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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

    Zoom Workplace

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AZoom Workplace, Zoom’s open collaboration platform with an AI Companion, empowers teams to be more productive, and strengthen customer relationships throughout the customer lifecycle with Zoom’s Business Services for sales, marketing, and customer experience teams, including Zoom Contact Center.

    $16.99

    per month per user

    Pricing
    RingEXZoom Workplace
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Add-On Zoom Translated Captions
    $5
    per month per license
    Pro
    $16.99
    per month per user
    Business
    $21.99
    per month per user
    Add-On - Conference Room Connector
    $499
    per year
    Basic
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Add-On - Zoom Whiteboard
    starting at $2.49
    per month per user
    Add-On - Large Meetings
    starting at $600
    per year
    Add-On - Cloud Storage
    starting at $120
    per year
    Add-On Audio Conferencing
    starting at $1200
    per year
    Add-On Zoom Phone Power Pack
    Starting at $300
    per year per user
    Add-On - Quality of Service Subscription
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RingEXZoom Workplace
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    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 pricingDiscount available for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    RingEXZoom Workplace
    Considered Both Products
    RingCentral
    Chose RingEX
    the bee texting feature beat them also that RingEX is easier to setup in my opinion
    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 provided the best call quality and had the features we needed. Google Voice doesn't have Hawaii (808) numbers, so they weren't a good fit for our business. That may change with their recent overhaul of that service offering. Grasshopper was terrible. Easy to set up, …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    Besides RingEX we used Google Voice and evaluated Nextiva and Grasshopper. Google Voice is pretty convenient and affordable, but RingEX, Nextiva and Grasshopper offer much more capabilities for businesses. Between Nextiva, Grasshopper and RingEX, we chose RingEX because Nextiva …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    I think their desktop client is much more reliable. I wasn't too happy with 8x8 as it used Adobe Air and constantly asked me to update Adobe Air when I opened the program. Very annoying. I had to update Adobe Air and 8x8 as well. If I tried to update the client it would …
    Incentivized
    Zoom
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom Workplace is a one-stop shop for conferencing and phone needs--and with Zoom being a global name in the industry, there is no bounds to its reach and compatibility. Simply put, it just works, and Zoom's plan offerings are a steal in comparison to purchasing separate …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom Workplace has a more modern look with the technology
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    We left RingCentral a few years ago and transitioned to Zoom Workplace. We selected Zoom Workplace because RingCentral had a lot of billing issues (would upcharge a lot) but the service wasn't great either. Calls were constantly being dropped or we couldn't find chats and would …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom offers more features, the price is better, and it's easy to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom has been a FOR SURE better experience for our end users.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom performs consistently: my team and I don't have to worry about it failing. While the audio can be better, it's not any worse than GoToMeeting (it's better actually) or Skype for Business. It integrates well with our apps (Outlook) and the iOS app performs very nicely. The …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Both pale in comparison to Zoom. Hangouts can barely be considered a solution, and RingCentral was so buggy to use. Both have very clunk interfaces that end users found hard to navigate.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    I prefer Zoom over RingCentral and have not used Skype very much. Zoom is more user friendly and is the popular choice on our campus
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom is so much better than both RingCentral and Google Hangouts. Hands down.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom was created by the same team that created GoToMeetings, but GoToMeeting now belongs to Cisco and prices are very high. Zoom has the same features and even better quality than GoToMeetings, but prices are much more affordable. RingCentral Meetings doesn't have such good …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    I like Zoom over Join.me because of the Google Calendar integration that it has. The screen sharing also goes both ways between the meeting host and attendee. I like that a lot. We also use Highfive, as it allows for us to share the meetings to our in office TVs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    We used to utilize RingCentral for our phone and online meeting services. The quality wasn't always great and there were connection issues that became problematic for both our employees and our clients. Since changing over to Zoom, the connection has always been consistent …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    167 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    416 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    156 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    389 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    173 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    441 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    137 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    290 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    149 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    330 Answers
    Features
    RingEXZoom Workplace
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of RingEX and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.5
    24 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.5
    1006 Ratings
    1% above category average
    High quality audio9.526 Ratings8.9998 Ratings
    High quality video9.424 Ratings8.9998 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of RingEX and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.9
    19 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    1006 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Desktop sharing9.922 Ratings9.31005 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of RingEX and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.7
    20 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    1012 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Calendar integration9.223 Ratings9.0923 Ratings
    Meeting initiation9.923 Ratings9.1986 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.921 Ratings9.2961 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of RingEX and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.7
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.5
    874 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Live chat8.718 Ratings9.1856 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of RingEX and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.9
    22 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.9
    864 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User authentication8.622 Ratings8.9755 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.224 Ratings8.7829 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of RingEX and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.5
    213 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.1
    236 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Hosted PBX9.2119 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.6163 Ratings7.8141 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.7198 Ratings8.3218 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of RingEX and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.0
    221 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.2
    264 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Answering rules8.9207 Ratings8.5192 Ratings
    Call recording8.6191 Ratings8.7240 Ratings
    Call park8.7172 Ratings7.8147 Ratings
    Call screening8.7180 Ratings8.0165 Ratings
    Message alerts8.9208 Ratings8.2210 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging9.227 Ratings7.9135 Ratings
    Online Fax9.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription9.327 Ratings7.9183 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of RingEX and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.3
    195 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.8
    297 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.2171 Ratings8.8263 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.4152 Ratings8.9181 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of RingEX and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    249 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Centralized communications management9.522 Ratings8.9199 Ratings
    Team messaging9.221 Ratings8.9214 Ratings
