HotTelecom vs. MessageMedia SMS

HotTelecom

MessageMedia SMS

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
HotTelecom	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	Beta Company's HotTelecom is a service that consists of a wide range of VoIP needs with over 6000 virtual phone numbers both local and mobile for business, designed to present an easy to use and affordable means of communication. HotTelecom offers virtual phone numbers, toll-free numbers, SMS numbers, SMS numbers for registration and multi-channel numbers, and virtual PBX set-up. All these come with clear-voice technology, for high sound quality.	$5 Monthly fee + connection fee
MessageMedia SMS	Score 10.0 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	With 90 per cent of messages read within 90 seconds and more than 65,000 customers worldwide, MessageMedia aims to drive business success by creating engaging mobile experiences that customers love. The vendor boasts users across all industries who use their SMS services, including retail, hospitality, health care, as well as government and non-profit entities. Use cases range from appointment reminders, alerts and notifications, and promotional marketing. Their web portal, REST…	$25 Messages

Pricing

HotTelecom

MessageMedia SMS

Editions & Modules

Virtual fax number: $30
Monthly fee + connection fee
Virtual PBX: $65
Monthly fee
Direct virtual phone number: from 5
Monthly fee + connection fee
Virtual SMS number: from 7
Monthly fee + connection fee
Toll-free (800) number: from 7
Monthly fee + connection fee

Quick Start: $25
Messages

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
HotTelecom	MessageMedia SMS
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Each price is the price of monthly fee. There might be an additional connection fee for the products.

We offer both transactional (per message) and per user pricing. Pricing is based on volume and service requirements.

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	HotTelecom	MessageMedia SMS
Top Pros	Pro Customer support Pro Set up Pro Responsive customer	No answers on this topic
Top Cons	Minus Outbound calls Minus Video calling Minus Csv files	No answers on this topic

Features

HotTelecom

MessageMedia SMS

Cloud PBX

Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
	HotTelecom 10.0 5 Ratings 23% above category average	MessageMedia SMS - Ratings
Hosted PBX	10.05 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	10.05 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call reports	10.05 Ratings	00 Ratings

Call Management

Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
	HotTelecom 10.0 5 Ratings 19% above category average	MessageMedia SMS - Ratings
Answering rules	10.05 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call recording	10.05 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call park	10.05 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call screening	10.05 Ratings	00 Ratings
Message alerts	10.05 Ratings	00 Ratings

VoIP system collaboration

Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
	HotTelecom 9.0 5 Ratings 12% above category average	MessageMedia SMS - Ratings
Audio conferencing	9.05 Ratings	00 Ratings

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	HotTelecom	MessageMedia SMS
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User Ratings
	HotTelecom	MessageMedia SMS
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (5 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	9.6 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	HotTelecom	MessageMedia SMS
Likelihood to Recommend	Beta Company When our clients or partners call our corporate number they can now reach any needed employee or department by themselves. It is simple - they just need to use voice assistant and press the needed number. MB Max Barashev Internet Marketing Manager Read full review	Sinch (formerly CLX Communications) Constant feedback when issues arise, wonderful Account Manager. Incentivized BS Brian Strauch Project Manager Read full review
Pros	Beta Company Friendly and responsive customer support. Wide geographical coverage. It's easy to set up. High-quality phone calls. There are a lot of additional services available. Jacob Martin Cloud Engineer Read full review	Sinch (formerly CLX Communications) Customer service. Promptness. Value. Incentivized BS Brian Strauch Project Manager Read full review
Cons	Beta Company Video calling is not available as a feature. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Sinch (formerly CLX Communications) Technical information availability. Incentivized BS Brian Strauch Project Manager Read full review
Support Rating	Beta Company We are totally satisfied with help Customer Support. They were quick and responsive Valeria Tkachenko PR Specialist Read full review	Sinch (formerly CLX Communications) No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Beta Company No answers on this topic	Sinch (formerly CLX Communications) No vendor we compared met our needs like MessageMedia. Incentivized BS Brian Strauch Project Manager Read full review
Return on Investment	Beta Company We've got the option to use another marketing channel with HotTelecom's SMS virtual phone numbers. They also provide us with an ability to count everything in marketing campaigns made with SMS numbers and to make the right decisions based on the received data. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Sinch (formerly CLX Communications) Appreciation from recipients. Confirmation of delivery to staff. Incentivized BS Brian Strauch Project Manager Read full review
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