Nextiva vs. RingCentral Contact Center

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nextiva
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Nextiva is a business communications platform that includes a VoIP solution, CRM software, BI software, cloud storage, phone and device rentals, email marketing automation software, and a contact center solution. These products can be purchased individually or together.
$25
per month per user
RingCentral Contact Center
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
RingCentral Contact Center is an AI-first contact center offers a set of cloud-based software plans with basic features including support for inbound and outbound call centers and IVR and ACD capabilities. Advanced features include analytics, real-time call reporting, workforce optimization analytics, and omni-channel integration with SMS, email, and social media platforms.N/A
Pricing
NextivaRingCentral Contact Center
Editions & Modules
Digital
$25
per month per user
Core
$30
per month per user
Engage
$50.00
per month per user
Power Suite
$75
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NextivaRingCentral Contact Center
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
NextivaRingCentral Contact Center
Considered Both Products
Nextiva
Chose Nextiva
I like Nextiva Business Phone Service a lot better in comparison to RingCentral. It's easier to use and seems to be less glitchy. I do not pay for either as an employee so I could not compare cost-wise - but if they are the same relatively speaking - Nextiva Business Phone …
Chose Nextiva
RIngCentral pricing was better but they didn't have the features we were looking for as far as call groups and being able to setup a call forward automated message for after hour customer support.
Chose Nextiva
Nextiva is more reliable, better set up and support and overall a better product than anything we have used in the past. Since our calls are integral to our business, it is imperative that our phone service be up all of the time. If there are issues or we have questions, their …
Chose Nextiva
Nextiva was more flexible and less expensive than RingCentral.
Chose Nextiva
We went from Vonage to 8x8 to Ooma, then bad issues at RingCentral before finally finding Nextiva's quality service.
Chose Nextiva
We were comparing RingCental and Nextiva Business Phone Service when we narrowed it down. We looked at many others and RingCentral was where we landed. We got a call one day just as we were about to sign with RC, and it was from an outside partner of Nextiva Business Phone …
Chose Nextiva
Nextiva Business Phone Service does offer a lot of bells and whistles but also offers basic packages depending on needs. The level of features we needed along with the cost and reliability of the company is why we selected Nextiva Business Phone Service. The implementation …
Chose Nextiva
I think Ringcentral is better for smaller businesses. It's cheaper and has a lot of the same functionality. In my opinion, Nextiva Business Phone Service is much better for larger organizations.
RingCentral Contact Center
Chose RingCentral Contact Center
RingCentral Contact Center's application is much more intuitive than Nextiva's application. It's also easier to configure. It also has a lot of functionality that Nextiva does not. For example, RingCentral will transcribe Voice mail messages for us, whereas Nextiva does not. …
Features
NextivaRingCentral Contact Center
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
9.2
215 Ratings
14% above category average
RingCentral Contact Center
-
Ratings
Hosted PBX9.396 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.4116 Ratings00 Ratings
User templates8.8133 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports9.2180 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names9.4176 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
9.2
235 Ratings
9% above category average
RingCentral Contact Center
-
Ratings
Answering rules9.4211 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording9.1179 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park9.2167 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening9.2171 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts9.1209 Ratings00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
8.8
160 Ratings
10% above category average
RingCentral Contact Center
-
Ratings
Video conferencing8.778 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing9.2140 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.566 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging8.7108 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
8.8
201 Ratings
9% above category average
RingCentral Contact Center
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS8.9172 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.7140 Ratings00 Ratings
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
-
Ratings
RingCentral Contact Center
8.2
23 Ratings
1% below category average
Agent dashboard00 Ratings8.519 Ratings
Validate callers00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Outbound response00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
Call forwarding00 Ratings9.021 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
Warm transfer00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Predictive dialing00 Ratings9.68 Ratings
Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.611 Ratings
REST APIs00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
Call scripts00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
Call tracking00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Multichannel integration00 Ratings6.111 Ratings
CRM software integration00 Ratings6.110 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
-
Ratings
RingCentral Contact Center
7.9
22 Ratings
3% below category average
Inbound call routing00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings8.212 Ratings
Recording00 Ratings8.920 Ratings
Quality management00 Ratings8.518 Ratings
Call analytics00 Ratings8.519 Ratings
Historical reporting00 Ratings7.419 Ratings
Live reporting00 Ratings8.217 Ratings
Customer surveys00 Ratings6.99 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings5.97 Ratings
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User Ratings
NextivaRingCentral Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(251 ratings)
9.0
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(7 ratings)
6.4
(4 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(7 ratings)
8.7
(3 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(8 ratings)
4.8
(3 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.5
(4 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
NextivaRingCentral Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
Nextiva
We have had great service with Nextiva Business Phone Service and it is reliable and reasonably priced for the offered features. User Friendly and minimal issues. We are able to control most of the set up for new users and or new phones when needed. Only would like to see the app - Nextiva One be enhanced with more features than it currently has.
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RingCentral
The ease of use and file retention/retrieval is key. The adjustment from an e-mail-focused workflow to the RingCentral Contact Center was easier with the organization. Recall and search features mimic Outlook and allow me to quickly find what I’m looking for. RingCentral Contact Center is not ideal for communication with external partners, so we still have to rely on Outlook e-mails for that.
