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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lumen Next-Gen Voice

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ALumen Next-Gen Voice offers cloud calling and business voice solutions that use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to transmit calls over the internet. Lumen Next-Generation Voice Services provide Dedicated LD and/or Toll-Free Service using a SIP connection. These services leverage the company's network footprint in the U.S., EMEA and LATAM to provide more than a point solution for customers solving for operational and efficiency challenges. Calls supported: Enterprise Long…

    $8

    per month (12-month term required) per concurrent call path

    Okta

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOkta is an enterprise grade identity management service, built in the cloud. IT can manage access across any application, person or device. Whether the people are employees, partners or customers or whether the applications are in the cloud, on premises or on a mobile device, Okta helps IT become more secure and maintain compliance. The Okta service provides directory services, single sign-on, authentication, provisioning, workflow, and built in reporting. ment systems.

    $2

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOkta
    Editions & Modules
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Essentials
    starting at $11.50
    per month (minimum 60 mo term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Plus
    starting at $17.50
    per month (minimum 60 mo term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Premium
    starting at $22.50
    per month (minimum 60-month term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Cloud Voice - Specialty Lines
    starting at $47.50
    per month (minimum 60-month term) per user (minimum 250 users)
    Lumen Voice Complete (SIP Trunking)
    starting at $8
    per month (12-month term required) per concurrent call path
    Single Sign on
    $2.00
    Per User Per Month
    Multi Factor Authentication
    $3.00
    Per User Per Month
    Single Sign on Adaptive
    $5.00
    Per User Per Month
    Multi Factor Authentication Adaptive
    $6.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOkta
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNext‑Generation 9‑1‑1 available as an add-on (custom pricing).Browse products and price points that make the most sense for your organization on the Okta website.
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    Community Pulse
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOkta
    Considered Both Products
    Lumen Technologies
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    Okta
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    104 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    104 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    58 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    67 Answers
    Features
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOkta
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of Lumen Next-Gen Voice and Okta
    Feature
    Lumen Next-Gen Voice
    -
    Ratings
    Okta
    9.0
    124 Ratings
    11% above category average
    ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings9.4114 Ratings
    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings9.3123 Ratings
    Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings8.8119 Ratings
    Password Management00 Ratings8.3114 Ratings
    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings9.3103 Ratings
    ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.095 Ratings
    ID Risk Management00 Ratings8.890 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOkta
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    8.8
    (166 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Lumen Next-Gen VoiceOkta
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lumen Technologies
    CenturyLink SIP is an acceptable solution if you have an on-prem PBX (ShoreTel, Mitel, etc) that accepts SIP. I have found a better solution is to run two different carriers through SD-WAN (such as Bigleaf or Velocloud MSR) and use a provider like BCMOne (formerly NexVortex) to manage the SIP.
    Incentivized
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    Okta
    It has extensive compatibility and rich feature set of integrating with a wide array of core systems and SaaS platforms. Daily I utilize Okta's user-friendly central hub to simplify access the numerous applications we utilize within my company (Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Salesforce, Microsoft Office 365, among many others.)
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Lumen Technologies
    • Reliable service
    • Supports wide range of key features
    • They do have high levels of support where you can receive real answers
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    Okta
    • Centralized control of enterprise passwords
    • Extensive customization of acceptable password criteria
    • One system for Identity and Access Management to learn
    • Scalable throughout the university for all central services
    • Uniform login experience for students, faculty, and staff
    • Single point of response to address termination of access
    • Ability to use FastPass for lower priority systems
    • Excellent support of multi-factor requirements
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    Cons
    Lumen Technologies
    • Lumen-Centurylink has suffered from many noticeable outages in the last few years - this is a blow to their reputation that they still have to recover from.
    • Lumen-CenturyLink does not peer well enough with OTHER carriers - they depend on their own network to give you SIP, which means less true redundancy.
