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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Enghouse Interactive Contact Centers

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AEnghouse Interactive headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona offers Contact Centers, call center software. Enghouse Interactive is a division of global, publicly traded company Enghouse Systems.N/A

    FreePBX

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AThe FreePBX EcoSystem has developed over the past decade to become a widely deployed Open Source PBX platform in use across the world today. Sangoma now offers and supports the FreePBX appliance, a purpose-built, performant PBX solution designed and tested for optimal performance, and the only officially supported hardware solution for FreePBX. The appliance comes preloaded with the FreePBX Distro and includes a one-year warranty.N/A
    Pricing
    Enghouse Interactive Contact CentersFreePBX
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Enghouse Interactive Contact CentersFreePBX
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Enghouse Interactive Contact CentersFreePBX
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Enghouse Interactive Contact Centers and FreePBX
    Feature
    Enghouse Interactive Contact Centers
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    19% below category average
    FreePBX
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    Ratings
    Agent dashboard7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Enghouse Interactive Contact Centers and FreePBX
    Feature
    Enghouse Interactive Contact Centers
    7.4
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    FreePBX
    -
    Ratings
    Inbound call routing8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Enghouse Interactive Contact CentersFreePBX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Enghouse Interactive Contact CentersFreePBX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Enghouse
    Enghouse Interactive Contact Centers is well suited for organizations with existing Microsoft solutions e.g. Lync/Skype for business infrastructure/Teams, Those who run Busy (1000+ calls/day) OMNI channel contact centres and depend on quality management/Quality assurance. I would say less appropriate for small to medium organizations that do not have existing PABX infrastructure.
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    Sangoma
    FreepBX is a great product if you are able and willing to manage your own PBX system. It requires some know-how to set up but once running, it works very well. There is a large community that helps answer questions, but it isn't "plug and play" so you will need to be able to research and troubleshoot your own issues (or pay for support).
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    Pros
    Enghouse
    • Allows management to easily monitor activity for calls, callers, users, and queue management
    • Relatively simple UI allows users to effectively manage their communication sessions
    • Provides in-depth insights to communication and work activity metrics
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    Sangoma
    • Standard telephony.
    • VM to email.
    • Firewall
    • Expandable extensions.
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    Cons
    Enghouse
    • Sound Alerts
    • Detail of who hangs up the call
    • Less expensive support
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    Sangoma
    • Phone integration/firmware can be clunky and has a learning curve.
    • Relies on crowd sourcing information as expected for open-source.
    • Requires some moderate expertise for setup.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Enghouse
    Price. Easy to use. Support.
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    Sangoma
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    Usability
    Enghouse
    No answers on this topic
    Sangoma
    It works well, there isn't much more to say. You can get a free ($0) phone system packed with features, then if you need even more features then the cost is extremely cheap, and it works well. On top of this, you have complete freedom in the PBX to do as you wish, and debug and see everything
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    Alternatives Considered
    Enghouse
    Enghouse Interactive Contact Centers compared to Zeacom is very powerful in terms of features. The support for integrating with third-party software/hardware is better, and it is much simpler to use because less training is required to upskill the contact center staff. Comes with a lot of documentation and interactive guides/manuals.
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    Sangoma
    3CX may be slightly easier for a novice to use, but FreePBX completely beats it when you remove that factor. You can do anything you want, and debug and see everything. Now with AI its even easier to debug and learn how the PBX works if you hit an issue
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    Return on Investment
    Enghouse
    • Using Enghouse to manage our inbound and outbound call communication has allowed for us to focus more time on call quality and trends, rather than how to manage the call load and where to allocate calls.
    • The time spent managing server blips and failovers remains a detractor for our teams.
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    Sangoma
    • Drastically reduced our direct telephony cost as we don't need to have the hardware and support.
    • Very functional and added new functionality that we did not have previously.
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