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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Fuze

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Fuze is a cloud-based unified communications platform that includes IP PBX voice service, video conferencing, and collaboration tools such as content sharing and instant messaging capabilities. It also integrates with a wide range of popular CTI, CRM, and click-to-call solutions.

    $15

    per month

    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
    FuzeRingEX
    Editions & Modules
    US Outbound
    $0.02
    Per Minute
    Fuze Meetings
    $15
    Per User/Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FuzeRingEX
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo 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
    FuzeRingEX
    Considered Both Products
    Fuze
    Chose Fuze
    Fuze was far more expensive and more complicated to set up. Our current platform took a few days to set up with SSO. Our contact center took a bit longer but works amazingly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    They all have different usages, Fuze makes it feel like we are using a phone even if we use it from our laptops. We also wanted to have one centralized VOIP system, for example, we have Webex as our meeting system and Slack as our instant messaging system. Definitely much …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    We looked at RingCentral as well. They are a big name out there right now. It was actually a tough choice between the two. We had demos of all the software and understood how things worked. In the end, Fuze just made more sense for us. It has solved our problems and fits our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    8x8 has a solid platform, an all in one solution, and great support. We chose Fuze over 8x8 based on cultural fit and the clear desire to continue to build and to innovate at Fuze. That matches well with the modernization and transformation we're undertaking within our business …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    Fuze delivers great value for the price.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    We selected Fuze since they advertised integration with Microsoft Lync which we use within our organization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    I evaluated RingCentral, CenturyLink, and ShoreTel.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    At the time we were looking, Fuze was the only UCaaS provider with enough global presence to get the Holland office a local number within the Fuze system, making it easy for us to manage both locations in one place. The pricing and features from Fuze, and the ability to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    Fuze won on reporting flexibility and disaster recovery and business continuity features. For reporting, they provide granularity that I haven't seen on other platforms and data for us to create our own. Their base reports are highly visual and boardroom ready. For disaster …
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    We find none of these solutions give us end to end direct dialling, contact center and collaboration.
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    Similar capabilities, somewhat lower cost
    Incentivized
    Chose Fuze
    Our final selection came down to Fuze and RingCentral as the two vendors who met most of our organization's specific requirements. In the final selection it was a combination of Fuze's single user application format and their overall pre-sales handling of our account that won …
    Incentivized
    RingCentral
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX beat Fuze in every single department: cost, function, reliability, features. It is more stable than Microsoft Teams although not as widely adopted only because it's not Microsoft. 8x8 while a decent platform, just was not as "mature" in its application as RingEX. We …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX provided a more reliable, easy to use and consistant experience compared to the other platforms that we tested. While Teams is also used, it is far more complex and harder to manage for a smaller IT team. RingEX was able to provide the service without the huge overhead …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    167 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    77%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    156 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    173 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    137 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    149 Answers
    Features
    FuzeRingEX
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    5.5
    111 Ratings
    36% below category average
    RingEX
    8.5
    212 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Hosted PBX5.178 Ratings9.1119 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)6.073 Ratings8.6162 Ratings
    User templates5.060 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports6.192 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names5.1107 Ratings8.7197 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    6.5
    107 Ratings
    23% below category average
    RingEX
    9.0
    221 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Answering rules7.099 Ratings8.9207 Ratings
    Call recording6.089 Ratings8.6191 Ratings
    Call park7.073 Ratings8.7172 Ratings
    Message alerts6.193 Ratings8.9208 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings8.7180 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings9.227 Ratings
    Online Fax00 Ratings9.524 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings9.327 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    7.1
    91 Ratings
    11% below category average
    RingEX
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing7.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing7.190 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    8.0
    103 Ratings
    2% above category average
    RingEX
    9.3
    195 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS8.094 Ratings9.2171 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.077 Ratings9.4152 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    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 Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    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 Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    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 Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    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 Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    8.9
    22 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.224 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Fuze and RingEX
    Feature
    Fuze
    -
    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
    FuzeRingEX
    Small Businesses
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Nextiva
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FuzeRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (116 ratings)
    9.0
    (229 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.7
    (20 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    9.4
