RingCentral Contact Center vs. Talkdesk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Talkdesk
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Talkdesk is a cloud-based contact center platform with voice, digital channel, and workforce engagement management capabilities. Talkdesk’s key features are its customizable user interface, built-in AI automation, and its integration with numerous CRM and helpdesk applications.
$85
per month per user
Pricing
RingCentral Contact CenterTalkdesk
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
CX Cloud Essentials
$85
per month per user
CX Cloud Digital Essentials
$85
per month per user
CX Cloud Elevate
$115
per month per user
CX Cloud Elite
$145
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RingCentral Contact CenterTalkdesk
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsPricing is based on a 3 year commitment to these editions.
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Community Pulse
RingCentral Contact CenterTalkdesk
Considered Both Products
RingCentral Contact Center

No answer on this topic

Talkdesk
Chose Talkdesk
So much more flexibility with Talkdesk when it comes to setting up flows and how I can move members around with seat changes. Then couple that in with the Studio Academy where I can learn how to best use the product and help onboard my team = SOLD! : )

I've used many call …
Chose Talkdesk
Each platform is robust in its feature set. Where Talkdesk crept above all these is in the following areas: ease of use, easy to configure, easy to maintain, easy to integrate yet robust out-of-the-box feature set. Expanding our staffing in order to optimize or maintain the …
Chose Talkdesk
As stated prior, I had no visibility on the selection of using TalkDesk. It was already a system in place when beginning this role.
Chose Talkdesk
inContact has all the functionality but it's clunky and support is not as great. Five9 is a great price but the UI is not as strong. We chose Talkdesk because we wanted something we could use as we grow. We also thought Talkdesk had the most potential for being a leader in the …
Chose Talkdesk

We needed to be able to move to a cloud base solution for home working on a global scale and our current infrastructure would not allow for this growth.

