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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dialpad Sell

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ADialpad Sell is a phone system built for sales, with real-time coaching and CRM integrations. It features call analytics, voice intelligence with objection handling, call sentiment analysis for just-in-time coaching, and support for a range of headsets and phones.N/A

    VanillaSoft

    Score3.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    VanillaSoft is a lead optimization platform designed to assist fast-response sales teams in maximizing their conversion rates. By providing a structured and efficient approach to lead management, VanillaSoft aims to ensure that every potential customer receives the attention they deserve. This platform is beneficial for sales teams that operate in high-pressure environments where timely follow-ups can significantly impact sales outcomes. The primary audience for VanillaSoft…N/A
    Pricing
    Dialpad SellVanillaSoft
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dialpad SellVanillaSoft
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—VanillaSoft offers several add-ons to use in conjunction with our base platforms including: Auto Dialing Call Recording VoIP SmartCaller ID SMS
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    Community Pulse
    Dialpad SellVanillaSoft
    Considered Both Products
    Dialpad
    No answer on this topic
    VanillaSoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    82 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    65 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    81 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    Features
    Dialpad SellVanillaSoft
    Preview Dialer
    Comparison of Preview Dialer features of Dialpad Sell and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Dialpad Sell
    8.0
    22 Ratings
    9% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Contact preview8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer-CRM integration8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call notes & tags8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic call logging8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Core Dialer
    Comparison of Core Dialer features of Dialpad Sell and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Dialpad Sell
    8.5
    22 Ratings
    10% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Outbound dialing8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inbound routing8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom caller ID7.121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call9.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recorded voicemail drop10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer contact import8.919 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign & list management8.216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance
    Comparison of Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance features of Dialpad Sell and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Dialpad Sell
    8.0
    21 Ratings
    4% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
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    Follow-up calls8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer reporting & analytics7.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer compliance9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dialpad SellVanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (24 ratings)
    8.3
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dialpad SellVanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dialpad
    Well, There are numerous scenarios where a Dialpad can be very helpful in terms of communication tools. It allows the user to send text unlimited messages, making outbound calls, and review daily, weekly, monthly, or custom analytics. Saving n number of contact details, easy to search them on Dialpad. As of now, I did not come across any scenario where I can say Dialpad would not be suited.
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    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft is well suited for any marketing operations or sales operations team looking for a tool to help them efficiently reach prospects and engage with them through a streamlined method. This can be a great way to manage that engagement, measure it, and keep track of various aspects of prospects.
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    Pros
    Dialpad
    • Speed of the messages that are sent are excellent!
    • The voicemail drop section so i dont have to resay the reason for the call to multiple clients with the same issue
    • The saving of information so i dont have to retype everything over again
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    VanillaSoft
    • Our employees love it - very user friendly, easy to grasp, very little down time to learn it. They feel very confident immediately.
    • Great technical support - I can get solutions to customer problems that make our company look more responsive to our clients. Our clients appreciate our solving their problems immediately.
    • Because of the real time analytics - we can address immediate issues with marketing campaigns to make our client's personnel look great to their superiors.
    • Because of all the functionality - we can provide a turnkey approach from a small company with big company capabilities.
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    Cons
    Dialpad
    • I would like it to be a tad bit more customizable
    • I wish action list could be automatically added to notes on desktop
    • I wish you could send follow up emails automatically after call right from Dialpad
    • PhoneBurner feature for autocalling
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    VanillaSoft
    • It really needs an "undo" button. I can't tell you how many times I was typing notes etc and hit a wrong button and all was gone so I had to start over.
    • This may be the way we have it set up....we have term codes which are how the callers terminate a call they were on. They finish the call, then type notes in the notepad section of what happened, then they terminate the call. But there are times that I need to go onto a record and just leave a note but don't need to terminate it as anything. If there is a way to do that, it would make my life a lot easier.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dialpad
    We love using Dialpad and will continue to use it
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    VanillaSoft
    We have no reason not to renew. VanillaSoft has been the best CRM (for us) that we have ever used. The value is great, we love the system, and it's easy to get assistance from VanillaSoft team when needed. Our team is so used to the calling and admin functions there is no desire to change.
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    Usability
    Dialpad
    Dialpad Sell is Very easy to use, whether at home or in the office dial pad has very sleek and easy to use features, all features are easy to find and are pretty self explanatory, the switch from regular phones to dial pad was a very easy and non stressful switch for our whole team
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    VanillaSoft
    The entire system is set up so perfectly. It makes training callers much quicker, and admin tools are so easy to navigate when you get used to using it. Also, if there is ever something I cannot figure out, I can get support from VanillaSoft very quickly to resolve and get my task accomplished.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dialpad
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It is very rare that we have system issues. Maybe a handful of times over the years, we had to contact support about being unable to access. It was always a quick response from the VanillaSoft team, and they would clearly explain the issue and usually give time frame on fixing, or have it fixed immediately.
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    Performance
    Dialpad
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    I work on all aspects for VanillaSoft for our company. The pages overall do load very quickly. Reports are amazing, I can get quick report, customized reports, and anything I may need to present to client in very little time. It has made my job so much simpler. As far as I know, integration goes smoothly as well.
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    Support Rating
    Dialpad
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    Response time was acceptable for the relatively few problems any of our users may have encountered. Fortunately, such occasions were rare.
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    In-Person Training
    Dialpad
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It was very helpful and informative. The learning of the tool is something anyone can do, as the setup is so well thought out.
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    Online Training
    Dialpad
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It was very thorough. VanillaSoft team did not rush us. They explained the various functions clearly and were open to any and all questions we had as we began to learn the system. Also, once training completed, if we encountered anything we could not figure out, the support team was fantastic in helping us out.
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    Implementation Rating
    Dialpad
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    Our implementation was very easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dialpad
    I think that Skype for Business was a clunky system to use and didn't seem as up-to-date with their interface as Dialpad Sell does. I have found that Slack does a better job at communicating within the company, but Dialpad Sell is still the best system for external outreach.
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    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft stacks up against Microsoft Power BI very well by allowing the data visualization in a more effective way, Power BI has positioned itself as one of the more robust and intuitive tools for business intelligence and data presentation. VanillaSoft and Microsoft Power BI are a great bundle for the report and analytics team.
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    Scalability
    Dialpad
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft has been great. The flexibility of the system is wonderful. The scalable software options are impressive as well. I would strongly support VanillaSoft's capabilities in this area. You really can do just about anything to get the setup and or integrations you may desire for your company needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Dialpad
    • It has helped me to understand easily the different accents of people
    • Dialpad has helped me to analyze my past calls and help me to grow
    • It also shows the number of Csats and your team in real time which also creates a healthy competition
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    VanillaSoft
    • Ability to contact more clients each day.
    • The ability to save my correspondence and notes on each interaction allowing for the appearance to the customer that I am very engaged when we are speaking.
    • Increased sales from the calendar setting and saving my notes.
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    ScreenShots

    VanillaSoft Screenshots

    Screenshot of the VanillaSoft Call Activity Dashboard, used to to monitor sales campaigns.Screenshot of where to build reports using the VanillaSoft Web Reports Wizard.Screenshot of where VanillaSoft offers the ability to arrange modules into four panels for access to almost everything in one screen.Screenshot of VanillaSoft's caller screens, which can be displayed in three panels.