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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FluentCloud

    Score9.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    FluentCloud, from FluentStream Technologies, is a dynamic, cloud-based business phone system. FluentCloud includes FluentStream's leading phone system, phone service and customer support team, all in one. The FluentCloud product aims to provide businesses with new telecommunications flexibility, with an emphasis on price and performance. In addition, the vendor offers a wide range of custom applications and communications integration strategies to businesses and software…

    $20

    per user 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
    FluentCloudNextiva
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $20.00
    per user per month
    Advanced
    $30.00
    per user per month
    Complete
    $45.00
    per user 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
    FluentCloudNextiva
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUnlimited calls to the US and Canada, first-class quality and 99.99% uptime US-based customer support team and fully customizable plans with “A-La-Carte” options.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FluentCloudNextiva
    Considered Both Products
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentCloudNextiva
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of FluentCloud and Nextiva
    Feature
    FluentCloud
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Nextiva
    9.2
    215 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Hosted PBX9.01 Ratings9.496 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.01 Ratings9.4116 Ratings
    User templates10.01 Ratings9.0133 Ratings
    Call reports7.82 Ratings9.3180 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.72 Ratings9.3176 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of FluentCloud and Nextiva
    Feature
    FluentCloud
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Nextiva
    9.3
    235 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Answering rules5.62 Ratings9.4211 Ratings
    Call recording9.62 Ratings9.2179 Ratings
    Call park6.92 Ratings9.2167 Ratings
    Call screening10.01 Ratings9.3171 Ratings
    Message alerts10.02 Ratings9.3209 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of FluentCloud and Nextiva
    Feature
    FluentCloud
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Nextiva
    8.8
    160 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Audio conferencing7.01 Ratings9.3140 Ratings
    Video conferencing00 Ratings8.778 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings8.8108 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of FluentCloud and Nextiva
    Feature
    FluentCloud
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Nextiva
    9.0
    201 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS5.01 Ratings9.1172 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android5.01 Ratings8.9140 Ratings
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    FluentCloudNextiva
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    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
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    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
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    User Ratings
    FluentCloudNextiva
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (251 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (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
    FluentCloudNextiva
    Likelihood to Recommend
    FluentStream Technologies
    I have tried a few programs over the years to record and track calls and this one is by far the best. Easy to use and more functions than I will ever use. I love the reporting options. There was one particular scenario that comes to mind where I was glad to have FluentCloud. I had a client that was really really angry, cussing, yelling, threatening suit, etc. because he had gone to an appointment almost 2 hours away and when he got there the woman told him that we forced her to schedule the appointment, that we were pushy and rude and she just wanted to get off the phone. Thankfully I found the recording and was able to prove to him that she DID schedule the appointment but she also picked the day and time, answered all of the questions and took absolutely no persuasion at all. Basically it was an easy close. The client couldn't believe it and still to this day he is my client.
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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
    FluentStream Technologies
    • FluentCloud is excellent at customer service, their staff is always helpful and responsive. I have never had a typical service experience where first diagnosis is always the user's system. Their engineering staff is also hands on, I've been so grateful to have Brian's help in selecting the right router - he even configured it for us.
    • Ease of use, the system is quite easy to use even beyond adding extensions, users, new DID phone numbers and complex routing queues. It's also easy to configure feature codes and program them so users can perform multi-step tasks with a few key punches on their dial pad. We use feature codes to allow callers to switch their caller ID to our DID numbers that are local to the area on the fly.
    • Robust features: ability for whisper coaching, barge in and a dashboard to visually check the status of each user.
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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
    FluentStream Technologies
    • There are times when calls are really garbled, there was a couple months there that we couldn't listen to any of the recordings because they were not decipherable.
    • They changed something recently where now when you are listening to a recording and you hit pause it takes you back to the beginning when you start again rather than just continuing where you left off. That is a pain in the butt because I have to pause quite often for interruptions.
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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
    FluentStream Technologies
    At this time there our research has found that feature for feature there isn't a better solution for our needs at this cost point. We have had great success and don't foresee a need to change
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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
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    I have used others besides what is listed below but FluentCloud is by far the best I have used, especially when it comes to tracking and reporting call volume and production of our calls. Being a call center that is production based on call volume having something like FluentCloud is essential.
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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.
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    Scalability
    FluentStream Technologies
    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
    FluentStream Technologies
    • FluentCloud is a good value, we have done extensive cost comparison and the feature set vs price is very favorable.
    • The lack of a contract and ability to dynamically add or remove extensions as needed is great, we only pay for what we use.
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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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    ScreenShots

    FluentCloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of Completely hosted VoIP solution with 99.99% uptimeScreenshot of Online web portal with full self-management capabilitiesScreenshot of Full Call Reporting Dashboards