Nextiva Business Phone Service vs. Ring4

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Score 9.2 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.
$18.95
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
Nextiva Business Phone ServiceRing4
Editions & Modules
Essential
$23.95
Per User Per Month
Professional
$27.95
Per User Per Month
Enterprise
$37.95
Per User Per Month
Ultimate
$67.95
Per User Per Month
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
Nextiva Business Phone ServiceRing4
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
Community Pulse
Nextiva Business Phone ServiceRing4
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Nextiva Business Phone ServiceRing4
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.2
203 Ratings
12% above category average
Ring4
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Hosted PBX9.493 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.4109 Ratings00 Ratings
User templates8.8124 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports9.2169 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names9.3165 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.1
221 Ratings
8% above category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Answering rules9.4200 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording9.0168 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call park9.2159 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening9.1161 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts9.1198 Ratings10.02 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.7
152 Ratings
5% above category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Video conferencing8.774 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing9.2133 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.464 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging8.7103 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.7
188 Ratings
5% above category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Mobile app for iOS8.8159 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.6133 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Nextiva Business Phone ServiceRing4
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(236 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(5 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(8 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 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
Nextiva Business Phone ServiceRing4
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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Ring4
Good for creating a new business or branching a business abroad.
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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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Ring4
  • Manage Team Lines
  • Transcribe calls
  • International Calling
  • Call Recording
  • Free video conferencing
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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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Ring4
  • I've sometimes seen text messages being sent in double.
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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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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Usability
Nextiva
Nextiva Business Phone Service system is very usable. We have desk phones, that were included at no cost. The function just as one would expect from an office phone system. I can also answer my calls from my PC and even on my cell phone if I have to leave the office.
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Ring4
It's super easy and simple to use, and very straightforward.
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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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Ring4
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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Ring4
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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Ring4
I had a question, and had my answer that same day.
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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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Ring4
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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Ring4
No answers on this topic
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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Ring4
Ring4 had everything we need in a business phone line in a more simple format and less expensive.
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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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Ring4
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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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.