Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nectar Desk
Score 8.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Nectar Desk is call center software for a wide variety of industries. It includes a complete suite of call center software features such as call recording, IVRs and call transfers. Additionally, it integrates with many CRM platforms in order to ensure that agents can work efficiently between Nectar Desk and their CRM. It also has advanced agent analytics which allow users to analyze their agents’ performance and make staffing adjustments as necessary.N/A
Twilio
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Twilio offers a CPaaS and CCaaS solution, with the combination of its programmable Voice, Video, and Messaging APIs, as well as the Twilio Flex cloud contact center. Additional capabilities include Twilio's Elastic SIP Trunking, as well as API for WhatsApp.
$0
per min per participant
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Programmable Video
$0.0015
per min per participant
WhatsApp Business API
$0.0042
Per WhatsApp Template message sent
WhatsApp Business API
$0.005
Per WhatsApp session message
Elastic SIP Trunking
$0.007
Per min for termination
Programmable Messaging
$0.0075
per message sent or received
Programmable Voice
$0.0085
per minute to receive a call
Programmable Voice
$0.013
per min to make a call
Elastic SIP Trunking
$0.045
Per min for origination
Twilio Conversations
$0.05
per active user per month
Twilio Authy
$0.09
per authentication
Programmable Wireless
$0.1
per MB
Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
$1
per active user hour (5000 hours free)
Programmable Wireless
$2.00
per SIM card
Twilio SendGrid Email API
$14.95
per month up to 100k emails. (Up to 40k emails free for 30 days)
Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns
$15
per month for 5,000 contacts and 15,000 emails. Your first 2,000 contacts are free
Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
$150
per named user per month (5000 hours free)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details1. Pay-as-you-go pricing: Simple usage-based pricing means you don’t get locked into big contracts. 2. Volume discounts: Discounts trigger as your usage grows, so you always get a fair price. 3. Start building today with free trial credit and full API access.
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Features
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Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Nectar Desk
9.2
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Twilio
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Agent dashboard9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Validate callers10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Outbound response9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Call forwarding10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Warm transfer10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive dialing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive voice response10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
REST APIs9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Call scripts9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Call tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multichannel integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM software integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Nectar Desk
8.6
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Twilio
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Inbound call routing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Recording9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Quality management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Call analytics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Live reporting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.4
(68 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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(0 ratings)
8.1
(5 ratings)
Usability
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(0 ratings)
9.5
(10 ratings)
Performance
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6.5
(14 ratings)
Support Rating
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(0 ratings)
5.7
(16 ratings)
Implementation Rating
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(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
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10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
NectarDesk Inc.
I would recommend Nectar Desk if you are going to launch it across an entire organization. By launching for only one department, it has been extremely difficult to not have the connectivity we want across the entire company.
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Twilio
Twilio excels in customer service applications, enabling automated SMS updates or voice calls for order confirmations and support. It's ideal for implementing two-factor authentication, enhancing security for online services. However, it's less suitable for businesses needing in-depth, custom telephony infrastructure, as it primarily offers standard, API-driven solutions, or for regions with limited internet connectivity, where cloud-based services may be unreliable.
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Pros
NectarDesk Inc.
  • Customizing Multiple Ring Groups: Allows for different call routing options depending on what phone number is dialed by a caller
  • Agent Login Tracking & Analytics: I can see minute by minute details of my team's login status and better understand how they're using their time
  • IVR Set Up: I can set up and edit/change IVR settings with the click of a few buttons, it's super easy!
  • Call History Tracking: I can easily filter and view all calls for the day to see what was inbound vs outbound, how many calls were handled by each agent, how many calls were missed, how many were outside of business hours, what the dispositions for each call were, and MORE. The Call History analytics are GREAT.
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Twilio
  • Easy to see my team in one place, when they log in and out and what call status they are in.
  • Twilio is a simple, user friendly way to log in and out of work activities.
  • Excellent services and support.
  • The omnichannel feature which allows agents to get request from all channels.
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Cons
NectarDesk Inc.
  • When a caller becomes assigned to an agent, SMS notifications are only sent to that agent. This is difficult for our call center manager to monitor if the team is handling all SMS replies efficiently and effectively.
  • Because Nectar Desk is a chrome-based calling software, we are limited in accessing the platform. Due to the ongoing pandemic, this presented a challenge in making sure that all agents' at-home computers were capable of running the software.
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Twilio
  • In my opinion, online support is extremely subpar for clients.
  • In my experience, no way to talk with anyone without a $1,500 investment monthly in their service.
  • In my experience, be prepared to wait at least 2-4 days to receive even one response from their support.
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Likelihood to Renew
NectarDesk Inc.
No answers on this topic
Twilio
We have standardized our processes surrounding Twilio. The entire process just works! There is no significant gap that we need to fill. Instead of thinking about Twilio's replacement, we'd rather focus on our customers with Twilio. It meets all our uses-cases currently. We haven't even explored the entire suite of applications to determine what other use cases we may potentially use.
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Usability
NectarDesk Inc.
No answers on this topic
Twilio
Overall the product API is extremely well documented so it is very easy to build a product with their technology. The website is a little bit cumbersome to use as they have greatly expanded the number of products that they have over the years, but the dashboard UI has not been improved much since.
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Performance
NectarDesk Inc.
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Twilio
The problem tends to be us, the user, rather than Twilio. We don't reach out to support fast enough (spend time struggling), but when we have, they've solved our issue immediately. We are rural, so there are signal issues to accommodate, however, we find that a few staff on a few cellular networks can triangulate where we all have signal to put up a sign.
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Support Rating
NectarDesk Inc.
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Twilio
I've never had to contact Authy's support. Of course, that's because Authy is so simple and easy to use that there hasn't been any need to. Authy correctly implements the time-based one-time password (TOTP) protocol, and becomes it conforms to the standard, it easily replaces Google Authenticator for your needs.
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Implementation Rating
NectarDesk Inc.
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Twilio
The developer APIs and SDKs are super easy to follow.
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Alternatives Considered
NectarDesk Inc.
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Twilio
Twilio was referred to me by a business colleague, and I can't be more thankful! Twilio has helped my Facebook page by leaps and bounds, and I haven't even considered trying another chat option for my page. It is easy to set up, and customer service is quick to answer any and all questions you may have. I highly recommend it!
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
NectarDesk Inc.
No answers on this topic
Twilio
Being in South Africa, direct local currency support would be nice
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Return on Investment
NectarDesk Inc.
  • As the marketing agency that implemented this software for a client, we have 100% insight into call performance. Our client previously throughout random numbers, was always guessing on his team's performance, and now we have actual insight into how the intake team is truly performing—we know 100% of the inbound calls they make, how many outbound calls are made in a day, and how much time is spent 'idle'. This has allowed our client to hire the appropriate number of call center staff based on actual data and has allowed us to shift our marketing budget to focus on driving the right callers.
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Twilio
  • Adding in phone numbers onto our onboarding sequence has increased our user activity by about 30%. We believe due to the users being more invested in the application now.
  • On top of that, our first SMS has increased our week 1 retention by about 15%. Pushing users to go on the app more than 2-3 times has been a struggle and SMS seems to be a solid driver in retention.
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