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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
$30.00 1 User Per Month
Podium
Star Rating
(2,050)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansRingEX
Star Rating
(1,261)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$30.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that RingEX excels in user experience, particularly highlighting its intuitive interface that simplifies tasks like setting up call forwarding and voicemail greetings. Users appreciate the ease of use, which is crucial for small businesses managing multiple communications.
- According to verified reviews, Podium stands out for its ability to centralize customer messaging from various platforms such as Google Business Profile and social media. This feature makes it easier for users to manage communications, which is a significant advantage for businesses focused on reputation management.
- Users say that RingEX provides excellent customer support, with many praising the responsiveness of their phone support and the helpfulness of their online resources. This level of support is particularly beneficial for small businesses that may not have dedicated IT staff.
- Reviewers mention that Podium's Text-to-Pay feature is a game-changer, allowing customers to make payments easily via text. This functionality is especially appealing for businesses looking to streamline their payment processes and enhance customer convenience.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while RingEX has a lower overall star rating compared to Podium, it still receives high marks for specific features like call management and PBX systems, which are essential for businesses that rely heavily on voice communication.
- According to recent user feedback, Podium's user interface is praised for its clarity and ease of use, making it accessible for users who may not be tech-savvy. This focus on user-friendliness is a strong selling point for businesses looking to adopt new software without a steep learning curve.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Podium
Core
Contact Us
Per Month
With essential AI features, respond to and convert more leads faster.
- Consolidated Lead Conversion Platform
- Review Management with AI Reponses
- Basic Automations
RingEX
Core
$30.00
1 User Per Month
A reliable, core phone system to get your business up and running
- Unlimited domestic calling
- SMS and MMS
- IVR
Free Trial
Podium
No trial information availableRingEX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,731
8.8
1,048
Ease of Use
9.3
1,750
8.6
1,063
Ease of Setup
9.1
1,082
8.2
649
Ease of Admin
9.3
883
8.3
569
Quality of Support
9.0
1,608
8.0
951
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
901
8.3
559
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,717
7.9
1,030
Features by Category
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
8.0
39
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
Interaction
8.0
41
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
8.2
40
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
8.1
41
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
5.2
8
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
8.3
158
Not enough data
7.6
207
Not enough data
9.1
222
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
212
Not enough data
8.6
221
Not enough data
9.3
237
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
Customers
8.2
153
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
4.4
13
Not enough data
4.5
13
Not enough data
4.2
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
5.0
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
Documents
Not enough data
7.7
156
Not enough data
7.4
150
Not enough data
8.1
158
Agentic AI - Online Fax
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Sending
Not enough data
9.1
173
Not enough data
9.1
171
Not enough data
8.9
159
Not enough data
9.2
162
Not enough data
8.9
165
Not enough data
9.1
166
Host Tools
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
9.0
91
Attendee Tools
Not enough data
8.7
85
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.1
68
Post-Event Tools
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
8.3
68
Integrations
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
8.4
66
Agentic AI - Webinar
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Platform Basics
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
Platform Data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.3
65
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.0
62
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automotive Marketing
6.3
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
Text Messaging
8.7
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
186
Not enough data
8.6
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
SMS Platform
8.5
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
5.7
24
Not enough data
6.1
24
Not enough data
6.6
24
Not enough data
6.4
24
Not enough data
5.8
24
Not enough data
5.7
24
Not enough data
Channels
8.2
324
Not enough data
8.1
322
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
8.3
338
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
373
Not enough data
8.4
364
Not enough data
8.6
337
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
234
Not enough data
7.5
229
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
256
Not enough data
9.1
144
Not enough data
8.7
119
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
9.1
125
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
8.8
245
Not enough data
9.1
238
Not enough data
8.9
226
Not enough data
9.1
148
Software Type
Not enough data
9.0
245
Not enough data
9.1
146
Not enough data
9.2
162
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Responses
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
Responses
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
Platform
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.7
294
Not enough data
8.4
252
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.5
179
Not enough data
Support Automation
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.1
173
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
152
Not enough data
7.5
154
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
204
Not enough data
9.0
237
Not enough data
8.7
222
Not enough data
9.1
232
Not enough data
8.7
221
Not enough data
8.6
213
Not enough data
8.8
220
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Workforce Management
Not enough data
8.8
221
Not enough data
8.6
215
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Administrative
Not enough data
8.8
225
Not enough data
8.7
223
Generative AI
7.7
246
Not enough data
7.5
243
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
698
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
723
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
509
Not enough data
9.0
664
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
295
Not enough data
Internal Use
8.2
616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
599
|
Verified
Not enough data
Basic Communication - Cloud PBX
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
8.2
54
Not enough data
9.1
56
Not enough data
8.8
55
Advanced Features - Cloud PBX
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
9.0
54
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
6.8
11
8.4
93
6.5
11
9.0
99
6.2
10
8.4
88
5.8
11
8.3
90
5.8
10
8.0
85
6.5
10
8.2
83
Basic Communication
8.4
42
9.0
495
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
394
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.7
422
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
365
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
429
|
Verified
7.3
37
9.0
436
|
Verified
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
6.0
7
8.0
56
6.0
7
8.2
56
6.2
7
8.1
56
6.7
7
8.0
54
Access
Feature Not Available
8.2
382
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
397
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
425
Advanced Features
6.7
39
8.3
444
Feature Not Available
8.4
406
|
Verified
8.1
39
9.1
463
|
Verified
Agentic AI - UCaaS Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Extensions
Not enough data
8.7
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Features
Not enough data
8.8
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
51
Consumer Intelligence
9.1
630
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
518
Not enough data
8.5
559
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
524
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
648
|
Verified
Not enough data
Media Monitoring
8.5
518
Not enough data
7.3
199
Not enough data
8.3
511
Not enough data
In-House Management
8.6
503
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
138
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Reputation Management
5.2
11
Not enough data
5.3
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Podium and RingEX are categorized as VoIP Providers
Unique Categories
RingEX is categorized as UCaaS Platforms, Online Fax, Webinar, Call Center Infrastructure (CCI), Video Conferencing, and Cloud PBX Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Podium
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RingEX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Automotive
19.9%
Retail
13.8%
Consumer Services
9.1%
Construction
7.9%
Furniture
6.2%
Other
43.0%
Computer Software
9.8%
Information Technology and Services
5.3%
Insurance
5.0%
Staffing and Recruiting
4.9%
Financial Services
4.7%
Other
70.3%
Discussions
How can I make people interact with the chat feature better?
3 Comments
JJ
Let them know about how easy it is to connect to the company they are using. It's a direct connection between the customer and service techs.Read more
How can online reviews help my business?
2 Comments
VL
In a day and age of online reviews, the majority of the people nowadays are choosing their services/companies based on their online popularity/reviews. Read more
How do I edit my templates ( If this is not a permissions issues )
2 Comments
JP
If it is not a permissions issue then to be honest I am not sure. You can create new templates. When I login to Podium on a computer it tells me that you...Read more
What’s involved in setting up my RingCentral Office business phone system?
2 Comments
AG
For us it was really simple. The account manager actually did the setup over screen share and showed us how he was setting it up as he was going along. So...Read more
How much does RingCentral Office cost?
1 Comment
Official Response from RingEX
RingCentral Office offers simple, all-inclusive pricing with a predictable low monthly cost.
All editions include everything you need for your business,...Read more
Is there a free trial for RingCentral Office?
1 Comment
Official Response from RingEX
RingCentral Office comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so there’s no risk in purchasing and trying it for your business. The phones can also be...Read more
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