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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Desk.com (discontinued)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADesk.com was a helpdesk, ticketing, and customer support product offered by Salesforce, and oriented towards the needs of small businesses. It is no longer sold and support has been discontinued. Salesforce recommends its modern Service Cloud as a replacement.N/A

    Dialpad Connect

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADialpad Connect is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface.

    $27

    per month

    Pricing
    Desk.com (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $27
    per month per user
    Pro
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Desk.com (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Desk.com (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Dialpad
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    309 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    265 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    216 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    241 Answers
    Features
    Desk.com (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    107 Ratings
    5% below category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.8106 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.771 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dialpad Connect
    8.4
    63 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.363 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    75 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.663 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.961 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.663 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dialpad Connect
    8.1
    47 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings9.646 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    66 Ratings
    7% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.457 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.062 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    75 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings8.234 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings7.347 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.770 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    89 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings8.475 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings9.381 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings8.861 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings8.868 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings9.283 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings7.369 Ratings
    Online Fax00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings9.081 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dialpad Connect
    7.3
    74 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings7.251 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings7.547 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Desk.com (discontinued) and Dialpad Connect
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    66 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings9.051 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings8.747 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings8.429 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.152 Ratings
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    Desk.com (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Desk.com (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (38 ratings)
    8.9
    (341 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (14 ratings)
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (19 ratings)
    8.9
    (75 ratings)
    Availability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (21 ratings)
    9.1
    (57 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Desk.com (discontinued)Dialpad Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Once I had to search the logs to find cases and data on a particular keyword, but I was not able to do so as there was no search tool available, nor was there a sort or filter tool. I was totally frustrated as I had to skim through the data to complete my task manually.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    I like that it allows for a seamless transition of calls between our 2 offices. I don't have to forward or un-forward phones at the beginning and end of my day. Our offices are on a specific schedule which opens the phone lines at a certain time, transfers them to another office at another time, and then sends them to an after hours number when we close. I also like how easy it is to change settings within our different departments and contact centers. It's a very well-rounded program that is easy to use on your computer or phone.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Desk.com automatically tracks analytics on all cases coming in and going out.
    • Desk.com helps prevent multiple people from working on the same case. However, it does allow us to assign the case to someone else if we feel that person is more qualified to address the case.
    • Desk.com has very few bugs or server issues that we've seen. This helps prevent any delays in communicating with our customers.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    • Ease of signing on and calling in
    • Clear audio/sound, no static or poor connections
    • Can choose to be on video or not
    • The organizer and participants can see all who are on the call
    • Meetings can be auto-recorded and sent to organizer at end of call
    • Hold music can be played for initial caller
    • Meeting is auto-transcribed
    • Action items are automatically listed for the organizer
    • Summary list shows all who were in attendance
    • Summary shows duration of callers on the meeting
    • Can load images of attendees when setting of the meeting
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Internal knowledge tools are clunky and annoying to access, outside the regular workflow of everyday staff
    • Arbitrary and confusing limitations in business rules and custom fields
    • Arbitrary and confusing limitations in case handling - for example, if you begin a case as a phone call you CANNOT email the customer from the case. As though no one working at Desk has ever sent a follow-up email...?
    • Not very good for B2B, mid-to-large businesses. Difficult to set business rules based on company information (for example, service level/tier) and nearly impossible to track key stakeholders and get clear insight into the relationship at a high level
    • Reporting tools are clunky, slow, and just all-around pretty useless
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    • The only example I can list for improvement is that occasionally the message has some mistranslation(s). But I can usually figure out the missing words. The 'southern USA' dialect may be partly to blame....
    • The functionality is really great. It is the best app I have used for messages in all of my customer service jobs.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    We will be very likely to renew our contract with Desk.com. It is easy to use, and provides us with everything we need to keep our customers and employees happy. They have also been very helpful in catering the application to our specific and unique needs, including working across brands and adding specific content for our products
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Desk.com and Salesforce Service Cloud's usability is seamless to get up and running, administer, and scale across the organization. It allows us to get up and running in days rather than weeks and has transformed our customer support teams globally into efficient, world-class teams. The best practices that the Salesforce and Desk.com teams provide are also very valuable, as we have the right case studies and tips to implement right away in our organization.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    Overall, it is quite user-friendly and quick to set up, even for beginner levels. It is also easy to onboard new hires and get them to take calls quickly. The main complaint is that the analytics are difficult to find, gather, and interpret.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    We've never had a problem with Desk.com's availability.
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    Dialpad
    There have not been any outages that I am aware of and we have had consistently good coverage since the start. There can be a slight lag from the office to the mobile app, but it is not terribly noticeable and it has not resulted in any calls being prematurely hung up
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    Fast, responsive, gorgeous, and fun. It's always run like a thoroughbred for me.
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    Dialpad
    The emails of voice transcription come very quickly after a call has been completed and except for a few fairly difficult names are pretty accurate. The ability to quickly listen to the voicemail from email without having to open the app is also a bonus. I have not noticed or heard of any slowdowns
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Their support leaves much to be desired. They do not respond quickly and do not follow up with feature requests. There is also a lack of on-demand or live training available for the teams to use as they learn a new tool. Because there is so much customization, a lot of questions do come up regularly.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Welcoming and easy to follow the instruction
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Simple and easy to follow, we had our branches around the country to be trained and the feedback was great. Only take if there was a desk phone training that would be great. The team provided us with video for the desk phone training
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    As I stated earlier, implementation of Desk.com went more smoothly than most. The resources in the "Support Center" are fantastic, and I never ran into anything that left me stumped, angry, or disappointed.
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    Dialpad
    I didn't participate in the implementation. But obviously it went flawlessly, as all users are set up in-house, and on the app.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Overall, it performs a lot better than all three combined, with a lot fewer glitches and a lot more user-friendly and user experience efficiency. Any new link that needs to be done, takes a lot less time to execute on desk compared to the three others. Simply advanced when it comes to execution this platform is.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    Panterra is dependable and has good support. Dialpad Connect has more features and an easier interface. AT&T has a lot of features, but Dialpad Connect's interface is easier. AT&T does not do call transcription that I know of. Comcast BVE and 8x8 services are lower quality and service is not great.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    Overall program is of average cost. SInce I use it simply for its phone/text capabilities. I would hazard that company that needed more options, might see it differently
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Dialpad
    So far, Dialpad has been a great improvement for our organization. It allows everyone to be on the same service and the integration with the mobile app means everyone is still using the "office" numbers even when on the go which makes it easier not having to balance multiple phone numbers from people
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Better customer service and employee efficiency when dealing with cases
    • It's so universal, meaning that everyone can use it and it's easy to understand.
    • The only negative impact is that our IT department who is assigned tickets has responded to customers instead of to the local reps and we have to ensure they know to change the email if it's assigned to them.
    Incentivized
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    Dialpad
    • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
    • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
    • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
    Incentivized
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