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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dialpad Connect

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ADialpad Connect is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface.

    $27

    per month

    Microsoft Teams

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.

    $4.80

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Dialpad ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $27
    per month per user
    Pro
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    per user/per month
    Microsoft Teams Essentials
    $4.80
    per month per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month (paid yearly) per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $7.20
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $15
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dialpad ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts are available for non profit organizations.
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    Community Pulse
    Dialpad ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Considered Both Products
    Dialpad
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Similar but different system. Microsoft Teams is more of the messaging first, calls second. In my experience, did not have the same capabilities when dealing with voice calls.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Microsoft Teams, but you cannot text using Teams.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad Connect stands out because the virtual phone is easier to use
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    We selected dialpad as we thought it was a stronger product for our business but now we are not sure if we made the right decision
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    I think Dialpad Connect is much better and effective. Dialpad Connect is more up-to-date with today's technology.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad Connect and its competitors aim to provide accurate transcriptions. The choice may depend on the specific use case and the nuances of the content being transcribed. The effectiveness of AI and machine learning algorithms in understanding context, different accents, and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad gives you everything you need in a single communications platform. This is one big difference between Dialpad and Zoiper—beyond voice calls, you also get video calling and team messaging along with essential contact center features like IVR routing and a sales dialer. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad Connect was an all-inclusive, single-tech stack which was a major pain point for us previously. Having one platform that is not dependent on other systems is a huge bonus.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    We have not used other alternatives for this service. Dialpad works well for our needs and so far it is working for everyone now that we have figured out the synching issue mentioned earlier in this review. We do use Discord for internal calls and staff messages, but those …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad Talk is an enhancement and upgrade compared to the others.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Dialpad Talk is what I will recommend 100% of the time for softphone services.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Didn't get to select which service to use as it is the employer's choice. It tops RingCentral Contact Center as it is more simple to use but audio quality from RingCentral Contact Center is better in my opinion.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    8x8 was fine after some initial bumps in the road. The deep CRM integration was the key factor in our decision to switch. We've made a major effort to streamline into a paperless/automated office as much as possible; the phone system needed to mesh with that. The ability to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Lack of customer service, pushy sales team, higher price for less
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Haven't used any before in my previous jobs, sorry!
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    With [an]other company [I] used RingCentral. They offered more features but at a high cost per line whereas Dialpad offers the features that are used on a daily basis at a competitive price.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Not applicable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Vonage did a great job with their integrations with Salesforce and routing abilities. But, it was very very very painful in trying to build/update call flows and even set up new users. It would take 6 weeks to build out a call center for one team and get their users/teams set …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    298 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    201 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    255 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    180 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    310 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    202 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    209 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    115 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    230 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    139 Answers
    Features
    Dialpad ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.3
    62 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio8.461 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video8.236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    7.9
    26 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing7.926 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.3
    37 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration8.431 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation7.927 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.731 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.2
    20 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat8.220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    35 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication7.828 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.233 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.2
    56 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX8.227 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.833 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.752 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.3
    68 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.956 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording7.562 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park8.445 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening8.651 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts8.763 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging8.755 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Fax7.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription8.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    7.7
    57 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS7.737 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.733 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    7.9
    49 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized communications management8.239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team messaging8.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team document sharing7.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics7.839 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    4.2
    192 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings4.9147 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings3.276 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings3.9162 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings3.7101 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.2184 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings4.2169 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings4.1118 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    5.7
    201 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings5.6200 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings5.0199 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings5.4187 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings4.7112 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings4.0122 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.547 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.1156 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Dialpad Connect and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    4.7
    186 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings4.7130 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings4.1158 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings4.7160 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings5.6173 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings5.0156 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings3.7117 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.353 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings4.4132 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score6.3 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dialpad ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (291 ratings)
    5.5
    (278 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    3.7
