RingEX vs. Unify Office and Video (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
RingEX
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
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
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Unify Office was a cloud team collaboration and communications service delivered by Atos Unify in partnership with RingCentral. Unify Office and the ancillary Unify Video were discontinued in 2024, and customers were migrated to RingCentral. Unify Office is no longer available for sale.
$16.99
per user per month
Pricing
RingEXUnify Office and Video (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Standard
€16.99
per user per month
Premium
€22.99
per user per month
Ultimate
€33.99
per user per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RingEXUnify Office and Video (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
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 pricing
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Community Pulse
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Features
RingEXUnify Office and Video (discontinued)
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
RingEX
8.4
10 Ratings
1% above category average
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video7.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
RingEX
8.3
6 Ratings
1% below category average
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
RingEX
7.8
7 Ratings
7% below category average
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Calendar integration7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
RingEX
7.9
3 Ratings
3% below category average
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Live chat7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
RingEX
7.8
9 Ratings
1% above category average
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
-
Ratings
User authentication7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
RingEX
8.5
197 Ratings
1% above category average
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Hosted PBX8.9104 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.7145 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.6179 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
RingEX
8.5
206 Ratings
0% below category average
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
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Ratings
Answering rules8.7189 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording8.5174 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park8.5154 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening8.4162 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts8.8191 Ratings00 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging8.310 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Fax7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription8.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
RingEX
9.2
181 Ratings
6% above category average
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS9.1156 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android9.3137 Ratings00 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
RingEX
7.8
8 Ratings
6% below category average
Unify Office and Video (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Centralized communications management7.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Team messaging7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Team document sharing7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Webex Calling
Webex Calling
Score 8.8 out of 10
Webex Calling
Webex Calling
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Webex Calling
Webex Calling
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Webex Calling
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
RingEXUnify Office and Video (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(211 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(141 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
RingEXUnify Office and Video (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
RingCentral
Easy to use for calls, text messages, plus the AI capability to provide a transcribe of the conversation and email notifications to keep track of the activity. Also, the search option for text messages works great. Same thing the calls history. It has a great feature to set up working hours which allows to have a work life balance by forwarding the calls to voicemail in case we're outside hours of operation
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If you are looking for a tool for Teams to use where they can keep everything together, then this will work really well. A complete package than tools such as WhatsApp or Skype for Business when it comes to documenting handling and more polished than the likes of Slack or HipChat for the team working and communication element.
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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.
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  • The mobile use of the platform is very powerful. To be able to answer a video call on your phone and them simply swipe when you get to your desktop to have a seamless transfer is impressive.
  • The simple interface makes it easy for new users. There is nothing to make them feel overwhelmed.
  • Keeping all the information in the threads of conversations makes it easy to find. There is also a search tool, so as long as you know what you need, you can look accross all your conversation to find the information you are looking for.
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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.
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  • We would like to see the ability to break out to Group video conferencing systems. We understand that this is on its way in a software update in the near future.
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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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Discontinued Products
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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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Discontinued Products
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Reliability and Availability
RingCentral
RingEx is reliable I have not had any issues as of yet. I use both plants we have, and the service is fair to good. The service as a whole is solid and a great method to get in contact with anyone. I know the service also involves Wi-Fi and cellular service, or, in other words, how good your signal is.
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Discontinued Products
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.
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Discontinued Products
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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Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
RingCentral
I really didn't know all the capabilities
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Discontinued Products
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.
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Discontinued Products
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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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Each of the tools above does something well. We have found that the Unify solution simply does a better job of combining all the features of the other services. \easy to start using, while remaining a powerful tool is a tricky task to pull off, but Unify have done this and they have done it well.
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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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Discontinued Products
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.
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Discontinued Products
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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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  • A shortening of timescales as information is not stuck on an internal server somewhere - we can include it as part of the thread. This also applies to updates and revisions. You automatically know which the latest revision is, as it is the most recent in the timeline.
  • The relative cost of implementation is low and there is a wide range of solutions for phones and clients, from software based solutions running on desktop and smartphone or quality hardware to make your desk phone a powerful tool in itself.
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