    Team document sharing8.618 Ratings8.6193 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics9.024 Ratings8.5202 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    RingEXZoom Workplace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (230 ratings)
    8.8
    (1070 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    9.4
    (27 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    9.5
    (46 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (160 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    6.4
    (46 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    6.4
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.8
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RingEXZoom Workplace
    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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    Zoom
    In most cases, and I mean almost all, Zoom is vastly superior to Teams in terms of functionality and ease of use. Case in point: I recently tried to join a Teams meeting in the web browser, and it took me multiple attempts to access it. This NEVER happens with a Zoom link.
    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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    Zoom
    • Audio quality of phone calls is spot on. Calls are clear and crisp.
    • Video quality of video meetings are clear and there aren't any pixelization artifacts that some systems can have.
    • Having AI summaries have been life changing for us. We no longer have to concentrate on note taking, like we did in the past. The summaries are accurate and enable us to put our efforts in the meeting or conversation. Plus, we can save them into our practice management system as required.
    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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    Zoom
    • Love notes - allow insertion of table or grid
    • Allow admin to turn off DND
    • Allow a way to group individual people chats - not channels just individual peeps into groups for ease of finding - like how you can group shared calendars into sections in Outlook
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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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    Zoom
    We're sticking with Zoom for the foreseeable future--given its compelling feature set, ease of use, and advanced technology, there's just no other competition to be excited about. Plus it's a Gartner-recognized industry leader, so it's a rather easy choice.
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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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    Zoom
    Zoom is made for the non tech office. It has features that can be made to do what you need to run things on a day to day basis. Immediately we we able to get meetings going with remote employees. The ability to be able to add smartphone connected people was a big plus. Zoom met our needs at the time.
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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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    Zoom
    There have been less than a handful of outages during our two years with Zoom, and whenever there was one, an email informing us of the outage went out immediately, and they had the issue resolved shortly thereafter.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Zoom has among the best performance of any video conference platform, as I've mentioned several times. Besides that, their Chat platform works great, and their back end always runs smooth. It's unfortunate that reporting can now only be done by one month at a time, but nonetheless, it only takes a second to run any kind of Zoom report, whether it's an attendee report, Poll results, a user report, a list of meetings from the past month, etc.
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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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    Zoom
    Because I got a response right away, and was assigned one specific individual to work with me from the beginning to the resolution. I had an actual email address and direct contact with this person without having to start over and over every time I contacted Zoom - this singular individual remained attentive and was well informed on the subject matter and quite able to resolve my needs.
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    In-Person Training
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    Zoom
    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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    Zoom
    If you receive any pushback from higher ups, point to any of the various positive reviews like this one. Or show Zoom's excellent Gartner report, or articles describing Zoom's partnership with Sequoia capital. It's not difficult to show how Zoom is a trustworthy industry leader with best-in-class technology.
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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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    Zoom
    Zoom Workplace is typically on the more expensive end against other options, but it's the industry leader for a reason. It has the most brand credibility by far, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. There are limitations when it comes to technical performance, customization and video/audio quality. I prefer Slack myself for communication apps, but Zoom Workplace is a good alternative.
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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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    Zoom
    The billing and price model is really fair for so many functions that they offer, our remote work requires each of the features that Zoom offers, so accepting payment for a tool like this is the least we can do. I like that billing arrives on time and that they offer opportunities and payment times.
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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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    Zoom
    Because the Basic licenses are completely free, and because it's very easy to configure and install Zoom, and because anyone can join Zoom from a link without needing an account, scaling is a Breeze. There are absolutely no roadblocks. My company keeps adding more Zoom Pro license every week since it's so in demand. We were able to convert users from several different platforms onto Zoom with no trouble at all.
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    Professional Services
    RingCentral
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Zoom is perfect for our business. We use it to video chat with prospective clients. The name recognition alone gives us credibility and it is very easy to screen share and send content out.
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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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    Zoom
    • We have not lost much productivity in our teamwork during the pandemic because of the ability to have Zoom video calls and keep everyone in touch. This is definitely a positive.
    • We are able to have more people participate in coaching sessions (described earlier) because we don't have room space limitations. This is a big positive.
    • Being able to start a meeting instantly is great when we are doing support and/or training with a client over the phone and need to be able to share a visible
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Zoom Workplace Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example collaboration feature. These are used to:
Transcribe, summarize, and capture action items with AI Companion from your in-person meetings.
Improve visibility and alignment by sharing emails to chats
Elevate a chat to a meeting or phone call to get to resolution faster. 
Continue meeting conversations and easily access shared information in Team Chat.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's productivity features. These features are used to:
Improve productivity across teams, locations, and time zones.
Organize project deliverables and assets in a centralized, collaborative doc.
Collaborate and map out projects visually on a whiteboard.
Jumpstart brainstorming sessions using AI and templates.
Gather valuable team input for well-informed decision-making with surveys and polls.
Stay on top of action items surfaced from across Zoom Workplace.Screenshot of some additional collaboration features. These are used to:
Optimize office experiences and in-person time.
Make sure remote participants feel connected with what is going on in the room.
Collaborate across remote and in-person teams on a virtual whiteboard.
Easily know and identify who is in the room and who is speaking in a Zoom Room with smart name tags and smart speaker tags.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's AI companion. This feature is used to streamline communications, improve productivity, increase employee engagement, and optimize flexible work.Screenshot of additional AI Companion features. The tools is also used to:
Launch internal campaigns.
Deliver visually rich updates with live streams, billboards, and videos.
Ensure critical comms are never missed with read receipts.
Send updates to deskless workers with Workvivo TV and Chat.