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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dialpad Connect

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADialpad Connect is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface.

    $27

    per month

    RingEX

    Score8.8 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
    Dialpad ConnectRingEX
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $27
    per month per user
    Pro
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    per user/per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dialpad ConnectRingEX
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing 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
    Dialpad ConnectRingEX
    Considered Both Products
    Dialpad
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Honestly, this came down to two things: Voice to Text transcripts and customer service. I will never use RingCentral MVP due to their TERRIBLE customer service. I tried them out, and during the trial they failed to ever resolve 90% of the issues facing our organization. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Better User Interface with Dialpad Talk for the application. However, RingCentral has unified phone numbers where your voice line is also your fax line. DialPad uses a 3rd party (HelloFax) and adds a margin to the cost to make a profit. Dialpad Talk just needs to develop …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad has more features, is less complicated, and is more cost-effective than the others I have tried.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad [Talk] has more voicemail, auto-attendant, and multi-user services. It appears to be best oriented to a small or mid-sized business.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Plain and simple, you get more for your dollar. It's clearly a better value.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Self-onboarding and support is top notch and easy, their Voice Intelligence is amazing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    With [an]other company [I] used RingCentral. They offered more features but at a high cost per line whereas Dialpad offers the features that are used on a daily basis at a competitive price.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    We absolutely hated RingCentral. The admin portal was a nightmare. Figuring out how to make the most basic of changes took forever. We couldn't even delete users on our own! We had to call AT&T and wait on hold for 20 minutes just for them to do it for us. The faxing never …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    I used Google Voice free service. It helped me, however, I was getting tired of using their web interface. Sometimes, the call quality suffered a lot. Also, their SMS and MMS services were not convenient enough.
    I used RingCentral almost 10 years ago and was not too happy with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    It was hard to install and upgrade. We had to be supported by a tech company that charged for their support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Less expensive, Clio integration, on-the-fly transcription.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad has provided an overall better experience, not only in app and feature quality, but also in the arena of customer service. Previous VOIPs were cumbersome and difficult to get support on. Dialpad has been the opposite. While Dialpad provides a better experience across …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    They are all pretty similar, however, Dialpad seems to have a tighter all-in-one solution with uber conference integrated in the desktop app and you can invite or launch meetings from there. I have not used the newer Zoom phone options or newest RingCentral meetings yet, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    At the time (over 3 years ago) Dialpad was the only cloud-based VOIP vendor that offered this wealth of features, modern design, and highly active change log. Now that other vendors have caught up there's less and less reason to use Dialpad so I can no longer recommend it to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    I have used Ooma Busines, OnSip, RingCentral, Google Voice, Voip.ms, 8x8... and chose Dialpad because of the price and feature selection. Multi-device and multi-platform (Windows/Android/Mac/iOS) features were intriguing and worked well. Ultimately not my top choice just …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad's reliability and clarity was the major difference I noticed right away.
    Incentivized
    RingCentral
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX's Reliability and overall cost helped with our decision. While the competition have corresponding products and features, RingEX seem to really nail it in terms of usability.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingCentral's flexibility and reliability proved to be far superior to the other products we tested.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    They are cheaper. I prefer a dialpad over Ring any day.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX doesn't really compare to any of these services (nor do they stack up against a superior telecom service such as the Verizon One Talk Mobile Application). Their product is glitchy and their tech support is not very knowledgeable or forthcoming. I found that I had more …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    The biggest difference between RingEX and its competitors is that the service is solid without sacrificing features. The infrastructure is great, which means that quality is high. But the interface is lacking and older-looking. It would do well to take a page from the Google …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    Almost all competitors charge for calls by the minute. Some have packages for minutes, but for a business doing large volumes of calls, this is simply not cost-effective. RingEX having unlimited calling instantly makes it a lower-cost option than most competitors at this …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    309 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    164 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    265 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    153 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    170 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    216 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    134 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    241 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    146 Answers
    Features
    Dialpad ConnectRingEX
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Dialpad Connect and RingEX
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    107 Ratings
    5% below category average
    RingEX
    9.4
    20 Ratings
    11% above category average
    High quality audio8.8106 Ratings9.422 Ratings
    High quality video8.771 Ratings9.320 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Dialpad Connect and RingEX
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.4
    63 Ratings
    1% below category average
    RingEX
    8.7
    15 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Desktop sharing9.363 Ratings8.718 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Dialpad Connect and RingEX
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    75 Ratings
    0% below category average
    RingEX
    8.5
    16 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Calendar integration8.663 Ratings8.219 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.961 Ratings8.619 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.663 Ratings8.617 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Dialpad Connect and RingEX
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.1
    47 Ratings
    2% below category average
    RingEX
    8.6
    12 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Live chat9.646 Ratings8.615 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Dialpad Connect and RingEX
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    66 Ratings
    7% above category average
    RingEX
    8.8
    19 Ratings
    10% above category average
    User authentication8.457 Ratings8.419 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.062 Ratings9.321 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Dialpad Connect and RingEX
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    75 Ratings
    6% below category average
    RingEX
    8.5
    208 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Hosted PBX8.234 Ratings9.1116 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.347 Ratings8.5158 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.770 Ratings8.7193 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Dialpad Connect and RingEX
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    89 Ratings
    2% below category average
    RingEX
    8.9
    217 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Answering rules8.475 Ratings8.8203 Ratings
