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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

    VirtualPBX

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AVirtualPBX is a VoIP solution that in addition to VoIP offers analog, smartphone, WebRTC, SIP Trunking & native calling options. It can also be used as a virtual contact center or virtual office solution.

    $18

    per month per user

    Pricing
    RingEXVirtualPBX
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Flex
    $18
    per month per user
    Pro
    $27
    per month per user
    Ultra
    $36
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RingEXVirtualPBX
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    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 pricingDiscount available for annual pricing.
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    RingEXVirtualPBX
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    RingCentral
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    VirtualPBX
    Chose VirtualPBX
    Auto attendant and voice conference capabilities are a good value for SOHO users that need to make a positive impression upon their customers.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    162 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    151 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    168 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    132 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    145 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    RingEXVirtualPBX
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.4
    18 Ratings
    11% above category average
    VirtualPBX
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio9.420 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video9.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.9
    13 Ratings
    5% above category average
    VirtualPBX
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing8.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.5
    14 Ratings
    0% below category average
    VirtualPBX
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.715 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.8
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    VirtualPBX
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat8.813 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.8
    17 Ratings
    10% above category average
    VirtualPBX
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication8.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.5
    206 Ratings
    0% above category average
    VirtualPBX
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Hosted PBX9.1114 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.5156 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.7191 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.9
    215 Ratings
    2% above category average
    VirtualPBX
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Answering rules8.8201 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Call recording8.6185 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Call park8.6166 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Call screening8.6174 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Message alerts8.8202 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging9.122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Fax9.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription9.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.3
    189 Ratings
    5% above category average
    VirtualPBX
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.2165 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.3147 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.9
    16 Ratings
    5% above category average
    VirtualPBX
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized communications management9.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team messaging8.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team document sharing8.813 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics8.818 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of RingEX and VirtualPBX
    Feature
    RingEX
    -
    Ratings
    VirtualPBX
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    RingEXVirtualPBX
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    RingEXVirtualPBX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (223 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.4
    (153 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    -
    (0 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RingEXVirtualPBX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    RingCentral
    It's very suitable if you want a competent "business phone" solution. It is extremely reliable; the pricing is competitive, and it offers some advanced features and functions. It offers the ability to set up numbers very quickly and to procure them from across the globe. It offers good flexibility in controlling how and where those numbers route, with the ability to add inline messages, voicemail inbox, etc. It is not, to me, a like-for-like replacement for a call center product (and indeed RingCentral offers a true call center solution). If you are looking for advanced routing rules (such as adding skill priorities) or robust real-time monitoring (e.g., dashboards), this is not the right product.
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    VirtualPBX
    We consider that it is a very complete internet call software that is worth having in all companies that want to increase their sales through customer service agents because, with all its tools, agents improve their workday by day.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    RingCentral
    • Chat and Messaging - Conversations are easy to search, topics can be pinned or bookmarked, and groups are easy to create and administer.
    • Phone - The core functionality works very well allowing voice, txt/sms, and faxing for all users. Administration is generally fairly easy as well.
    • Mobile Client - the mobile app offers all of the same functionality as the desktop or web client.
    • Video - Video calls make it easy to share screens with other users and includes a lot of tools for planning.
    Incentivized
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    VirtualPBX
    • Easy to set up your menu and record greetings and Prompts
    • Forwards to our cell phones or landlines -- and voicemail to email
    • Allows outbound calls on the rare occasion we require hiding
    • Simple website for end users - but they almost never need to use it.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    VirtualPBX
    • Possibly a better way of covering the one zillion features and functions in classes
    • Possibly a better way of covering the one zillion features and functions in classes
    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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    VirtualPBX
    Once it works and has retain ROI.....keep it going
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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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    VirtualPBX
    So much easier than our old PBX or any on-prem PBX I have ever used. We were up and running in an hour. Tweaking the caller menus is so easy.
    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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    VirtualPBX
    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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    VirtualPBX
    No answers on this topic
    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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    VirtualPBX
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    VirtualPBX
    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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    VirtualPBX
    No answers on this topic
    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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    VirtualPBX
    Auto attendant and voice conference capabilities are a good value for SOHO users that need to make a positive impression upon their customers.
    Incentivized
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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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    VirtualPBX
    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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    VirtualPBX
    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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    VirtualPBX
    • We have been able to improve greatly with this software, our communications and interactions with customers improved, and agent performance and productivity improved, which translates into higher profits for the company. It is easy to use this program, so it did not take us long to adapt to it and its functions.
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