Avaya Experience Platform vs. Nextiva Business Phone Service

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avaya Experience Platform
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
The Avaya Experience Platform aims to turn moments with customers into momentum for businesses by making it easier to deliver memorable experiences across all channels and devices, at all times, giving employees tools to respond faster, with greater insight, while engaging and satisfying the needs of customers. The solution boasts an innovation without disruption approach to reduce the amount of investment required to add best-in-class technologies into the customer experience workflows to drive…
$48
per month
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Score 9.1 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.
$18.95
per month
Pricing
Avaya Experience PlatformNextiva Business Phone Service
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essential
$23.95
Per User Per Month
Professional
$27.95
Per User Per Month
Enterprise
$37.95
Per User Per Month
Ultimate
$67.95
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Avaya Experience PlatformNextiva Business Phone Service
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDigital - $48.00 (Per User/Per Month) Voice - $83.00 (Per User/Per Month) All Media - $125.00 (Per User/Per Month)
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Top Pros
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Features
Avaya Experience PlatformNextiva Business Phone Service
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Avaya Experience Platform
8.5
35 Ratings
2% above category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
-
Ratings
Agent dashboard8.033 Ratings00 Ratings
Validate callers8.330 Ratings00 Ratings
Outbound response7.629 Ratings00 Ratings
Call forwarding9.033 Ratings00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)8.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Warm transfer8.733 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive dialing7.525 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive voice response8.829 Ratings00 Ratings
REST APIs8.324 Ratings00 Ratings
Call scripts8.227 Ratings00 Ratings
Call tracking9.032 Ratings00 Ratings
Multichannel integration9.030 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM software integration8.829 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Avaya Experience Platform
8.2
35 Ratings
1% below category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
-
Ratings
Inbound call routing8.634 Ratings00 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing8.730 Ratings00 Ratings
Recording8.533 Ratings00 Ratings
Quality management8.131 Ratings00 Ratings
Call analytics8.131 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical reporting8.532 Ratings00 Ratings
Live reporting7.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer surveys8.028 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics8.027 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Avaya Experience Platform
-
Ratings
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.2
200 Ratings
12% above category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.492 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings9.4107 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings8.8122 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings9.2168 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.3162 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Avaya Experience Platform
-
Ratings
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.1
218 Ratings
8% above category average
Answering rules00 Ratings9.3198 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings9.0166 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings9.1158 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings9.1160 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings9.0195 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Avaya Experience Platform
-
Ratings
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.7
151 Ratings
5% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings8.774 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.2132 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.464 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings8.7103 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Avaya Experience Platform
-
Ratings
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.7
186 Ratings
5% above category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.7157 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings8.6132 Ratings
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Small Businesses
CloudTalk
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bright Pattern Contact Center
Bright Pattern Contact Center
Score 10.0 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Google Cloud Contact Center AI
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Avaya Experience PlatformNextiva Business Phone Service
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(52 ratings)
9.2
(233 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(12 ratings)
9.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(5 ratings)
9.6
(5 ratings)
Availability
7.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(4 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(2 ratings)
9.6
(4 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Avaya Experience PlatformNextiva Business Phone Service
Likelihood to Recommend
Avaya
The Avaya Experience Platform is well suited to allow remote working for call center agents. Staff can log in and work from anywhere using Chrome and their user credentials. The technical issues and lack of some features have caused some frustration for our staff and made it difficult to get buy-in for this product across all call center groups. This is difficult because a solution like this is intended to make their work more efficient as opposed to causing frustration.
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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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Pros
Avaya
  • The app and the ability to use the "office" phone while on the road.
  • There's an easy implementation and training process to get everyone on board quickly.
  • Flexibility of transferring calls to different mediums - I can switch a phone call to a conference or patch in other parties with ease.
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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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Cons
Avaya
  • One are for improvement for Avaya is the ability to operate behind the VPN. For the virtual employee, this is an issue as we are unable to use it behind the VPN and it must be launched from the remote desktop.
  • The color scheme could definitely use some updating. The charcoal gray background of Avaya's windows, coupled with the black font is not very contrasting. I have used Avaya for years and would love to see an update as to its color scheme to better fit the virtual employee.
  • Avaya could also improve the way an employee moves within the program by titling the icons seen or expanding the Avaya window to allow for a better understanding of what each con does. For example, the Work History window would go unnoticed, had I not been playing with the software one day. These little items are unknown to many professionals in my industry as they sit in the window with no explanation.
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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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Likelihood to Renew
Avaya
I have always found Avaya's technology and support to be the best in the industry. Even as they worked out financial difficulties and continue to fend off competitors they have adopted and incorporated new technologies. They have done so in a logical and supportive manner and offered all these benefits as they went along. I haven't seen any of their competitors do any of this.
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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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Usability
Avaya
I find Avaya easy to use but I am not a beginner. I think it is much more difficult for beginners unless the administrator has some basic programming skills. The system is getting more difficult to use but I enjoy learning and haven't found myself stumped yet.
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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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Reliability and Availability
Avaya
No answers on this topic
Nextiva
We have not yet experienced any issues the Nextiva Business Phone Service availability. It has always worked as needed.
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Performance
Avaya
No answers on this topic
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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Support Rating
Avaya
I give it this rating because the support services of Avaya have proven to be reliable when needed. Great feedback for our queries has always been received from the support agents. 24/7 availability of support, which is very essential as our Call Center department also functions this way, therefore, the knowledge and technical support we require is always available to us.
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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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Online Training
Avaya
No answers on this topic
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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Implementation Rating
Avaya
No, everything was implemented by Avaya Support
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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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Alternatives Considered
Avaya
Switched from Polycom to Avaya, although polycom worked well there were too many reoccuring connectivity issues and the turn around time for solving them was also too long. Avaya has fewer connectivity problems and their support is much better too. Pricing wise they were similar so we didn't have much to lose.
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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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Scalability
Avaya
No answers on this topic
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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Return on Investment
Avaya
  • It does what we need it to do, so we don't heavily invest in this technology but rather into the manufacturing end of our business.
  • We believe we have more than achieved the return on our investment for the Avaya phone system and associated equipment.
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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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