CallHippo vs. Nextiva Business Phone Service

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CallHippo
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
CallHippo 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
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Score 9.2 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
CallHippoNextiva 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
CallHippoNextiva Business Phone Service
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$5 Per NumberNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CallHippoNextiva Business Phone Service
Top Pros
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Features
CallHippoNextiva Business Phone Service
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
CallHippo
6.9
5 Ratings
20% below category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.1
219 Ratings
8% above category average
Answering rules7.15 Ratings9.3199 Ratings
Call recording6.15 Ratings9.0166 Ratings
Call park7.45 Ratings9.1158 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings9.1160 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings9.0196 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
CallHippo
5.5
5 Ratings
41% below category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.7
186 Ratings
5% above category average
Mobile app for Android5.55 Ratings8.6132 Ratings
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.7157 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
CallHippo
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Ratings
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.2
201 Ratings
12% above category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.493 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings9.4108 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings8.8123 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings9.2168 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.3163 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
CallHippo
-
Ratings
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.7
152 Ratings
5% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings8.774 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.2133 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.464 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings8.7103 Ratings
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User Ratings
CallHippoNextiva Business Phone Service
Likelihood to Recommend
5.5
(5 ratings)
9.2
(234 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(2 ratings)
9.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(5 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 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
CallHippoNextiva Business Phone Service
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?
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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
CallHippo
  • No positive sides at all.
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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
CallHippo
  • Waiting for iOS mobile app
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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
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.
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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
CallHippo
No answers on this topic
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
CallHippo
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
CallHippo
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
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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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
CallHippo
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
CallHippo
No answers on this topic
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
CallHippo
All of them. This seemed to be the best until they got us down.
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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
CallHippo
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
CallHippo
  • Call to all countries supported making it easy to connect.
  • Last resort to make calls
  • Easy to use
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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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