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (46 ratings)
    5.3
    (62 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (57 ratings)
    8.3
    (113 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.7
    (2 ratings)
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dialpad ConnectMicrosoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dialpad
    It is well-suited for basic calling functionality, but has been a poor experience for us when used for texting, as it lacks some of the features of other platforms, such as Haymarket. It is also challenging to capture good analytics, as this is neither easy nor clear for users to find.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Positive: The virtual workspace created for a work team within the same company, for the resemblance of information and communications in one place.Negative: The access for members of a non-profit organization who have external emails from the host but need the same access as an internal person since their volunteer work is part of the very core of the federation.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Dialpad
    • Ease of signing on and calling in
    • Clear audio/sound, no static or poor connections
    • Can choose to be on video or not
    • The organizer and participants can see all who are on the call
    • Meetings can be auto-recorded and sent to organizer at end of call
    • Hold music can be played for initial caller
    • Meeting is auto-transcribed
    • Action items are automatically listed for the organizer
    • Summary list shows all who were in attendance
    • Summary shows duration of callers on the meeting
    • Can load images of attendees when setting of the meeting
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    Microsoft
    • Virtual meetings - ease of set up and execution
    • File sharing! We build channels for projects, and being able to invite only project members is huge!
    • Peer-to-peer communications - being able to "ping" one of my colleagues, either text, video or call-only, on-demand, is what runs our business.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Dialpad
    • The only example I can list for improvement is that occasionally the message has some mistranslation(s). But I can usually figure out the missing words. The 'southern USA' dialect may be partly to blame....
    • The functionality is really great. It is the best app I have used for messages in all of my customer service jobs.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • The feature of notifications in the mobile application could be improved. Sometimes notifications of different teams are not visible and are only visible when the application is opened.
    • It uses lots of computational resources while running and thus, slows down the system sometimes.
    • It allows a few channels per team. The number of channels could be increased for better productivity.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dialpad
    Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Teams is included with our Office 365 subscription and we have no intention of migrating off of Office 365 and Microsoft products. Since Microsoft Teams is included for free with our Office 365 subscription, and since we enjoy all the features, benefits, and functionality, there is no question that our team will continue to use the product
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Dialpad
    Dialpad Connect is good and recommended for any organization. It is a good value. It can accomplish everything that your organization is looking for, and no one will say it is outside the budget for any 50+ person organization. The AI feature is very useful. The dashboard could be a bit easier to manage, and the integration with Salesforce could be a bit smoother.
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    Microsoft
    User experience has been much better than the previous Skype for Business app. It has an easy-to-use interface with persistent chats. The search feature is very fast and useful. MS Teams has mostly focused on Collaboration and team building features which are very useful for organizational communications. Since Teams is accessible from multiple platforms like Laptop, Desktop, Mobile phones, etc it has been very convenient from a Mobility perspective.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dialpad
    There have not been any outages that I am aware of and we have had consistently good coverage since the start. There can be a slight lag from the office to the mobile app, but it is not terribly noticeable and it has not resulted in any calls being prematurely hung up
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    Microsoft
    Rare, but outages do happen
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    Performance
    Dialpad
    The emails of voice transcription come very quickly after a call has been completed and except for a few fairly difficult names are pretty accurate. The ability to quickly listen to the voicemail from email without having to open the app is also a bonus. I have not noticed or heard of any slowdowns
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    Microsoft
    Sometimes about once a week I get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be something wrong". But it goes away in a few minutes.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Dialpad
    The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
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    Microsoft
    Using Microsoft Teams has resulted in much faster business communications with both co-workers and consultants. There has been little need for support with this software as the interface is very intuitive and the product is overall very well designed. We did encounter an issue with the built-in phone service, however, this was quickly resolved by the support team.
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    In-Person Training
    Dialpad
    Welcoming and easy to follow the instruction
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Dialpad
    Simple and easy to follow, we had our branches around the country to be trained and the feedback was great. Only take if there was a desk phone training that would be great. The team provided us with video for the desk phone training
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Dialpad
    I didn't participate in the implementation. But obviously it went flawlessly, as all users are set up in-house, and on the app.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dialpad
    Panterra is dependable and has good support. Dialpad Connect has more features and an easier interface. AT&T has a lot of features, but Dialpad Connect's interface is easier. AT&T does not do call transcription that I know of. Comcast BVE and 8x8 services are lower quality and service is not great.
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    Microsoft
    Our company and IT department previously used Skype for our communication needs. Skype was not dependable in my opinion, because it seems each time I used it during a call and/or a meeting, I and several other team members would get disconnected more than once. This caused a great interruption of our meeting, caused team members to have to ask others to repeat themselves and caused a general lack of interest in employee attendance during meetings.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Dialpad
    Overall program is of average cost. SInce I use it simply for its phone/text capabilities. I would hazard that company that needed more options, might see it differently
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    Microsoft
    Honestly, this tool is worth every penny. Yes, it's not free and you pay for the quality of services and the license. But the ROI and the benefits are all there. Also, the renewal, negotiation, and contract terms are all very well explained by our Microsoft account manager, and she's a charm.
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    Scalability
    Dialpad
    So far, Dialpad has been a great improvement for our organization. It allows everyone to be on the same service and the integration with the mobile app means everyone is still using the "office" numbers even when on the go which makes it easier not having to balance multiple phone numbers from people
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    Microsoft
    It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
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    Professional Services
    Dialpad
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I used Skype for Business to take calls, hold conferences, and provide remote assistance to users. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, is superior to Skype for Business in my opinion. My job entails a lot of screen sharing.
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    Return on Investment
    Dialpad
    • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
    • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
    • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
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    Microsoft
    • I'm not sure I can point to a specific ROI, but it has improved our ability to communicate and work more effectively together.
    • It's also nice to have records of every interaction, photo, and document that has been shared. Less chance of something completely disappearing.
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