Directly vs. Exotel

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Directly
Score 6.4 out of 10
N/A
Directly’s crowd platform harnesses thousands of independent experts and AI technology to automate common customer questions and deliver customer service that consumers love. The vendor states companies like Airbnb, Microsoft, and Samsung partner with Directly to improve the customer experience, boosting CSAT by 20% while reducing contact center volume and saving millions per year. Directly is based in San Francisco and backed by Microsoft’s M12 Ventures, Samsung NEXT, True…N/A
Exotel
Score 7.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Exotel is an advanced customer engagement platform that combines CPaaS, omnichannel contact centers, and Conversational AI. The platform is designed to foster richer, AI-powered, and contextual interactions, offering businesses unparalleled speed and scale in their communications.
$200
5 months Validity
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Pricing Offerings
DirectlyExotel
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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User Ratings
DirectlyExotel
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DirectlyExotel
Likelihood to Recommend
Directly Software, Inc.
It is well suited for customer experience service management but, it should focus more on a support system.
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Exotel Techcom
Exotel is well suited for: - Small and mid-sized Internet based businesses where it is necessary for them to have a very strong customer support team working round the clock and in different shifts. - Company making large number of calls and sending mass SMS's. They can do that on a single cloud based platform. Exotel might not be a good fit if: -it is not a call intensive business that you want to cater to. Though the setup cost is very low but it follows economies of scale i.e. more the number of calls, less will be per call cost.
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Pros
Directly Software, Inc.
  • customer messaging management
  • IVR
  • Branding
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Exotel Techcom
  • Outbound calling for Sales/Support
  • Call routing to Agent Mobiles
  • Inbuild Inbound flow designer
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Cons
Directly Software, Inc.
  • support
  • moderation
  • termination process
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Exotel Techcom
  • Communication
  • Not for large companies
  • Volume of texts
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Likelihood to Renew
Directly Software, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Exotel Techcom
As a company our goals have slightly surpassed the current Exotel features and would want some other software which has better capabilities
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Usability
Directly Software, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Exotel Techcom
For cold calling and outbound callings, to a certain extend Exotel serves the purpose as mutliple DID numbers are available at our fingertips. For company which use outcalling as a form of passing information to users can benefit from the flexibility it provides. They have a recharge and use model which doesnt have certain expiry. Basic API documentation available and lesser support from their support team on this matter makes it difficult to check if the API thows any error
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Support Rating
Directly Software, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Exotel Techcom
Initially they had chat support which was available faster. But now the chat support gets routed to a virtual agent and unable to get in touch with an actual agent. They also have no support with respect to the API's and other integrations.
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Implementation Rating
Directly Software, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Exotel Techcom
It was pretty straight forward
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Alternatives Considered
Directly Software, Inc.
Directly is more user-friendly and provides an easy interface. It's help desk software and chat support is very interactive
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Exotel Techcom
Exotel was selected by us because of the following reasons: -Low set-up and maintenance cost as compared to its peers. -Prompt customer service: You want to upgrade your plan or facing any issues around the platform, Exotel team is just a call away. -Call recording Quality was also better than the peers.
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Return on Investment
Directly Software, Inc.
  • increased branding
  • increased numbers of customer
  • increased customer loyalty
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Exotel Techcom
  • This increased onboarding efficiency to save money on startup.
  • This saved us money by getting both services from one company.
  • Con was price was higher than we would have liked but efficiency made up for that.
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