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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Voice

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Voice is a free IP telephony service that provides users with one phone number that can be forwarded to multiple phones or devices. It includes features such as call forwarding, voicemail translation, text messaging, and voice calls. Fees may apply for international calling.

    $10

    per month

    ISL Light

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    ISL Light is remote support and remote access software that enables SMBs and large enterprises to offer fast and efficient support and maintenance for Windows, Mac and Linux computers as well as mobile device support for Android and iOS.

    $16.90

    per month (1 concurrent user)

    Pricing
    Google VoiceISL Light
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $10
    per user/per month
    Standard
    $20
    per user/per month
    Premier
    $30
    per user/per month
    Starter
    $16.90
    per month
    Standard
    $34.90
    per month
    Self-Hosted
    $44.90
    per month
    Premium
    $54.90
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google VoiceISL Light
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—ISL Online's pricing model considers the number of licenses purchased, which determines the maximum number of concurrent users within the organization. A concurrent user is defined as anyone running one or more sessions simultaneously from any device. There are no restrictions on the number of ISL Light users within a company or the remote devices managed. For example, with three licenses, an unlimited number of people in a company can use ISL Light and can access an unlimited number of remote devices, but only three users can use it concurrently. When one of these three users ends their session, a fourth user can begin their session, and so on.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google VoiceISL Light
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    ISL Online
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    108 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    101 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    39 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    107 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    101 Answers
    Features
    Google VoiceISL Light
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Google Voice and ISL Light
    Feature
    Google Voice
    5.3
    53 Ratings
    40% below category average
    ISL Light
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX6.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)3.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates1.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports7.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Google Voice and ISL Light
    Feature
    Google Voice
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    ISL Light
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.546 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording8.152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park6.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening10.060 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts9.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Google Voice and ISL Light
    Feature
    Google Voice
    7.5
    44 Ratings
    6% below category average
    ISL Light
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing6.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing8.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Google Voice and ISL Light
    Feature
    Google Voice
    7.2
    63 Ratings
    9% below category average
    ISL Light
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS6.945 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.451 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Google Voice and ISL Light
    Feature
    Google Voice
    -
    Ratings
    ISL Light
    8.1
    108 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Screen sharing00 Ratings8.6102 Ratings
    File transfer00 Ratings8.3102 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings8.183 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings8.125 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings6.378 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings8.799 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings7.964 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings8.787 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings8.832 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings8.364 Ratings
    Session record00 Ratings7.671 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings8.456 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings7.947 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings8.179 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google VoiceISL Light
    Small Businesses
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    N-able Take Control
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Remote Desktop Manager
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google VoiceISL Light
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (73 ratings)
    8.7
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    8.7
    (71 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (35 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google VoiceISL Light
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    I do think Google Voice works well for organizations that do not have a support team meant to provide regular telephone support, and instead do so on an ad hoc basis. I would not recommend it for high-volume call activities, such as SDR motions.
    Incentivized
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    ISL Online
    ISL light is suitable for anyone who plans to provide remote assistance services on a medium to large scale. Due to the high entry price, it is less suitable for consultants with a smaller number of clients or remote stations that need management. Their smallest package in which minutes are rented does not seem suitable for most cases.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Google
    • Google Voice has been great for setting up additional phone lines and numbers.
    • The voicemail inbox is a great feature and you can see when messages come in online and listen to the messages from your computer.
    • Google Voice allows us to have multiple phone numbers and lines for specific business purposes.
    Incentivized
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    ISL Online
    • Prikaz strani na kateri se nahaja uporabnik
    • Prikaz kontaktov uporabnikov
    • Zgodovina pogovorov s strankami
    • Možnost spreminjanja statusa dosegljivosti
    • Nalaganje datotek, zajemov slik,..
    • Klepetalnik, ki je enostaven za uporabo
    • Nas obvesti, da smo dobili sporočilo, tudi če smo izven klepetalnika
    • Display the page the user is on
    • Displaying user contacts
    • Customer conversation history
    • Ability to change availability status
