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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CallFire

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ACallFire is a VoIP and messaging solution designed for both external B2C interactions and internal company use. It includes features such as text messaging, call tracking, voice broadcasting, and an interactive voice response (IVR) system. Subscription pricing starts at $99 per month.

    $99

    per month

    Rakuten Viber

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AViber, now from Rakuten (acquired 2014) is an instant messaging and cross-platform VoIP software solution designed for personal use and available for both desktops and as a mobile app. It includes features such as video and audio calls, instant message, and unlimited-member group chats. Users can also make paid international calls.

    $0.02

    Per Minute

    Pricing
    CallFireRakuten Viber
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $99.00
    per month
    Startup
    $199.00
    per month
    Grow
    $299.00
    per month
    Pro
    $599.00
    per month
    USA
    $0.019
    Per Minute
    UK
    $0.019
    Per Minute
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CallFireRakuten Viber
    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
    CallFireRakuten Viber
    Considered Both Products
    CallFire
    No answer on this topic
    Rakuten
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    CallFireRakuten Viber
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of CallFire and Rakuten Viber
    Feature
    CallFire
    7.6
    11 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Rakuten Viber
    9.5
    13 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Hosted PBX6.02 Ratings9.56 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.07 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    User templates7.04 Ratings8.87 Ratings
    Call reports7.210 Ratings9.89 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.05 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of CallFire and Rakuten Viber
    Feature
    CallFire
    9.3
    10 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Rakuten Viber
    9.3
    15 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Answering rules8.07 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Call recording10.010 Ratings9.79 Ratings
    Call park8.53 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Call screening10.04 Ratings8.89 Ratings
    Message alerts10.05 Ratings9.814 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of CallFire and Rakuten Viber
    Feature
    CallFire
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Rakuten Viber
    9.6
    13 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Video conferencing10.01 Ratings9.513 Ratings
    Audio conferencing10.01 Ratings9.713 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of CallFire and Rakuten Viber
    Feature
    CallFire
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Rakuten Viber
    10.0
    18 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS8.52 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.01 Ratings10.017 Ratings
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    CallFireRakuten Viber
    Small Businesses
    Aircall
    Score8 out of 10
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CallFireRakuten Viber
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (15 ratings)
    9.6
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CallFireRakuten Viber
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CallFire
    If you need to find a test candidate for your client quickly, this is one of the best ways. Pull yourself a hot list of a couple hundred potential candidates and load them in to CallFire. Then get ready to hit about 50-60 calls per hour. You should have a great test candidate for your client in about 24 hours! It's amazing how quickly you can show your clients the true speed of your company.
    Incentivized
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    Rakuten
    As mentioned previously, it is easy to use and access since the you can chat, send voice memos or stickers in a conversation. So in overall it's very entertaining. But throughout that, the audio quality can seem to be a bit off. (Could be personal headset issue) Overall that is the only issue that is present or consistent.
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    Pros
    CallFire
    • CallFire provides detailed analytics that show what/when callers select within the phone system
    • The text message broadcast feature is a game changer. This allows a company to dispatch text campaigns with specific calls-to-action, with tracking analytics.
    • The voice broadcast feature allows a mass automated message to be sent to client phones. This saves a lot of time when the same notification needs to go out to multiple clients.
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    Rakuten
    • Viber is a cross platform product. It does not matter if someone uses Android or iOS device, it will work exactly the same.
    • Also the desktop version is very good. You can switch between the desktop and mobile versions within a conversation and see updates right away.
    • It's a very international product. It has been available for very long time, which makes it very wide spread - it has a good user base.
    • You can see the status of your messages.
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    Cons
    CallFire
    • The services are easy to use and robust, but there is room for improvement. Unfortunately, not much has changed over the last 2 years of use. There haven't been any new features or innovations in that time.
    • API integration and automation is not easy for most folks to jump into and there is very little technical support or documentation to take advantage of such features.
    • The standard reports are generally sufficient, but there isn't any customization or intelligence available.
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    Rakuten
    • When someone sends a file in Viber, the program automatically saves it in your phone memory. This means that you must delete them manually and it really annoys me, as it takes a lot of time to do that.
    • It contains enormous amounts of adds.
    • There is file sharing limit.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CallFire
    There is no reason not to, it has proven effective in the usage
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    Rakuten
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    Rakuten
    I have not frequently used the support for Viber as I have not had many problems with it on my phone. I did use support one time for problems with the computer application and used the forums to solve my problems. They were fairly easy to follow and I appreciated the online help in that format.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CallFire
    CallFire has a pricing structure that is attractive to us as a small business. The "pay as you use" options helps us keep our overhead low, especially with so many softwares already in our tech stack. It's a tremendous value for the cost!
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    Rakuten
    End-to-end encryption scrambles my messages and delivers them as a scrambled code to my friend's device, whether mobile or desktop, so that only their device can decode them into plain text. If my friend's phone is turned off or they don't have access to the internet, my message will be stored on Viber's servers (for a limited time) until their device is ready to receive it.

    Because Viber can't access or read my private conversations in the first place, Viber can't sell them.
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    Return on Investment
    CallFire
    • I sent out a broadcast message pretty deep in our data base, well three years out. I had one customer come in and buy thanking me for contacting her.
    • Our holiday season was up 35% over last year, this year we used CallFire more than we did in the past.
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    Rakuten
    • Viber saves me financially since I am now able to communicate with my international clients for free.
    • Viber helps keep my clients engaged by the fact that I can so easily share photos, which is important as a freelance photographer.
    • Viber allows me to make my messages to clients appealing in a visual way, which I have noticed helps drive actions of my clients, such as remembering to book their next session or pay for their photo order.
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