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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CallFire

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ACallFire is a VoIP and messaging solution designed for both external B2C interactions and internal company use. It includes features such as text messaging, call tracking, voice broadcasting, and an interactive voice response (IVR) system. Subscription pricing starts at $99 per month.

    $99

    per month

    Nextiva

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ANextiva is a business communications platform that includes a VoIP solution, CRM software, BI software, cloud storage, phone and device rentals, email marketing automation software, and a contact center solution. These products can be purchased individually or together.

    $25

    per month per user

    Pricing
    CallFireNextiva
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $99.00
    per month
    Startup
    $199.00
    per month
    Grow
    $299.00
    per month
    Pro
    $599.00
    per month
    Digital
    $25
    per month per user
    Core
    $30
    per month per user
    Engage
    $50.00
    per month per user
    Power Suite
    $75
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CallFireNextiva
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CallFireNextiva
    Considered Both Products
    CallFire
    No answer on this topic
    Nextiva
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Would buy again
    240 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    234 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    241 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    207 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    215 Answers
    Features
    CallFireNextiva
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of CallFire and Nextiva
    Feature
    CallFire
    7.6
    11 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Nextiva
    9.2
    215 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Hosted PBX6.02 Ratings9.496 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.07 Ratings9.4116 Ratings
    User templates7.04 Ratings9.0133 Ratings
    Call reports7.210 Ratings9.3180 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.05 Ratings9.3176 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of CallFire and Nextiva
    Feature
    CallFire
    9.3
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Nextiva
    9.3
    235 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Answering rules8.07 Ratings9.4211 Ratings
    Call recording10.010 Ratings9.2179 Ratings
    Call park8.53 Ratings9.2167 Ratings
    Call screening10.04 Ratings9.3171 Ratings
    Message alerts10.05 Ratings9.3209 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of CallFire and Nextiva
    Feature
    CallFire
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Nextiva
    8.8
    160 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Video conferencing10.01 Ratings8.778 Ratings
    Audio conferencing10.01 Ratings9.3140 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings8.8108 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of CallFire and Nextiva
    Feature
    CallFire
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Nextiva
    9.0
    201 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS8.52 Ratings9.1172 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.01 Ratings8.9140 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CallFireNextiva
    Small Businesses
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CallFireNextiva
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (15 ratings)
    8.7
    (251 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CallFireNextiva
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CallFire
    If you need to find a test candidate for your client quickly, this is one of the best ways. Pull yourself a hot list of a couple hundred potential candidates and load them in to CallFire. Then get ready to hit about 50-60 calls per hour. You should have a great test candidate for your client in about 24 hours! It's amazing how quickly you can show your clients the true speed of your company.
    Incentivized
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    Nextiva
    We have had great service with Nextiva Business Phone Service and it is reliable and reasonably priced for the offered features. User Friendly and minimal issues. We are able to control most of the set up for new users and or new phones when needed. Only would like to see the app - Nextiva One be enhanced with more features than it currently has.
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    Pros
    CallFire
    • CallFire provides detailed analytics that show what/when callers select within the phone system
    • The text message broadcast feature is a game changer. This allows a company to dispatch text campaigns with specific calls-to-action, with tracking analytics.
    • The voice broadcast feature allows a mass automated message to be sent to client phones. This saves a lot of time when the same notification needs to go out to multiple clients.
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    Nextiva
    • Up-time, We've never had any sort of extended downtime because of Nextiva Business Phone Service, there services just work
    • Provisioning of supported devices is very easy to do and is almost automatic, this makes new device roll out especially smooth
    • The call flow functionality is especially smooth and intuitive to setup.
    • Their customer service is very effective and I've never waited more than 2 days for a solution, that's for more complicated issues too.
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    Cons
    CallFire
    • The services are easy to use and robust, but there is room for improvement. Unfortunately, not much has changed over the last 2 years of use. There haven't been any new features or innovations in that time.
    • API integration and automation is not easy for most folks to jump into and there is very little technical support or documentation to take advantage of such features.
    • The standard reports are generally sufficient, but there isn't any customization or intelligence available.
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    Nextiva
    • The use of two apps when you're a supervisor. We have to use Unity and the Nextiva app instead of one app. It can be cumbersome.
    • Better integration with CRM's. We use Zendesk and it works ok as it does pull up customer records if we have their phone number on file. But it would be better if we could have more functionality from one place and have it write to the CRM directly.
    • Accept higher quality audio for greeting recordings. We had to trim the file size down several times losing a lot of audio quality in the process. Mono is fine since callers will only need to hear the one channel. But the Hz limit and file size limit were rough.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CallFire
    There is no reason not to, it has proven effective in the usage
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    Nextiva
    Its user friendly, easy to use and has been very reliable. We have nothing but good things to say about our service with Nextiva Business Phone Service. When needed their support team has always resolved any and all issues one way or another. They have been helpful, knowledgeable and very friendly. The features vs the cost is wonderful compared to other service providers.
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    Usability
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    The whole system sucks. It’s the worst and we are stuck. They won’t price match, they won’t even consider the other quotes we have and all they tell us to buy out and move on. They’re money grabbing snakes who need to go away. How they have this many stars is insane. I don’t know how people are writing these reviews
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    Reliability and Availability
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    We have not yet experienced any issues the Nextiva Business Phone Service availability. It has always worked as needed.
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    Performance
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    Nextiva Business Phone Service performance is great. The call quality is much better than our old analog land lines at a fraction of the cost.
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    Support Rating
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    Support is great. We usually get someone on the phone; they answer our questions and help us with our issues. They are responsive when we call, and there is also a wealth of information on their online help center, which will typically answer our question or send us in the right direction.
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    Online Training
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    The training we received from Nextiva Business Phone Service was thorough, and detailed. It also did not take very long.
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    Implementation Rating
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    No was done by Agency Owner and was done with the help of Nextiva Support and Sales team. Went very well and has been working great since then. Was originally only two phones and then we continue to add to that. We did not have any reported issues and was a great experience for our Agency and Small Business.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CallFire
    CallFire has a pricing structure that is attractive to us as a small business. The "pay as you use" options helps us keep our overhead low, especially with so many softwares already in our tech stack. It's a tremendous value for the cost!
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    Nextiva
    We switched for better uptime, ease of use, and better tech support and got all that from Nextiva. We were constantly losing connection with our previous provider, a package service for internet and phone. The web portal is much easier to use, and the call center offers many more features.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    CallFire
    No answers on this topic
    Nextiva
    We have not yet needed top scale up our phone system yet, but I can tell that it will be very quick and effortless to do so when the need arises.
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    Return on Investment
    CallFire
    • I sent out a broadcast message pretty deep in our data base, well three years out. I had one customer come in and buy thanking me for contacting her.
    • Our holiday season was up 35% over last year, this year we used CallFire more than we did in the past.
    Incentivized
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    Nextiva
    • ROI - we are saving money, a lot of money, and we have a MUCH better phone system
    • Consolidation - we migrated 6 different phone systems in 6 different counties into one, and it's been wonderful!
    • Management - managing this system is so much better than Mitel, Panasonic, and any other system I have used. We are able to assign rights to certain staff to also make changes, and it's user friendly and almost fool proof.
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