario where Freshdesk might not be well suited is when callers get the chatbot more often than talking to an actual person.
    Incentivized
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    Ring4
    Good for creating a new business or branching a business abroad.
    Read full review
    Pros
    Freshworks Inc
    • From this centralized help desk, we are able to allocate tickets and communicate with staff and clients via email.
    • The ability to phone a lead or customer directly from Freshdesk is fantastic.
    • Handling of waiting lines.
    Incentivized
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    Ring4
    • Manage Team Lines
    • Transcribe calls
    • International Calling
    • Call Recording
    • Free video conferencing
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    Cons
    Freshworks Inc
    • Cost - the system was felt to be way overpriced for the feature-set it provided. For the cost of 10 support agents, I could engage with a full-blown VoIP UCaaS provider to support 20-30 users.
    • The system was dependent on the Amazon Web Services system, which was prone to outages, and as it was outsourced by Freshworks to Amazon, resolution time did not have clear SLAs.
    • Non-US support - any issues encountered with the system would go through international channels which decreased resolution time depending on when the development team was available.
    • Call reliability was questionable - sometimes agents would have ringing devices that would have no one on the other end - other times calls would be dropped without explanation.
    Incentivized
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    Ring4
    • I've sometimes seen text messages being sent in double.
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    Usability
    Freshworks Inc
    It's a really simple and affordable software solution if you're looking to upgrade your system or processes to a softphone. The service has been fantastic for both our outbound sales team and our inbound customer service team. As a manager, I'm really grateful I found FreshCaller early on in the process of evaluating companies to go to for a softphone.
    Incentivized
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    Ring4
    It's super easy and simple to use, and very straightforward.
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshcaller support is great. They will respond very quickly once I submit a ticket. On occasion, they are unable to answer a question and require a deep dive on some research for random questions but that's completely understandable. Overall, great service, great quality, and very accommodating. This is one of the better support groups, in my opinion.
    Incentivized
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    Ring4
    I had a question, and had my answer that same day.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Freshworks Inc
    After multiple checks and constant research we found Freshdesk is one of the leading product service providers and the best at it too. We used to have PSTIN hard phones which caused a lot of drops and customer discontent. After Freshdesk, it has been a cakewalk. Really happy with it.
    Incentivized
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    Ring4
    Ring4 had everything we need in a business phone line in a more simple format and less expensive.
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    Return on Investment
    Freshworks Inc
    • Call logs helps analyse the interactions which each lead - helps space out if need be.
    • Follow ups are simplified due to viewing of past activity.
    • Easy integration helps in saving costs of phone calls.
    Incentivized
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    Ring4
    • Less expensive business phone
    • Can answer on the go
    • Less to manage, more simple
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    ScreenShots

    Ring4 Screenshots

    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotScreenshot of The Ring4 admin console, allows business to manage their phone lines as simply as emails. Ring4 Business lets admins create and assign a new phone line to an employee in seconds.