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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Telnyx

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AOffering a communications platform that provides global carrier-grade services, Telnyx in Chicago maintains an international, private IP network and grants its customers control over their communications through its portal and RESTful API. Telnyx products include voice (elastic SIP trunking, global number search, and telephony data), programmatic messaging, wireless (mobile IoT), embedded communications (WebRTC) and automated networking. Customers provision services a la carte and pay by usage…

    $2

    per month

    Vonage Business Communications

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AVonage Business Cloud is a communication solution aimed at small-midsize companies. It integrates with third party applications, and includes IP-PBX capabilities, video conferencing, and collaboration tools. Pricing starts at $19.99 per month and increases with the amount of phone lines needed.

    $19

    per month per extension

    Pricing
    TelnyxVonage Business Communications
    Editions & Modules
    Identity Services & Data
    $0.0015
    per LRN lookup
    Voice API
    $0.002
    per minute
    SMS API
    $0.0025
    per send (free to receive)
    Elastic SIP Trunking
    $0.0035 ($0.005)
    origination (termination) per minute
    Fax
    $0.0070
    per page
    Verify API
    $0.04
    per API call
    Wireless
    $2.00
    per month
    Networking
    $100.00
    per month (starting price)
    Mobile
    $19.99
    per month per extension
    Premium
    $29.99
    per month per extension
    Advanced
    $39.99
    per month per extension
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TelnyxVonage Business Communications
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsTelnyx offers additional discounts as customers scale.—
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    Community Pulse
    TelnyxVonage Business Communications
    Considered Both Products
    Telnyx
    Chose Telnyx
    Easy of use and better prices. Outstanding customer service. Variety of services in telecommunication needs. Easy use of interface even for not experienced users. Migration of SIP numbers is easier. Reporting is very easy to use and customizable for our specific needs, so we …
    Incentivized
    Vonage
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    TelnyxVonage Business Communications
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Telnyx and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Telnyx
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.8
    7 Ratings
    15% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Telnyx and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Telnyx
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Telnyx and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Telnyx
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.8
    6 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.95 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Telnyx and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Telnyx
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Telnyx and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Telnyx
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    20% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Telnyx and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Telnyx
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.7
    11 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.78 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.711 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Telnyx and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Telnyx
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.4
    12 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings9.910 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings8.812 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Online Fax00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Telnyx and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Telnyx
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings9.79 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Telnyx and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Telnyx
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.7
    6 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings9.96 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    TelnyxVonage Business Communications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.7
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TelnyxVonage Business Communications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Telnyx
    Telnyx is well suited for general phone number provisioning as they have a large pool to choose from. There is certainly room to grow with fax troubleshooting.
    Incentivized
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    Vonage
    Vonage Business Communications excels in scenarios requiring seamless remote work, such as virtual teams and remote workers. It's also ideal for businesses needing reliable disaster recovery solutions. However, it may be less appropriate for very small businesses with minimal communication needs or those with limited budgets, as the comprehensive features might be more than necessary.
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    Pros
    Telnyx
    • Price Matters for the flourishing organization like us. Telnyx [is] affordable to us.
    • Telnyx is very generous in terms of providing regular updates through webinar , free credits, real time support . One most important is that they are not in hurry of closing the account because of minus balance.
    • Telnyx Portal is pretty easy to navigate and manage the customized settings.
    • Among other giant SIP providers I found Telnyx with very modern and humble customer approach.
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    Vonage
    • Eliminates physical phone consoles that can be pricey and unnecessary for staff.
    • Has a companion app that allows you to use your personal cell phone to check messages or make calls.
    • The desktop application is easy to use and has a number of customizable settings so that the app can be minimized but alert you of incoming calls.
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    Cons
    Telnyx
    • Number testing: Currently I need to call our fax numbers manually to confirm fax tones. It would be useful to test numbers in bulk from the portal.
    • Troubleshooting: Currently, samples are needed for each fax transmission when there are issues. And those samples need to be within 24-48 hours. It would be useful if Telnyx could do a health check out proactively to gather information on high failure counts prior to customer reports.
    • Transparency with system issues: We've run into scenarios where we wanted information on system-wide fax failures, but when the issues were resolved we didn't get root cause analysis.
    Incentivized
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    Vonage
    • The extension can only have three devices which is difficult if you work in multiple locations. Your cell phone is one of the three, so you really only get two. I have three office locations that I work out of and it would be nice to have my extension at each.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Telnyx
    No answers on this topic
    Vonage
    I think it will be renewed as overall it is a midrange product that mostly does what we need it to
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Telnyx
    They utilize a private IP network back end that makes SIP configuration for inter-carrier operation difficult because they assume that projecting their private network outside is ok.
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    Vonage
    I thought it had very practical and useful usability. It has a clean and simple interface with large fonts that make it easy to read. It isn't particularly difficult, although figuring out some operations may be a bit challenging. For the most part though, it isn't very difficult to use
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Telnyx
    They are providing services using a Freeswitch system behind a NAT router and they expect carriers to deal with their NAT network. Their support team does not seem to understand that problems caused by exposing a NAT switch to the Internet at large.
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    Vonage
    We hardly have any issues with it to where we need to call them. There was a point where our connections across the board were terrible and it held us up in production quite a bit but since then things have been pretty simple and streamlined.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Telnyx
    Easy of use and better prices. Outstanding customer service. Variety of services in telecommunication needs. Easy use of interface even for not experienced users. Migration of SIP numbers is easier. Reporting is very easy to use and customizable for our specific needs, so we can keep track of costs in an easy way
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Vonage
    We believe Vonage Business Cloud is best for our organization over the AT&T and the Verizon platforms for several reasons including price, ease of use, connectivity, and other options. Since we have implemented this solution along with newer Polycom phones, we have had very few issues with our phones or our phone platform.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Telnyx
    • Due to easy SIP truncation the cost of customer approach has become very convenient internationally. We got a so much scaling to play on large customer base. And large base makes sense of large positive ROI.
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    Vonage
    • Cut down phone hardware expense since the soft phone is free and easier to use.
    • Text is becoming a more important and effective way to reach clients. Some will not answer a call or accept voicemail but respond quickly to text messages.
    • Allows me to work from anywhere with smart phone app saving hours at work.
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