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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Skype (discontinued)

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ASkype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025.

    $2.99

    per month

    Pricing
    RingEXSkype (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    United States Subscription
    $2.99
    per month
    North America Subscription
    $6.99
    per month
    India Subscription
    $7.99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RingEXSkype (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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
    RingEXSkype (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    RingCentral
    Chose RingEX
    I use RingEX almost exclusively for calls and have never used its video features but I think the audio quality and features are better than Teams. I have been using Skype for over 20 years and Webex for over 10 years, so I am more familiar with these platforms for meetings that …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX has a better and more complete integration with our current work space. Other platforms do similar things, but RingEX is able to combine and replace a number of different application so everything is in one. Skype only allowed for phone calls to be forwards and not made …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    I have used Skype with a fixed phone number for many years. Skype works across all platforms and rings all platforms at the same time. There is no limit to the number of devices that can be connect to a Skype account. RingEX has a limit of two soft phone connections per phone …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    From the user perspective, JustCall and Aircall gave you the ability to listen to the recorded call. RingEX's taking notes feature is great, just not 100% accurate. Therefore, I would say having the ability to access the recording calls in the user interface can be very useful. …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    this is the best
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    They try to provide a service and product that RingEX does so smooth and well. Competitors could learn a lot by studying what RC is doing.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    I have used and checked the following systems (excluding the ones mentioned above): Fenero, Vicidial, Google Hangout, etc. (can't remember all of them). RingEX is by far superior. None can match it. The RingEX provides a Chrome extension so that you can click and call. It has a …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    It had all what we wanted in a caller. The prices were reasonable and the service had been more or less at par. Never had a major issue with them and the call drops which we had couple of times were rectified within minutes so kudos to their support team.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX was more affordable than Slack and Zoom for a comparable service. We eventually switched from RingEX to Zoom and Slack which was an executive choice that was deemed frivolous and unnecessary. There are definitely added bells and whistles to Slack and Zoom, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    I use RingEX since it's the company provided solution.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    In my experience, I think RingEX has been the largest overarching communication software I've used. For good or bad, it's also made me a lot more accessible both to my colleagues and clients. I also think it offers better communication quality and ease of use than the other …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX offers comparable or more features to the competing products, and performs well with smooth connection few dropped calls.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    Vonage and RingEX stacked up evenly up until it came time for the conference bridge feature. Vonage, as of February 2017, offered all the features of RingEX at a competitive price. For the conference bridge, which was a big driver in the decision, they only offered 1 bridge at …
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Skype (discontinued)
    As a business messaging solution, Skype for Business has been replaced by Microsoft Teams which has been a significant upgrade. But the normal Skype hasn't really changed or developed much over the years leading to a steady decline in its customer base as well. A few years back …
    Incentivized
    Chose Skype (discontinued)
    I wasn't involved in the decision to purchase Skype, so I can't comment on what exactly was the deciding factor or criteria. But compared to other similar tools, Skype is probably on the lower/cheaper end and doesn't offer as much customization or functionality but for smaller …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    167 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    156 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    173 Answers
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    137 Answers
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    53 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    149 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    70 Answers
    Features
    RingEXSkype (discontinued)
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.5
    24 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.2
    138 Ratings
    24% below category average
    High quality audio9.526 Ratings6.5135 Ratings
    High quality video9.424 Ratings7.2133 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings5.5130 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings5.5118 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.9
    19 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.2
    119 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Desktop sharing9.922 Ratings5.5118 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings6.960 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.7
    20 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.0
    118 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Calendar integration9.223 Ratings6.185 Ratings
    Meeting initiation9.923 Ratings6.3106 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.921 Ratings7.077 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings4.465 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings6.268 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.7
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Skype (discontinued)
    5.3
    111 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Live chat8.718 Ratings5.4110 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings5.364 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings5.362 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.9
    22 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Skype (discontinued)
    7.4
    101 Ratings
    9% below category average
    User authentication8.622 Ratings8.988 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.224 Ratings7.183 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings6.260 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.5
    213 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Skype (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX9.2119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.6163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.7198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.0
    221 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Skype (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.9207 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording8.6191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park8.7172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening8.7180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts8.9208 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging9.227 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Fax9.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription9.327 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.3
    195 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Skype (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS9.2171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.4152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Skype (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized communications management9.522 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team messaging9.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team document sharing8.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of RingEX and Skype (discontinued)
    Feature
    RingEX
    -
    Ratings
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.5
    4 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings5.64 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings6.14 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    RingEXSkype (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    RingEXSkype (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (230 ratings)
    9.3
    (140 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (160 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    10.0
    (42 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RingEXSkype (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    Having interacted with a new replacement tool, Microsoft Teams, it is challenging to recommend Skype, as it lacks some essential features, such as being less equipped with the latest updates, and it is not platform-independent, causing issues on PCs and phones, as well as during calls that might hinder work.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    • The instant chat function is great. Very straightforward, easy to use, easy to learn, no technical issues.
    • Video calls are pretty easy also, user friendly and a mostly stable connection with no issues.
    • Voice calls are easy also, eliminates the need for an external landline or the need to use your cell phone. Clear connections, not really any dropped calls.
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    Cons
    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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    • Skype is a RESOURCE hog. People who have limited bandwidth will have poor call quality.
    • It is hard to figure out how to use emojis and upload images in the chat.
    • The background images do not fool anybody....it is clearly not your real background.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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.
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    I have given this rating as this need to give more than that as it's very helpful for us and makes our work more efficient and fast.
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    Usability
    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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    Skype is not as good as Facetime in terms of ease to glance at it and figure out how it works. I think that's a result of Skype trying to be too many things at once. A lot of the menu and UI could be streamlined, and I would jettison some of the additional functions that have been tacked on over the years to simplify. That being said, while some options are slightly hard to find, they all work flawlessly once found.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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
    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
    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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    I am not aware of the current support level for Skype for business, as I have never used even though I have the product. However, the support for Skype's personal paid users is not where it could be. Users who pay for Skype features do not have a clear path to reach out to support. So, rating 6, can be better as soon as I need to use Skype for business support and get a good experience. I will say that I will renew Skype for Business subscription, which is a significant inconsistency on my end. The explanation is that Skype for Business comes bundled with Office for Business, with no additional cost, so why not.
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    In-Person Training
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    It can be used on the phone via mobile application as well as on the desktop by logging in to the website. Easily installed and ready to use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Discontinued Products
    We use Skype in combination with Grasshopper. While Grasshopper acts as a routing toll free number with extensions, if we are making calls directly, we do it through Skype. Skype's desktop and mobile apps are easier to use, and provide unlimited local calls at a flat, affordable rate. Allowing our team to use their existing mobile or desktop devices without additional hardware for business office phone calls is important, and Skype makes that possible
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    RingCentral
    not to sign up for it or give them any money for a product that does not work
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    Scalability
    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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    Professional Services
    RingCentral
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    The service provided is up to date, as discussed before buying.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    • Skype made keeping in touch with an advisor in Mexico very easy. The initiative there resulted in 5 new partnerships.
    • Skype has helped me with account management for at least 3 customers in LATAM--usually it's a fast way to answer a question about a support renewal.
    • For about 9 months Skype helped me stay in touch with a colleague in Prague. We would meet once a week to go over sales activities.
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