    • Lumen-CenturyLink needs a better customer portal/interface to handle failover, see the real-time status, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Okta
    • I'm not sure it's really a room for improvement thing, but due to the granularity offered by Okta, sometimes it can be challenging to find exactly what you're looking for.
    • There was an instance in which we had issues getting SAML configured for an application. I feel this challenge was mostly user error (on our part) because we didn't realize the SAML instructions were SPECIFIC to each app integration and changed (codes) each time. We attempted to mirror the settings/configurations of an existing app (same app, but different domain). I think having a note somewhere that indicated that the instructions were unique to each integration would have saved us a bit of time. Again, I'm not sure this is really an issue with Okta though, more of a user learning curve thing.
    • Sometimes searching for things is a challenge (without the "Rockstar" add-in). For example, if you have a user group called "Okta_users_everyone", searching for "everyone" will not find it. You have to search for the beginning of the object name (not just any part of it). The ability to search partial or wildcard would greatly enhance search functionality.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Lumen Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Okta
    Okta has a passion to provide secure and scalable identity solution. Their passion has come across as advocacy in a way that has deepened my knowledge of the field of authentication. I took identity for granted before but after seeing features such as external authentication I know that Okta can enable my business to reach new heights
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    Usability
    Lumen Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Okta
    Some of its features are great and some are slightly complex and not easy without vendor support.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Lumen Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Okta
    The Okta Identity Cloud advertises 4 9's of reliability and I would go as far to say that it may even do better than that. As a true Global organization that operates in just about every region of the world, we have yet to have an issue with The Okta Identity Cloud that has impacted our business operations.
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    Performance
    Lumen Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Okta
    From my perspective, for the things that my group uses it for, Okta is very fast. It is as least as fast as the local password database methods that it replaces on our campus enterprise services. I do not believe that it slows anything down at all. In fact, not having to think too much about the login, because they all look the same, probably speeds things up somewhat.
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    Support Rating
    Lumen Technologies
    SIP service support is definitely improving. A few years ago I would have rated them a 2. Now a 7. But, Lumen still needs a better portal experience to report and see a real-time status. Also to manage SIP failover functions in a WYSIWIG/GUI interface. When Lumen's network breaks in a larger outage, there are long hold times and support is not good.
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    Okta
    We've had a few support cases over the years and every case has been handled by the Okta support team beautifully. We received clear answers to questions we had regarding setup and even were provided simple to follow guides on how to setup their product to use with custom applications.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lumen Technologies
    CenturyLink [Enterprise Voice SIP] was the incumbent, so switching providers, particularly for our HQ was an overwhelming task for our small team. We did migrate from the legacy CenturyLink voice product EIPT to the new Voice Complete solution as well as upgrade our US and UK circuits along with a hardware upgrade of the managed PE routers in each location. We also decided to implement RingCentral in one of our very small international branches but the lack of features is problematic. We still have T1 service in our other international branches but are looking to go full cloud SaaS PBX there, likely through Microsoft Teams, which we already use for messaging. There are some complexities, as we can't port our numbers directly yet and need to set up an additional CUBE router for SIP. Eventually we hope to get to fully SaaS via Teams.
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    Okta
    With respective to user interface and license cost, we thought The Okta Identity Cloud was better than other tools for use. Their customization of license was another reason for us to go with The Okta Identity Cloud over other tools.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Lumen Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Okta
    Being a cloud native application, The Okta Identity Cloud is extremely scalable and easy to setup. By integrating into existing directories and applications via standard techniques and protocols, it is very easy to both initially setup and add additional users as required. Once all the necessary integrations are setup, it's a simple rinse and repeat process to onboard additional users (which can be automated with imports as well)
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    Return on Investment
    Lumen Technologies
    • Faster learning
    • Increased numbers of calls
    • Organization of calls
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    Okta
    • Customer experience has been a big win for us. Extremely minimal issues reported.
    • We did not have a PAM in place at all until The Okta Identity Cloud
    • Relatively easy to deploy. No major downtimes to deploy was a nice bonus.
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