    Call recording9.381 Ratings8.6187 Ratings
    Call park8.861 Ratings8.6168 Ratings
    Call screening8.868 Ratings8.6176 Ratings
    Message alerts9.283 Ratings8.8204 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging7.369 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Online Fax7.519 Ratings9.420 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription9.081 Ratings9.223 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Dialpad Connect and RingEX
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    7.3
    74 Ratings
    19% below category average
    RingEX
    9.3
    191 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS7.251 Ratings9.2167 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.547 Ratings9.3149 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Dialpad Connect and RingEX
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    66 Ratings
    0% above category average
    RingEX
    8.8
    18 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Centralized communications management9.051 Ratings9.418 Ratings
    Team messaging8.747 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Team document sharing8.429 Ratings8.515 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics8.152 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Dialpad ConnectRingEX
    Small Businesses
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    8x8 Work
    Score8.7 out of 10
    8x8 Work
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dialpad ConnectRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (341 ratings)
    8.9
    (225 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (75 ratings)
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.4
    (155 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (57 ratings)
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.7
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dialpad ConnectRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dialpad
    I like that it allows for a seamless transition of calls between our 2 offices. I don't have to forward or un-forward phones at the beginning and end of my day. Our offices are on a specific schedule which opens the phone lines at a certain time, transfers them to another office at another time, and then sends them to an after hours number when we close. I also like how easy it is to change settings within our different departments and contact centers. It's a very well-rounded program that is easy to use on your computer or phone.
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    RingCentral
    Everything just works. The interface is easily the best we've used or tested. The applications available are so good that it was easy to move away from using a desk phone. The admin interface is also easily the best we've used or tested.The licensing model for Teams integration is our only currently minor issue. I'm hopeful that will improve as we would love to integrate.
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    Pros
    Dialpad
    • Ease of signing on and calling in
    • Clear audio/sound, no static or poor connections
    • Can choose to be on video or not
    • The organizer and participants can see all who are on the call
    • Meetings can be auto-recorded and sent to organizer at end of call
    • Hold music can be played for initial caller
    • Meeting is auto-transcribed
    • Action items are automatically listed for the organizer
    • Summary list shows all who were in attendance
    • Summary shows duration of callers on the meeting
    • Can load images of attendees when setting of the meeting
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    RingCentral
    • Quick provision of new numbers to match business requirements.
    • Per-user and per-queue routing options to allow calls to end where you want (e.g., forwarding, multi-user answering, etc).
    • Geographically wide deployments - we have numbers from all across the globe, and we can stand up numbers even where we have no geographical presence.
    • No-hardware deployments. There is no need for on-premises hardware if you don't need it.
    • Bulletproof platform, we so rarely have any significant issues or widespread outages.
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    Cons
    Dialpad
    • The only example I can list for improvement is that occasionally the message has some mistranslation(s). But I can usually figure out the missing words. The 'southern USA' dialect may be partly to blame....
    • The functionality is really great. It is the best app I have used for messages in all of my customer service jobs.
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    RingCentral
    • It will be nice to have more text room monthly.
    • Providing clear instructions on how to access features, as most features are buried in the tabs.
    • The ability to redial a number without having to go back to the settings buttons on the landlines will be nice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dialpad
    Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
    Incentivized
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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
    Dialpad
    Overall, it is quite user-friendly and quick to set up, even for beginner levels. It is also easy to onboard new hires and get them to take calls quickly. The main complaint is that the analytics are difficult to find, gather, and interpret.
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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
    Dialpad
    There have not been any outages that I am aware of and we have had consistently good coverage since the start. There can be a slight lag from the office to the mobile app, but it is not terribly noticeable and it has not resulted in any calls being prematurely hung up
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    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
    Dialpad
    The emails of voice transcription come very quickly after a call has been completed and except for a few fairly difficult names are pretty accurate. The ability to quickly listen to the voicemail from email without having to open the app is also a bonus. I have not noticed or heard of any slowdowns
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    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.
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    Support Rating
    Dialpad
    The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
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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.
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    In-Person Training
    Dialpad
    Welcoming and easy to follow the instruction
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    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    Online Training
    Dialpad
    Simple and easy to follow, we had our branches around the country to be trained and the feedback was great. Only take if there was a desk phone training that would be great. The team provided us with video for the desk phone training
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    RingCentral
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Dialpad
    I didn't participate in the implementation. But obviously it went flawlessly, as all users are set up in-house, and on the app.
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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
    Dialpad
    Panterra is dependable and has good support. Dialpad Connect has more features and an easier interface. AT&T has a lot of features, but Dialpad Connect's interface is easier. AT&T does not do call transcription that I know of. Comcast BVE and 8x8 services are lower quality and service is not great.
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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
    Dialpad
    Overall program is of average cost. SInce I use it simply for its phone/text capabilities. I would hazard that company that needed more options, might see it differently
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    RingCentral
    not to sign up for it or give them any money for a product that does not work
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    Scalability
    Dialpad
    So far, Dialpad has been a great improvement for our organization. It allows everyone to be on the same service and the integration with the mobile app means everyone is still using the "office" numbers even when on the go which makes it easier not having to balance multiple phone numbers from people
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    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
    Dialpad
    • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
    • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
    • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
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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.
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