Amazon Chime is a communications service from Amazon Web Services with a built-in VoIP solution. Amazon Chime can be used for online meetings, video conferencing, and business calling, and features pay-as-you-go pricing.
$0
per minute
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Unify Office is a cloud team collaboration and communications service delivered by Atos Unify in partnership with RingCentral, a market leader in UCaaS.
$16.99
per user per month
Pricing
Amazon Chime
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
Editions & Modules
Business Calling - Inbound
$0.002216
per minute
Business Calling - Phone Numbers
$1
per number per month, US Only
Meetings - Pro
$3
*per user per day
Meetings - Basic
Free
Business Calling - Outbound
Country Dependent
per minute
Business Calling - Receive Text
Free
US Only
Business Calling - Send Text
Country Dependent
Standard
€16.99
per user per month
Premium
€22.99
per user per month
Ultimate
€33.99
per user per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon Chime
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
Free Trial
No
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
*up to $15.00 per user per month
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Amazon Chime
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
Features
Amazon Chime
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
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Ratings
High quality audio
10.00 Ratings
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High quality video
10.00 Ratings
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Low bandwidth requirements
10.00 Ratings
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Mobile support
10.00 Ratings
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Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
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Ratings
Desktop sharing
10.00 Ratings
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Whiteboards
8.30 Ratings
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Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
9.7
Ratings
16% above category average
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
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Calendar integration
10.00 Ratings
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Meeting initiation
10.00 Ratings
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Integrates with social media
8.30 Ratings
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Record meetings / events
10.00 Ratings
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Slideshows
10.00 Ratings
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Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
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Ratings
Live chat
10.00 Ratings
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Audience polling
10.00 Ratings
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Q&A
10.00 Ratings
00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Chime
10.0
Ratings
21% above category average
Unify Office by RingCentral, from Atos
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Ratings
User authentication
10.00 Ratings
00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions
10.00 Ratings
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Confidential attendee list
10.00 Ratings
00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Great tool which can be used for collaborating and sharing screens. It helps in integrating with calendar effortlessly and send invitations for the meeting. Sometimes it takes time to load the application on your device and is not compatible with all browsers. It has different options of muting and sharing screen during presenting.
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.
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.
I'd like to see more sentiment analysis around the conversation between the salesperson and the prospect. This would make great for coaching opportunities after the call to make our sales reps better.
In a few instances, members of our sales team had issues with sharing call recording links with their prospects. Our product team came to the conclusion it was coming from the Amazon Chime end.
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.
They were very supportive in answering all of our questions when we had problems. Their in-person calls but their support site also had a full set of information that can answer a good portion of your questions before you have to pick up the phone. But when you, you will get good service.
Our reason for the selection of Amazon Chime was a client recommendation. In a comparison of other competitor's products, Amazon Chime provides similar functionality and features. From a pricing perspective, you may opt for pay-per-use pricing which could be confusing for some users. There are also basic and Pro subscription plans depending upon what you need. We did a free trial for 30 days and then procured a few accounts for internal and external use.
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.
Amazon Chime has been an incredibly cost effective way to add video and conference line services (with screen sharing) to our day to day operations because we have an account for free for being Vonage customers.
A pro account only costs $15 a month, and you only need one pro account for a small office. If others in your organization need to join, all you need is a basic account to join. You need a pro account in order to launch and administer meetings.
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.