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Pros
Nextiva
  • Up-time, We've never had any sort of extended downtime because of Nextiva Business Phone Service, there services just work
  • Provisioning of supported devices is very easy to do and is almost automatic, this makes new device roll out especially smooth
  • The call flow functionality is especially smooth and intuitive to setup.
  • Their customer service is very effective and I've never waited more than 2 days for a solution, that's for more complicated issues too.
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RingCentral
  • Reliability: Our previous service was prone to outages, RingCentral Contact Center has been rock solid as long as we've used it.
  • Integration: Our IT team was able to build a custom RingCentral Contact Center dashboard on our website for our salespeople to manage inbound/ outbound calling. From there we were able to send call data directly into activities in our ERP (Acumatica).
  • Ease of use: It works well whether in the office or WFH (which many employees do regularly.
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Cons
Nextiva
  • The use of two apps when you're a supervisor. We have to use Unity and the Nextiva app instead of one app. It can be cumbersome.
  • Better integration with CRM's. We use Zendesk and it works ok as it does pull up customer records if we have their phone number on file. But it would be better if we could have more functionality from one place and have it write to the CRM directly.
  • Accept higher quality audio for greeting recordings. We had to trim the file size down several times losing a lot of audio quality in the process. Mono is fine since callers will only need to hear the one channel. But the Hz limit and file size limit were rough.
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RingCentral
  • I would like to be able to text from our main office line rather than only my office direct line, so I can keep my direct line private
  • I wish it was easier for all users to be able to toggle between calls ringing at their desk phone and cell phone
  • It would be nice if the process to add other team member's numbers to our desk phone screen was easier
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Likelihood to Renew
Nextiva
Its user friendly, easy to use and has been very reliable. We have nothing but good things to say about our service with Nextiva Business Phone Service. When needed their support team has always resolved any and all issues one way or another. They have been helpful, knowledgeable and very friendly. The features vs the cost is wonderful compared to other service providers.
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RingCentral
We have no intention of renewing our contract with Ring Central. We have had multiple outages in the past 2 years. We have been without an account manager for the past 4 months and the resolution of open issues takes 2-3 months. We were being misbilled for cancelled services for almost 12 months. We are not satisfied with the quality, support, or price of the service
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Usability
Nextiva
Very easy to use, if you're unsure about a functionality they have user manuals you can download to use or their support team via chat or call is very helpful and quick at resolving any issues. They also help when it comes to setting up users and reporting. Phone system is easy to follow with labels and easy to read.
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RingCentral
RingCentral Contact Center is not just only an app or platform which allows the company to manage the telephone calls, messaging functions, social media and emails, but also allows advanced features like the possibility of easy integration with other industrial systems, and customer/call analysis functions as well. It also supports and included with AI technology as well into some extent.
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Reliability and Availability
Nextiva
We have not yet experienced any issues the Nextiva Business Phone Service availability. It has always worked as needed.
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RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Performance
Nextiva
Nextiva Business Phone Service performance is great. The call quality is much better than our old analog land lines at a fraction of the cost.
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RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Nextiva
Support is great. We usually get someone on the phone; they answer our questions and help us with our issues. They are responsive when we call, and there is also a wealth of information on their online help center, which will typically answer our question or send us in the right direction.
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RingCentral
We honestly did not need much support but whatever we wanted was resolved via email and that experience was nice but took a bit of time
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Online Training
Nextiva
The training we received from Nextiva Business Phone Service was thorough, and detailed. It also did not take very long.
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RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Nextiva
No was done by Agency Owner and was done with the help of Nextiva Support and Sales team. Went very well and has been working great since then. Was originally only two phones and then we continue to add to that. We did not have any reported issues and was a great experience for our Agency and Small Business.
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RingCentral
As I recall it was not a very cumbersome implementation and we were up and running as promised
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Alternatives Considered
Nextiva
We switched for better uptime, ease of use, and better tech support and got all that from Nextiva. We were constantly losing connection with our previous provider, a package service for internet and phone. The web portal is much easier to use, and the call center offers many more features.
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RingCentral
RingCentral Contact Center's application is much more intuitive than Nextiva's application. It's also easier to configure. It also has a lot of functionality that Nextiva does not. For example, RingCentral will transcribe Voice mail messages for us, whereas Nextiva does not. RingCentral also sends us notifications when a customer sends us a text message, whereas Nextiva does not.
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Scalability
Nextiva
We have not yet needed top scale up our phone system yet, but I can tell that it will be very quick and effortless to do so when the need arises.
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RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Nextiva
  • ROI - we are saving money, a lot of money, and we have a MUCH better phone system
  • Consolidation - we migrated 6 different phone systems in 6 different counties into one, and it's been wonderful!
  • Management - managing this system is so much better than Mitel, Panasonic, and any other system I have used. We are able to assign rights to certain staff to also make changes, and it's user friendly and almost fool proof.
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RingCentral
  • With RingCentral Contact Center we were able to connect with our customers. The feature that allows the call to be sent to the first available rep ensured that this happened.
  • Also, my favorite feature is the call recording and transcription feature. This allowed me to get the customer's emails without asking them to repeat if I missed them the first time. Hence, happier customers and more meetings.
  • RingCentral Contact Center also made it very easy to set up a mailbox for customers to leave messages and reassure them that they've connected with the right person.
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