HotTelecom vs. Ring4

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HotTelecom
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Beta Company's HotTelecom is a service that consists of a wide range of VoIP needs with over 6000 virtual phone numbers both local and mobile for business, designed to present an easy to use and affordable means of communication. HotTelecom offers virtual phone numbers, toll-free numbers, SMS numbers, SMS numbers for registration and multi-channel numbers, and virtual PBX set-up. All these come with clear-voice technology, for high sound quality.
$5
Monthly fee + connection fee
Ring4
Score 10.0 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
HotTelecomRing4
Editions & Modules
Virtual fax number
$30
Monthly fee + connection fee
Virtual PBX
$65
Monthly fee
Direct virtual phone number
from 5
Monthly fee + connection fee
Virtual SMS number
from 7
Monthly fee + connection fee
Toll-free (800) number
from 7
Monthly fee + connection fee
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
HotTelecomRing4
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$9.99 per phone line, per month
Additional DetailsEach price is the price of monthly fee. There might be an additional connection fee for the products.
More Pricing Information
Features
HotTelecomRing4
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
HotTelecom
10.0
5 Ratings
20% above category average
Ring4
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Hosted PBX10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
HotTelecom
10.0
5 Ratings
17% above category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Answering rules10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording10.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call park10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts10.05 Ratings10.02 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
HotTelecom
9.0
5 Ratings
8% above category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Audio conferencing9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
HotTelecom
-
Ratings
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
HotTelecomRing4
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(5 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.6
(4 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
HotTelecomRing4
Likelihood to Recommend
Beta Company
When our clients or partners call our corporate number they can now reach any needed employee or department by themselves. It is simple - they just need to use voice assistant and press the needed number.
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Ring4
Good for creating a new business or branching a business abroad.
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Pros
Beta Company
  • Friendly and responsive customer support.
  • Wide geographical coverage.
  • It's easy to set up.
  • High-quality phone calls.
  • There are a lot of additional services available.
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Ring4
  • Manage Team Lines
  • Transcribe calls
  • International Calling
  • Call Recording
  • Free video conferencing
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Cons
Beta Company
  • Video calling is not available as a feature.
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Ring4
  • I've sometimes seen text messages being sent in double.
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Usability
Beta Company
No answers on this topic
Ring4
It's super easy and simple to use, and very straightforward.
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Support Rating
Beta Company
We are totally satisfied with help Customer Support. They were quick and responsive
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Ring4
I had a question, and had my answer that same day.
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Alternatives Considered
Beta Company
No answers on this topic
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
Beta Company
  • We've got the option to use another marketing channel with HotTelecom's SMS virtual phone numbers. They also provide us with an ability to count everything in marketing campaigns made with SMS numbers and to make the right decisions based on the received data.
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Ring4
  • Less expensive business phone
  • Can answer on the go
  • Less to manage, more simple
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ScreenShots

HotTelecom Screenshots

Screenshot of Personal account on the website. User can perform an order there.

Ring4 Screenshots

Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot 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.