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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dialpad Support

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADialpad Ai Contact Center is an inbound or outbound call center platform and solution, that helps companies connect with customers across all channels and skip the repetitive questions, retaining reviewable conversations and context history.

    $95

    per month per user

    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/ASkype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.N/A
    Pricing
    Dialpad SupportSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $95
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $135
    per month per user
    Premium
    $170
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dialpad SupportSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    Dialpad SupportSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Dialpad
    Chose Dialpad Support
    More convenient to use
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    38 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    98 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    46 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    Features
    Dialpad SupportSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Dialpad Support and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dialpad Support
    8.3
    39 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Agent dashboard8.539 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers8.436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response8.736 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding8.738 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer8.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing7.325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response8.232 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts8.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking8.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration8.226 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration8.325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Dialpad Support and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dialpad Support
    8.4
    38 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing7.937 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing8.520 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording8.536 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management8.532 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics8.536 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting8.535 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting8.932 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys7.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics8.323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Dialpad Support and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dialpad Support
    -
    Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    8.0
    195 Ratings
    1% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings9.1191 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings9.0185 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings5.0181 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings9.0146 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Dialpad Support and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dialpad Support
    -
    Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.0
    191 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.0191 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings5.0120 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Dialpad Support and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dialpad Support
    -
    Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    9.3
    188 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings10.0174 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.5182 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings8.182 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.0143 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings10.0115 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Dialpad Support and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dialpad Support
    -
    Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.5
    173 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.5171 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings7.094 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings7.094 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Dialpad Support and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dialpad Support
    -
    Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    6.8
    156 Ratings
    17% below category average
    User authentication00 Ratings9.0142 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.5148 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings3.0109 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Dialpad Support and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dialpad Support
    -
    Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Dialpad SupportSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (40 ratings)
    8.4
    (198 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (20 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (40 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dialpad SupportSkype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dialpad
    We have a mix of Dialpad Support and regular Departments in Dialpad Support - we mostly use Dialpad Support for our high-volume area or areas we need to keep track of in more detail. In our smaller clinics, with few staff, Dialpad Support doesn't make sense to use to we have them setup as Departments instead.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams is a remote/virtual team collaboration tool must have...especially if you already use Microsoft tools. Of course, since it now part of an MS 365 subscription, it really doesn't make sense to use anything else. It is easy to use and just works. I'm not sure how anyone who works with digital files/documents and needs to work with other people doing similar work can be effective without such a tool. Of course, there are a number of alternatives like Zoom or Webex, but why pay or use another separate tool if you don't need to. :-)
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Dialpad
    • The ease of use and integration into our local IT infrastructure
    • It improved business process agility especially for the work from home agents
    • It improved our customer relations/service with fewer dropped calls
    • It gives managers better reporting capabilities and call usage statistics
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    Discontinued Products
    • Instant messaging to anyone who we know only by name/email. Even if they're offline, they get the message in missed convos and a notification automatically goes to them via Outlook mail. All conversations are saved and accessible via Outlook.
    • Video and voice calls are a norm in the WFH scenario, and an average employee has around 4-5 calls a day. Skype gives notifications for upcoming meetings, allows easy scheduling via outlook calendar, and its audio/video quality [is] reasonably good compared to the amount of data it consumes.
    • Status availabilities - in the WFH scenario, you could be off for lunch, out of office, busy, sharing screens - and might not want to be disturbed. Skype allows you to do that, and in case you're off, ensures that you know that you have missed messages.
    • Screen sharing - we have to share screens at least once or twice a day with a coworker when working on some issues/features, and Skype easily lets us do that. One of the best things about Skype is that the screen can be shared without being on a video/voice call - which is of immense advantage because oftentimes, you could prefer sharing the screen, while it [is] too noisy to talk.
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    Cons
    Dialpad
    • Live Dashboard should show more Bigger text otherwise agent cannot see by big monitors located in office!
    • Waiting for Dialpad Ai which will never available in Japan
    • Never understand the call journey who hung up the phone
    • When PC shut down, agent should be Off duty but still Available and call rings.
    • Support chat use weird Japanese
    • Never provide update information beforehand which sometime make confusion and troubles that Google cloud platform made
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Connection issues can be hard to diagnose when they come up(as some knowledge of server information may be needed to reestablish as the connection troubleshooting options on the sky are not as user-friendly as the rest of the platform.
    • Some issues setting up camera/sound could use more info on troubleshooting options with playback sound, video, etc.
    • Statuses sometimes are unreliable and do not display correctly .
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dialpad
    I have never had any issues with getting a problem resolved. The dialpad support team is responsive and extremely helpful. As busy as our business is getting, having the AI transcripts and call recordings aid us in being more task productive when helping patients. Other than the patient aspect of it, having no hardware maintenance is amazing
    Incentivized
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    The software is simple to install and configure. It is rather simple to explain for correct use. It is possible to profile users for the different functions offered. It is integrated quite completely with Outlook and with Active Directory security. It performs all communication functions well with one or more interlocutors and the possibility of granting control of your computer is convenient.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Dialpad
    I always get great customer service when I need help. Even if i just decide to chat online instead of calling in. The reps are always so nice and the customer service is always amazing. I have never had any complaints. Usually my issues are pretty simple and they never make it harder than it needs to be
    Incentivized
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    Very easy to use. Even though Microsoft Teams has a lot of features and integrations, as a user I feel completely comfortable on finding what I need, getting information about the app extensions and using them. It's a very comprehensive tool, intuitive design and does not make me feel tired to be using it. I am glad with the current experience.
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    Support Rating
    Dialpad
    I have never contacted support.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I have only had to reach out to the Support team at Skype for Business once with an issue, and I was pleasantly surprised and encouraged by the quickness and thoroughness of their response. The wait time was short and my question was dealt with politely and clearly, so I would say the support team has it together.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Dialpad
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Skpe for business is utilized company wide in regards to my company. Everyone not only uses it, but uses it often. It is an effective way of communicating. It also integrates very nicely with outlook and all conversation history is pushed to a folder within the outlook system. We also have it so that if someone misses a message, they are sent an email reminder saying that there is a message that went unread.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dialpad
    We looked at Aria, but we already had Dialpad Support and decided just to move forward with more features. I think the familiarity with the Dialpad app and the basic features made the addition of new features a much more seamless process rather than attempting to try dual software.
    Incentivized
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    For the below reason I will always choose this app over its competitors: Better audio and video quality, Little to no disconnections or freezing when on a call/video conference Integrates well with mailbox/ calendar/ one drive, and SharePoint is easy to use
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    Return on Investment
    Dialpad
    • The callback feature has saved clients a lot of hold time
    • The voicemail system has allowed cases to be handled properly by client's being able to leave a message for the proper agent
    • The Ai transcript feature has helped dozens of agents, as well as the company, avoid a lot of hassle, time, and lost money due to verifying conversations and information that normally would be much harder to confirm without it
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Skype for Business has enabled a migration in part away from fixed line telephony and introduced the user to mobile working with a headset which cannot be overstated as being a game changer.
    • Being able to schedule Skype for Business meetings through Outlook has meant meetings with colleagues without a meeting room has been a great enabler.
    Incentivized
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