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    Google Cloud Speech-to-Text

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASpeech-to-Text on Google Cloud is a tool used to convert speech into text using an API powered by Google’s AI technologies. The vendor states users can transcribe content in real time or from stored files; deliver a better user experience in products through voice commands; and, gain insights from customer interactions to improve service.

    $0.02

    per min

    RingCentral Contact Center

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ARingCentral Contact Center is an AI-first contact center offers a set of cloud-based software plans with basic features including support for inbound and outbound call centers and IVR and ACD capabilities. Advanced features include analytics, real-time call reporting, workforce optimization analytics, and omni-channel integration with SMS, email, and social media platforms.N/A
    Pricing
    Google Cloud Speech-to-TextRingCentral Contact Center
    Editions & Modules
    Speech-to-Text V2 API
    $0.016
    per min
    Speech-to-Text V1 API
    $0.024
    per min
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Cloud Speech-to-TextRingCentral Contact Center
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSpeech-to-Text V1 API V1 offers data residency for multi region only. Models include short, long, phone call, and video. V1 does not include audit logging. New customers get $300 in free credits and 60 minutes for transcribing and analyzing audio free per month, not charged against your credits. Speech-to-Text V2 API V2 offers data residency for multi and single region. Models include short, long, telephony, video, and Chirp. V2 does include audit logging and support for customer managed encryption keys.—
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    31 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Google Cloud Speech-to-TextRingCentral Contact Center
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Google Cloud Speech-to-Text and RingCentral Contact Center
    Feature
    Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
    -
    Ratings
    RingCentral Contact Center
    8.6
    22 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Agent dashboard00 Ratings9.518 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings9.619 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings9.720 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings9.611 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings8.87 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings6.310 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Google Cloud Speech-to-Text and RingCentral Contact Center
    Feature
    Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
    -
    Ratings
    RingCentral Contact Center
    8.5
    21 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Inbound call routing00 Ratings9.619 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings9.719 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings9.517 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings9.418 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings9.516 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings2.46 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Verint Speech and Text Analytics
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud Speech-to-TextRingCentral Contact Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (31 ratings)
    9.7
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (12 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.3
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud Speech-to-TextRingCentral Contact Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    So, I've had scenarios like when I collaborate with a team where the people are from around the world. So, I used it there, and we spoke to each other in their native language. That boosts everyone's confidence in our collaborative efforts. I've also utilized its model and the API in my projects, including a Virtual assistant and a multilingual application that allows us to learn languages from around the world. We tested it with a group of 12 people, and that's when it failed. I mean, it's not a failure, but it can't detect every person.
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    RingCentral
    The ease of use and file retention/retrieval is key. The adjustment from an e-mail-focused workflow to the RingCentral Contact Center was easier with the organization. Recall and search features mimic Outlook and allow me to quickly find what I’m looking for. RingCentral Contact Center is not ideal for communication with external partners, so we still have to rely on Outlook e-mails for that.
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    Pros
    Google
    • An amazing tool which helps a lot in a meetings.
    • It's an efficient tool for improving efficiency by saving a lot of time typing. It saves at least 40-50% of our time, thus increasing efficiency.
    • Incredible accuracy with multiple accents & multiple language.
    • It takes punctuation into consideration.
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    RingCentral
    • Reliability: Our previous service was prone to outages, RingCentral Contact Center has been rock solid as long as we've used it.
    • Integration: Our IT team was able to build a custom RingCentral Contact Center dashboard on our website for our salespeople to manage inbound/ outbound calling. From there we were able to send call data directly into activities in our ERP (Acumatica).
    • Ease of use: It works well whether in the office or WFH (which many employees do regularly.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Integration outside of the google eco system is challenging here.
    • Google Cloud Speech-to-Text works only with active internet connection if the internet bandwidth is low it effect the transcription process and can lead to data inaccuracy.
    • In terms of the pricing also this is at higher range which all the companies cannot afford like small scale organisation if they would like to use the tool they would look over the price to make the decision. Reducing the price can increase the product usage more
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    RingCentral
    • I would like to be able to text from our main office line rather than only my office direct line, so I can keep my direct line private
    • I wish it was easier for all users to be able to toggle between calls ringing at their desk phone and cell phone
    • It would be nice if the process to add other team member's numbers to our desk phone screen was easier
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    We have no intention of renewing our contract with Ring Central. We have had multiple outages in the past 2 years. We have been without an account manager for the past 4 months and the resolution of open issues takes 2-3 months. We were being misbilled for cancelled services for almost 12 months. We are not satisfied with the quality, support, or price of the service
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    Usability
    Google
    The reasoning behind my 10 is that the UI is very intuitive; I didn't require any formal training to use it. Google's speech-to-text is not just a conversion tool; it helps automate mundane tasks, saves time, and has an almost human-like understanding.
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    RingCentral
    RingCentral Contact Center is not just only an app or platform which allows the company to manage the telephone calls, messaging functions, social media and emails, but also allows advanced features like the possibility of easy integration with other industrial systems, and customer/call analysis functions as well. It also supports and included with AI technology as well into some extent.
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    Support Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    We honestly did not need much support but whatever we wanted was resolved via email and that experience was nice but took a bit of time
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    As I recall it was not a very cumbersome implementation and we were up and running as promised
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google Cloud Speech-to-Text outperformed its competitors significantly in terms of accuracy, surpassing any other product available. Additionally, its support for multiple languages was unrivaled in the market. Moreover, for clients with robust bandwidth, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text offered real-time transcription capabilities, enabling users to transcribe live audio streams with minimal delay.
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    RingCentral
    RingCentral Contact Center's application is much more intuitive than Nextiva's application. It's also easier to configure. It also has a lot of functionality that Nextiva does not. For example, RingCentral will transcribe Voice mail messages for us, whereas Nextiva does not. RingCentral also sends us notifications when a customer sends us a text message, whereas Nextiva does not.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • It reduced our budget for assistants who transcribed files manually
    • It speeds up the process, because we can have a transcriptions straight after the interviews
    • It increased accuracy, because AI makes the transcriptions for every second, and you can find the words which were said at specific time.
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    RingCentral
    • With RingCentral Contact Center we were able to connect with our customers. The feature that allows the call to be sent to the first available rep ensured that this happened.
    • Also, my favorite feature is the call recording and transcription feature. This allowed me to get the customer's emails without asking them to repeat if I missed them the first time. Hence, happier customers and more meetings.
    • RingCentral Contact Center also made it very easy to set up a mailbox for customers to leave messages and reassure them that they've connected with the right person.
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    ScreenShots

    Google Cloud Speech-to-Text Screenshots

    Screenshot of audio transcription creation -  Using the Speech-to-Text API from within the Cloud Console by creating an audio transcription is done in just a few steps. It can transcribe short, long, and streaming audio.Screenshot of creating subtitles for videos using AI -  Transcriptions with captions and subtitles can be added to existing content or in real time to streaming content. Google's video transcription model can be used for indexing or subtitling video and/or multispeaker content and uses similar machine learning technology as YouTube does for video captioning.Screenshot of adding Speech-to-Text to apps - The video pictures covers how to add AI to an application without extensive machine learning model experience. The pretrained Speech-to-Text API lets users enable AI for applications.Screenshot of Language, speech, text, and translation with Google Cloud API - The pictures displays a section of Google training course, where learners use the Speech-to-Text API to transcribe an audio file into a text file, translate with the Google Cloud Translation API, and create synthetic speech with Natural Language AI.