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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Aircall

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAircall headquartered in Paris provides a VOIP system for business designed to support contact centers, featuring IVR and automated call routing, conference calls, shared call inbox and call notes, unlimited concurrent calls and call queuing, and many integrations with CRM or marketing systems to support a variety of support or sales purposes.

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    Talkdesk

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATalkdesk® supports CX with Customer Experience Automation (CXA), using AI agents to replace manual workflows. Powered by the Talkdesk Data Cloud, CXA delivers real-time context and fast deployment—to transform CX without a rip-and-replace.

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    Score8 out of 10
    N/AUniphore headquartered in Palo Alto offers Conversational Service Automation (CSA), which combines artificial intelligence, automation technology and machine learning in order to produce better conversations between call centers and customers. Backed by real-time customer analytics, akeira drives conversations for supporting sales and customer service functions across multiple industries. akeira is designed with a self-service interface and provides real time information, and boasts a human-like…N/A
    Pricing
    AircallTalkdeskU-Self Serve
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $40
    per month per license
    Professional
    $70
    per month per license
    Custom
    Contact Sales
    25 license minimum
    Digital Essentials
    $85
    per month per user
    Voice Essentials
    $105
    per month per user
    Elite
    $165
    per month per user
    Elite
    $165
    per month per user
    Industry Experience Clouds
    $225
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AircallTalkdeskU-Self Serve
    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.*Talkdesk also offers per hour login consumption pricing and concurrent pricing. Prices are based on a minimum 3 year commitment to these Editions. Additional telco and usage fees not included. Due to foreign exchange rate approximation, list price is not the exact price that will be quoted.
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    AircallTalkdeskU-Self Serve
    Considered Multiple Products
    Aircall
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    Talkdesk
    Chose Talkdesk
    Although the call quality was great from Aircall and also good prices lot of the integration is in beta which limits the functionality. During our trial, we were having a hard time getting data transferred to our tools. So we opted for talkdesk and we are pretty happy with our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    Aircall doesn't guarantee a ring on their platform. Talkdesk exceeded our expectations from when the call starts and how fast it can get to an agent.
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    First of all, I'd like to point out that the Talkdesk app is working without any issues and the call quality is better than the other competitors I listed. Reporting is similar with Aircall but superior to cloud talk. Coaching was used with Aircall and was on par with Talkdesk, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    We looked at lots of other tools, Aircall seems like they didn't have the infrastructure and I believe they were based in France so there may have been a language barrier there. Vonage seemed to be expensive and be all about the showy marketing rather than the core product. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    The transfer features available to us in Aircall were nearly impossible to use. Agents had to be in a wide-open status that allowed both inbound calls and transfers to be routed, requiring a complex ballet of "turn on your availability and get the transfer" within a split …
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    Talkdesk has a lot of competitors, but it really stands out because of its strong features. Talkdesk is modern and was chosen for its ability to meet specific business needs. Talkdesk was selected for its balance of powerful features, such as robust integration and evolving …
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    Talkdesk accomplished all the functionalities our Company was looking for in a dialer operation setting - predictive dialer, dashboard elaboration, CRM integration, Bigquery integration, call forwarding, IVR, Inbound operation, among others. This is something that the other …
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    it is imcomparably better
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    I must say that there is no comparison between the two.
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    No comparison, TalkDesk is a much more robust tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    Zoom Phone has all CX requirements met for our team, but we worried about prospecting/outbound options for Sales and ability to grow with our team in the future. We opted to use Zoom Phone internally for our non-customer-facing team instead. The downsides of Ring Central …
    Incentivized
    Uniphore
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    345 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    275 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    30 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    347 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    195 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    219 Answers
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    Features
    AircallTalkdeskU-Self Serve
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Aircall and Talkdesk and U-Self Serve
    Feature
    Aircall
    7.8
    29 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Talkdesk
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    U-Self Serve
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    Hosted PBX8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.120 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates5.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports8.726 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.225 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Aircall and Talkdesk and U-Self Serve
    Feature
    Aircall
    7.9
    32 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Talkdesk
    -
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    U-Self Serve
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    Answering rules9.431 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording8.929 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park4.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening8.825 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts8.527 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Aircall and Talkdesk and U-Self Serve
    Feature
    Aircall
    5.7
    19 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Talkdesk
    -
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    U-Self Serve
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    Audio conferencing5.719 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Aircall and Talkdesk and U-Self Serve
    Feature
    Aircall
    8.7
    29 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Talkdesk
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    U-Self Serve
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    Mobile app for iOS9.523 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.818 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Aircall and Talkdesk and U-Self Serve
    Feature
    Aircall
    -
    Ratings
    Talkdesk
    7.8
    499 Ratings
    8% below category average
    U-Self Serve
