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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Highrise CRM (discontinued)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AHighrise is a simple CRM, allowing the user to track leads and manage follow ups with zero learning curve. Highrise is only available and supported for existing customers. As of August 2018 Highrise is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers may still take advantage of Highrise.

    $4

    Per User 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
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)RingEX
    Editions & Modules
    Highrise
    $4.00
    Per User Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)RingEX
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo 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
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)RingEX
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    RingCentral
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Would buy again
    167 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    156 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    173 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    137 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    149 Answers
    Features
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)RingEX
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Highrise CRM (discontinued) and RingEX
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    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 Highrise CRM (discontinued) and RingEX
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.9
    19 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.922 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Highrise CRM (discontinued) and RingEX
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    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 Highrise CRM (discontinued) and RingEX
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    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 Highrise CRM (discontinued) and RingEX
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    8.9
    22 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.224 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Highrise CRM (discontinued) and RingEX
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    8.5
    212 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.1119 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings8.6162 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.7197 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Highrise CRM (discontinued) and RingEX
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.0
    221 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings8.9207 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings8.6191 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings8.7172 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings8.7180 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings8.9208 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings9.227 Ratings
    Online Fax00 Ratings9.524 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings9.327 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Highrise CRM (discontinued) and RingEX
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.3
    195 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.2171 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings9.4152 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Highrise CRM (discontinued) and RingEX
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    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
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    User Ratings
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)RingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (229 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (159 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)RingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    We chose to work with the Basecamp product and along with it came Highrise. They're a great 37 signals package together. So we chose to work with Highrise because of Basecamp
    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
    Discontinued Products
    • Easy batch upload of new contacts - if you gathered names and contact info for a bunch of people at an event or conference or what have you, put it in a spreadsheet and upload it for easy and efficient adding to the database.
    • Simple communication and outreach tracking - each user has an individualized dropbox email address; you can BCC:, CC:, or forward an email to or from a client or contact, and Highrise automatically associates and records that email with the contact in the database.
    • Task assignments - users can create and task assignments associated with specific contacts (ie - Send Suzy J. a gift box on Oct 1; Follow Marla K. and Billy Z. on Twitter & Facebook; Get an updated address from Nathan R.)
    • Tags - easily create lists of contacts who fit certain needs (I need a: food blogger, in TX, who has a Facebook page - we have "food blogger", "TX," and "Facebook" tags in our system) that is then exportable; also useful for knowing the important associations of a particular contact.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Im actually pretty happy with the system as it is. The best aspect of Highrise is that it is very easy to work with - no need to struggle with manuals and lengthy training.
    • Not really a problem I suppose but I pay for Highrise as part of a suite which includes other products - Basecamp, Backpack and Campfire. It would be nice to see more integration between these products.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    Highrise is easy to use, has a nice UI overall, quick to load, and does most of what we need.
    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
    Discontinued Products
    It's quick and easy to setup and use. There isn't any feature "bloat". Nothing to struggle with
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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
    Discontinued Products
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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
    Discontinued Products
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    They are quick and SO nice. They are very friendly and are eager to help.
    Incentivized
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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
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Discontinued Products
    Highrise is simple to use and is run by the same folks who build Basecamp and 37Signals. We wanted something that would do the essentials without the cumbersome bells and whistles. Salesforce is almost too complicated if you don't have a whole sales operation and analytics division. One day we will probably outgrow Highrise, but not yet.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Discontinued Products
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Better customer service, I am able to look up client info in a more organized way
    • I feel that our efficiency has really increased. Highrise is a lot faster than our old program
    • Highrise keeps us very organized. but it would be helpful if there was a project management section we could implement
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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