Google Cloud Speech-to-Text vs. RingCentral Contact Center

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Speech-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
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
RingCentral 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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Features
Google Cloud Speech-to-TextRingCentral Contact Center
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
-
Ratings
RingCentral Contact Center
8.6
Ratings
4% above category average
Agent dashboard00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Validate callers00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Outbound response00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Call forwarding00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Warm transfer00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Predictive dialing00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
REST APIs00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Call scripts00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Call tracking00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Multichannel integration00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
CRM software integration00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
-
Ratings
RingCentral Contact Center
8.4
Ratings
2% above category average
Inbound call routing00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Recording00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Quality management00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Call analytics00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Historical reporting00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Live reporting00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Customer surveys00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings2.40 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google Cloud Speech-to-TextRingCentral Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.7
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
3.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google Cloud Speech-to-TextRingCentral Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
In our real time meetings or webinars where larger audience are expected we have enabled the captions options with Google Cloud Speech-to-Text tool this start transcribing the complete audio conversation in the neat text format. Also while performing the interview process as well we use this tool to make sure that we adhere to certain rules and are being checked by the superior management team to make sure the transcription has required questions being asked on for quality analysis. Also during the customer call we use this tool to make sure two way communication is transcribed and will be later reviewed when there is an escalation by the superior management
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I think RingCentral Contact Center could be well suited to any workplace. I think it does well in the reliability and ease of use departments, and that covers 90% of what you need from a phone system. The added modern integration benefits are the cherry on top! I'm not sure how the pricing model works, so maybe that would be the only limiting factor as far as scenarios where RingCentral Contact Center would not be as well suited.
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Pros
  • 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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  • 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
  • The software does occasionally get confused by confusing terminology.
  • Its web-based interface can also feel a tad hard to use compared to more appealing desktop apps.
  • I've experienced the occasional technical issue, though the provider's support team is quick to troubleshoot.
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  • 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
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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
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 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
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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
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As I recall it was not a very cumbersome implementation and we were up and running as promised
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Alternatives Considered
It delivered high accuracy in accented and noisy environments. Regarding its language support, it offers a variety of languages and dialects. Its's Api's are well-documented and easily integrated with our GCP-based stack. Also, its deployment is fast, and it is cost-effective. And if we talk about its translation, it gives real-time and generic translation with great punctuation. Finally, its speaker diarization makes it a cool and yet powerful tool that helps people.
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RingCentral Contact Center is the easiest to use and understand. Its interface is more accessible and visually appealing than Microsoft Teams. It has the social/enjoyable aspect with the integration of emojis and gifs, but not to the seemingly comical level of Slack.
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Return on Investment
  • Automating the transcription process saved time and resources compared to manual transcription.
  • Speech-to-text enabled us to make audio content accessible to a wider audience, including individuals with disabilities.
  • We gained valuable insights into customer preferences, behaviors, and sentiment by analyzing voice data.
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  • 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.