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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

    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds® Engineer’s Toolset (ETS) helps users monitor and troubleshoot a network with over 60 tools for network management. ETS allows users to monitor and receive alerts in real time on network availability and health, and perform network diagnostics for faster troubleshooting and resolution of complex network issues. With ETS users can deploy an array of network discovery tools including Port Scanner, Switch Port Mapper or advanced Subnet Calculator, manage Cisco® devices with specialized…

    $1,585

    Per Instance

    Pricing
    RingEXSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Editions & Modules
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    One Time Price
    $1,585
    Per Instance
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RingEXSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    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
    RingEXSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Considered Both Products
    RingCentral
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    167 Answers
    100%
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    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    90%
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    149 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    RingEXSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of RingEX and SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.5
    24 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
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    High quality audio9.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video9.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of RingEX and SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.9
    19 Ratings
    15% above category average
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    -
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    Desktop sharing9.922 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of RingEX and SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.7
    20 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
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    Calendar integration9.223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation9.923 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of RingEX and SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.7
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
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    Live chat8.718 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of RingEX and SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.9
    22 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
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    User authentication8.622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of RingEX and SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.5
    212 Ratings
    0% above category average
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
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    Hosted PBX9.1119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.6162 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.7197 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of RingEX and SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.0
    221 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
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    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 SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.3
    195 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
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    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 SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    -
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    Centralized communications management9.522 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team messaging9.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team document sharing8.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    RingEXSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (229 ratings)
    8.6
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.4
    (159 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Professional Services
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    RingEXSolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    I have found the toolset especially useful for scanning subnets to discover devices, and for setting up temporary real-time monitors when we are troubleshooting or setting up new connections. The most useful aspect has been the ability to apply the tools to help troubleshoot and pinpoint intermittent issues. More general tools like Orion often do not have the granularity to detect issues like intermittent packet loss which are especially impactful to applications like Voice. The toolset gives us another level of capability to dig into issues.
    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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    SolarWinds
    • Various monitoring
    • Stores history
    • Suggests indices
    • Helps to find the SQL query text
    • Helps to see what machines/users the bad queries are coming from
    • Shows current blocking session
    Incentivized
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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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    SolarWinds
    • The unifying component that is intended to be the initial interface to the tools seems clunky. I prefer to start the tools individually rather than using it.
    • The port scanner could use some improvements to make it easier to use.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    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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    SolarWinds
    Very easy to use and intuitive. Just be careful with the WAN Killer...it does what it says.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
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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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    SolarWinds
    Our organization uses it regularly. It is reliable, and we keep finding new uses for it
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    In-Person Training
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    I haven't compared any tools similar to SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset. This might be because I'm pretty biased when it comes to monitoring, and reporting solutions. I've found that SolarWinds provides the biggest bang for the buck in my opinion. I'm sure there are other solutions on the market that compete, but I haven't tried any of them because I've been very satisfied with SolarWinds.
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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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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • Spend less time downloading free buggy tools
    • All the tools in one spot, so you don't have to look around for tools
    • Get to the solution sooner
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset Screenshots

    Screenshot of Perform network stress tests with Engineer's Toolset WAN Killer. You don’t need to use real traffic for studying network activities, like testing traffic and load balancing. Instead, deploy Engineer's Toolset WAN Killer to help interactively test connections and adjust the IP traffic generated to achieve the desired network load based on your requirements.Screenshot of Quickly troubleshoot your network with enhanced ping capabilities and packet route tracing, among other network bandwidth usage and monitoring tools included in ETS.Screenshot of Using ETS, you can run scans to gain insight into how routers, hubs switches, and other devices are configured by analyzing SNMP queries and viewing MIB attributes. ETS is designed to help you more easily understand whether your network and ports are using appropriate settings.Screenshot of Config Compare, a part of ETS, is built to compare the running configuration of a Cisco router with the startup configuration. With the Cisco configuration compare tool, you can easily detect the changes made to the network, switch, and router configurations that are not committed to non-volatile memory (NVRAM).Screenshot of Manage your IP network from discovery to address tracking. Discover subnets on a seed router and scan the subnet or a range of IP addresses, generate a list of subnets along with their mask, size, range, and broadcast address and actively monitor subnets to identify and track which IP addresses are in use on your network.