CallFire vs. VirtualPBX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CallFire
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
CallFire 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
VirtualPBX
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
VirtualPBX is a VoIP solution that in addition to VoIP offers analog, smartphone, WebRTC, SIP Trunking & native calling options. It can also be used as a virtual contact center or virtual office solution.
$12
per month
Pricing
CallFireVirtualPBX
Editions & Modules
Lite
$99.00
per month
Startup
$199.00
per month
Grow
$299.00
per month
Pro
$599.00
per month
Starter
$12.00
per month per user
Flex
$19.00
per month per user
Pro
$29.00
per month per user
Premier
$39.00
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CallFireVirtualPBX
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Features
CallFireVirtualPBX
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
7.7
11 Ratings
6% below category average
VirtualPBX
9.4
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Hosted PBX6.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.07 Ratings9.01 Ratings
User templates7.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call reports7.310 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Directory of employee names9.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
9.3
10 Ratings
10% above category average
VirtualPBX
9.4
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Answering rules8.07 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call recording10.010 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call park8.53 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Call screening10.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Message alerts10.05 Ratings9.01 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
VirtualPBX
9.8
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Video conferencing10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Audio conferencing10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
CallFire
8.3
2 Ratings
0% below category average
VirtualPBX
9.0
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Mobile app for iOS8.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
CallFireVirtualPBX
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 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
CallFireVirtualPBX
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(15 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CallFireVirtualPBX
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.
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VirtualPBX
We consider that it is a very complete internet call software that is worth having in all companies that want to increase their sales through customer service agents because, with all its tools, agents improve their workday by day.
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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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VirtualPBX
  • Customizable auto attendant
  • Reliability
  • Personalized phone conferencing
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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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VirtualPBX
  • Integration of the application and virtual management features in that area such as High Availability
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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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VirtualPBX
Once it works and has retain ROI.....keep it going
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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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VirtualPBX
Auto attendant and voice conference capabilities are a good value for SOHO users that need to make a positive impression upon their customers.
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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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VirtualPBX
  • We have been able to improve greatly with this software, our communications and interactions with customers improved, and agent performance and productivity improved, which translates into higher profits for the company. It is easy to use this program, so it did not take us long to adapt to it and its functions.
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