RingEx 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
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Skype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025.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
RingEX
Skype (discontinued)
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United States Subscription
$2.99
per month
North America Subscription
$6.99
per month
India Subscription
$7.99
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RingEX
Skype (discontinued)
Free Trial
Yes
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
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)
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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 …
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Digital Strategist in Marketing at SCOUT Marketing (Marketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees)
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 …
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Senior Technologist in Customer Service at OneStrand (Publishing, 51-200 employees)
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 …
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US IT Recruiter in Human Resources at Vebeyond (Human Resources, 501-1000 employees)
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 …
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Excecutive Assistant at EDGE (Education Management, 51-200 employees)
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. …
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CEO (Chief Executive Officer) & Founder in Sales at CrazyMediaDesign.com (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees)
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 …
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Verified User
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.
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Verified User
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 …
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Verified User
Chose RingEX
I use RingEX since it's the company provided solution.
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Verified User
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 …
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Supervisor of IT in Information Technology at Core Midstream, LLC (Oil & Energy, 11-50 employees)
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 …
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Discontinued Products
Verified User
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 …
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Verified User
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 …
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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.
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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