eVoice vs. OpenPhone

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
eVoice
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
For business owners, eVoice is presented as an affordable, reliable and flexible phone system, by J2 Global / Ziff Davis. eVoice now includes services from the former Onebox, which was also a J2 Global brand.N/A
OpenPhone
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
OpenPhone, a business phone service from the company of the same name in San Francisco, adds work phone numbers to existing devices. No new hardware required; all that's required is an app. Extended services include a lightweight contact management CRM, and customer service team management (e.g. shared inbox) features.
$15
per month per user
Pricing
eVoiceOpenPhone
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Starter
$15
per month per user
Business
$23
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
eVoiceOpenPhone
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
eVoiceOpenPhone
Features
eVoiceOpenPhone
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
eVoice
8.8
1 Ratings
5% above category average
OpenPhone
5.8
9 Ratings
36% below category average
Answering rules9.01 Ratings5.56 Ratings
Call recording9.01 Ratings5.58 Ratings
Call park8.01 Ratings5.55 Ratings
Call screening9.01 Ratings5.57 Ratings
Message alerts9.01 Ratings6.87 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
eVoice
8.8
1 Ratings
10% above category average
OpenPhone
4.8
10 Ratings
50% below category average
Video conferencing9.01 Ratings3.62 Ratings
Audio conferencing9.01 Ratings3.65 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Instant messaging9.01 Ratings6.810 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
eVoice
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
OpenPhone
4.6
10 Ratings
54% below category average
Mobile app for iOS9.01 Ratings3.610 Ratings
Mobile app for Android9.01 Ratings5.55 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
eVoice
-
Ratings
OpenPhone
4.5
5 Ratings
56% below category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings3.64 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings3.65 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings6.24 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings3.64 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Best Alternatives
eVoiceOpenPhone
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.6 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.6 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 7.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.9 out of 10
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
eVoiceOpenPhone
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
6.8
(10 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
eVoiceOpenPhone
Likelihood to Recommend
Ziff Davis Inc
If you are looking for a strong product that is highly customizable, Onebox is a great choice. It can be difficult to navigate, but almost every feature you would need is included somewhere.
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OpenPhone
If you have more than 2 people in your organization, then this will save you so much time. Delegation is the key to starting a business. Even when you're a 1 person show, being able to present to your user base the differentiation of options for client communications is critical. As a founder, feeling compelled to be always on is something I strive not to be. OpenPhone gives you that flexibility. I have found it to be less appropriate in complex HIPPA compliant areas, but that is it. OpenPhone really does seem to suit an open array of use cases.
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Pros
Ziff Davis Inc
  • Low Pricing.
  • Ease of use.
  • Professional voicemail.
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OpenPhone
  • It's great for texting.
  • It's great for making phone calls. You get a new, unique phone number and can text/call from phone or desktop.
  • UI is great and really intuitive.
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Cons
Ziff Davis Inc
  • The scheduling is very granular, but the interface for setting up the schedule isn't the easiest to navigate.
  • I would like the ability to copy or clone schedules. We have 3 different schedules on three different hunt groups and when there are changes to be made, I would like to be able to make the change on one schedule and copy that for another hunt group.
  • The interface for the users to change some of their settings (password, phone, email, etc) isn't very user friendly. I usually have to walk users through changes, and at that point, it is easier for me to just make the changes myself.
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OpenPhone
  • Web app could work better in my experience
  • Pricing could be lower
  • Somehow connect with whatsapp or / and other messaging apps that people commonly use
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Usability
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
OpenPhone
In my experience, App features are buggy and confusing, and they often don't match the descriptions and screenshots in their documentation. In fact, many of their help links go to 404 "page not found" errors. In my experience, there are frequent outages and quality issues. My customers prefer to talk to me on a different line, because they find it difficult to understand me on OpenPhone.
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Reliability and Availability
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
OpenPhone
For me, there have been too many outages to rate this higher than "1 worst".
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Performance
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
OpenPhone
I think the platform is buggy and confusing. There are numerous outages. And the call quality, according to my customers, is atrocious.
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Support Rating
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
OpenPhone
In my experience, their support feels like the opposite of support. They send you in circles, never directly answer questions, provide vague suggestions with unwanted platitudes, and they often take days between responses to provide that. For me, it's a frustrating experience that leaves you with a net loss of time and energy versus before you reached out to them. In my opinion, you definitely don't get "support".
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Alternatives Considered
Ziff Davis Inc
I was not an employee when Onebox was selected, but I have used Avaya and Nortel PBXs in the past and while it is not as powerful, it has a lot of great features and a much lower cost of entry.
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OpenPhone
OpenPhone has an easier user interface than Grasshopper. Years ago when I was using Grasshopper, I recall that their user interface looked antiquated and full of complications. They would also update the interface just as everyone was getting used to using it. OpenPhone has many more functions. Grasshopper's app did not offer basic functions such as in-app texting between team members, and its call transfer function was incredibly complicated to use. In my opinion, Grasshopper was an inferior service/product in almost every way.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
OpenPhone
In my experience, Billing lacks transparency, and they have made billing errors (overcharging me) since I started using them. I think the "trust registration" is an insane ripoff charging around $20 for every attempt. Crazy.
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Scalability
Ziff Davis Inc
No answers on this topic
OpenPhone
In my experience, I can't even scale up to sending messages from a single number because of their broken and messed up "trust registration" system.
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Return on Investment
Ziff Davis Inc
  • Value for money.
  • Great option regarding ROI.
  • It creates a better way to connect.
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OpenPhone
  • Provided us with a simple, yet robust phone system for our small business
  • Price can be lower for premium, and for multiple users
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