FluentCloud vs. Rakuten Viber

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FluentCloud
Score 9.6 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
Rakuten Viber
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Viber, now from Rakuten (acquired 2014) is an instant messaging and cross-platform VoIP software solution designed for personal use and available for both desktops and as a mobile app. It includes features such as video and audio calls, instant message, and unlimited-member group chats. Users can also make paid international calls.
$0.02
Per Minute
Pricing
FluentCloudRakuten Viber
Editions & Modules
Essential
$20.00
per user per month
Advanced
$30.00
per user per month
Complete
$45.00
per user per month
USA
$0.019
Per Minute
UK
$0.019
Per Minute
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FluentCloudRakuten Viber
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.
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Community Pulse
FluentCloudRakuten Viber
Features
FluentCloudRakuten Viber
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
FluentCloud
8.9
Ratings
11% above category average
Rakuten Viber
9.5
Ratings
18% above category average
Hosted PBX9.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
User templates10.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Call reports7.80 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.70 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
FluentCloud
8.4
Ratings
0% above category average
Rakuten Viber
9.3
Ratings
11% above category average
Answering rules5.60 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Call recording9.60 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Call park6.90 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Call screening10.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Message alerts10.00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
FluentCloud
7.0
Ratings
13% below category average
Rakuten Viber
9.6
Ratings
19% above category average
Audio conferencing7.00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Video conferencing00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
FluentCloud
5.0
Ratings
45% below category average
Rakuten Viber
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Mobile app for iOS5.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android5.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 7.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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CloudTalk
Score 7.2 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
FluentCloudRakuten Viber
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FluentCloudRakuten Viber
Likelihood to Recommend
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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It's perfect for messaging and group messaging, especially when users in group are from different places, organizations... (unlike slack where you have to be member of same organization to be in same group). The video calls are the weak point of the app, so Viber is not good for conference calls, video calls and especially for group video conference calls.
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Pros
  • Allows us to record thousands of calls per day. As far as I know there is no cap, at least we haven't hit it yet.
  • I really like that I can pull reports/recordings several different ways. I can search by caller name/extension, or by phone number, or by date and time of the call, etc. Very easy to use dashboard.
  • I also like that we can set security options to where certain people might have more access than others. We have it set up so that the caller can only access and see his/her own calls, but the trainers can see themselves and their team, and then higher management has access to all calls in or out.
  • FluentCloud is super easy to use, absolutely does everything we need it to.
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  • It is very easy to use and is very user-friendly.
  • You can have high quality video and audio meetings with more than 1 person.
  • You can upload any type of file in Viber (video, audio, text, GIFs, PDF files).
  • It is a very well known messenger so all people have access to it.
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Cons
  • The whisper coach and other trainer features are a bit frustrating as the caller has to be on a current call to connect and each monitoring session only lasts for the length of that one call. An improvement could be made to allow a trainer to continue piggybacking on the monitored extension, so they can listen to a trainee for as long as they choose.
  • The recording system has had some hiccups recently where the recording quality is so bad as to be unusable. They have fixed this issue a few times, hopefully it doesn't pop back up. Along the same lines we have had a few occurrences where recordings we not available to review until 4 or 5 hours after the cal.
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  • As far as I can tell, Viber lacks the feature to block specific callers/numbers. I've never needed to do this, but I'd like to know I have the option.
  • Viber cannot be used without wifi, so it is not possible to connect with contacts who aren't also using Viber. (Unless you want to use the paid service.)
  • This isn't a major complaint, but I find the layout of Viber to be a little cluttered. Comparing it to WhatsApp, I don't find it to be quite as user-friendly, and I sometimes stumble around to find my way to a contact to call.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
I have not frequently used the support for Viber as I have not had many problems with it on my phone. I did use support one time for problems with the computer application and used the forums to solve my problems. They were fairly easy to follow and I appreciated the online help in that format.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Rakuten Viber is overall the best. Hands down!!! Even though the other products have their own use and they are well functioning in the market, but Rakuten Viber is still top notch!
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Return on Investment
  • I am not part of the finance department. But I would say that it has more than paid for itself.
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  • Rakuten Viber allows me to delete any type of message I've sent
  • Rakuten Viber can't access or read my private conversations in the first place, Viber can't sell them.
  • Hidden Chats allows me to keep whatever chats I want away from my main chat list, so they don't show up in my main chat list. Only a PIN that I set gives me access to Hidden Chats.
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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