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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Evolve IP Unified Communications

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AEvolve IP is a cloud-based business phone system that has integrations with third-party applications such as Google, Salesforce, and Zendesk. It includes features such as call forwarding, call park, voicemail, caller ID, group directory, audio conferencing, and inbound fax messaging.N/A

    HotTelecom

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABeta Company's HotTelecom is a service that consists of a wide range of VoIP needs with over 6000 virtual phone numbers both local and mobile for business, designed to present an easy to use and affordable means of communication. HotTelecom offers virtual phone numbers, toll-free numbers, SMS numbers, SMS numbers for registration and multi-channel numbers, and virtual PBX set-up. All these come with clear-voice technology, for high sound quality.

    $5

    Monthly fee + connection fee

    Pricing
    Evolve IP Unified CommunicationsHotTelecom
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Virtual fax number
    $30
    Monthly fee + connection fee
    Virtual PBX
    $65
    Monthly fee
    Direct virtual phone number
    from 5
    Monthly fee + connection fee
    Virtual SMS number
    from 7
    Monthly fee + connection fee
    Toll-free (800) number
    from 7
    Monthly fee + connection fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Evolve IP Unified CommunicationsHotTelecom
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Each price is the price of monthly fee. There might be an additional connection fee for the products.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Evolve IP Unified CommunicationsHotTelecom
    Considered Both Products
    Evolve IP
    No answer on this topic
    Beta Company
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Evolve IP Unified CommunicationsHotTelecom
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Evolve IP Unified Communications and HotTelecom
    Feature
    Evolve IP Unified Communications
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    45% below category average
    HotTelecom
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Hosted PBX7.04 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)6.04 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    User templates5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports1.04 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Directory of employee names6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Evolve IP Unified Communications and HotTelecom
    Feature
    Evolve IP Unified Communications
    4.0
    4 Ratings
    69% below category average
    HotTelecom
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Answering rules5.04 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Call recording2.03 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Call park5.03 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Call screening4.04 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Message alerts4.04 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Evolve IP Unified Communications and HotTelecom
    Feature
    Evolve IP Unified Communications
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    45% below category average
    HotTelecom
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Audio conferencing4.02 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Video screen sharing5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Evolve IP Unified Communications and HotTelecom
    Feature
    Evolve IP Unified Communications
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    HotTelecom
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Evolve IP Unified CommunicationsHotTelecom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Evolve IP Unified CommunicationsHotTelecom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Evolve IP
    I would leave it at the "?" rating because what can you rate them? 1 is too high. The only way they'd be "ok" is if: 1. Your company isn't growing and your users never leave the company. 2. You don't have to call support or make edits to the admin portal. 3. Don't need reporting. 4. Only use a physical phone to make/receive calls. 5. Do not plan to use a softphone or call center system. 6. Enjoy systems or people that frustrate you.
    Incentivized
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    Beta Company
    When our clients or partners call our corporate number they can now reach any needed employee or department by themselves. It is simple - they just need to use voice assistant and press the needed number.
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    Pros
    Evolve IP
    • One pane of glass to manage multiple sites
    • Zero upfront cost of ownership
    • Flexibility in configuration
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    Beta Company
    • Friendly and responsive customer support.
    • Wide geographical coverage.
    • It's easy to set up.
    • High-quality phone calls.
    • There are a lot of additional services available.
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    Cons
    Evolve IP
    • I'd like to see them build out API functionality for reporting off of call data within the organization. They have a Call Center product that seems to include a fairly robust reporting module, but it would be nice to be able to do some more of this within the standard Phone System product as well.
    Incentivized
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    Beta Company
    • Video calling is not available as a feature.
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    Support Rating
    Evolve IP
    Support? If I could do everything myself with the time I don't have, I would do it better than their support. I don't like saying it that way, but it is the truth. We hired someone from another company that also used Evolve IP and when they found out that is what we used here, he expressed all of the same complaints and stories that we had.
    Incentivized
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    Beta Company
    We are totally satisfied with help Customer Support. They were quick and responsive
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    Alternatives Considered
    Evolve IP
    We switched from 8x8 due to voice quality issues.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Beta Company
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Evolve IP
    • We have reduce operational expenses by an average of 30 percent by switching to EIP.
    • Higher level of employee engagement with customers (given phone features).
    • Only negativity would be if you have a single point of failure for internet service it proves to be a challenge.
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    Beta Company
    • We've got the option to use another marketing channel with HotTelecom's SMS virtual phone numbers. They also provide us with an ability to count everything in marketing campaigns made with SMS numbers and to make the right decisions based on the received data.
    Read full review
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