Likelihood to Recommend Mitel Networks Corporation
As a phone system, MiVoice Business is absolutely fantastic. It's equipment and even virtual appliances are extremely stable. Simple auto attendants and making/receiving calls is where the strength is. Where is needs help is the Windows-based software. Upgrading this can be extremely difficult and it frequently fails for no reason. Services stop running and needs frequent reboots. The client has improved greatly with newer releases but can be buggy. Sadly, the old ways of a traditional desktop phone is dying and I think MiVoice Business isn't as good as some other options that provide more. The end user client just isn't as stable as something like
Microsoft Teams or Zoom Voice that can provide a more stable soft phone experience.
Read full review If you have more than 2 people in your organization, then this will save you so much time. Delegation is the key to starting a business. Even when you're a 1 person show, being able to present to your user base the differentiation of options for client communications is critical. As a founder, feeling compelled to be always on is something I strive not to be. OpenPhone gives you that flexibility. I have found it to be less appropriate in complex HIPPA compliant areas, but that is it. OpenPhone really does seem to suit an open array of use cases.
Read full review Pros Mitel Networks Corporation
Virtual appliances if you have a strong VM infrastructure The user client is decent and has improved since earlier versions of MiVoice Business Extremely easy to setup new extensions/users For the most part, it's an extremely stable system with just making and receiving phone calls. Read full review It's great for texting. It's great for making phone calls. You get a new, unique phone number and can text/call from phone or desktop. UI is great and really intuitive. Read full review Cons Mitel Networks Corporation
Softphone working through a VPN/Work-From-Home has always been a struggle While I'm told an upgrade is near, the Contact Center is outdated and needs work The upgrade process is very flakey and regularly fails on a Window server. Read full review Call quality can be spotty on wifi if the connection is poor, but nothing they personally can do about that. 4G LTE is usually stronger and more stable. N/A honestly excellent product for the price. Read full review Alternatives Considered Mitel Networks Corporation
I've used MiVoice Business at multiple employers. Once of them was moving from a very old Avaya PBX, another was with an NEC phone system that was slightly newer. MiVoice was far more easier to setup phones, setup users, manage voicemail, ETC. While we had consultants perform any upgrades with Avaya and NEC, MiVoice we did more collaborative with our support partner but we ran into far more issues with upgrades of MiVoice. My last 2 companies have discussed moving their phone system to
Microsoft Teams and my current position they've already done that. All the issues with MiVoice relating to upgrades and issues with the Connect client are not existant with Teams. Teams is the bar, sadly MiVoice Business - while a very good product - falls short. They just haven't yet resolved issues that have long existed and in a pre-covid world it was OK. Now that people are displaced, the office environment has changed and end users are not isolated to a desk with a physical phone. MiVoice Business needs to catch up.
Read full review OpenPhone has an easier user interface than
Grasshopper . Years ago when I was using
Grasshopper , I recall that their user interface looked antiquated and full of complications. They would also update the interface just as everyone was getting used to using it. OpenPhone has many more functions.
Grasshopper 's app did not offer basic functions such as in-app texting between team members, and its call transfer function was incredibly complicated to use. In my opinion,
Grasshopper was an inferior service/product in almost every way.
Read full review Return on Investment Mitel Networks Corporation
Was able to replace our old dying PBX system Softphone, when it's working, allows users to answer phone calls from home Can leverage our existing VM infrastructure to use virtual appliances instead of physical appliances Read full review Provided us with a simple, yet robust phone system for our small business Price can be lower for premium, and for multiple users Read full review ScreenShots