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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Phone.com

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APhone.com is a cloud based VoIP solution from the company of the same name in Newark, New Jersey, with video conferencing, business phone, and optional premium features (e.g. live receptionist). The company boasts 30,000 businesses as users of its cloud-based communication and collaboration solutions.

    $12.99

    per month

    Stream Chat

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AStream.io offers a chat API for Custom Messaging Apps used to build real-time chat messaging to ship in-app messaging, via Stream.io's chat infrastructure and SDKs.N/A
    Pricing
    Phone.comStream Chat
    Editions & Modules
    IP Phone Connection
    $4.99
    per month, per device
    Phone Numbers
    $4.99
    per month
    Call Recording
    $7.99
    per month
    Basic Users
    $12.99
    per user, per month
    Plus Users
    $19.99
    per user, per month
    Pro Users
    $29.99
    per user, per month
    Lice Receptionist
    Starting at $90
    per month
    Global Phone Numbers
    Starting at $4.99
    per month
    International Dialing
    Vary Rates
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Phone.comStream Chat
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount with annual billing. Mix and match user plans to create a custom plan appropriate for the business.—
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Phone.comStream Chat
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Phone.com and Stream Chat
    Feature
    Phone.com
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Stream Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Phone.com and Stream Chat
    Feature
    Phone.com
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Stream Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Phone.com and Stream Chat
    Feature
    Phone.com
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Stream Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Audio conferencing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Phone.com and Stream Chat
    Feature
    Phone.com
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Stream Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Phone.comStream Chat
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    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Telegram
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Telegram
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Telegram
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Phone.comStream Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Phone.comStream Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Phone.com
    Phone.com is a no-brainer. The cost savings over a POTS or in-house PBX system are tremendous. The affordability added on top of the easy to use and deploy features make Phone.com the best choice. Phone.com is well-suited for situations where you need other-than-standard call holding, call routing, and other similar advanced call features.
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    Stream.IO, Inc.
    Based on my experience, here are some scenarios where Stream Chat is well suited: 1. If you want to build a real-time chat system then it is a very important use case. 2. Also good if you want to integrate it into gaming applications. However, there are also scenarios where Stream Chat may be less appropriate. For example: 1. stream chat use cases are mostly for real-time messaging use cases only but if you are someone who don't have such use case than you can skip stream chat
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    Pros
    Phone.com
    • Customer service and live chat are amazing
    • Simple, straight forward
    • Easy to setup
    • Affordable
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    Stream.IO, Inc.
    • Well, if there's a need for real-time messaging need then stream chat is there for the help.
    • Multi-platform support of Stream chat is really good. It supports a range of platforms like web, desktop, mobile.
    • Also it is very easy for developer to customise there need with the help of its documentation which make it very easy to implement.
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    Cons
    Phone.com
    • Phone.com has been excellent with support and I can not think of any areas for improvement with regards to that
    • Phone.com could provide more graphical assistance when programming call routing. A visual indication of the flow of a call should be presented and would come in handy when planning out difficult ques/call routes
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    Stream.IO, Inc.
    • Better documentation on more subtle use-case scenarios
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    Alternatives Considered
    Phone.com
    No answers on this topic
    Stream.IO, Inc.
    Why we prefer stream chat over Twilio was as follows: 1. User interface customization: Stream Chat provides wide range of user interface customization feature than Twilio. 2. Moderation tools: Stream chat provides a lot of moderation tools to manage chat and content being generate real time on the app. 3. Collaboration features: collaboration feature of stream chat is really good. Very simple collaboration features are provided by Stream Chat
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    Return on Investment
    Phone.com
    • Reduced cost and improved our efficiency - all reps love it.
    Incentivized
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    Stream.IO, Inc.
    • stream chat saved a lot of our cost which we may have invested in building our own messaging system
    • stream chat saved a lot of our time which we may have invested in building our own messaging system
    • overall the ROI for us with stream chat was higher
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