GoTo Connect vs. Nextiva Business Phone Service

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoTo Connect
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
GoToConnect, from GoTo, is a cloud-based business phone system with built-in web-based video conferencing solutions. It includes features such as call analytics, call recording, softphone, fax to email, voicemail to email, and desktop integration.
$27
per month per user
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Nextiva is a business communications platform that includes a VoIP solution, CRM software, BI software, cloud storage, phone and device rentals, email marketing automation software, and a contact center solution. These products can be purchased individually or together.
$18.95
per month
Pricing
GoTo ConnectNextiva Business Phone Service
Editions & Modules
Basic
Starting at $27
per month per user
Standard
Starting at $32
per month per user
Essential
$23.95
Per User Per Month
Professional
$27.95
Per User Per Month
Enterprise
$37.95
Per User Per Month
Ultimate
$67.95
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoTo ConnectNextiva Business Phone Service
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNo-obligation month-to-month account are available, or a long-term contract is available for better deals on service pricing and hardware. GoToConnect provides all features with unlimited use. Customer & Technical support is available 24/7 to resolve any issue. A dedicated onboarding team will help to the phone system set up for any plan.
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Community Pulse
GoTo ConnectNextiva Business Phone Service
Considered Both Products
GoTo Connect
Chose GoTo Connect
We chose GoTo Connect because it put a tick box on all our requirements which included three major requirements. These three requirements were the pricing, the support offered during our relationship, and the time taken to implement and set up the product as per our …
Chose GoTo Connect
No one else has the ease of programming and included features that GoToConnect has.
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Chose Nextiva Business Phone Service
For my current company, Nextiva made the most cost/use sense. I have used Jive before and the cost is much higher for the basic services we are using. Nextiva's support is also, as I have been mentioning, top notch, efficient and helpful.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
GoTo ConnectNextiva Business Phone Service
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Connect
8.4
169 Ratings
2% above category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.2
206 Ratings
12% above category average
Hosted PBX8.5132 Ratings9.493 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.1114 Ratings9.4110 Ratings
User templates8.5117 Ratings8.8126 Ratings
Call reports7.8143 Ratings9.2171 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.3150 Ratings9.4168 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Connect
8.5
179 Ratings
1% above category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.2
226 Ratings
9% above category average
Answering rules8.8157 Ratings9.4202 Ratings
Call recording8.1136 Ratings9.1172 Ratings
Call park8.7127 Ratings9.2160 Ratings
Call screening8.3133 Ratings9.1163 Ratings
Message alerts8.4159 Ratings9.1202 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Connect
8.3
143 Ratings
0% above category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.7
154 Ratings
5% above category average
Video conferencing8.0102 Ratings8.775 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.3142 Ratings9.2134 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.488 Ratings8.464 Ratings
Instant messaging8.582 Ratings8.7105 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
GoTo Connect
8.0
154 Ratings
4% below category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.7
193 Ratings
5% above category average
Mobile app for iOS7.9131 Ratings8.8164 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.2114 Ratings8.6135 Ratings
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GoTo ConnectNextiva Business Phone Service
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
GoTo ConnectNextiva Business Phone Service
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(190 ratings)
9.3
(242 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.3
(25 ratings)
9.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(78 ratings)
9.6
(5 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.5
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(53 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(85 ratings)
9.6
(4 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.5
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoTo ConnectNextiva Business Phone Service
Likelihood to Recommend
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
GoToConnect is a powerful platform for correspondence. The user interface is straightforward, and installing the majority of clients only requires a small amount of preparation. GoTo Connect is an excellent choice for us because it's a reasonably priced solution that has all the necessary advanced capabilities that our company needs. GoTo Connect's high-quality calls and recording feature make it an excellent choice for offering customer care over the phone.
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Nextiva
We have had great service with Nextiva Business Phone Service and it is reliable and reasonably priced for the offered features. User Friendly and minimal issues. We are able to control most of the set up for new users and or new phones when needed. Only would like to see the app - Nextiva One be enhanced with more features than it currently has.
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Pros
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • GoTo Connect is a much more cost-effective solution rather than separate phone lines and video conferencing tools.
  • I conduct daily team meetings and project brainstorming sessions using video conferencing using GoTo Connect.
  • It integrates smoothly with our regularly used tools like Google Drive and has become very easy to share the documents we use.
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Nextiva
  • Up-time, We've never had any sort of extended downtime because of Nextiva Business Phone Service, there services just work
  • Provisioning of supported devices is very easy to do and is almost automatic, this makes new device roll out especially smooth
  • The call flow functionality is especially smooth and intuitive to setup.
  • Their customer service is very effective and I've never waited more than 2 days for a solution, that's for more complicated issues too.
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Cons
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • I would like flexibility on billing - now set as auto-pay only on company credit card. We would like to pay by check or ACH.
  • Better integration of GoTo Meeting, which we also use (and like)
  • Better broad-plan pricing (like 'bundling') when we use multiple platforms as we do - and simplified billing
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Nextiva
  • The use of two apps when you're a supervisor. We have to use Unity and the Nextiva app instead of one app. It can be cumbersome.
  • Better integration with CRM's. We use Zendesk and it works ok as it does pull up customer records if we have their phone number on file. But it would be better if we could have more functionality from one place and have it write to the CRM directly.
  • Accept higher quality audio for greeting recordings. We had to trim the file size down several times losing a lot of audio quality in the process. Mono is fine since callers will only need to hear the one channel. But the Hz limit and file size limit were rough.
