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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avaya Aura

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AThe on-premises Avaya Aura Platform delivers unified communications and customer service solutions, designed to enhance employee and customer experiences. It is presented as real time communications architecture using session-based collaboration technologies, and is used to enable multi-modal unified communications and omnichannel customer experience solutions.N/A

    Dialpad Connect

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADialpad Connect is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface.

    $27

    per month

    Pricing
    Avaya AuraDialpad Connect
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $27
    per month per user
    Pro
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Avaya AuraDialpad Connect
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Avaya AuraDialpad Connect
    Considered Both Products
    Avaya
    No answer on this topic
    Dialpad
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    We selected dialpad as we thought it was a stronger product for our business but now we are not sure if we made the right decision
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    309 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    42 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    265 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    216 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    241 Answers
    Features
    Avaya AuraDialpad Connect
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Avaya Aura and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Aura
    8.1
    28 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    107 Ratings
    5% below category average
    High quality audio9.028 Ratings8.8106 Ratings
    High quality video7.215 Ratings8.771 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Avaya Aura and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Aura
    6.9
    17 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.4
    63 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Desktop sharing6.917 Ratings9.363 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Avaya Aura and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Aura
    6.8
    21 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    75 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Calendar integration6.719 Ratings8.663 Ratings
    Meeting initiation7.018 Ratings8.961 Ratings
    Record meetings / events6.816 Ratings8.663 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Avaya Aura and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Aura
    6.7
    12 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.1
    47 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Live chat6.712 Ratings9.646 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Avaya Aura and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Aura
    6.8
    20 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    66 Ratings
    7% above category average
    User authentication6.518 Ratings8.457 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions7.116 Ratings9.062 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Avaya Aura and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Aura
    7.5
    34 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    75 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Hosted PBX6.619 Ratings8.234 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.025 Ratings7.347 Ratings
    Directory of employee names7.026 Ratings8.770 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Avaya Aura and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Aura
    7.4
    41 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    89 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Answering rules9.034 Ratings8.475 Ratings
    Call recording7.328 Ratings9.381 Ratings
    Call park9.030 Ratings8.861 Ratings
    Call screening9.027 Ratings8.868 Ratings
    Message alerts7.030 Ratings9.283 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging5.813 Ratings7.369 Ratings
    Online Fax6.011 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription6.018 Ratings9.081 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Avaya Aura and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Aura
    7.0
    22 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    7.3
    74 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS7.121 Ratings7.251 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android6.820 Ratings7.547 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Avaya Aura and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Avaya Aura
    7.0
    35 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    66 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Centralized communications management8.033 Ratings9.051 Ratings
    Team messaging6.720 Ratings8.747 Ratings
    Team document sharing6.214 Ratings8.429 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics7.021 Ratings8.152 Ratings
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Avaya AuraDialpad Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (52 ratings)
    8.9
    (341 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (75 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (57 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Avaya AuraDialpad Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Avaya
    Avaya Aura is secure and reliable; in our case, for customers that looking for stable solutions on voice, Avaya Aura is that solution fit. In a scenario where our customer is looking for digitalization, I think Avaya Aura is less appropriate.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    I like that it allows for a seamless transition of calls between our 2 offices. I don't have to forward or un-forward phones at the beginning and end of my day. Our offices are on a specific schedule which opens the phone lines at a certain time, transfers them to another office at another time, and then sends them to an after hours number when we close. I also like how easy it is to change settings within our different departments and contact centers. It's a very well-rounded program that is easy to use on your computer or phone.
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    Pros
    Avaya
    • So one of the things it's done well is it's stable. It's networked at all the sites. We have five-digit dialing everywhere, and one of the features we like is the crisis alert feature. So if somebody calls 911 at a particular school, it sets an alarm off on the phones upfront and displays the extension number and the room number of who called 911. So they can respond and they know where to send first responders. So it's pretty cool.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    • Ease of signing on and calling in
