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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Sangoma Communications Platform

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASangoma's Communications Platform, including the former Switchvox and Business Voice+ from Star2Star, is a UCaaS system, allowing users to simplify communications down to one solution delivered on-premise, on cloud, or via hybrid deployment.N/A
    Pricing
    RingEXSangoma Communications Platform
    Editions & Modules
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RingEXSangoma Communications Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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
    RingEXSangoma Communications Platform
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    RingCentral
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    Sangoma
    Chose Sangoma Communications Platform
    I've installed, and maintained a number of different phone systems over the last few years, including nationwide level Voip service providers relying entirely on custom built Asterisk systems, to SOHO systems connected to cloud level services. So far Digium Switchvox has been …
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    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    121 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    105 Answers
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    Features
    RingEXSangoma Communications Platform
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of RingEX and Sangoma Communications Platform
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.5
    160 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Sangoma Communications Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX8.487 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.0118 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates8.4109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports8.6144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.3143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of RingEX and Sangoma Communications Platform
    Feature
    RingEX
    8.8
    169 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sangoma Communications Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.7154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording9.2143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park8.5123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening8.5134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts9.1159 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of RingEX and Sangoma Communications Platform
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.0
    145 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Sangoma Communications Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing8.9110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.5125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.380 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging9.398 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of RingEX and Sangoma Communications Platform
    Feature
    RingEX
    9.3
    146 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Sangoma Communications Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS9.2128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.3110 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    RingEXSangoma Communications Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (180 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (110 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.3
    (28 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RingEXSangoma Communications Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Sangoma
    Really Digium Switchvox is a great product, it's more of an overall service and it's great. Starting at the phones, I think they're well engineered, from button placement to make call handling a breeze, bright status indicators and programmable keys that keep things simple, and a clear back-lite screen, to light up those late night support calls. I've watched the web management interface grow into a gorgeous, friendly, informational tool that gives me a system that can do 95% of the things my customers request. The only times I've seen it as less appropriate is when it comes to the more budget restricted. I've always believed you get what you pay for, and Digium Switch provides a lovely packaged, turnkey product, that doesn't require an expert to maintain once installed. On top of that, you're paying for the service. I can speak from experience, and countless support calls, that Digium Switchvox's support is second to none. They're efficient, intelligent, friendly, and professional, I've never had a bad experience, keep up the great work!
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    Pros
    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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    Sangoma
    • Allows us to forward phones internally or externally.
    • Allows us to set up our favorite contacts to sync up on telephone screen for quick calls.
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    Cons
    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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    Sangoma
    • I've installed quite a few of these systems for a number of customers, and I've found a number of times having access to the second Ethernet port on some of the larger systems, and the ability to do some sort of static routing, and firewall functionality. I would love to have the ability to connect one port to the carrier's cpe router, and the other port to the customer's network.
    • I've worked with Voip products for a number of years, and various asterisk iterations. I'd like to see more access to the asterisk cli for troubleshooting, and/or potentially some sort of shell access.
    • I'd like to see the Digum Switchvox phones have vpn functionality. It would be great to deploy a field office with a pre-provisioned phone that automatically connects back to the corporate network via a secure vpn tunnel from most internet connections. Currently we either use a softphone, manually program a Cisco phone that does have the capability, or deploy an semi expensive router that support a secure tunnel. It would be much easier to sell a customer on a remote office and a fancy Digium phone, if they didn't need the extra hardware.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Sangoma
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    Usability
    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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    Sangoma
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Sangoma
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    Performance
    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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    Sangoma
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    Support Rating
    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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    Sangoma
    I have not had to use Support yet, so I did not rate this. I have not had to reach out for anything.
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    In-Person Training
    RingCentral
    I really didn't know all the capabilities
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    Sangoma
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Sangoma
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Sangoma
    I've installed, and maintained a number of different phone systems over the last few years, including nationwide level Voip service providers relying entirely on custom built Asterisk systems, to SOHO systems connected to cloud level services. So far Digium Switchvox has been one of my favorites when it comes to ease of use, customer service, and over all reliability. While there are a few things I'd like to see done a little differently, updates are released frequently with fixes, and new features.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    RingCentral
    not to sign up for it or give them any money for a product that does not work
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    Sangoma
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    Scalability
    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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    Sangoma
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Sangoma
    • Ease of forwarding calls when out of office has been a life-saver.
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