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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ooma Office

    Score6.3 out of 10
    N/AFor businesses of all sizes, Ooma provides advanced voice and collaboration features which they describe as flexible and scalable. With plans starting at $19.95 per user per month, Ooma Office is available without contracts or long-term commitments so as to make it easy for a small business to scale its office phone system with Ooma as its business grows. Ooma Office features include: Unlimited Calling in U.S., Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico Free Local…

    $9.95

    per month

    RingEX

    Score8.9 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
    Ooma OfficeRingEX
    Editions & Modules
    Local Phone Number
    $9.95
    per month
    Toll Free Number
    $9.95
    per month
    Toll Free Calling Plan
    $15.00
    per month
    Base Price
    $19.95
    per month
    User Extension
    $19.95
    per month
    Pro
    $24.95
    per month
    Ooma Linx
    $49.99
    per month
    Ooma Wireless Adapter
    $49.99
    per month
    Ooma DP1 Desk Phone
    $89.99
    per month
    Expansion Base Station
    $99.99
    per month
    Yealink IP Phones
    $99.99
    per month
    Cisco IP Phones
    $109.99
    per month
    Yealink Conference IP Phones
    $399.99
    per month
    Conference Bridge
    Free
    Ring Groups
    Free
    Virtual Receptionist
    Free
    Number Porting
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ooma OfficeRingEX
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$19.95 per user/monthNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOoma Office offers plans starting at $19.95 per user/month with no contracts, ever.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
    Ooma OfficeRingEX
    Considered Both Products
    Ooma, Inc.
    Chose Ooma Office
    RingCentral is far more difficult to set up and costs more (monthly).
    Incentivized
    Chose Ooma Office
    Ooma Office has a lower cost in combination with the most options that I am looking for. Most low cost options do not offer things like customized voice mail, forwarding to extensions, and transcribed messages. The services that do offer these options are much higher priced. In …
    Incentivized
    RingCentral
    Chose RingEX
    In my opinion, RingEX absolutely blows Ooma away
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    Ooma is terrific and has a very reasonable price point, but doesn't scale the way we needed. MiCloud was a terribly complicated and unreliable service when we used it. RingEX has offered the functionality that we need for our entire staff and has been reliable.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    172 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    74 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    160 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    76 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    178 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    139 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    153 Answers
    Features
    Ooma OfficeRingEX
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    7.9
    53 Ratings
    1% below category average
    RingEX
    8.5
    218 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Hosted PBX9.527 Ratings9.2121 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.533 Ratings8.7166 Ratings
    Directory of employee names5.647 Ratings8.7203 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    5.8
    73 Ratings
    35% below category average
    RingEX
    9.0
    226 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Answering rules5.264 Ratings8.9211 Ratings
    Call recording6.049 Ratings8.6196 Ratings
    Call park5.646 Ratings8.7174 Ratings
    Call screening5.855 Ratings8.7183 Ratings
    Message alerts6.263 Ratings8.9212 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings9.232 Ratings
    Online Fax00 Ratings9.528 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings9.332 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    4.0
    46 Ratings
    66% below category average
    RingEX
    -
    Ratings
    Audio conferencing4.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    7.3
    73 Ratings
    7% below category average
    RingEX
    9.3
    199 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS6.259 Ratings9.2175 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.544 Ratings9.4155 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.5
    27 Ratings
    12% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings9.529 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings9.427 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.9
    22 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.925 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.7
    23 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.926 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.924 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    8.7
    17 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.720 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    8.9
    24 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.624 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.226 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Ooma Office and RingEX
    Feature
    Ooma Office
    -
    Ratings
    RingEX
    9.0
    27 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings9.525 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings8.620 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.928 Ratings
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ooma OfficeRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.1
    (76 ratings)
    9.0
    (235 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    6.5
    (16 ratings)
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (165 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (31 ratings)
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 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
    Ooma OfficeRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ooma, Inc.
    We use Ooma Office for everyone in the company including mobile users. It has allowed us to eliminate the spam callers as well give our mobile and remote users the ability to make business calls - from any device, from anywhere, at any time - without having to worry about any long distance charges, or without giving up their personal telephone numbers (at home or cellular).
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Ooma, Inc.
    • Ease of IVR customization: Allows my business to adapt quickly to an ever-changing business economy
    • Plug and Play application: I was up and running within minutes of opening the box with the equipment in it!
    • Find Me, Follow Me for remote access: No matter where I go, I can bring the office with me.
    • Simple, Straightforward Billing: I recognized savings from day 1; my monthly invoice stays the same every month!
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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
    Ooma, Inc.
    • Cell phone app could be a little easier to use.
    • Ooma Desktop needs some tweaking to make it more user friendly.
    • I would like my 800 number to be assigned to my personal mailbox vs. having to have its own extension.
    Incentivized
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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
    Ooma, Inc.
    We have found it very easy to configure, manage, and expand our phone operations with Ooma Office. We needed a reliable phone network as this is the first means of communication for our customers - Ooma has made it a lot easier for us to manage. Their support is also available 24x7 so that's a huge plus.
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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
    Ooma, Inc.
    Ooma has helped us make better use of our phones and given us many more capabilities than our previous service. The mobile app has provided an excellent connection and quality. Its integration with the cellular phone app and contacts makes it a breeze to use. Emailed recordings of voicemails are very helpful for both receiving messages and allowing us to archive them. It has also saved us a significant amount of money and provided us with a more capable and reliable system all at once.
    Incentivized
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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
    Ooma, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Ooma, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Ooma, Inc.
    Ooma Office support is always available. I've never been on the phone with them for longer than 5 minutes. They are knowledgable, have great active listening skills, are able to make recommendations on how to make Ooma Office work even better for you, and wait times to speak with an agent are reasonable and typically less than 1 minute.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Ooma, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    Implementation Rating
    Ooma, Inc.
    Have a plan in place before you start the implementation, open communication with the staff on the changes being made, prepare a reference guide on the system and how to navigate the new setup. Budget and allocate time for helping staff learn the new system. Consolidate and coordinate all the questions internally before reaching out to support.
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    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
    Ooma, Inc.
    We went over to Ooma [Office] after having had Intermedia for several years. Intermedia was good, but they were due for an update on many of their systems, which they did after we left. With Ooma [Office], we have our hold music and other basic, easy to use options that fit well for our small business.
    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.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Ooma, Inc.
    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
    Ooma, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Ooma, Inc.
    • System made it one-stop shopping for fax lines and phones numbers and equipment which was convenient.
    • It was a shock to see that $39.98 of service manages to result in about $18 of additional “fees” every month. Makes the service significantly less of a bargain than is advertised.
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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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    Screenshot of Ooma Business Phone Mobile AppScreenshot of Ooma Office Pro Desktop AppScreenshot of Customizable Virtual ReceptionistScreenshot of Configure System Settings through Ooma Office Manger Online Portal