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    Exotel

    Score6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Exotel is an advanced customer engagement platform that combines CPaaS, omnichannel contact centers, and Conversational AI. The platform is designed to foster richer, AI-powered, and contextual interactions, offering businesses unparalleled speed and scale in their communications.

    $200

    5 months Validity

    Sinch

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASinch (formerly CLX Communications) offers a range of SMS messaging services, including the former mBlox, which was acquired in 2016 and serves as a component of Sinch messaging servicesN/A
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    ExotelSinch
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    $200
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    ExotelSinch
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    ExotelSinch
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    6.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    ExotelSinch
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Exotel Techcom
    Exotel is well suited for: - Small and mid-sized Internet based businesses where it is necessary for them to have a very strong customer support team working round the clock and in different shifts. - Company making large number of calls and sending mass SMS's. They can do that on a single cloud based platform. Exotel might not be a good fit if: -it is not a call intensive business that you want to cater to. Though the setup cost is very low but it follows economies of scale i.e. more the number of calls, less will be per call cost.
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    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
    Sinch is well suited if you believe communication is the solution to 99% of problems in this world. Lack of communication builds issues that can easily be avoided with clear and transparent communication. Emails/ in-app notifications, the not immediate and always causes a delay since it depends on the user's internet connection. On the other hand, SMS is a service, which reaches every individual immediately and without fail. Therefore, Sinch shall be utilised by every company to make sure immediate communication is enabled.
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    Pros
    Exotel Techcom
    • Outbound calling for Sales/Support
    • Call routing to Agent Mobiles
    • Inbuild Inbound flow designer
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    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
    • Performance
    • Support
    • SMS
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    Cons
    Exotel Techcom
    • Communication
    • Not for large companies
    • Volume of texts
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    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
    • Improved UI for easier navigation to the owned short codes and status of their certification.
    • List of carrier requirements for certification (i.e. keywords).
    • Language and character do's and don't's for specific routes.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Exotel Techcom
    As a company our goals have slightly surpassed the current Exotel features and would want some other software which has better capabilities
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    Usability
    Exotel Techcom
    For cold calling and outbound callings, to a certain extend Exotel serves the purpose as mutliple DID numbers are available at our fingertips. For company which use outcalling as a form of passing information to users can benefit from the flexibility it provides. They have a recharge and use model which doesnt have certain expiry. Basic API documentation available and lesser support from their support team on this matter makes it difficult to check if the API thows any error
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    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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    Support Rating
    Exotel Techcom
    Initially they had chat support which was available faster. But now the chat support gets routed to a virtual agent and unable to get in touch with an actual agent. They also have no support with respect to the API's and other integrations.
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    Implementation Rating
    Exotel Techcom
    It was pretty straight forward
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    Alternatives Considered
    Exotel Techcom
    Exotel was selected by us because of the following reasons: -Low set-up and maintenance cost as compared to its peers. -Prompt customer service: You want to upgrade your plan or facing any issues around the platform, Exotel team is just a call away. -Call recording Quality was also better than the peers.
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    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
    mBlox compares in SLA and QoS to other top tier aggregators. We interconnect with several vendors who provide wholesale enterprise level SMS and MMS services like mBlox, and they all compare around the same. Quality of service is key, and we've found them to be no greater, and no worse than their competitors.
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    Return on Investment
    Exotel Techcom
    • This increased onboarding efficiency to save money on startup.
    • This saved us money by getting both services from one company.
    • Con was price was higher than we would have liked but efficiency made up for that.
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    Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
    • Positive return on investment
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