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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Exotel Contact Center

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Exotel is a Contact Center platform for managing customer interactions across voice, video, email, SMS, WhatsApp, and social media from a unified agent desktop. The platform combines routing, agent-assistance, self-service, analytics, quality management, and deployment options for customer-service operations.

    $200

    5 months Validity

    Hearsay, now part of Yext

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAfter the August 2024 acquisition, Hearsay Systems joined Yext, combining Yext's digital presence management with Hearsay's compliant customer engagement tools.N/A

    SupportBee

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASupportBee is a lean help desk option, essentially an email ticketing system, for small businesses. It deviates from the typical per agent per month pricing model in favor of pay-as-you-go ticket volume pricing.N/A
    Pricing
    Exotel Contact CenterHearsay, now part of YextSupportBee
    Editions & Modules
    Dabbler
    $200
    5 months Validity
    Believer
    $500
    11 months Validity
    Influencer
    $1000
    11 months Validity
    Custom
    Get in touch
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Exotel Contact CenterHearsay, now part of YextSupportBee
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Exotel Contact CenterHearsay, now part of YextSupportBee
    Considered Multiple Products
    Exotel Techcom
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    Yext
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    SupportBee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Exotel Contact CenterHearsay, now part of YextSupportBee
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Exotel Contact Center and Hearsay, now part of Yext and SupportBee
    Feature
    Exotel Contact Center
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
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    Ratings
    SupportBee
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    Ratings
    Agent dashboard9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Exotel Contact Center and Hearsay, now part of Yext and SupportBee
    Feature
    Exotel Contact Center
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
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    SupportBee
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing7.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing7.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting7.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics9.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Exotel Contact Center and Hearsay, now part of Yext and SupportBee
    Feature
    Exotel Contact Center
    -
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    Hearsay, now part of Yext
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    SupportBee
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Exotel Contact Center and Hearsay, now part of Yext and SupportBee
    Feature
    Exotel Contact Center
    -
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    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
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    SupportBee
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Exotel Contact Center and Hearsay, now part of Yext and SupportBee
    Feature
    Exotel Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
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    SupportBee
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
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    Exotel Contact CenterHearsay, now part of YextSupportBee
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    User Ratings
    Exotel Contact CenterHearsay, now part of YextSupportBee
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    User Testimonials
    Exotel Contact CenterHearsay, now part of YextSupportBee
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Exotel Techcom
    Exotel is well suited for: - Small and mid-sized Internet based businesses where it is necessary for them to have a very strong customer support team working round the clock and in different shifts. - Company making large number of calls and sending mass SMS's. They can do that on a single cloud based platform. Exotel might not be a good fit if: -it is not a call intensive business that you want to cater to. Though the setup cost is very low but it follows economies of scale i.e. more the number of calls, less will be per call cost.
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    Yext
    Apart from a few limitations, Hearsay Social is an excellent tool for managing your social media posts in one place. Its user-friendly interface allows you to analyze, track, schedule, and automate social media posts. This is a must in today's age. It saves a lot of stress and handwork and makes you efficient as it gives you tools to analyze the results of your posts in terms of reach, viewership, etc. Thereby helping you to formulate your social media strategy.
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    SupportBee
    SupportBee is particularly well suited as a support ticket system if you use the systems supported by its 3rd party integrations. If you are looking for a lightweight, easy-to-use, support ticket system without a lot of extras, then SupportBee is the right choice.
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    Pros
    Exotel Techcom
    • To quickly and effectively route customer inquiries to the appropriate agents our customer support team uses it's omnichannel routing feature , a member with technical knowledge may be contracted by customer who has a technical questions.
    • Its automated ticket routing features allows customer service team to distribute tickets to customer team member in accordance with their availability and skill sets. by ensuring that tickets are handled by most knowledgeable agents this can result in quicker and more precise resolutions.
    • Its AI powered knowledge base search feature helps us to quickly find the details required to respond to inquiries from customer , this time it take to respond to customer inquires is shortened as a result.
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    Yext
    • Single dashboard of all your social media channels
    • Automation of posts
    • Scheduled posting as per design
    • Great for analytics & customer Interactions
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    SupportBee
    • Shared inbox system
    • The knowledge base resource
    • Customer portal software
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    Cons
    Exotel Techcom
    • Inter campaigns call transfer feature which currently is not possible
    • Interface in Agent login to monitor and keep track of their own break and login times.
    • Ameyo’s wide feature set can make onboarding challenging. Offering enhanced training materials, interactive tutorials, and a more structured onboarding process could make adoption easier for new users.
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    Yext
    • Lacks ability for significant flexibility and customization
    • Mobile app sometimes does not save the posts that are edited
    • It does allow you to tag or hashtag any post.
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    SupportBee
    • UX isn't the cleanest.
    • Finding where to actually start typing responses can be confusing for new users.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Exotel Techcom
    As a company our goals have slightly surpassed the current Exotel features and would want some other software which has better capabilities
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    Yext
    No answers on this topic
    SupportBee
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Exotel Techcom
    As I said previously, Ameyo is a good tool however it has a long way to go compared to Avaya. The user interface can be improved a lot as they can use it as an app instead of completely web-based. Also, the reporting can be improved substantially and make the experience much better.
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    Yext
    If you wish to reduce stress of managing multiple social media handles from a single place, you can use Hearsay Social. Hearsay Social helps you analyze, automate, schedule posts and even give ideas for posts. Rather than multitasking, one would obliviously choose a single place to track your posts. It also fares greatly as compared to its competitors. It has a great interface. Very easy and simple to use.
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    SupportBee
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Exotel Techcom
    Initially they had chat support which was available faster. But now the chat support gets routed to a virtual agent and unable to get in touch with an actual agent. They also have no support with respect to the API's and other integrations.
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    Yext
    1. Simple to Use. 2. User Friendly Interface 3. Great Features 4. Very Few Limitations. 5. Automates my Tasks
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    SupportBee
    I haven't had to deal with support issues much, other than someone within our own company helping.
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    Implementation Rating
    Exotel Techcom
    It was pretty straight forward
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    Yext
    No answers on this topic
    SupportBee
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    Alternatives Considered
    Exotel Techcom
    Exotel was selected by us because of the following reasons: -Low set-up and maintenance cost as compared to its peers. -Prompt customer service: You want to upgrade your plan or facing any issues around the platform, Exotel team is just a call away. -Call recording Quality was also better than the peers.
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    Yext
    Facebook Business Manager is also good however it has some limitations like it's very difficult to remove an ad account, we cannot schedule shared posts and the user interface is a bit complicated and not user-friendly. I like the user interface of Hearsay Social. I find it very simple and easy to use. Also, it has all the features that you might require in Social Media Management tool.
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    SupportBee
    SupportBee is the "maximal point" of the combination of feature set, price point, ease of use, third party integrations, and client-facing functionality. Every other system we've tried is too expensive, impossible to use, too many features, too high a learning curve for our employees, or too difficult for our clients to interact with.
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    Return on Investment
    Exotel Techcom
    • This increased onboarding efficiency to save money on startup.
    • This saved us money by getting both services from one company.
    • Con was price was higher than we would have liked but efficiency made up for that.
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    Yext
    • It has helped us save time in maintaining our social media handles
    • It gave us a lot of intelligent insights on our posts, thereby helping improve our marketing strategy to perform better every time
    • It helped us design our posts better based on inputs & design ideas based on our past posts
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    SupportBee
    • 100% Service Level Achievement
    • Could Build Good Client & Customer Relationship
    • Knowledge base Could Save Our Time
    • Features are best and justified with the pricing
    • Needs improvement in social integration or channels
    Incentivized
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