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    Agent dashboard00 Ratings7.2478 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings7.8419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings8.0438 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings8.2430 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings8.2397 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings8.5453 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings8.9231 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.5321 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings6.4254 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings7.5228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings8.3446 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings6.2328 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings8.1380 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Aircall and Talkdesk and U-Self Serve
    Feature
    Aircall
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    Talkdesk
    7.8
    483 Ratings
    7% below category average
    U-Self Serve
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    Inbound call routing00 Ratings8.8443 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings7.0322 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings8.8467 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings8.1425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings8.1439 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings7.8447 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings7.4440 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings7.4249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings6.8283 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (33 ratings)
    7.9
    (513 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    8.5
    (40 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (329 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    -
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    9.6
    (9 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    5.6
    (132 ratings)
    -
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    In-Person Training
    -
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    7.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    -
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    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.2
    (224 ratings)
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    Configurability
    -
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    10.0
    (7 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.8
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    Vendor post-sale
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    9.1
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    AircallTalkdeskU-Self Serve
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aircall
    Aircall is a great fit for any SaaS organization for sales and support groups. Since I come from sales, I cannot talk about support, but for the sales team, it's a great help. It's intuitive and user-friendly. No need for formal training as it's very easy to access all the features you need. I particularly like the option of taking calls on my mobile phone while I am away from my desk or traveling, and also how I can easily manage my working hours and schedule. I also like its ability to interact with different CRMs and other useful tools like Slack, etc.
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    Talkdesk
    As a growing company, we did not have customer service contacts set up like a traditional contact center, even though we were trying to operate like one. Talkdesk made the transition simple to orchestrate the new setup, allowing customers to have their contacts answered quickly. As Talkdesk has continued to roll out new products such as Copilot and AI Autopilot, we are implementing and continuing to realize the benefits.
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    Uniphore
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    Pros
    Aircall
    • Aircall's integration with HubSpot is fantastic. I can call from anywhere in HubSpot and know that my call is logged automatically. During my call, I have easy access to a contact's record and can pull up any information I need in just the click of a button. The only limit I've found is that it doesn't (yet?) auto-log to tickets. This seems to be pretty common among other integrations so it wasn't seen as a con in our buying decision.
    • I really like the Aircall dashboard and being able to customize who has access to what number. We even have the ability to give outbound calling privileges only to certain team members. It's also great that you can set up each individual number's answer tree to ring to the correct person.
    • There's a lot of cool features that don't make sense for our particular business, but I think Aircall's metric tracking and coaching abilities would be really useful for a lot of teams. I remember in my first call hearing about a feature where a manager can listen in and "whisper" tips to a rep during a call that only the rep would be able to hear. I can see how this would add value in a coaching situation.
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    Talkdesk
    • Talkdesk excels at reporting. It offers a wide range of reports, such as Aux, AHT, and productivity reports, which are great for monitoring performance.
    • Talkdesk has speech-to-text analytics. This is an AI transcript system. The AI detects speech and transcribes it.
    • Talkdesk is easy to integrate with other apps. Such as Calabrio and Zendesk.
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    Uniphore
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    Cons
    Aircall
    • No schedule for bank holidays
    • No feature to update more than one phone line at the same time
    • Admins don't have access to the timeline of a call to see with which agent it rang
    • Missing agent-specific stats when your phone lines are organized in teams
    • If calls are setup to ring to a first group and then a second, if the whole first group is already busy, it does not go to the second group but puts the customer on hold
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    Talkdesk
    • From experience, customer service is terrible, we've had 5 account executives over 18 months, extremely difficult to get timely answers to pressing issues.
    • Integration with other tools, such as ServiceNow, is not truly integration (in my opinion). There was a marked difference between what the salesperson communicated during the evaluation period and what we actually got once we purchased and implemented the product.
    • We continue to have stability issues which force our agents to restart the Talkdesk client. I frequently receive vague error messages ('something went wrong') that can be frustrating as there's no actual detail to what happened. To be fair, it has improved since we implemented the tool, but if you were to ask our agents what frustrated them, Talkdesk would be at the top of their list.
    • Being a multi-channel platform was one of the things that drew us to Talkdesk; however, the chat channel lags way behind voice in customization and reporting.
    • Lack of training resources. The 'Talkdesk Academy' is often very out-of-date. Would be nice to have actual webinars or online training (even paid training) for various functions of the tool like reporting, WFM, IVR, etc.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Aircall
    I give this rating as aircall is very easy to use but also lacks a parallel dialing feature which makes it slower to use. aircall has a pretty seamless integration with salesforce which is helpful. For the cost it is definitely very reasonable but it also lacks a live coaching/listening feature which is very valuable as a manager.
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    Talkdesk
