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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Nextiva

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ANextiva is a business communications platform that includes a VoIP solution, CRM software, BI software, cloud storage, phone and device rentals, email marketing automation software, and a contact center solution. These products can be purchased individually or together.

    $25

    per month per user

    RingEX

    Score8.6 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.

    $19.99

    per month

    Pricing
    NextivaRingEX
    Editions & Modules
    Digital
    $25
    per month per user
    Core
    $30
    per month per user
    Engage
    $50.00
    per month per user
    Power Suite
    $75
    per month per user
    Essentials (up to 20 users)
    $19.99
    per user/per month
    Standard
    $27.99
    per user/per month
    Premium
    $34.99
    per user/per month
    Ultimate
    $49.99
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NextivaRingEX
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing above is per/month paid annually. Pricing increases when paid monthly. Essentials - $29.99/month (paid monthly) Standard - $37.99/month (paid monthly) Premium - $44.99/month (paid monthly) Ultimate - $59.99/month (paid monthly)
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    Community Pulse
    NextivaRingEX
    Considered Both Products
    Nextiva
    Chose Nextiva
    As far as customer service, Ring Central is not even close. Their call attendant is made to get people off the phone. Whereas with Nextiva Business Phone Service, they get you on the line with a real person who is committed to resolving your issues and doesn't just read from …
    Incentivized
    Chose Nextiva
    Nextiva blows RingCentral out of the water in three areas for us:
    1) Customer service
    2) Customer service
    Incentivized
    Chose Nextiva
    Nextiva was able to price match us and provide the best customer service for technical setup. Nextiva also stacked up well in terms of service quality and sales responsiveness.
    Incentivized
    Chose Nextiva
    I opted for this service due to the exceptional customer service and onboard experience it offered, and these aspects have been the primary reasons for my continued patronage. The customer service provided has consistently exceeded my expectations and has been instrumental in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Nextiva
    Nextiva understood our primary factor in decision making was financials and they delivered on our request to find the balance between providing our business the features we need while maintaining a TCO that would not break the bank. They stayed connected and on top of the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Nextiva
    Nextiva Business Phone Service continues to be our primary recommendation to customers, based solely on consistent user experience. Pricing does edge out some other providers, but we have found Nextiva Business Phone Service's customer service to be the main deciding factor. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Nextiva
    Didn't seem as competitive
    Incentivized
    Chose Nextiva
    In my opinion, none of them could match the flexibility and ease of use we have with Nextiva Business Phone Service. Spoke and RingCentral did not measure up to our various needs. With Twilio there is not much that cannot be customized, but it is a much steeper learning curve. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Nextiva
    Nextiva includes fax, local number or toll-free numbers, and call recording. Very useful tools not included in other's basic plans. Conference bridge for few people may be included also in these basic Pro plans from Nextiva
    Incentivized
    RingCentral
    Chose RingEX
    Nextiva's service did not always work. Calls sometimes did not come through or go out. Their customer service team was not quick at solving issues. The app was glitchy and did not always allow you to login. I have never had an issue like this with RingEX.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX has a much more competitive cost and far more features!
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    One feature was missing from Nextiva at the time we used them, the ability to send/receive MMS.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    RingEX continues to outperform the competition in features, security, and reliability. Every time we evaluate and test drive other services we find that they don't compare in some significant way with RingEX. That we have been a client since their first 18 months of operation …
    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 looked at Grasshopper and Nextiva, plus options from AT&T. RingEX combined the combination of value and features that I was looking for in a provider. The feature set RingEX offers along with the mobile app made them the clear choice for my needs. Again RingEX was a perfect …
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    In my experience, Ring Central is hands down a better platform than the other VoiP companies I have used. Clear calls, functionality, level of fine tuning, that other companies do not have, is appreciated.
    Incentivized
    Chose RingEX
    Many of the features are the same but I feel that RC makes it more user friendly for configuration and work. We have also not seen the cost increases with RingCentral that we saw with the other providers