    (159 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (88 ratings)
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (111 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FuzeRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fuze
    Fuze has way more capability than we need for our small office so it might be best suited for large installations, call centers, and complex environments. Our office is small and our needs [are] minimal, so when we need support we are challenged to understand the support person due to our lack of technical sophistication. We sometimes feel like we should switch to a solution more geared for consumers or SOHO. Nevertheless, Fuze provides reliable service at [a] reasonable cost that meets our needs, and because support is rarely needed we are happy with them most of the time, i.e. when support isn't needed.
    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.
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    Pros
    Fuze
    • Support Team - the best I have ever worked with. They help 24/7 on any issue I could come across. Usually it is an item I could fix myself and they fix it and show me how to fix the same issue if I have it in the future.
    • Contact Center - We do Commercial Collections involving Sales and Collections. We have 50 people on the phone at one time. Contact Center lets a Manager listen live and gives help if the rep needs help selling or collecting.
    • Pandemic 2020 - without Fuze we would have been unable to work for 3 months. They saved our "rears" since we already had all their services up and running for years.
    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
    Fuze
    • Desktop application stability and compatibility with certain hardware.
    • Better installation - Per-user and per-computer installs sometimes compete with one another and/or upgrades fail to install.
    • [The] desktop app is not best for touchscreen-enabled devices due to lack of ability to scroll through messages using a finger or stylus.
    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
    Fuze
    Fuze is a solid application that is a great asset to the business for our sales staff to make daily calls to clients and candidates. Managers can monitor call data and times to keep up to date with team performance, as well as monitor calls for users on their team. The Fuze/MS Teams integration is an exciting prospect that would be very beneficial to us as a business, for seamless integration between the 2 platforms.
    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
    Fuze
    Fuze was built with the end-user in mind. It was built to have a common interface on mobile and desktop. Fuze Web is new, and it also has the exact same interface as the desktop and mobile, and they are still working on the ability to make phone calls from the browser itself, currently it can do meetings just fine. Everything about Fuze was built with the end-user in mind.
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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
    Fuze
    We've had a few outages over the past year. More than other vendors I've used. They usually have outages fixed within an hour. The downside is they do not provide root cause of outages. If they do at takes them at least a month to get it to you
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    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.
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    Performance
    Fuze
    Since Fuze runs across multiple devices and platforms they really strived to make a lightweight interface that is optimized for phone calls, chat, and collaboration. The web client loads fast, the chat is always up-to-date, phone calls arrive on-time. The desktop client is the most feature rich and basically it just adds desktop sharing functionality as well as VoIP for calling, and the mobile client doesn't consume a lot of battery, and it stays running to get phone calls, chats, and can do meetings over Wifi, Cellular Data, or Cellular voice.
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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
    Fuze
    Our experience with Fuze support has been overall very positive. Their technicians seem to be well trained and able to handle a variety of requests and issues without unnecessary delays or extensive troubleshooting. Fuze allows enough customer access to avoid the need to call support for every little issue but is ready to assist when issues are beyond our capabilities to resolve.
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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
    Fuze
    At many of our sites with more than 50 users, Fuze sent someone onsite to train. This worked surprisingly well, as the trainer allowed the users to set the pace and answered TONS of questions. Fuze has a very streamlined training process, their staff is very professional, very knowledgeable and very engaging.
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    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    Online Training
    Fuze
    Fuze has vast amounts of training videos and guides on how to use its products and services. There are literally endless-hours of training and I often point end-users to a particular video which addresses the specific needs of the user, for example: how to check voicemail. Or, how to share your desktop, etc.
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    RingCentral
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Fuze
    Personally, I didn't have any trouble getting started with Fuze. It was installed on my computer on my first day and I was good to go! Little to no hiccups. I was not with the company when they first adapted Fuze so I can not speak to the implementation as a whole.
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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
    Fuze
    Fuze was far more expensive and more complicated to set up. Our current platform took a few days to set up with SSO. Our contact center took a bit longer but works amazingly.
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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.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Fuze
    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
    Fuze
    Fuze does have scalability limits but most of that is how many end-points they can put on a virtual PBX, or VCX as they call them, I THINK its limit is somewhere between 2,000 and 5,000, but we've not had issues with that because we have put users into various VCXs some by location, some by department or function. Either way, we have 7,000 currently deployed, and are going to end up with over 15,000 when we are done, Fuze is VERY scalable.
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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
    Fuze
    • We receive constant negative feedback from mangers about the system not functioning correctly. (This is mainly due to lack of support from Fuze)
    • This has had a positive impact in that the system is cheaper and we are missing less calls due to the functionality of the system.
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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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