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
RingCentral Contact CenterTalkdesk
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
RingCentral Contact Center
8.2
23 Ratings
1% below category average
Talkdesk
7.9
473 Ratings
5% below category average
Agent dashboard8.519 Ratings8.0453 Ratings
Validate callers7.010 Ratings8.1399 Ratings
Outbound response8.820 Ratings7.9416 Ratings
Call forwarding9.021 Ratings8.0406 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)8.711 Ratings8.6377 Ratings
Warm transfer8.010 Ratings8.9428 Ratings
Predictive dialing9.58 Ratings8.3221 Ratings
Interactive voice response8.611 Ratings7.9302 Ratings
REST APIs8.47 Ratings7.6239 Ratings
Call scripts8.214 Ratings6.9215 Ratings
Call tracking9.010 Ratings8.5421 Ratings
Multichannel integration6.211 Ratings7.3308 Ratings
CRM software integration6.210 Ratings6.7364 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
RingCentral Contact Center
7.9
22 Ratings
3% below category average
Talkdesk
8.6
459 Ratings
5% above category average
Inbound call routing8.820 Ratings8.5419 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing8.212 Ratings8.4302 Ratings
Recording8.920 Ratings9.3443 Ratings
Quality management8.518 Ratings9.1402 Ratings
Call analytics8.419 Ratings8.6417 Ratings
Historical reporting7.319 Ratings8.3424 Ratings
Live reporting8.217 Ratings8.7416 Ratings
Customer surveys6.89 Ratings7.6232 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics5.87 Ratings8.6267 Ratings
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User Ratings
RingCentral Contact CenterTalkdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(23 ratings)
7.7
(486 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.5
(4 ratings)
8.6
(37 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(3 ratings)
8.2
(302 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(7 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(3 ratings)
7.7
(130 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(219 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
RingCentral Contact CenterTalkdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Talkdesk
Talkdesk does an excellent job with productivity reports. I can monitor my agent's lives during calls and their current status, allowing me to affect them productively at that moment. I can also download a productivity report on Talkdesk to analyze historical data and see patterns and problems.
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Pros
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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Talkdesk
  • I appreciate the level of detail for reporting in Explore.
  • The interface is easy to use, both for admin and our agents
  • Even though we have not yet utilized Studio, I appreciate the level of complexity we can put into our IVR
  • The feedback mechanism enables the collection of customer responses across various inquiries.
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Cons
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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Talkdesk
  • Reporting is not easy to manipulate
  • Workforce management is not available in a simplified view
  • Creation of the Quality management process is not easy
  • Call quality is not great in Africa
  • Some features do not yet come with a full list of reporting capabilities
  • Connectivity causes delays in responses in all communication as they have no tower in Africa
  • It is significantly more expensive than local providers
  • Lack of integration to in-house systems caused a barrier
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Talkdesk
Renewing the use of talkdesk is a cost-effective solution for our company. By continuing to use it, we can leverage potential cost savings and efficiencies. For instance, talkdesk may have features that automate certain processes or enable better resource allocation, resulting in reduced operational costs. Secondly, renewing the contract contributes to enhanced customer service. Talkdesk likely offers specific functionalities that improve customer satisfaction and support. This could include features such as intelligent routing or real-time analytics that help agents provide personalized assistance and resolve issues more effectively. Thirdly, renewing the contract ensures seamless integration and compatibility with other systems or technologies used in our company. Having a unified system across different departments or functions enhances efficiency and reduces potential disruptions caused by incompatible systems. Moreover, there may be benefits gained from data sharing or streamlined workflows enabled by an integrated platform.
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Usability
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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Talkdesk
Talkdesk is helpful because we use it to receive calls in our BPO. Not only do we track live ques and statuses from agents, but we also receive feedback from our assessors through the talk desk as well as coaching, and it also stores customer contact data; I can track all my calls, and It records all the calls so we can come back to review them. You can also listen live and track your daily productivity. You can change your aux statuses very quickly, and there was an update talk desk that allows you to queue another status while you are on a call or after-call work, which is a great feature.
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Reliability and Availability
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Talkdesk
I have never had a problem making a phone call or an issue getting a line out. More times than not it is the customer that will have a bad connection or have a lot of noise on their end. I have had experience w/ dropped calls, but never not being able to access a line
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Performance
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Talkdesk
We have never had a Talkdesk performance issue. As long as you follow the system requirements, which are MINIMAL, neither will you.
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Support Rating
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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Talkdesk
We've had five account execs in 18 months, three of which were apparently downsized. That makes me question the stability to Talkdesk as a company. We continue to struggle getting timely, effective support when we have questions or issues. Usually, we email the support team, get the initial 'somebody will contact you' message, and then it can be days or in some cases over a week before we get a response.
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Online Training
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Talkdesk
Nothing is perfect!! Needing the ability to repeat the training so everyone was on board was important. Not real sure how many people had to repeat the training as they trained on their own and given 30 minutes at a time.
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Implementation Rating
RingCentral
As I recall it was not a very cumbersome implementation and we were up and running as promised
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Talkdesk
Really easy to get set up out of the box. Anything I needed to understand further, I was able to just hop into the Academy and self-teach. I could then bring my team-members to those same sections so they could learn as well without me having to put together complicated SOP's / etc
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Alternatives Considered
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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Talkdesk
Talkdesk is used to take inbound and outbound calls, which helps improve customer experience. It also provides evaluations through quality management. Talk desk scores are sometimes behind, but they still work well regarding taking and receiving calls. Some agents blame the Talk Desk because they lack knowledge of how to use it.
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Scalability
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Talkdesk
We have over 200 employees in 11 states across the United States. Everyone uses Talkdesk. I believe that says a lot about the product and its flexibility. We need to be able to rely on system in order to assist our customers. Reliability and sustainability is important to our success
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Return on Investment
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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Talkdesk
  • Decreased average response time on emails - due to proper forecasting by our team but of course by usage of data received from this tool.
  • Increase in quality audit scores through weekly reviews by this tool.
  • Employee morale and company survey as agents are not stressing with the easy use of this tool.
  • Reduced average handle time to ensure first response is addressed or first rings are addressed immediately.
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ScreenShots

Talkdesk Screenshots

Screenshot of Talkdesk Guardian™, which is an AI-driven, native cloud compliance solution that enables contact centers to gain visibility and take control of their WFH and hybrid workforce.Screenshot of Talkdesk Autopilot™, which is a tool that handles common customer queries, like orders, returns and billing, and automatically responds with conversational answers. And when complex cases are detected that need human empathy and expertise, the virtual agent will redirect customers to a human agent.Screenshot of Talkdesk AI Trainer™, which equips customers with tools to observe, simulate, and put guardrails on AI, according to their needs. This way, generative AI can be used responsibly, preventing AI mishaps, and protecting the brand from potentially poor AI experiences.