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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CallHippo

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ACallHippo is an on-demand Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) based Virtual Phone System. CallHippo allows startups and businesses to get local phone numbers instantly from over 50+ countries around the world. The vendor says the easy to use interface and robust backend architecture enables businesses to set up their phone system within less than 3 minutes. The CallHippo platform allows deployment of a flexible telephony network, wherever an…N/A

    Grasshopper

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AGrasshopper is an IP telephony business communication solution that provides companies with a toll-free or local phone number. It has both desktop and mobile applications and includes features such as custom greeting recording, call forwarding, call transfer, call reporting, and voicemail.

    $18

    per month for a single user

    Pricing
    CallHippoGrasshopper
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    True Solo
    $18
    per month for a single user
    Solo Plus
    $32
    per month
    Small Business
    $70
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CallHippoGrasshopper
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$5 Per NumberNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    CallHippoGrasshopper
    Considered Both Products
    CallHippo
    No answer on this topic
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    46 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    43 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    Features
    CallHippoGrasshopper
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of CallHippo and Grasshopper
    Feature
    CallHippo
    6.8
    5 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Grasshopper
    9.6
    51 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Answering rules7.15 Ratings9.247 Ratings
    Call recording6.15 Ratings9.622 Ratings
    Call park7.35 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings10.036 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings9.243 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of CallHippo and Grasshopper
    Feature
    CallHippo
    5.4
    5 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Grasshopper
    8.9
    48 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Mobile app for Android5.45 Ratings8.929 Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.935 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of CallHippo and Grasshopper
    Feature
    CallHippo
    -
    Ratings
    Grasshopper
    9.7
    46 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.423 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings9.433 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.434 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of CallHippo and Grasshopper
    Feature
    CallHippo
    -
    Ratings
    Grasshopper
    7.9
    12 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    User Ratings
    CallHippoGrasshopper
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.6
    (5 ratings)
    7.8
    (56 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (42 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CallHippoGrasshopper
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CallHippo
    Calling abroad to international clients, while we use international number then response rate increases. Also, the client also prefers their country's number to respond. The pricing part is less appropriate. I believe they should be charged only for calling services. The name is also not suitable like what is Hippo means in the name. The person who uses this service is a Hippo?
    Incentivized
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Grasshopper is well suited for basic needs of texting in and out as well as calling out if you would like to avoid using your personal line. It also eliminates the need to have a dedicated land land in your office or business. You can obtain a vanity number and forward calls through grasshopper.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    CallHippo
    • No positive sides at all.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • I like that there are differing voicemails for each extension, to keep up with the image of calling a separate line.
    • I love the voicemail text emails. I believe we pay a little extra, but worth every penny for those urgent calls while I am in a meeting.
    • The cost is very reasonable for the value added to our company.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    CallHippo
    • Waiting for iOS mobile app
    Incentivized
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • It would be nice to have the ability to transfer some calls to another Grasshopper IVR, for those customers who mistakenly dial the wrong number (we have two incoming numbers, one for corporate and one for sales).
    • Likewise, it would be nice to have the ability to forward to a toll-free number, which would have allowed us to work around the inability to transfer between IVRs (see above).
    • Lastly, it would be great to have an 'emergency' switch setting (default off but could be toggled on) that would let us override all IVR settings and transfer all incoming calls elsewhere (either to a direct dial or toll free number) for those rare times when we cannot take any calls (such as a weather emergency OR the one time each year we take all of our staff on a retreat) - that would allow us to send all calls to a backup answering service rather than just voicemail.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CallHippo
    It's the need of my team to perform well and it's increasing the possibility of getting more business. Clients also have more trust while responding when they saw their country's number rather than any other country's unknown number.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    CallHippo
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    The admin functions are kind of confusing in the old interface which was my most recent experience on the admin side.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    CallHippo
    Their support is built around trying to prove why the customer (who is not getting the service promised at the price promised) is wrong. For that they pass with flying colors. For actually supporting the user though they are horrible. They come up with creative scenarios to overcharge the credit card while not giving a service.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    When I was setting up my account I contacted support a couple of times. They were also very professional, personable, and helpful. Their response is prompt and thorough. I'm confident I can get any question answered as well as help with any issue I might have. That's pretty important to me.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    CallHippo
    All of them. This seemed to be the best until they got us down.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    I have not used any other phone services like Grasshopper. I know that there is another option out there called Ruby, which is more like a virtual receptionist but since I did not try it out I cannot compare the two. When I started my company I found the services that Grasshopper offers to be perfect. It still works for us and we have no need to change to anything else right now.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    CallHippo
    • Call to all countries supported making it easy to connect.
    • Last resort to make calls
    • Easy to use
    Incentivized
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • It's allowed us to keep cost down. Other phone systems can seriously get outrageous in implementation and monthly fees!
    • It's allowed our team the confidence to work in locations outside of the office and still be seen as professionals.
    • It's decreased the amount of time spent on unwanted sales calls via the call screening application.
    Incentivized
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