    One of the best tools our there to tackle alot of our needs or issues within the organisation's and is value for money as you find alot of the features already in bedded and the Ai features are user friendly no need for additional training and Talk desk support when any issues arise is amazing
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    Uniphore
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    Usability
    Aircall
    I provide this rating based on my overall experience using Aircall. I have used it on my previous company as well and that being said, it is a proof that Aircall is a great tool to use in contact centers and with B2B businesses that has direct communication with clients.
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    Talkdesk
    As a user, the Talkdesk system is pretty easy. However, as a leader or an admin, the system can be difficult to navigate. Talkdesk appeared to integrate different solutions into their environment. While the overall skin of the environment is pretty seamless, it's easy to see that some solutions are segregated off into their own area of the Talkdesk ecosystem. This is pretty evident with Identity, WFM, and System Analytics, where you have to navigate to their respective areas to pull reports and gather data. Where many other reports are available in Explore
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    Reliability and Availability
    Aircall
    No answers on this topic
    Talkdesk
    Talkdesk is very handy but, sometimes we do face issues were the system can just kick you out and not be able to do calls or receive calls but, what I like about the system once you start refreshing or troubleshooting, everything becomes normal it is a unique system and very modern we don't usually have system issues with Talkdesk.
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    Uniphore
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    Performance
    Aircall
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    Talkdesk
    reports are good until a report is a big one in size then the wait is longer and some call reports delay by an hour or so which is not ideal as we pull these hourly and need them from Work force management perspective and Quality reports are perfectly fine
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    Support Rating
    Aircall
    We've enjoyed using Aircall so far and have had no issues with it. The platform is easy to use, looks nice, and makes it easy to keep track of everything.
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    Talkdesk
    If Talkdesk had a dedicated phone support line I would have given this rating an overall 10. Their knowledge base is absolutely HUGE and at times very helpful. It's easy to search through and their customer support chat system works perfectly fine, but there are just some times that you need to speak to a human on the phone to ensure you are always on the same page.
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    In-Person Training
    Aircall
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    Talkdesk
    The training that was given to us was very smooth and professional. I give my trainer 10/ 10 rate the training was so smooth and very helpful she would make sure we also watch videos of how to use the system which made it very easier for us and what was interesting it is because, the system is also easy.
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    Online Training
    Aircall
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    Talkdesk
    Nothing is perfect!! Needing the ability to repeat the training so everyone was on board was important. Not real sure how many people had to repeat the training as they trained on their own and given 30 minutes at a time.
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    Implementation Rating
    Aircall
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    Talkdesk
    We were very satisfied with the implementation of Talkdesk. The team was able to gather all the data and information about the system we had in place at the moment and delivered us a Talkdesk plan that suited our needs. We had a few calls after implementation where our questions were answered and gave us the confidence to continue using the system.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Aircall
    We used to answer phone calls on our fix line when at the office. The quality was very bad but we had in mind that a VOIP solution would be too expensive. When lockdown began last year, I had to redirect calls on my own mobile phone which was not efficient. Also I couldn't receive voicemails, have a history of calls or choose working hours.
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    Talkdesk
    Call recordings, quality assessments, feedback, coaching, and monitoring, the call flow is effortless and painless, changing statuses from after-call work is updated to be qued so you cannot change after aftercall work is finished, shows you the company metrics, SLA, abandonment, number of calls taken and record occupancy for you and the team. Many more features make Talkdesk an innovative software compared to its competitors.
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    Scalability
    Aircall
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    Talkdesk
    talk desk has helped us massively with flexibility of one system giving us all the relevant information we need to be able to drive improvement and also good service from work force management to quality improvement to the reporting of the work and inputs going in and assess outputs to determine the success of our work and remaining development areas
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    Return on Investment
    Aircall
    • Because of the lack of local partnerships with South African telecoms companies, calls to South Africa is very expensive. This was not originally apparent when opening the Aircall account.
    • Not having the option to display a local South African number in the CLIP, means that people are not always eager to pick up the phone when they see an overseas number ringing.
    • The only positive impact has been the collaborative experience and being able to maintain a virtual office
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    Talkdesk
    • Reduced hold times with callback feature = better CX
    • Easy transfer option between teams where we can talk rep-rep first before bringing the caller in = less repeated information the customer has to provide = better CX
    • Modified call dispositions allows for better call management & organization = less work on our end!
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    Uniphore
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    ScreenShots

    Aircall Screenshots

    Screenshot of A simple way to make and receive calls at your desk.Screenshot of Your calls on the go, anywhere you go (iOS + Android).Screenshot of Track your team's call activities in real-time in the Aircall Activity Feed.Screenshot of Track your team's call performance in real-time in the Aircall Analytics Dashboard.

    Talkdesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Talkdesk Guardian™, which is an AI-driven, native cloud compliance solution that enables contact centers to gain visibility and take control of their WFH and hybrid workforce.Screenshot of Talkdesk Autopilot™, which is a tool that handles common customer queries, like orders, returns and billing, and automatically responds with conversational answers. And when complex cases are detected that need human empathy and expertise, the virtual agent will redirect customers to a human agent.Screenshot of Talkdesk AI Trainer™, which equips customers with tools to observe, simulate, and put guardrails on AI, according to their needs. This way, generative AI can be used responsibly, preventing AI mishaps, and protecting the brand from potentially poor AI experiences.