DialogTech vs. Lightspeed Filter vs. Marchex

DialogTech is well suited for franchise business models for both the franchisor and franchisee. For the franchisor, we have great insight into all of the calls that are happening for all locations. We can see what channels are driving the most high-quality calls and where we are seeing areas of opportunity. We utilize this data to coach our franchisees and digital agencies on where to spend more digital dollars and where to pull back from.

Incentivized

Lightspeed web filtering using the Chromebook Relay agent is amazing and does a great job for a cloud filtering solution. The reports that are available are great and can be customized and retains data for 90 days. Reports are easily shared with staff and/or parents for transparency and disciplinary reasons. The agent for Lightspeed (Relay) does not work well with OSX and works okay in Windows, but doesn't allow you to access local IP addresses in the web browser. There needs to be a way to bypass filtering for local network access. This can make it unusable in some cases.

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The Marchex platform is suitable for you to draw conclusions on how to approach your users. It also helps you with conversational improvements and data analysis. I recommend if you already have a large user base who buy your service and are always asking for explanations to hire Marchex for sure

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• It is reliable and never goes down.
• The reporting is simple to use and provides the right data.
• The customer service is great, they always answer the phone.

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• Reduces bandwidth consumption.
• Improves network performance.
• It is compatible with a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
• It can be implemented in both wired and wireless networks.
• It can be installed in minutes and you can configure its settings with a few clicks.
• Learning environments work.

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• Marchex does exactly what you need it to do. It allows businesses to quickly and effectively create online and offline call-tracking numbers to measure marketing performance.
• Marchex offers a variety of additional options, features, and capabilities outside of their core business model, which is call tracking. These business offerings appeal to smaller businesses, since they are primarily an enterprise-level call-tracking platform.
• Marchex allows you to listen and mark phone calls based on whether or not they lead to a conversion, if you business has the time to manage this process, it is an effective way to determine which source/mediums are providing the highest inside-conversion rate.

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• Improving the reporting to include graphic displays/data visualization natively rather than exporting to Excel.
• Customize call length reporting and filtering. Options now are <1 minute, 1-5 minutes, etc. But < 2 minutes is a better option because it takes a minute just to get through prompts and listen to a voicemail greeting.

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• It sometimes takes longer than expected for new filtering rules to apply.
• Sometimes a site is blocked due to sub-sites or links, but it does not easily identify the source of the block if it is buried in the site.
• They have several reports included, but it would be nice to create custom reports.

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• Although customer support is only a phone call away, trouble shooting was not their strongest area. There was usually only one person who could help with technical support and getting past the gate keepers to talk to that person was not easy.
• Salesmen were difficult to get in touch with. You think it would be easy to negotiate a contract to add more services but this proved to be a difficult task as well.
• Online reporting could use improvement. If you wanted to sift through data you had to download a spreadsheet to manipulate the data. Very little beyond simple reporting could be accomplished on their platform.

Incentivized

The only reason we would not use IfByPhone again is if our resellers do not need another IVR Solution.

We renew Marchex each year, we love it! It's a great investment. It's woven into a few of our products that we offer our clients so we wouldn't stop using it any time soon. The clients are big fans of it

It is unreliable and does not function as it is supposed to do so. As previously mentioned, there is a glitch when creating a block list.

They were typically easy to deal with, and solved our issues quickly, especially later in our use time. In the beginning, it was sometimes difficult to get a fast resolution because the nature of our problems resided in partnerships that they had with vendors for telecom routes.

Incentivized

DialogTech has more pricing options. The onboarding process flows very smoothly and professionally. Their interface is very user-friendly and they offer continuous support via their communication channel and resources provided. The setup is very easy and fast to get going with. I am very content with their current solutions overall.

Incentivized

We were already a [Lightspeed] customer so the transition was seamless to Relay. Their support and team at [Lightspeed] are top-notch. We have been with Lightspeed for over 20 years and have evaluated on occasions other options and [ended] up back with [Lightspeed] each time. Their price point, ease of use, great team of engineers, and overall customer focus keep them on top in my eyes.

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I love how easy it is to listen to calls, filter and export reports for clients. Super happy with the services that are provided for me!

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• Overall they offer a good service at a fair price
• Their reverse look-up fees are to high limiting the amount of call data collected

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• Very costly per year
• Does a great job with 1:1 filtering on Chromebooks
• Safety Check checks student for possible self harm and alerts staff

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• Quick and easy distribution of phone numbers with city specific area codes
• Easy to set up after business hours and alternative forwarding numbers
• It has been very helpful in showing clients how their staff answers the phone and where there is opportunity for more training

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