Lingo vs. Ring4

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lingo
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Lingo is a telephony and VoIP software solution from Lingo.
$15
per month
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
LingoRing4
Editions & Modules
Small Team
$15
per month
Standard
$30
per month
Plus
$40
per month
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
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
LingoRing4
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$9.99 per phone line, per month
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Features
LingoRing4
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Lingo
8.0
1 Ratings
2% below category average
Ring4
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
User templates8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Lingo
-
Ratings
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Call recording00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Lingo
-
Ratings
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Lingo
-
Ratings
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Instant messaging00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
LingoRing4
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
LingoRing4
Likelihood to Recommend
Lingo
Lingo is great for small to mid sized company working with big box retailers that want to manage EDI in a cost effective but also time efficient manner. If you are looking for complete automation and integration, or a highly developed interface this is not the EDI platofrm for you
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Ring4
Good for creating a new business or branching a business abroad.
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Pros
Lingo
  • User friendly, easy to see what needs to be done for each retail partner and completing all required documents
  • Its price is competitive compared to other options
  • Nice that they don't send a million update and confirmation emails like some platforms
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Ring4
  • Manage Team Lines
  • Transcribe calls
  • International Calling
  • Call Recording
  • Free video conferencing
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Cons
Lingo
  • Cost setup for each retail partner is steep. In this digital age, it seems like a rip off to have to pay for this service
  • ERP/Warehouse integration - it does not have the ability to integrate with our ERP setup currently.
  • Sometimes there are just one too many steps to submit documents - wish it automatically prompted to the next submission step to remember to get through all steps more easily and not get lost in submitting documents
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Ring4
  • I've sometimes seen text messages being sent in double.
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Usability
Lingo
No answers on this topic
Ring4
It's super easy and simple to use, and very straightforward.
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Support Rating
Lingo
No answers on this topic
Ring4
I had a question, and had my answer that same day.
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Alternatives Considered
Lingo
We used SPS for a brief time because our warehouse had the capability to integrate with this program. It was very expensive and the interface for manually processing was not user friendly or easy to navigate. The integration was going to be an additional large cost. Lingo, while it does not have the integration capabilities, was the lower cost and easier to use option. We could get things done quickly for a lower cost and easily teach our third party warehouse to help in the process.
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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
Lingo
  • It helps us save money on EDI processing
  • It was user friendly so we could have our warehouse take over helping us process ASNs and take over steps on processing EDI orders for no additional cost- this has saved our admin time needed for these orders
  • We were able to add all our retailer partners with specific requirements without issue. It helps us stream the processing and save time/money on these orders where the margins are not always great and the rules complicated
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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

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.