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    Chatfuel

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AChatfuel headquartered in San Francisco provides their AI chatbot building tool for Facebook Messenger.

    $15

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    FreePBX

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AThe FreePBX EcoSystem has developed over the past decade to become a widely deployed Open Source PBX platform in use across the world today. Sangoma now offers and supports the FreePBX appliance, a purpose-built, performant PBX solution designed and tested for optimal performance, and the only officially supported hardware solution for FreePBX. The appliance comes preloaded with the FreePBX Distro and includes a one-year warranty.N/A
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    ChatfuelFreePBX
    Editions & Modules
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    $15
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    Free
    Free
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    ChatfuelFreePBX
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    NoNo
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    NoNo
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    ChatfuelFreePBX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    10.0
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    Usability
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    ChatfuelFreePBX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Chatfuel
    Chatfuel is great for a small team looking to easily implement and set up Facebook chatbots for their clients for ease of community management, etc. Chatfuel is not necessarily meant for large scale operations that require complex workflows and chatbot requirements, it is limited to Facebook Messenger and is not 100% intuitive in this regard.
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    Sangoma
    FreepBX is a great product if you are able and willing to manage your own PBX system. It requires some know-how to set up but once running, it works very well. There is a large community that helps answer questions, but it isn't "plug and play" so you will need to be able to research and troubleshoot your own issues (or pay for support).
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    Pros
    Chatfuel
    • Easy to use without experience
    • Cost vs. benefit ratio very good
    • Integrations possible through API
    • Conversion funnels can be created
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    Sangoma
    • Standard telephony.
    • VM to email.
    • Firewall
    • Expandable extensions.
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    Cons
    Chatfuel
    • Setting it up is time-consuming.
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    Sangoma
    • Phone integration/firmware can be clunky and has a learning curve.
    • Relies on crowd sourcing information as expected for open-source.
    • Requires some moderate expertise for setup.
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    Usability
    Chatfuel
    No answers on this topic
    Sangoma
    It works well, there isn't much more to say. You can get a free ($0) phone system packed with features, then if you need even more features then the cost is extremely cheap, and it works well. On top of this, you have complete freedom in the PBX to do as you wish, and debug and see everything
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    Support Rating
    Chatfuel
    I haven't dealt with the support channel, so I cannot provide a full review for this
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    Sangoma
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    Alternatives Considered
    Chatfuel
    Both offer bot service to reply to messages from Facebook. The difference is that Chatfuel gives you the option of being able to create conversion funnels or fixed conversation changes.
    Connecting to our API is free from Chatfuel and integration with other providers has an additional cost.
    AIVO has no option to create conversation flows if not through keywords.
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    Sangoma
    3CX may be slightly easier for a novice to use, but FreePBX completely beats it when you remove that factor. You can do anything you want, and debug and see everything. Now with AI its even easier to debug and learn how the PBX works if you hit an issue
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    Return on Investment
    Chatfuel
    • It helped overall with visitor engagement.
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    Sangoma
    • Drastically reduced our direct telephony cost as we don't need to have the hardware and support.
    • Very functional and added new functionality that we did not have previously.
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