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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CallHippo

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ACallHippo is an on-demand Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) based Virtual Phone System. CallHippo allows startups and businesses to get local phone numbers instantly from over 50+ countries around the world. The vendor says the easy to use interface and robust backend architecture enables businesses to set up their phone system within less than 3 minutes. The CallHippo platform allows deployment of a flexible telephony network, wherever an…N/A

    Cisco Finesse

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/ACisco Finesse is a product designed to improve customer support delivered via contact centers. Described by Cisco as a next-generation agent and supervisor desktop, Cisco Finesse provides a collaborative experience for communities that interact with your customer service organization. Finesse's user-centric design is stated to enhance satisfaction for your customer-care representatives.N/A
    Pricing
    CallHippoCisco Finesse
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    CallHippoCisco Finesse
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$5 Per NumberNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CallHippoCisco Finesse
    Considered Both Products
    CallHippo
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    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CallHippoCisco Finesse
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of CallHippo and Cisco Finesse
    Feature
    CallHippo
    6.8
    5 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Cisco Finesse
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules7.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording6.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of CallHippo and Cisco Finesse
    Feature
    CallHippo
    5.4
    5 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Cisco Finesse
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for Android5.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of CallHippo and Cisco Finesse
    Feature
    CallHippo
    -
    Ratings
    Cisco Finesse
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Agent dashboard00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of CallHippo and Cisco Finesse
    Feature
    CallHippo
    -
    Ratings
    Cisco Finesse
    6.1
    7 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Inbound call routing00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings4.06 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings2.06 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CallHippoCisco Finesse
    Small Businesses
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CallHippoCisco Finesse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.6
    (5 ratings)
    5.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CallHippoCisco Finesse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CallHippo
    Calling abroad to international clients, while we use international number then response rate increases. Also, the client also prefers their country's number to respond. The pricing part is less appropriate. I believe they should be charged only for calling services. The name is also not suitable like what is Hippo means in the name. The person who uses this service is a Hippo?
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    I didn't personally hate working with Finesse as an end-user, but the frequent bugs and crashes were troublesome. While the frequency wasn't daily or weekly, it was enough to be memorable and difficult to work through. At times the software would crash across the board and take 15 minutes to recover, which pending call volumes, could be highly problematic. When it was working I had few issues or complaints.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    CallHippo
    • No positive sides at all.
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    Cisco
    • Keep detail record of the agent and supervisor activity.
    • Help to create agent and give them access to different teams and different skill groups.
    • Allows the supervisor to keep a track record of the agent different states like ready, not ready, in call, [etc...]
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    Cons
    CallHippo
    • Waiting for iOS mobile app
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    • There were too many outages
    • There were a number of times I would get kicked out of the system without reason
    • Reports were difficult to read
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CallHippo
    It's the need of my team to perform well and it's increasing the possibility of getting more business. Clients also have more trust while responding when they saw their country's number rather than any other country's unknown number.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    CallHippo
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    It is easy to use, but there are outages that affect the overall customer satisfaction. There were many times when we were unable to enter the call queues or even our direct lines because the system was not functioning properly. It was extremely easy to transfer people and that was a great function of the program.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    CallHippo
    Their support is built around trying to prove why the customer (who is not getting the service promised at the price promised) is wrong. For that they pass with flying colors. For actually supporting the user though they are horrible. They come up with creative scenarios to overcharge the credit card while not giving a service.
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    Cisco
    We have hardly had any problems, but the attention provided when we need support has been very fast and effective
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    CallHippo
    All of them. This seemed to be the best until they got us down.
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    Cisco
    We used to use Dialpad and it was a great tool. Since switching to Cisco Finesse, we have had no issues with call forwarding, call transfers, or holding. We no longer experience any issues with our callers in the queue or any issues with call playback for quality assurance. Cisco Finesse has made things much easier around the office.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    CallHippo
    • Call to all countries supported making it easy to connect.
    • Last resort to make calls
    • Easy to use
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    • Cisco Finesse is a pivotal piece of HubSpot's world renowned Customer Support team, seamlessly integrating with our product to deliver our customers the highest level of support.
    Incentivized
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