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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sangoma Communications Platform

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASangoma's Communications Platform, including the former Switchvox and Business Voice+ from Star2Star, is a UCaaS system, allowing users to simplify communications down to one solution delivered on-premise, on cloud, or via hybrid deployment.N/A

    Vertical Wave

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AWave IP from Vertical Communications in Santa Clara, California is a unified communications platform that combines voice, mobility and a variety of communications applications and services to connect customers and workforces. Core applications and features include a desktop management interface, call recording, visual voicemail, IVR based customer appointment reminders and customer surveys.N/A
    Pricing
    Sangoma Communications PlatformVertical Wave
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sangoma Communications PlatformVertical Wave
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Sangoma Communications PlatformVertical Wave
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Sangoma Communications Platform and Vertical Wave
    Feature
    Sangoma Communications Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Vertical Wave
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Sangoma Communications Platform and Vertical Wave
    Feature
    Sangoma Communications Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Vertical Wave
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Sangoma Communications Platform and Vertical Wave
    Feature
    Sangoma Communications Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Vertical Wave
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Sangoma Communications PlatformVertical Wave
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sangoma Communications PlatformVertical Wave
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sangoma
    Really Digium Switchvox is a great product, it's more of an overall service and it's great. Starting at the phones, I think they're well engineered, from button placement to make call handling a breeze, bright status indicators and programmable keys that keep things simple, and a clear back-lite screen, to light up those late night support calls. I've watched the web management interface grow into a gorgeous, friendly, informational tool that gives me a system that can do 95% of the things my customers request. The only times I've seen it as less appropriate is when it comes to the more budget restricted. I've always believed you get what you pay for, and Digium Switch provides a lovely packaged, turnkey product, that doesn't require an expert to maintain once installed. On top of that, you're paying for the service. I can speak from experience, and countless support calls, that Digium Switchvox's support is second to none. They're efficient, intelligent, friendly, and professional, I've never had a bad experience, keep up the great work!
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    Vertical Communications
    The system does more than I've even had the pleasure to implement. I appreciate the staff and the system. It's stable and dynamic enough to meet any companies needs.
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    Pros
    Sangoma
    • Allows us to forward phones internally or externally.
    • Allows us to set up our favorite contacts to sync up on telephone screen for quick calls.
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    Vertical Communications
    • System uptime is tremendous, I almost forget it exists on my server rack.
    • Desktop software is very easy to learn, I can train new receptionists within a few minutes and they don't have to memorize extensions or rely on a sheet of numbers
    • Call recording works well, I am able to find calls based on a number of criteria and it finds the calls fast and I can easily export them for use.
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    Cons
    Sangoma
    • I've installed quite a few of these systems for a number of customers, and I've found a number of times having access to the second Ethernet port on some of the larger systems, and the ability to do some sort of static routing, and firewall functionality. I would love to have the ability to connect one port to the carrier's cpe router, and the other port to the customer's network.
    • I've worked with Voip products for a number of years, and various asterisk iterations. I'd like to see more access to the asterisk cli for troubleshooting, and/or potentially some sort of shell access.
    • I'd like to see the Digum Switchvox phones have vpn functionality. It would be great to deploy a field office with a pre-provisioned phone that automatically connects back to the corporate network via a secure vpn tunnel from most internet connections. Currently we either use a softphone, manually program a Cisco phone that does have the capability, or deploy an semi expensive router that support a secure tunnel. It would be much easier to sell a customer on a remote office and a fancy Digium phone, if they didn't need the extra hardware.
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    Vertical Communications
    • There are a few interfaces for working with the system and it can be daunting to learn
    • They charge quite a bit annually and if you miss an update they charge you additional fees to catch up.
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    Support Rating
    Sangoma
    I have not had to use Support yet, so I did not rate this. I have not had to reach out for anything.
    Incentivized
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    Vertical Communications
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sangoma
    I've installed, and maintained a number of different phone systems over the last few years, including nationwide level Voip service providers relying entirely on custom built Asterisk systems, to SOHO systems connected to cloud level services. So far Digium Switchvox has been one of my favorites when it comes to ease of use, customer service, and over all reliability. While there are a few things I'd like to see done a little differently, updates are released frequently with fixes, and new features.
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    Vertical Communications
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    Return on Investment
    Sangoma
    • Ease of forwarding calls when out of office has been a life-saver.
    Incentivized
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    Vertical Communications
    • Good call tracking and automated systems allows for less staff and accurate metrics
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