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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Rakuten Viber

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AViber, now from Rakuten (acquired 2014) is an instant messaging and cross-platform VoIP software solution designed for personal use and available for both desktops and as a mobile app. It includes features such as video and audio calls, instant message, and unlimited-member group chats. Users can also make paid international calls.

    $0.02

    Per Minute

    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
    Rakuten ViberRingEX
    Editions & Modules
    USA
    $0.019
    Per Minute
    UK
    $0.019
    Per Minute
    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
    Rakuten ViberRingEX
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing 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
    Rakuten ViberRingEX
    Considered Both Products
    Rakuten
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    RingCentral
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    67%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    85%
    Would buy again
    116 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    121 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    105 Answers
    Features
    Rakuten ViberRingEX
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Rakuten Viber and RingEX
    Feature
    Rakuten Viber
    9.5
    13 Ratings
    18% above category average
    RingEX
    8.5
    160 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Hosted PBX9.56 Ratings8.487 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.78 Ratings8.0118 Ratings
    User templates8.87 Ratings8.4109 Ratings
    Call reports9.89 Ratings8.6144 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.78 Ratings9.3143 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Rakuten Viber and RingEX
    Feature
    Rakuten Viber
    9.3
    15 Ratings
    10% above category average
    RingEX
    8.8
    169 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Answering rules9.59 Ratings8.7154 Ratings
    Call recording9.79 Ratings9.2143 Ratings
    Call park8.84 Ratings8.5123 Ratings
    Call screening8.89 Ratings8.5134 Ratings
    Message alerts9.814 Ratings9.1159 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Rakuten Viber and RingEX
    Feature
    Rakuten Viber
    9.6
    13 Ratings
    19% above category average
    RingEX
    9.0
    145 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Video conferencing9.513 Ratings8.8110 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.713 Ratings9.4125 Ratings
    Video screen sharing9.05 Ratings8.380 Ratings
    Instant messaging10.09 Ratings9.398 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Rakuten Viber and RingEX
    Feature
    Rakuten Viber
    10.0
    18 Ratings
    23% above category average
    RingEX
    9.3
    146 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS10.017 Ratings9.2128 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android10.017 Ratings9.3110 Ratings
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    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Rakuten ViberRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (18 ratings)
    8.5
    (180 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (110 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 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
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Rakuten ViberRingEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Rakuten
    As mentioned previously, it is easy to use and access since the you can chat, send voice memos or stickers in a conversation. So in overall it's very entertaining. But throughout that, the audio quality can seem to be a bit off. (Could be personal headset issue) Overall that is the only issue that is present or consistent.
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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.
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    Pros
    Rakuten
    • Viber is a cross platform product. It does not matter if someone uses Android or iOS device, it will work exactly the same.
    • Also the desktop version is very good. You can switch between the desktop and mobile versions within a conversation and see updates right away.
    • It's a very international product. It has been available for very long time, which makes it very wide spread - it has a good user base.
    • You can see the status of your messages.
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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
    Rakuten
    • When someone sends a file in Viber, the program automatically saves it in your phone memory. This means that you must delete them manually and it really annoys me, as it takes a lot of time to do that.
    • It contains enormous amounts of adds.
    • There is file sharing limit.
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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
    Rakuten
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Usability
    Rakuten
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Rakuten
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Rakuten
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Support Rating
    Rakuten
    I have not frequently used the support for Viber as I have not had many problems with it on my phone. I did use support one time for problems with the computer application and used the forums to solve my problems. They were fairly easy to follow and I appreciated the online help in that format.
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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
    Rakuten
    No answers on this topic
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    Implementation Rating
    Rakuten
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Rakuten
    End-to-end encryption scrambles my messages and delivers them as a scrambled code to my friend's device, whether mobile or desktop, so that only their device can decode them into plain text. If my friend's phone is turned off or they don't have access to the internet, my message will be stored on Viber's servers (for a limited time) until their device is ready to receive it.

    Because Viber can't access or read my private conversations in the first place, Viber can't sell them.
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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
    Rakuten
    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
    Rakuten
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Rakuten
    • Viber saves me financially since I am now able to communicate with my international clients for free.
    • Viber helps keep my clients engaged by the fact that I can so easily share photos, which is important as a freelance photographer.
    • Viber allows me to make my messages to clients appealing in a visual way, which I have noticed helps drive actions of my clients, such as remembering to book their next session or pay for their photo order.
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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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