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Likelihood to Renew
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
They are knocking it out of the park on all fronts. I love the service and support I am receiving and have no complaints. If they raised their prices substantially I would reconsider but I don't think that will happen anytime soon. They would have to mess up something consistently moving forward to make me want to move
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Nextiva
Its user friendly, easy to use and has been very reliable. We have nothing but good things to say about our service with Nextiva Business Phone Service. When needed their support team has always resolved any and all issues one way or another. They have been helpful, knowledgeable and very friendly. The features vs the cost is wonderful compared to other service providers.
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Usability
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Overall, it's a decent product for the price. It has the basic features our company needed when it was brand new and was not overly difficult to set up. As we've grown, it's become increasingly difficult to build out the features we want to implement within the PBX, and customer support can be less than helpful. Many of the more advanced features (dial plans, queues, etc.) take a lot of research to understand how to implement. Some of the features we paid for weren't even available when we were attempting to set them up.
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Nextiva
Nextiva Business Phone Service system is very usable. We have desk phones, that were included at no cost. The function just as one would expect from an office phone system. I can also answer my calls from my PC and even on my cell phone if I have to leave the office.
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Reliability and Availability
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
We have rarely experienced any technical issues with GoTo Connect. Our phones virtually never go down which make us reliable to our clientele and available at all times.
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Nextiva
We have not yet experienced any issues the Nextiva Business Phone Service availability. It has always worked as needed.
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Performance
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
There is no lag in phone calls. There is no background noise or static/fuzz. Calls are crystal clear. With other dialers and phone systems, I have experienced delays between dialogue or delays with the caller picking up the phone and then being able to hear you. We do not experience this with Go To Connect.
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Nextiva
Nextiva Business Phone Service performance is great. The call quality is much better than our old analog land lines at a fraction of the cost.
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Support Rating
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Support used to be great when it was Jive support out of Utah. Now that they've offshored support it can be difficult to get a response. Our most common issues are least cost routing, and we run into support pushing back in stead of just figuring out which upstream carrier is having an issue like they used to. We often have to get our account manager involved, who is pretty strong.
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Nextiva
Support is great. We usually get someone on the phone; they answer our questions and help us with our issues. They are responsive when we call, and there is also a wealth of information on their online help center, which will typically answer our question or send us in the right direction.
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Online Training
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
No answers on this topic
Nextiva
The training we received from Nextiva Business Phone Service was thorough, and detailed. It also did not take very long.
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Implementation Rating
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
The implementation of GoTo Connect was easy from the day of the kick-off call where a short brief was given about the company, a discussion around the project timelines, and the data dependencies on us to set up the platform. The updates around the project during the implementation and the hand holding after go-live is really appreciated
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Nextiva
No was done by Agency Owner and was done with the help of Nextiva Support and Sales team. Went very well and has been working great since then. Was originally only two phones and then we continue to add to that. We did not have any reported issues and was a great experience for our Agency and Small Business.
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Alternatives Considered
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Teams seems more advanced and suited to bigger audiences, GoTo Connect seems like its a more basic version suited to smaller audiences. If you are looking to get started with an easy to use and full functioning meeting system with good audio visual then this is a great place to get started. Teams has the edge with more people comfortable on how to use this and some more in depth features
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Nextiva
We switched for better uptime, ease of use, and better tech support and got all that from Nextiva. We were constantly losing connection with our previous provider, a package service for internet and phone. The web portal is much easier to use, and the call center offers many more features.
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Scalability
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
Its not readily apparent to me, other than cost, where you would run into any issues with larger scale deployments. When we went live on the product, the Jive team was always willing to do mass updates for us on our extensions, users, etc. in the system, so we didn't have to do too much manual one-by-one updates.
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Nextiva
We have not yet needed top scale up our phone system yet, but I can tell that it will be very quick and effortless to do so when the need arises.
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Return on Investment
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
  • This product definietly cost the company more but for ease of use and hosting team webinars made the ROI worth it
  • As a leader, I was able to confirm each of my AMs were doing what they were supposed to be doing with their clients with easy analytics
  • We were able to view attendee analytics and send messages for re-engagement
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Nextiva
  • ROI - we are saving money, a lot of money, and we have a MUCH better phone system
  • Consolidation - we migrated 6 different phone systems in 6 different counties into one, and it's been wonderful!
  • Management - managing this system is so much better than Mitel, Panasonic, and any other system I have used. We are able to assign rights to certain staff to also make changes, and it's user friendly and almost fool proof.
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ScreenShots

GoTo Connect Screenshots

Screenshot of GoTo App - Contact Center General SettingsScreenshot of GoTo App - Meeting Chat (In-Session)Screenshot of Simple SetupScreenshot of Mobile App - Ongoing CallScreenshot of Session ControlsScreenshot of Call Menu