ClickSend vs. Google Voice

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ClickSend
Score 4.9 out of 10
N/A
ClickSend aims to help businesses communicate with their customers and staff in the moments that matter on the channels, they use every day. ClickSend is designed to power billions of messages worldwide and offers a full suite of communications products from SMS and rich messaging to letters and fax all done via online dashboard or API.
$0.01
Per email for at least 25,000 emails
Google Voice
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Google Voice is a free IP telephony service that provides users with one phone number that can be forwarded to multiple phones or devices. It includes features such as call forwarding, voicemail translation, text messaging, and voice calls. Fees may apply for international calling.
$10
per month
Pricing
ClickSendGoogle Voice
Editions & Modules
Email
$0.0056
Per email for at least 25,000 emails
SMS
$0.0177
Per text for at least 2,000 texts
Starter
$10
per user/per month
Standard
$20
per user/per month
Premier
$30
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClickSendGoogle Voice
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ClickSendGoogle Voice
Features
ClickSendGoogle Voice
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
ClickSend
-
Ratings
Google Voice
5.3
53 Ratings
40% below category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings6.025 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings3.027 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings1.419 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings6.946 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
ClickSend
-
Ratings
Google Voice
8.4
67 Ratings
1% above category average
Answering rules00 Ratings8.546 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings8.352 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings6.422 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings10.060 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings9.065 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
ClickSend
-
Ratings
Google Voice
7.5
44 Ratings
6% below category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings6.122 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings7.939 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
ClickSend
-
Ratings
Google Voice
7.0
63 Ratings
13% below category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings6.745 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings7.351 Ratings
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User Ratings
ClickSendGoogle Voice
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(7 ratings)
9.0
(71 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(7 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(35 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ClickSendGoogle Voice
Likelihood to Recommend
ClickSend
ClickSend supports live chats, where instant messaging is done for both formal or informal discussions. Besides, proper management of tasks, from the simplified ones to the complex ones, and every player is well assigned. The option of bar code in this application ensures there is the automation of many tasks and reduces paperwork.
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Google
I do think Google Voice works well for organizations that do not have a support team meant to provide regular telephone support, and instead do so on an ad hoc basis. I would not recommend it for high-volume call activities, such as SDR motions.
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Pros
ClickSend
  • You can add list of users just by uploading numbers CSV or by uploading detailed CSV.
  • You can generate quick campaigns just like in email, save templates with URLs, send immediately, or schedule for a certain date and hour. They have analytics, shared, and private numbers. I like that it is super straightforward.
  • You can make automated campaings that will be sent every time a new user joins a list. This you can do with 3rd-party integrations such as your own app or Zapier since ClickSend already has this integration.
  • Super cheap and it's what I like most. You pay for SMS in bulk with really competitive prices. Most SMS companies want to charge by the number of users, and when you have 32,000 active users or +130,000 users it just becomes expensive so ClickSend is the SMS solution.
  • In general, using ClickSend is quick and the learning curve for new users is flat since it's almost the same as an email marketing tool just for SMS and compressed.
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Google
  • Google Voice has been great for setting up additional phone lines and numbers.
  • The voicemail inbox is a great feature and you can see when messages come in online and listen to the messages from your computer.
  • Google Voice allows us to have multiple phone numbers and lines for specific business purposes.
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Cons
ClickSend
  • At times, the length of the text can feel quite short to keep it under a certain price.
  • Links sent through ClickSend are often marked as spam.
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Google
  • There has not been much innovation since the initial release.
  • It doesn't handle SMS well.
  • It does not natively integrate with CRM without legacy complication
  • It is not supported by Google as it once was
  • Call Recording is non-existent
  • Call-Tree or Virtual Auto-Attendant needs are not available
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Likelihood to Renew
ClickSend
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Voice has been invaluable for us in our effort to provide exceptional customer service. With Google Voice, we have been able to increase our customer interactions while reducing the wait time to reach a live person on our team. We couldn't be more pleased with the way things have worked out since implementing Google Voice.
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Usability
ClickSend
No answers on this topic
Google
I think it works really well in the arena it operates in, but not so well in areas where an enterprise system would be more appropriate. It's great for quick solutions that just work, but not so much for more complex call management tasks.
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Support Rating
ClickSend
In general, support is good. Actually they usually write to you about things like when you upload your first contacts, send your first campaign, or when you forget to put the opt-out option. Of course, they are automated emails but it happens that if you reply to one of them a real support agent will attend to your case. If you have any doubt you can write directly to support by email. I'm not sure if they are using Zendesk or any other kind of program but they usually answer in less than 2 hours. Still, the option of an actual real-time chat is missing.
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Google
They do not offer support unless you have the Business account for Google Voice under G Suite. This is tough, because Google doesn't really have a customer support team for this service, so when it gets shut down for a few hours, we have no choice but to wait it out. But this doesn't happen that often, which is great.
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Implementation Rating
ClickSend
No answers on this topic
Google
It is a pretty seamless program to transfer to, even for people who either have little experience with these programs or people who were stuck on Skype
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Alternatives Considered
ClickSend
ClickSend is okay but limited in functionality as compared to HighLevel. HighLevel has more functionality and it is at a reasonable price point everyone. Apart from that support are the same for most platform and it is really great to have something that is easy to start using. Most important decision that someone have to make is what they want in these software.
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Google
The integrations of Google Voice with all our devices are flawless, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux and Mac. Also, the call performance is far superior on wifi as well as on mobile data. With Skype, we had several problems with personal accounts, performance issues, and in general, it felt awkward to use it.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ClickSend
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Voice should be also be use to those who have difficulty in speaking English. So the contract term will need to be a little strict as Google Voice is used in navigations as the part of GPRS navigation is personal. The private data need to be in control much more securely and safely.
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Professional Services
ClickSend
No answers on this topic
Google
It help to connect with the products that we use as a part. We need to get in touch with our professional world. It is like a tool that helps us to get in touch with everything from A to Z in our professional careers. So we need to be in touch with everything as linearly as the jpb can be done.
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Return on Investment
ClickSend
  • The ROI is time. More time focused, less time distracted with a mobile device.
  • Early days, however the customer survey and marketing campaigns will hopefully yield results.
  • Customer adherence to appointments and/or rescheduling for missed appointments has drastically increased with the use of reminder and follow-up SMS options that normally wouldn't be used as often on a mobile device.
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Google
  • Cost for Google Voice is stellar, starting at $10/mo per user.
  • While it doesn't offer a new Audio/Video conferencing solution it does integrate with GSuite so it makes use of Google Calendar and Hangouts/ Google Meet.
  • Gets the employee's to use their company phone numbers more as texting is easy and deployment is simple.
  • The cell phone app is reliable and easy to deploy.
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ScreenShots

ClickSend Screenshots

Screenshot of ClickSend SMS Dashboard