Dialpad Connect vs. Ring4

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dialpad Connect
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Dialpad Connect is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface.
$27
per month
Ring4
Score 10.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Ring4 headquartered in San Francisco offers a VoIP app that allows business owners and others to add a second (or third) phone line to their mobile phone.
$9.99
per month
Pricing
Dialpad ConnectRing4
Editions & Modules
Standard
$27
per month per user
Pro
$35
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact sales team
per user/per month
Call Recording (add-on, business line only)
$.05
per recording
Transcripts (add-on, business line only)
$.05
per transcribed minute
Personal Line
$9.99
per line
Business Line
$9.99
per line
International Calling (available on personal + business lines)
country dependent pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dialpad ConnectRing4
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$9.99 per phone line, per month
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Dialpad ConnectRing4
Features
Dialpad ConnectRing4
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.3
62 Ratings
1% above category average
Ring4
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.561 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video8.236 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.0
26 Ratings
1% below category average
Ring4
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.3
37 Ratings
1% above category average
Ring4
-
Ratings
Calendar integration8.431 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation7.927 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.731 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.2
20 Ratings
2% above category average
Ring4
-
Ratings
Live chat8.220 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.1
35 Ratings
5% above category average
Ring4
-
Ratings
User authentication7.928 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.333 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.2
56 Ratings
2% below category average
Ring4
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Hosted PBX8.227 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.833 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.852 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.3
68 Ratings
1% below category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Answering rules8.956 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording7.662 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call park8.445 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening8.651 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts8.863 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging8.755 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Fax7.316 Ratings00 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription8.364 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
7.7
57 Ratings
9% below category average
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Mobile app for iOS7.837 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile app for Android7.733 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
8.0
49 Ratings
0% below category average
Ring4
-
Ratings
Centralized communications management8.239 Ratings00 Ratings
Team messaging8.235 Ratings00 Ratings
Team document sharing7.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics7.939 Ratings00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Dialpad Connect
-
Ratings
Ring4
10.0
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Instant messaging00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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Dialpad ConnectRing4
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 7.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 7.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Dialpad ConnectRing4
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
(291 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(46 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Availability
8.5
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.9
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(57 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.6
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
6.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dialpad ConnectRing4
Likelihood to Recommend
Dialpad
It is well-suited for basic calling functionality, but has been a poor experience for us when used for texting, as it lacks some of the features of other platforms, such as Haymarket. It is also challenging to capture good analytics, as this is neither easy nor clear for users to find.
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Ring4
Good for creating a new business or branching a business abroad.
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Pros
Dialpad
  • Ease of signing on and calling in
  • Clear audio/sound, no static or poor connections
  • Can choose to be on video or not
  • The organizer and participants can see all who are on the call
  • Meetings can be auto-recorded and sent to organizer at end of call
  • Hold music can be played for initial caller
  • Meeting is auto-transcribed
  • Action items are automatically listed for the organizer
  • Summary list shows all who were in attendance
  • Summary shows duration of callers on the meeting
  • Can load images of attendees when setting of the meeting
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Ring4
  • Manage Team Lines
  • Transcribe calls
  • International Calling
  • Call Recording
  • Free video conferencing
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Cons
Dialpad
  • The only example I can list for improvement is that occasionally the message has some mistranslation(s). But I can usually figure out the missing words. The 'southern USA' dialect may be partly to blame....
  • The functionality is really great. It is the best app I have used for messages in all of my customer service jobs.
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Ring4
  • I've sometimes seen text messages being sent in double.
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Likelihood to Renew
Dialpad
Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Usability
Dialpad
Dialpad Connect is good and recommended for any organization. It is a good value. It can accomplish everything that your organization is looking for, and no one will say it is outside the budget for any 50+ person organization. The AI feature is very useful. The dashboard could be a bit easier to manage, and the integration with Salesforce could be a bit smoother.
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Ring4
It's super easy and simple to use, and very straightforward.
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Reliability and Availability
Dialpad
There have not been any outages that I am aware of and we have had consistently good coverage since the start. There can be a slight lag from the office to the mobile app, but it is not terribly noticeable and it has not resulted in any calls being prematurely hung up
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Performance
Dialpad
The emails of voice transcription come very quickly after a call has been completed and except for a few fairly difficult names are pretty accurate. The ability to quickly listen to the voicemail from email without having to open the app is also a bonus. I have not noticed or heard of any slowdowns
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Dialpad
The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
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Ring4
I had a question, and had my answer that same day.
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In-Person Training
Dialpad
Welcoming and easy to follow the instruction
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Dialpad
Simple and easy to follow, we had our branches around the country to be trained and the feedback was great. Only take if there was a desk phone training that would be great. The team provided us with video for the desk phone training
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Dialpad
I didn't participate in the implementation. But obviously it went flawlessly, as all users are set up in-house, and on the app.
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Dialpad
Panterra is dependable and has good support. Dialpad Connect has more features and an easier interface. AT&T has a lot of features, but Dialpad Connect's interface is easier. AT&T does not do call transcription that I know of. Comcast BVE and 8x8 services are lower quality and service is not great.
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Ring4
Ring4 had everything we need in a business phone line in a more simple format and less expensive.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Dialpad
Overall program is of average cost. SInce I use it simply for its phone/text capabilities. I would hazard that company that needed more options, might see it differently
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Dialpad
So far, Dialpad has been a great improvement for our organization. It allows everyone to be on the same service and the integration with the mobile app means everyone is still using the "office" numbers even when on the go which makes it easier not having to balance multiple phone numbers from people
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Ring4
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Dialpad
  • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
  • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
  • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
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Ring4
  • Less expensive business phone
  • Can answer on the go
  • Less to manage, more simple
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ScreenShots

Ring4 Screenshots

Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of The Ring4 admin console, allows business to manage their phone lines as simply as emails. Ring4 Business lets admins create and assign a new phone line to an employee in seconds.