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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Highfive (discontinued)

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AHighfive was a web conferencing platform acquired by Dialpad in 2020. Its functionality became part of the now obsolete Dialpad Meetings, the functionality of which is now contained in Dialpad Connect.N/A

    Vonage Business Communications

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AVonage Business Cloud is a communication solution aimed at small-midsize companies. It integrates with third party applications, and includes IP-PBX capabilities, video conferencing, and collaboration tools. Pricing starts at $19.99 per month and increases with the amount of phone lines needed.

    $19

    per month per extension

    Pricing
    Highfive (discontinued)Vonage Business Communications
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Mobile
    $19.99
    per month per extension
    Premium
    $29.99
    per month per extension
    Advanced
    $39.99
    per month per extension
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Highfive (discontinued)Vonage Business Communications
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Highfive (discontinued)Vonage Business Communications
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Highfive (discontinued)
    This was a very affordable conference call solution. It was incredibly simple to set up and customize with each of our team members. The other software solutions that we evaluated were good, but few were quite as simple and affordable as UberConference. We've tried other …
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    Vonage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    28 Answers
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    Highfive (discontinued)Vonage Business Communications
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    7.8
    27 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.8
    7 Ratings
    15% above category average
    High quality audio8.527 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    High quality video8.626 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements6.323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support7.922 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Desktop sharing8.825 Ratings9.64 Ratings
    Whiteboards8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.8
    6 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Calendar integration7.219 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Meeting initiation6.825 Ratings9.95 Ratings
    Integrates with social media8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events7.79 Ratings9.45 Ratings
    Slideshows9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Vonage Business Communications
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Live chat7.712 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Audience polling6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    6.1
    17 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    20% above category average
    User authentication6.216 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions6.314 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list5.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    8.9
    53 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Vonage Business Communications
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing8.832 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.253 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.825 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.7
    11 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.4
    12 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings9.910 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings8.812 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Online Fax00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings9.69 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Highfive (discontinued) and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Highfive (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.7
    6 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings9.96 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
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    Highfive (discontinued)Vonage Business Communications
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    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Highfive (discontinued)Vonage Business Communications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (83 ratings)
    9.6
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (39 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Highfive (discontinued)Vonage Business Communications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    The free version I would absolutely recommend, we've had some great use out of it for the past few years. Presenting, sharing screen, the conference line and some other features are all free. If we did need more analytics and more features, perhaps making it easier for the potential customer to share screen, we might re-start the search and we'd potentially rate UberConference lower, but for the free version it's been great for us.
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    Vonage
    Vonage Business Communications excels in scenarios requiring seamless remote work, such as virtual teams and remote workers. It's also ideal for businesses needing reliable disaster recovery solutions. However, it may be less appropriate for very small businesses with minimal communication needs or those with limited budgets, as the comprehensive features might be more than necessary.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • I appreciate being able to select a local phone number: it adds credibility and convenience for in-market clients/prospects.
    • I like being able to customize the hold music. One of our employees wrote and produced custom hold music for Anvil, which generates discussion and engagement as an ice-breaker.
    • The screen sharing is easy-to-use and is far more reliable than in the past. Prospects and clients do not have to download any app to make it work properly.
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    Vonage
    • Eliminates physical phone consoles that can be pricey and unnecessary for staff.
    • Has a companion app that allows you to use your personal cell phone to check messages or make calls.
    • The desktop application is easy to use and has a number of customizable settings so that the app can be minimized but alert you of incoming calls.
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    Cons
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    • Can be very laggy - I have been part of screen share conferences where the connection keeps dropping.
    • Call quality is not always the best.
    • Limited functionality - this cannot be your all-in-one go-to conferencing solution because there are no video call capabilities.
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    Vonage
    • The extension can only have three devices which is difficult if you work in multiple locations. Your cell phone is one of the three, so you really only get two. I have three office locations that I work out of and it would be nice to have my extension at each.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    UberConference is more expensive than some of its competitors and we have not found a real advantage to using UberConference over certain less-expensive applications. UberConference charges per month per organizer and those costs add up quickly, so we will be moving forward with a more budget-friendly option in the coming months.
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    Vonage
    I think it will be renewed as overall it is a midrange product that mostly does what we need it to
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    Usability
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    The interface is intuitive and stupidly simple, no complicated sub-menus or configuration settings. Easy to create a meeting space and then have others join with a link or dial-in PIN on the free tier. On the paid tier it's even easier with PIN-less joining and automatic reminder calls to get participants to join.
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    Vonage
    I thought it had very practical and useful usability. It has a clean and simple interface with large fonts that make it easy to read. It isn't particularly difficult, although figuring out some operations may be a bit challenging. For the most part though, it isn't very difficult to use
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    Support Rating
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    I haven't needed support for the most part, which is a positive for Highfive. It's intuitive and most features are straightforward to use. In the one instance that I did contact them, it took them longer then expected to respond, but they were able to answer my question once they did.
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    Vonage
    We hardly have any issues with it to where we need to call them. There was a point where our connections across the board were terrible and it held us up in production quite a bit but since then things have been pretty simple and streamlined.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Uberconference is by far more reliable and has a better quality of service than the other providers in this space. I have never had a dropped call with Uberconference (unlike Skype and Hangouts). I do think they need to do more marketing because fewer people know about them than others and sometimes people decline to use the service so we have to use one of the other platforms to connect.
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    Vonage
    We believe Vonage Business Cloud is best for our organization over the AT&T and the Verizon platforms for several reasons including price, ease of use, connectivity, and other options. Since we have implemented this solution along with newer Polycom phones, we have had very few issues with our phones or our phone platform.
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    Return on Investment
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    • Our teams use this every day. It makes it easy to meet with clients and share a screen and display analytics.
    • Some of my clients thought that they need to register first to be able to contact me. It's bad that they are not notified in any way that it's enough just to enter its names and that's it.
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    Vonage
    • Cut down phone hardware expense since the soft phone is free and easier to use.
    • Text is becoming a more important and effective way to reach clients. Some will not answer a call or accept voicemail but respond quickly to text messages.
    • Allows me to work from anywhere with smart phone app saving hours at work.
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