Google Voice vs. VirtualPBX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Voice
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Google 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
VirtualPBX
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
VirtualPBX is a VoIP solution that in addition to VoIP offers analog, smartphone, WebRTC, SIP Trunking & native calling options. It can also be used as a virtual contact center or virtual office solution.
$12
per month
Pricing
Google VoiceVirtualPBX
Editions & Modules
Starter
$10
per user/per month
Standard
$20
per user/per month
Premier
$30
per user/per month
Starter
$12.00
per month per user
Flex
$19.00
per month per user
Pro
$29.00
per month per user
Premier
$39.00
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google VoiceVirtualPBX
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Google VoiceVirtualPBX
Considered Both Products
Google Voice

No answer on this topic

VirtualPBX
Chose VirtualPBX
Auto attendant and voice conference capabilities are a good value for SOHO users that need to make a positive impression upon their customers.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Google VoiceVirtualPBX
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Google Voice
3.9
50 Ratings
71% below category average
VirtualPBX
9.4
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Hosted PBX8.423 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)5.326 Ratings9.01 Ratings
User templates1.619 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call reports2.143 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Directory of employee names2.025 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Voice
5.8
64 Ratings
37% below category average
VirtualPBX
9.4
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Answering rules3.943 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call recording7.850 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call park6.422 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Call screening7.459 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Message alerts3.562 Ratings9.01 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Google Voice
7.3
42 Ratings
12% below category average
VirtualPBX
9.8
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Video conferencing6.220 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.037 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Video screen sharing5.613 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Instant messaging9.326 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Google Voice
6.4
60 Ratings
26% below category average
VirtualPBX
9.0
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Mobile app for iOS4.843 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.048 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Google VoiceVirtualPBX
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google VoiceVirtualPBX
Likelihood to Recommend
3.6
(70 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.3
(7 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(35 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google VoiceVirtualPBX
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
In the past, I would have happily recommended this for small business use cases. Due to its affordability, versatility, and low barrier to entry as well as its simplicity to use. Google Voice was integrated into the Chrome Browser, it was easily accessed from Gmail, and integrated into Gmail and could even be leveraged in such a way to when phone numbers were clicked on, Google Voice was the tool used. However over the past few years and more, in the past couple of years from 2021 to current, this tool seems to have lost favor with the Alphabet suite of tools. With the lack of integrations, it's becoming less stable, and people are just opting more for Google Meet Voice. The biggest area where this is less appropriate and where opportunity has opened for others is its lack of features, like virtual attendants, call recording, call transcription, SMS, MMS, CRM integration, and other key features even 1 or 2 person business really needs in this day and age
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VirtualPBX
We consider that it is a very complete internet call software that is worth having in all companies that want to increase their sales through customer service agents because, with all its tools, agents improve their workday by day.
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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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VirtualPBX
  • Customizable auto attendant
  • Reliability
  • Personalized phone conferencing
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Cons
Google
  • I think there is room to improve with regards to call forwarding.
  • I wish there were a concise way to know if the call was to your Google Voice number or your personal number before answering the call.
  • when I add a contact to my account on the web it doesn't seem to sync with my phone even though the same email address is logged in.
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VirtualPBX
  • Integration of the application and virtual management features in that area such as High Availability
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
It's user friendly, how to use it is self explanatory, they support all their own options while someone like Phone Booth uses a third party. I can cancel Google Voice anytime and I choose how much I spend with Google Voice
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VirtualPBX
Once it works and has retain ROI.....keep it going
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Usability
Google
I haven't had problems with dropped calls, bad reception, lost recordings - everything works the way it should. The iOS app is easy to use, and the process is easy to explain to other people. It's also the cheapest way I've found to call internationally - I've used it to interview people from London and Austraila.
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VirtualPBX
No answers on this topic
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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VirtualPBX
No answers on this topic
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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VirtualPBX
No answers on this topic
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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VirtualPBX
Auto attendant and voice conference capabilities are a good value for SOHO users that need to make a positive impression upon their customers.
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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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VirtualPBX
No answers on this topic
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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VirtualPBX
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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VirtualPBX
  • We have been able to improve greatly with this software, our communications and interactions with customers improved, and agent performance and productivity improved, which translates into higher profits for the company. It is easy to use this program, so it did not take us long to adapt to it and its functions.
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