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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

    Meta Business Suite

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AFormerly known as Facebook Business Suite or Facebook for Business, a solution for small businesses used to manage all business activity on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram from one place. It is presented as a one-stop shop where business owners can manage all marketing and advertising activities on Facebook and Instagram. It centralizes tools that help the user to connect with customers on all apps and get better business results.N/A
    Pricing
    Google VoiceMeta Business Suite
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $10
    per user/per month
    Standard
    $20
    per user/per month
    Premier
    $30
    per user/per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google VoiceMeta Business Suite
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google VoiceMeta Business Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Voice
    It is more affordable than Skype for Business was. It is also more user-friendly as we have an older employee base.
    Incentivized
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
    65%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    39 Answers
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    70%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Google VoiceMeta Business Suite
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Google Voice and Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    5.3
    53 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Meta Business Suite
    -
    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 Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Meta Business Suite
    -
    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 Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    7.5
    44 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Meta Business Suite
    -
    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 Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    7.2
    63 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Meta Business Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS6.945 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.551 Ratings00 Ratings
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Google Voice and Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Meta Business Suite
    6.6
    13 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings6.510 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage00 Ratings6.312 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Google Voice and Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Meta Business Suite
    7.3
    15 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Audience targeting00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Content optimization00 Ratings7.212 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings6.310 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Google Voice and Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Meta Business Suite
    7.1
    12 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings7.28 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Bulk actions00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Google Voice and Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Meta Business Suite
    7.4
    15 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Lead generation00 Ratings7.614 Ratings
    Content marketing00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Paid media management00 Ratings7.714 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings7.212 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Google Voice and Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Meta Business Suite
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Twitter00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Facebook00 Ratings8.812 Ratings
    LinkedIn00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings8.413 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Google Voice and Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Meta Business Suite
    8.1
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Campaign success analytics00 Ratings8.315 Ratings
    Real-time tracking00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Competitor analysis00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Google Voice and Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Google Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Meta Business Suite
    8.1
    13 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google VoiceMeta Business Suite
    Small Businesses
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google VoiceMeta Business Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (73 ratings)
    7.3
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    6.7
    (17 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (35 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google VoiceMeta Business Suite
    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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    Meta Platforms Inc
    Meta Business Suite has been highly effective in exposing our brand and our clients' brands to a large audience. It is also one of the most cost-effective ad platforms for B2B marketing campaigns. The issue is filtering out low-quality leads from a B2B lead generation process, as you often receive as many poor-quality leads as high-quality ones.
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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.
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    Meta Platforms Inc
    • Segmentation is HUGE. You can segment by almost anything you want, be it demographic, sociological, behavioral... you name it. You can also create targets based on your visitors and their actions. Even custom lists.
    • They are very good at optimizing your campaigns automatically. This is so important because it will improve your ROI in several multiples otherwise
    • Managing ads in general works fine, and the data, even though is not exactly as accurate as Analytics, it's pretty decent.
    • Gives you placements and different ad types so you can get the most out of it.
    • Pixel and catalog integration are very powerful. You can almost instantly start tracking and catalog fetches your site daily for updates.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Meta Platforms Inc
    • The planner enables timings of others' posts to be seen easily, but an easier view of that content (eg by hovering over it) would be preferable
    • Insights gives detailed information on the performance of posts, but could be more intuitive - and it would be helpful if it flagged particularly good performers or practices.
    • Sometimes using @ tags is a little slow - and it's not always easy to tell which ones you want without opening another window and testing them yourself.
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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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    Meta Platforms Inc
    We have to continue using this tool in order to be effective on this marketing platform. Though there are several changes I wish we could see, the fact is that we will still need to use this product to provide customers with the information they need.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Meta Platforms Inc
    Meta Business Suite is a solid, centralized tool that covers the core needs of social media planning and publishing. However, some limitations — like inconsistent Reels functionality, clunky previews, and lack of creative asset organization — hold it back from being a seamless, end-to-end solution. There's a lot of potential with continued improvements.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Meta Platforms Inc
    I've only dealt with the API having issues a couple times, but as you can imagine an outage is not something an advertiser would find acceptable, especially during any ecommerce-heavy time of year. The overall platform could use some help with availability when it comes to authentication, as it struggles with consistency in authentication.
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    Performance
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Meta Platforms Inc
    There are a lot of shortcomings when it comes to performance. There are pages that I do not expect to have much information to load on the page, yet it takes an incredibly long time (10+ secondes). I have not had experience with the integration slowing other platforms down too much.
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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.
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    Meta Platforms Inc
    I've found the Facebook for Business support to be hit or miss. For billing questions they're timely and helpful. For complex questions about specific services I've often received a longer wait and a less helpful experience. I'm often redirected to their docs, which are often not particularly helpful.
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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
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    Meta Platforms Inc
    Take all of the training offered through Facebook first before attempting to create a page on the platform. Learn all of the capabilities available to you. Learn about the different types of audiences who might be interested in seeing your page. Create short video clips as though they are viewed at a much higher rate than anything else. Offer free giveaways or raffles to further build to your list of prospects and drive traffic to your website
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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.
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    Meta Platforms Inc
    Compared to the other tools listed above, Meta Business Suite has good navigation, great interest audience-building tools, okay ad analytics, a great messaging system, and below-average customer support. We chose Meta Business Suite for its massive user base and for its industry-leading targeting functionality (which is a result of that massive user base!).
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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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    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Meta Platforms Inc
    This product is definitely able to run at scale, but it would be wise to have enough eyeballs to oversee it and the tools for keeping the campaigns, adsets, and ads organized could use some improvement. I can also see the UI interfering with usability at greater amounts of scale.
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    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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    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Meta Platforms Inc
    • Overall positive ROI has been achieved using this platform. You must have a clear understanding of where your CPL maximums are to remain profitable and either optimize to success or pull the plug on campaigns that are bleeding spend.
    • This is a great platform to build new audiences or grow existing ones.
    • Building audience segments via pixel tracking is a huge win for this platform.
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