    • Uploading files, capturing images, etc.
    • An easy-to-use chatbot
    • Notifies us that we have received a message, even if we are outside the chat room
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    Cons
    Google
    • There has not been much innovation since the initial release.
    • It doesn't handle SMS well.
    • It does not natively integrate with CRM without legacy complication
    • It is not supported by Google as it once was
    • Call Recording is non-existent
    • Call-Tree or Virtual Auto-Attendant needs are not available
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    ISL Online
    • Need a control toggle at least on AlwaysOn. User moves the mouse and you lose all control instantly.
    • Clipboard features are a bit wonky still, and your clipboard seems to get emptied a lot. So if you're trying to copy and paste you might lose something
    • Passwords for the systems are saved per machine, so if you work from multiple devices it can be tricky if you have complex passwords
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    Google Voice has been invaluable for us in our effort to provide exceptional customer service. With Google Voice, we have been able to increase our customer interactions while reducing the wait time to reach a live person on our team. We couldn't be more pleased with the way things have worked out since implementing Google Voice.
    Incentivized
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    ISL Online
    We are renew the license for 10 years now and we do not see why would change that. It just gets better with every new version.
    Read full review
    Usability
    Google
    I think it works really well in the arena it operates in, but not so well in areas where an enterprise system would be more appropriate. It's great for quick solutions that just work, but not so much for more complex call management tasks.
    Incentivized
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    ISL Online
    Everything works well and quickly, and that's all we need. ISL Light always works, and we've never had a situation where the server was inaccessible or the website was down. It simply gives us a 100% guarantee that we can always log in to our customers' systems. We can install the ISL Light client at our customers' sites without any problems, even though security is high.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    ISL Online
    During the entere time of use, I have never come across any availability issues.
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    Performance
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    ISL Online
    High performance!
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Google
    They do not offer support unless you have the Business account for Google Voice under G Suite. This is tough, because Google doesn't really have a customer support team for this service, so when it gets shut down for a few hours, we have no choice but to wait it out. But this doesn't happen that often, which is great.
    Incentivized
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    ISL Online
    We had issues with mouse skipping on mobile devices. Support is immediatly availabe, they examined our case and in one of the new versions of the app this problem was gone.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    It is a pretty seamless program to transfer to, even for people who either have little experience with these programs or people who were stuck on Skype
    Incentivized
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    ISL Online
    It was so easy!
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    The integrations of Google Voice with all our devices are flawless, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux and Mac. Also, the call performance is far superior on wifi as well as on mobile data. With Skype, we had several problems with personal accounts, performance issues, and in general, it felt awkward to use it.
    Incentivized
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    ISL Online
    The main reason was price initially, after TeamViewer jacked up the price 3 fold come covid in start of 2020, told them to get stuffed and went elsewhere, back then they had a good reliable product, then after I switched to another provider, the came crawling back and offer me the same price I was paying before the COVID tax (3 times increase in price) like I said, told them to get stuffed, ISL on the other hand didn’t increase their price when covid started, so have been with them ever since.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Google
    Google Voice should be also be use to those who have difficulty in speaking English. So the contract term will need to be a little strict as Google Voice is used in navigations as the part of GPRS navigation is personal. The private data need to be in control much more securely and safely.
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    ISL Online
    tot perfecte
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    ISL Online
    Easy to deploy onto new devices. Ability to group devices so they can managed remotely efficiently.
    Read full review
    Professional Services
    Google
    It help to connect with the products that we use as a part. We need to get in touch with our professional world. It is like a tool that helps us to get in touch with everything from A to Z in our professional careers. So we need to be in touch with everything as linearly as the jpb can be done.
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    ISL Online
    No professional services used
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Cost for Google Voice is stellar, starting at $10/mo per user.
    • While it doesn't offer a new Audio/Video conferencing solution it does integrate with GSuite so it makes use of Google Calendar and Hangouts/ Google Meet.
    • Gets the employee's to use their company phone numbers more as texting is easy and deployment is simple.
    • The cell phone app is reliable and easy to deploy.
    Incentivized
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    ISL Online
    • It allows you to hold meetings with clients from other cities.
    • Ease of training staff from large groups
    • Resolving problems in a short time, which is an optimal strategy for improving delivery times
    • permite realizar reuniones con clientes de otras ciudades
    • Facilidad de capacitar personal de grupos numerosos
    • Resolucion de problemas en tiempo corto, lo cual es una estrategia optima para mejorar los tiempos de entrega
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    ISL Light Screenshots

    Screenshot of remote access control in ISL Light.Screenshot of unattended access setup. Access can be allowed to as many computers as desired.Screenshot of a connection with a remote client, which can be set up by sending an email or sharing a link.Screenshot of interactions with the Windows UAC on a remote device.Screenshot of the dual panel File Manager, used to transfer files.Screenshot of the web console where remote desktop sessions can be managed from a web browser.