Nextiva vs. Zoom Phone

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nextiva
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Nextiva 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.
$30.95
per month per user (1-4 users)
Zoom Phone
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Built on Zoom's platform, Zoom's cloud phone consolidates business communication and collaboration into a single system. Available in 40+ countries, with expandable coverage through a bring-your-own-carrier offering, Zoom Phone supports inbound and outbound calling through the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Features: Post call summary & next steps A post-call summary from Zoom’s AI Companion keeps the focus on the conversation instead of…
$10
per month per user
Pricing
NextivaZoom Phone
Editions & Modules
Essential
$25.95
per month per user (20-99 users)
Professional
$30.95
per month per user (20-99 users)
Enterprise
$40.95
per month per user (20-99 users)
US & Canada Metered
$10
per month per user
US & Canada Unlimited
$15
per month per user
Global Select
$20
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NextivaZoom Phone
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.No fees for emergency 911 Service No fees for compliance and administrative cost recovery Fee No 10DLC SMS fees
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
NextivaZoom Phone
Considered Both Products
Nextiva
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.
Zoom Phone
Chose Zoom Phone
Zoom Phone has more features that allow our team to work cohesively. We can have all of our team logged in to all of the phone lines we manage, instead of one person on each line at a time. This way, one person is able take calls from whichever line as they come in rather than, …
Chose Zoom Phone
The big draw for us to Zoom Phone is that they shook up the market. They entered the phone market by taking their overwhelming success in video conferencing, and bringing that innovation and skill to designing a game changing phone system. There is really not much difference …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
NextivaZoom Phone
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
9.2
211 Ratings
14% above category average
Zoom Phone
9.5
28 Ratings
17% above category average
Hosted PBX9.495 Ratings10.013 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.4112 Ratings9.716 Ratings
User templates8.8131 Ratings9.216 Ratings
Call reports9.2176 Ratings9.320 Ratings
Directory of employee names9.4173 Ratings9.324 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
9.2
231 Ratings
10% above category average
Zoom Phone
9.1
30 Ratings
9% above category average
Answering rules9.4207 Ratings9.927 Ratings
Call recording9.1175 Ratings9.828 Ratings
Call park9.2164 Ratings9.921 Ratings
Call screening9.1168 Ratings9.820 Ratings
Message alerts9.1206 Ratings9.725 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
8.7
158 Ratings
7% above category average
Zoom Phone
9.6
21 Ratings
17% above category average
Video conferencing8.776 Ratings9.520 Ratings
Audio conferencing9.2138 Ratings9.620 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.465 Ratings9.820 Ratings
Instant messaging8.7107 Ratings9.617 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Nextiva
8.7
197 Ratings
8% above category average
Zoom Phone
10.0
29 Ratings
22% above category average
Mobile app for iOS8.8168 Ratings9.925 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.7138 Ratings10.020 Ratings
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NextivaZoom Phone
Small Businesses
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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CloudTalk
Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
NextivaZoom Phone
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(247 ratings)
9.4
(31 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(7 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(5 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(8 ratings)
6.6
(4 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
NextivaZoom Phone
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.
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Zoom
We found out, the hard way, that Zoom Meeting is not the same as Zoom Webinar, and there is a significant cost difference. The Zoom Workplace is a great tool, and I am learning that there a many ways to customize it for our company.
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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.
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Zoom
  • Transcribes voicemails. Great for those verbose folks that leave long voicemails.
  • Loud and clear volume quality! Great in a busy office with lots of people talking.
  • Easy to keep track of who has called me. Has Caller ID which is helpful.
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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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Zoom
  • We needed to link each of our team members' personal emails to the Zoom account so we have to filter VM notifications out of our personal accounts.
  • It'd be nice if you could set business hours through the webpage to include a lunch break so that you don't have to manually go in to edit.
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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.
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Zoom
Integrated into our network. System wide access. Staff are comfortable with the product
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Usability
Nextiva
Nextiva Business Phone Service system is very usable. We have desk phones, that were included at no cost. The function just as one would expect from an office phone system. I can also answer my calls from my PC and even on my cell phone if I have to leave the office.
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Zoom
Zoom Phone has a very sleek design which makes it very easy to operate and use both in the setting up of and interacting in a meeting space. That being said, certain features can seem a bit crowded while trying to screen share or display video which somewhat defeats the purpose of the application as compared to a standard conference call.
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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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Zoom
No answers on this topic
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.
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Zoom
No answers on this topic
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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Zoom
Support have been great during the time for implementing Zoom Phones to our team of 50 people. There were times where they kept supporting us through links but more and more we had actual people getting back to us via emails so we are very happy overall. The product is so great, too.
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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.
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Zoom
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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Zoom
No answers on this topic
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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Zoom
The big draw for us to Zoom Phone is that they shook up the market. They entered the phone market by taking their overwhelming success in video conferencing, and bringing that innovation and skill to designing a game changing phone system. There is really not much difference among the other systems, except maybe their interface. They're a dime a dozen. Zoom does things differently, focusing in on the needs of the end users, and delivers a solid system that is worry free for I.T. departments
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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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Zoom
No answers on this topic
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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Zoom
  • Easier to establish and connect with new users, especially since we do not need to obtain a desktop phone for new employees and existing modern technology can support Zoom Workplace functionality
  • The ability to send gifs, funny messages, or responses within the day to day business truly lifts up our spirits, adds some humor to the day. I see that as a very positive thing with our team!
  • If some of our more seasoned and traditional employees are reluctant to Zoom Workplace, we are at a loss. This is not Zoom Workplace's fault necessarily, but when an employee refuses to download the app or maintain their account, its a challenge to add "External" employees and keep them in the loop in the same capacity
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