    • Clear audio/sound, no static or poor connections
    • Can choose to be on video or not
    • The organizer and participants can see all who are on the call
    • Meetings can be auto-recorded and sent to organizer at end of call
    • Hold music can be played for initial caller
    • Meeting is auto-transcribed
    • Action items are automatically listed for the organizer
    • Summary list shows all who were in attendance
    • Summary shows duration of callers on the meeting
    • Can load images of attendees when setting of the meeting
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    Cons
    Avaya
    • Pricing is always a concern.
    • How to maintain the attractive price point as they transition from perpetual licensing to subscription-based.
    • Offering the benefits of 'economies of scale' even in situations where the transitioning is not wholesale from the onset but incremental over time.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    • The only example I can list for improvement is that occasionally the message has some mistranslation(s). But I can usually figure out the missing words. The 'southern USA' dialect may be partly to blame....
    • The functionality is really great. It is the best app I have used for messages in all of my customer service jobs.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Avaya
    We are happy with this product since we have used until now around 10 years.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Avaya
    Avaya Aura is extremely complex. Now that AI has come into the fold, Avaya needs to apply AI processes and tools to help identify and resolve issues with an installed platform. In addition, proactively identify potential issues. Ayaya has had some financial difficulties over the last few years. This may be why they outsource their expensive support. Our customer experience would benefit by having access to Avaya knowledgeable Engineers for questions about products and services as needed.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    Overall, it is quite user-friendly and quick to set up, even for beginner levels. It is also easy to onboard new hires and get them to take calls quickly. The main complaint is that the analytics are difficult to find, gather, and interpret.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    There have not been any outages that I am aware of and we have had consistently good coverage since the start. There can be a slight lag from the office to the mobile app, but it is not terribly noticeable and it has not resulted in any calls being prematurely hung up
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    Performance
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    The emails of voice transcription come very quickly after a call has been completed and except for a few fairly difficult names are pretty accurate. The ability to quickly listen to the voicemail from email without having to open the app is also a bonus. I have not noticed or heard of any slowdowns
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    Support Rating
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Welcoming and easy to follow the instruction
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    Online Training
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Simple and easy to follow, we had our branches around the country to be trained and the feedback was great. Only take if there was a desk phone training that would be great. The team provided us with video for the desk phone training
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    Implementation Rating
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    I didn't participate in the implementation. But obviously it went flawlessly, as all users are set up in-house, and on the app.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Avaya
    So I've seen the Cisco product out there. I've seen the old Nortel products, Mitel, I've been doing this for a long time. I've seen a lot of other products. And Avaya, Nortel were the Western Electric and Northern Electric of the world way back when. So pretty much the grandparents of all the other stuff that's out there. So their foundation is really strong. So I think this product stacks up amazing, especially for places that are mission critical, like hospitals, maybe the military, and stuff like that. They have the app, if you need an app, they do stuff on mobile devices, and that you can have remote workers. So I think they stack up really well against the other companies. The problem is probably advertising and the schools that are teaching this stuff are promoting a particular product and that's where the other products have the advantage. They're in the schools and it's, I call it indoctrination, but they're in the schools and they're teaching the people. The other product, their competitors are teaching in the schools, their product line. And that's how they can do promotion better.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    Panterra is dependable and has good support. Dialpad Connect has more features and an easier interface. AT&T has a lot of features, but Dialpad Connect's interface is easier. AT&T does not do call transcription that I know of. Comcast BVE and 8x8 services are lower quality and service is not great.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Overall program is of average cost. SInce I use it simply for its phone/text capabilities. I would hazard that company that needed more options, might see it differently
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Avaya
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    So far, Dialpad has been a great improvement for our organization. It allows everyone to be on the same service and the integration with the mobile app means everyone is still using the "office" numbers even when on the go which makes it easier not having to balance multiple phone numbers from people
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    Return on Investment
    Avaya
    • As far as a negative impact on a surface level, not too much negative impact was to go right into that and we had the scare eight months ago. Well, we didn't know if Avaya was a product we were going to be able to continue with. But after this conference, we got the warm and fuzzies back. That is a product that we can keep for a number of years and they'll continue to grow and keep on upgrading it and stay current. So we'll be sticking with that.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
    • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
    • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
    Incentivized
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