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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FluentCloud

    Score9.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    FluentCloud, from FluentStream Technologies, is a dynamic, cloud-based business phone system. FluentCloud includes FluentStream's leading phone system, phone service and customer support team, all in one. The FluentCloud product aims to provide businesses with new telecommunications flexibility, with an emphasis on price and performance. In addition, the vendor offers a wide range of custom applications and communications integration strategies to businesses and software…

    $20

    per user per month

    Quo

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AQuo (formerly OpenPhone) is a business phone and VoIP solution designed to help maintain work life balance. Features include incoming call identification, set business hours, contact ownership information to associate calls to teammembers, etc., to help organize call responding.

    $19

    per month per user

    Pricing
    FluentCloudQuo
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $20.00
    per user per month
    Advanced
    $30.00
    per user per month
    Complete
    $45.00
    per user per month
    Starter
    $19
    per month per user
    Business
    $33
    per month per user
    Scale
    $47
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FluentCloudQuo
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUnlimited calls to the US and Canada, first-class quality and 99.99% uptime US-based customer support team and fully customizable plans with “A-La-Carte” options.Discounts available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    FluentCloudQuo
    Considered Both Products
    FluentStream Technologies
    No answer on this topic
    OpenPhone
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    FluentCloudQuo
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of FluentCloud and Quo
    Feature
    FluentCloud
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Quo
    5.8
    5 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Hosted PBX9.01 Ratings4.54 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.01 Ratings4.55 Ratings
    User templates10.01 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Call reports7.82 Ratings4.54 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.72 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of FluentCloud and Quo
    Feature
    FluentCloud
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Quo
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Answering rules5.62 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Call recording9.62 Ratings7.28 Ratings
    Call park6.92 Ratings7.25 Ratings
    Call screening10.01 Ratings7.27 Ratings
    Message alerts10.02 Ratings8.97 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of FluentCloud and Quo
    Feature
    FluentCloud
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Quo
    5.7
    10 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Audio conferencing7.01 Ratings4.55 Ratings
    Video conferencing00 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings8.910 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of FluentCloud and Quo
    Feature
    FluentCloud
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Quo
    5.8
    10 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS5.01 Ratings4.510 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android5.01 Ratings7.25 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FluentCloudQuo
    Small Businesses
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    CallFire
    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
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FluentCloudQuo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (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
    FluentCloudQuo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    FluentStream Technologies
    I have tried a few programs over the years to record and track calls and this one is by far the best. Easy to use and more functions than I will ever use. I love the reporting options. There was one particular scenario that comes to mind where I was glad to have FluentCloud. I had a client that was really really angry, cussing, yelling, threatening suit, etc. because he had gone to an appointment almost 2 hours away and when he got there the woman told him that we forced her to schedule the appointment, that we were pushy and rude and she just wanted to get off the phone. Thankfully I found the recording and was able to prove to him that she DID schedule the appointment but she also picked the day and time, answered all of the questions and took absolutely no persuasion at all. Basically it was an easy close. The client couldn't believe it and still to this day he is my client.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    FluentStream Technologies
    • FluentCloud is excellent at customer service, their staff is always helpful and responsive. I have never had a typical service experience where first diagnosis is always the user's system. Their engineering staff is also hands on, I've been so grateful to have Brian's help in selecting the right router - he even configured it for us.
    • Ease of use, the system is quite easy to use even beyond adding extensions, users, new DID phone numbers and complex routing queues. It's also easy to configure feature codes and program them so users can perform multi-step tasks with a few key punches on their dial pad. We use feature codes to allow callers to switch their caller ID to our DID numbers that are local to the area on the fly.
    • Robust features: ability for whisper coaching, barge in and a dashboard to visually check the status of each user.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    FluentStream Technologies
    • There are times when calls are really garbled, there was a couple months there that we couldn't listen to any of the recordings because they were not decipherable.
    • They changed something recently where now when you are listening to a recording and you hit pause it takes you back to the beginning when you start again rather than just continuing where you left off. That is a pain in the butt because I have to pause quite often for interruptions.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    FluentStream Technologies
    At this time there our research has found that feature for feature there isn't a better solution for our needs at this cost point. We have had great success and don't foresee a need to change
    Incentivized
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    OpenPhone
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    OpenPhone
    For me, there have been too many outages to rate this higher than "1 worst".
    Read full review
    Performance
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    I have used others besides what is listed below but FluentCloud is by far the best I have used, especially when it comes to tracking and reporting call volume and production of our calls. Being a call center that is production based on call volume having something like FluentCloud is essential.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    • FluentCloud is a good value, we have done extensive cost comparison and the feature set vs price is very favorable.
    • The lack of a contract and ability to dynamically add or remove extensions as needed is great, we only pay for what we use.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    FluentCloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of Completely hosted VoIP solution with 99.99% uptimeScreenshot of Online web portal with full self-management capabilitiesScreenshot of Full Call Reporting Dashboards

    Quo Screenshots

    Screenshot of the collaborative phone system for teamsScreenshot of the call routing interfaceScreenshot of where the app captures all customer detailsScreenshot of how to share a number across a teamScreenshot of where to use AI to summarize, tag, and transcribe calls and texts