Exotel vs. Plivo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Exotel
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
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
Plivo
Score 6.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Plivo’s cloud communication platform offers a way for companies to modernize their business communications. Plivo’s API platform lets businesses incorporate voice and text messaging capabilities (both SMS and MMS) into their own applications, and offers SIP trunking and phone number rental services. Benefits of choosing Plivo include: • Supports sending messages and making voice calls to 190+ countries. • Enterprise-ready Premium Communication Network boasts an uptime…
$0
per SMS recieved
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Dabbler
$200
5 months Validity
Believer
$500
11 months Validity
Influencer
$1000
11 months Validity
Custom
Get in touch
SMS API Platform
$0
per SMS recieved
Zentrunk - SIP Trunking
$0
per call recieved/per minute
SMS API Platform
$0.01
per SMS sent
Zentrunk - SIP Trunking
$0.01
per call made/per minute
Voice API Platform
$0.01
per call recieved/per minute
Voice API Platform
$0.01
per call made/per minute
Local Numbers
$0.50
per month
Toll Free Numbers
$1
per month
Short Code
$500
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ExotelPlivo
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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ExotelPlivo
Small Businesses
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.9 out of 10
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.9 out of 10
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.9 out of 10
Telegram
Telegram
Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ExotelPlivo
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
6.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
ExotelPlivo
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Plivo
If you have a business and a phone you need Plivo so you can track all incoming calls. Using this service allows for you to track an[y] missed calls allowing you the ability to try to call potential customers, clients and see how you can help them with your products and or services.
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Pros
Exotel Techcom
  • Affordable Solution: First and foremost the platform is very much affordable for a small start-up starting their business and want to connect with their leads and serve their clients economically.
  • Easy to Use: Anyone can start using the platform from the Day 1. No extensive training required for it. Just integrate your phone number with the platform and solve customer problems at godspeed!
  • IVR Set-up- Want to have different services on a single number for your Services. Set-up IVR and make your life easy.
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Plivo
  • Easy integration
  • Customer service is good
  • Services are prompt
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Cons
Exotel Techcom
  • Communication
  • Not for large companies
  • Volume of texts
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Plivo
  • Customer support
  • Response times
  • Account transparency
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Usability
Exotel Techcom
No answers on this topic
Plivo
They deserve a 10+ rating starting from signing up to implementing their services. I am not the best person to get computer tasks done and this company made it a breeze.
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Support Rating
Exotel Techcom
No answers on this topic
Plivo
  • It is good to use Plivo for integration, and also it provides easy access to APIs, and also, the UI is understandable.
  • Even a non-techy can use Plivo and integrate the services if required.
  • You have all the APIs available at a single place for your ready reference. Things are manageable and easy.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Plivo
  • Yes, it is good to use Plivo, as per the pricing and ease of integration. Twilio has a difficult pattern for business developers and could be understood only by a developer.
  • Plivo has proper delivery reports as compared to Twilio. Using Plivo has helped us grow efficiently and in a good manner.
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Return on Investment
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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Plivo
  • None now that they no longer support their product
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