    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    240 Answers
    85%
    Would buy again
    116 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    234 Answers
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    241 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    121 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    207 Answers
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    215 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    105 Answers
    Features
    NextivaRingEX
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Nextiva and RingEX
    Feature
    Nextiva
    9.2
    215 Ratings
    14% above category average
    RingEX
    8.5
    160 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Hosted PBX9.496 Ratings8.487 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.4116 Ratings7.9118 Ratings
    User templates8.9133 Ratings8.4109 Ratings
    Call reports9.3180 Ratings8.5144 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.3176 Ratings9.3143 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Nextiva and RingEX
    Feature
    Nextiva
    9.3
    235 Ratings
    11% above category average
    RingEX
    8.8
    169 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Answering rules9.4211 Ratings8.7154 Ratings
    Call recording9.2179 Ratings9.2143 Ratings
    Call park9.2167 Ratings8.5123 Ratings
    Call screening9.3171 Ratings8.5134 Ratings
    Message alerts9.3209 Ratings9.0159 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Nextiva and RingEX
    Feature
    Nextiva
    8.8
    160 Ratings
    10% above category average
    RingEX
    8.9
    145 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Video conferencing8.778 Ratings8.8110 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.3140 Ratings9.4125 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.666 Ratings8.380 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.8108 Ratings9.298 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Nextiva and RingEX
    Feature
    Nextiva
    9.0
    201 Ratings
    13% above category average
    RingEX
    9.3
    146 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.1172 Ratings9.2128 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.9140 Ratings9.3110 Ratings
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    NextivaRingEX
    Small Businesses
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NextivaRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (251 ratings)
    8.5
    (180 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (7 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (110 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NextivaRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Nextiva
    We have had great service with Nextiva Business Phone Service and it is reliable and reasonably priced for the offered features. User Friendly and minimal issues. We are able to control most of the set up for new users and or new phones when needed. Only would like to see the app - Nextiva One be enhanced with more features than it currently has.
    Incentivized
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    RingCentral
    When setting up a new user with a phone. I can call in their support line. They followed me through every step of setting up the new phone. Our office has very specific settings, and our support staff will walk you through the completion. Even do test calls, making sure the user is properly set up for voicemails, faxes, or any type of notifications.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Nextiva
    • Up-time, We've never had any sort of extended downtime because of Nextiva Business Phone Service, there services just work
    • Provisioning of supported devices is very easy to do and is almost automatic, this makes new device roll out especially smooth
    • The call flow functionality is especially smooth and intuitive to setup.
    • Their customer service is very effective and I've never waited more than 2 days for a solution, that's for more complicated issues too.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Cons
    Nextiva
    • The use of two apps when you're a supervisor. We have to use Unity and the Nextiva app instead of one app. It can be cumbersome.
    • Better integration with CRM's. We use Zendesk and it works ok as it does pull up customer records if we have their phone number on file. But it would be better if we could have more functionality from one place and have it write to the CRM directly.
    • Accept higher quality audio for greeting recordings. We had to trim the file size down several times losing a lot of audio quality in the process. Mono is fine since callers will only need to hear the one channel. But the Hz limit and file size limit were rough.
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    RingCentral
    • Customer support is rudimentary. They should improve tier 1 customer support's ability to understand our needs rather than asking customers to reinstall the app
    • Revolving door of account managers, which causes loss of continuity in discussing opportunities
    • Analytics is not complete. Details about faxing and web meetings is missing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Nextiva
    Its user friendly, easy to use and has been very reliable. We have nothing but good things to say about our service with Nextiva Business Phone Service. When needed their support team has always resolved any and all issues one way or another. They have been helpful, knowledgeable and very friendly. The features vs the cost is wonderful compared to other service providers.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Usability
    Nextiva
    The whole system sucks. It’s the worst and we are stuck. They won’t price match, they won’t even consider the other quotes we have and all they tell us to buy out and move on. They’re money grabbing snakes who need to go away. How they have this many stars is insane. I don’t know how people are writing these reviews
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    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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    Reliability and Availability
    Nextiva
    We have not yet experienced any issues the Nextiva Business Phone Service availability. It has always worked as needed.
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    RingCentral
    I never had a failure. RingEX tests its infrastructure periodically and pushes handset updates automatically without interrupting the user or team's operation. The few issues with offline phones resulted from our internal network, never theirs. Like with all VoIP systems, it's as good as the network. However, using the mobile app means you can always take calls.
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    Performance
    Nextiva
    Nextiva Business Phone Service performance is great. The call quality is much better than our old analog land lines at a fraction of the cost.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Support Rating
    Nextiva
    Support is great. We usually get someone on the phone; they answer our questions and help us with our issues. They are responsive when we call, and there is also a wealth of information on their online help center, which will typically answer our question or send us in the right direction.
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    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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    In-Person Training
    Nextiva
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    Online Training
    Nextiva
    The training we received from Nextiva Business Phone Service was thorough, and detailed. It also did not take very long.
    Incentivized
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    RingCentral
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Nextiva
    No was done by Agency Owner and was done with the help of Nextiva Support and Sales team. Went very well and has been working great since then. Was originally only two phones and then we continue to add to that. We did not have any reported issues and was a great experience for our Agency and Small Business.
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    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Nextiva
    We switched for better uptime, ease of use, and better tech support and got all that from Nextiva. We were constantly losing connection with our previous provider, a package service for internet and phone. The web portal is much easier to use, and the call center offers many more features.
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    RingCentral
    RingEX provides better service and features at a competitive price. There really is no comparison between the two solutions. Spectrum Business gives us reliable land line phone service with multiple lines and reliable business internet. Adding new lines is a physical experience with a visit from a spectrum technician. RingEX provides everything we need from the phone system to additional tools like video meetings and conference calling all with a very user friendly application. Adding new lines is just a click away
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Nextiva
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    not to sign up for it or give them any money for a product that does not work
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    Scalability
    Nextiva
    We have not yet needed top scale up our phone system yet, but I can tell that it will be very quick and effortless to do so when the need arises.
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    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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    Return on Investment
    Nextiva
    • ROI - we are saving money, a lot of money, and we have a MUCH better phone system
    • Consolidation - we migrated 6 different phone systems in 6 different counties into one, and it's been wonderful!
    • Management - managing this system is so much better than Mitel, Panasonic, and any other system I have used. We are able to assign rights to certain staff to also make changes, and it's user friendly and almost fool proof.
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    RingCentral
    • Enabling the team to streamline inbound and outbound calling strategy has increased productivity by at least 30%.
    • It improved internal collaboration by enabling the team to communicate effectively and clearly in real-time.
    • Improved level of professionalism that we could showcase to our clients, intangible benefit.
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