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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HotTelecom

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABeta 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

    Rakuten Viber

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AViber, now from Rakuten (acquired 2014) is an instant messaging and cross-platform VoIP software solution designed for personal use and available for both desktops and as a mobile app. It includes features such as video and audio calls, instant message, and unlimited-member group chats. Users can also make paid international calls.

    $0.02

    Per Minute

    Pricing
    HotTelecomRakuten Viber
    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
    USA
    $0.019
    Per Minute
    UK
    $0.019
    Per Minute
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HotTelecomRakuten Viber
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsEach price is the price of monthly fee. There might be an additional connection fee for the products.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    HotTelecomRakuten Viber
    Considered Both Products
    Beta Company
    No answer on this topic
    Rakuten
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    HotTelecomRakuten Viber
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of HotTelecom and Rakuten Viber
    Feature
    HotTelecom
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Rakuten Viber
    9.5
    13 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Hosted PBX10.05 Ratings9.56 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)10.05 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    Call reports10.05 Ratings9.89 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings8.87 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of HotTelecom and Rakuten Viber
    Feature
    HotTelecom
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Rakuten Viber
    9.3
    15 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Answering rules10.05 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Call recording10.05 Ratings9.79 Ratings
    Call park10.05 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Call screening10.05 Ratings8.89 Ratings
    Message alerts10.05 Ratings9.814 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of HotTelecom and Rakuten Viber
    Feature
    HotTelecom
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Rakuten Viber
    9.6
    13 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Audio conferencing9.05 Ratings9.713 Ratings
    Video conferencing00 Ratings9.513 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of HotTelecom and Rakuten Viber
    Feature
    HotTelecom
    -
    Ratings
    Rakuten Viber
    10.0
    18 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings10.017 Ratings
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    HotTelecomRakuten Viber
    Small Businesses
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HotTelecomRakuten Viber
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.6
    (18 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (4 ratings)
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HotTelecomRakuten Viber
    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.
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    Rakuten
    As mentioned previously, it is easy to use and access since the you can chat, send voice memos or stickers in a conversation. So in overall it's very entertaining. But throughout that, the audio quality can seem to be a bit off. (Could be personal headset issue) Overall that is the only issue that is present or consistent.
    Incentivized
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    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.
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    Rakuten
    • Viber is a cross platform product. It does not matter if someone uses Android or iOS device, it will work exactly the same.
    • Also the desktop version is very good. You can switch between the desktop and mobile versions within a conversation and see updates right away.
    • It's a very international product. It has been available for very long time, which makes it very wide spread - it has a good user base.
    • You can see the status of your messages.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Beta Company
    • Video calling is not available as a feature.
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    Rakuten
    • When someone sends a file in Viber, the program automatically saves it in your phone memory. This means that you must delete them manually and it really annoys me, as it takes a lot of time to do that.
    • It contains enormous amounts of adds.
    • There is file sharing limit.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Beta Company
    We are totally satisfied with help Customer Support. They were quick and responsive
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    Rakuten
    I have not frequently used the support for Viber as I have not had many problems with it on my phone. I did use support one time for problems with the computer application and used the forums to solve my problems. They were fairly easy to follow and I appreciated the online help in that format.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Beta Company
    No answers on this topic
    Rakuten
    End-to-end encryption scrambles my messages and delivers them as a scrambled code to my friend's device, whether mobile or desktop, so that only their device can decode them into plain text. If my friend's phone is turned off or they don't have access to the internet, my message will be stored on Viber's servers (for a limited time) until their device is ready to receive it.

    Because Viber can't access or read my private conversations in the first place, Viber can't sell them.
    Incentivized
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    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.
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    Rakuten
    • Viber saves me financially since I am now able to communicate with my international clients for free.
    • Viber helps keep my clients engaged by the fact that I can so easily share photos, which is important as a freelance photographer.
    • Viber allows me to make my messages to clients appealing in a visual way, which I have noticed helps drive actions of my clients, such as remembering to book their next session or pay for their photo order.
    Incentivized
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