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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MiCloud Connect

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMiCloud Connect is a business communications solution for contact centers that includes features like IP PBX telephony service, desk phones, softphone, and collaboration tools. It is integrable with other business communication technology, including Microsoft Outlook and CRM software.

    $20.99

    per user/per month

    Nextiva

    Score8.2 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
    MiCloud ConnectNextiva
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $20.99
    per user/per month
    Premier
    $26.59
    per user/per month
    Elite
    $38.49
    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
    MiCloud ConnectNextiva
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MiCloud ConnectNextiva
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    Mitel Networks Corporation
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    Nextiva
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    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
    MiCloud ConnectNextiva
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of MiCloud Connect and Nextiva
    Feature
    MiCloud Connect
    8.2
    27 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Nextiva
    9.2
    215 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Hosted PBX7.515 Ratings9.496 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.315 Ratings9.4116 Ratings
    User templates8.016 Ratings9.0133 Ratings
    Call reports8.621 Ratings9.3180 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.327 Ratings9.3176 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of MiCloud Connect and Nextiva
    Feature
    MiCloud Connect
    8.6
    28 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Nextiva
    9.3
    235 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Answering rules9.024 Ratings9.4211 Ratings
    Call recording8.323 Ratings9.2179 Ratings
    Call park8.626 Ratings9.2167 Ratings
    Call screening8.622 Ratings9.3171 Ratings
    Message alerts8.323 Ratings9.3209 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of MiCloud Connect and Nextiva
    Feature
    MiCloud Connect
    7.6
    23 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Nextiva
    8.8
    160 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Video conferencing8.08 Ratings8.778 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.023 Ratings9.3140 Ratings
    Video screen sharing7.04 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Instant messaging6.75 Ratings8.8108 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of MiCloud Connect and Nextiva
    Feature
    MiCloud Connect
    6.2
    15 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Nextiva
    9.0
    201 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS8.014 Ratings9.1172 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android4.512 Ratings8.9140 Ratings
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    MiCloud ConnectNextiva
    Small Businesses
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Zoom Phone
    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
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MiCloud ConnectNextiva
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (63 ratings)
    8.8
    (251 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (42 ratings)
    9.2
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (27 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    5.1
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.5
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    2.0
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.6
    (30 ratings)
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MiCloud ConnectNextiva
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    Mitel is excellent at allowing me as a user to setup up custom call routing in response to rapidly changing work flows. If I need to work from home for a period due to medical or other reasons, logging into Mitel and setting my office phone to ring through to my home or cell is quick and simple. Changing back is just as quick.
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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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    • The system up-time has been 100% over 3 years.
    • With separate systems and two locations we used to have to fake the system into 4 digit dialing by forwarding all remote extensions to DIDs. Now with Shortel extended to the remote location we have true 4 digit dialing.
    • The Shortel desktop application makes managing calls and call routing a breeze for even our most novice users.
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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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    • There are persistent problems with the app's functionality on mobile devices.
    • At times, the web conferencing service may have delays. It appears to be less stable than competing approaches.
    • Using a headset instead of the microphone and speakers integrated into a desktop computer slows down the softphone's performance.
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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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    Although the price is higher than some of the other Hosted systems out there, the value is definitely worth a renewal. Everything is relative: there are some companies out there who need phones, but don't necessarily care how they work, the functionality/features available/durability etc., they just care that they have phones that make and receive calls. There are other companies that are completely reliant on phones and certain functionality that is provided by the system. There are even some companies who are straight up dependent on the phone system and are losing tons of money anytime they are down, ShoreTel is the perfect fit for theSMB client who sees value in a solid,robust, reliable and high functioning phone system
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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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    I have not used a wide array of communication software, but this far ShoreTel/MiCloud has been the simplest and easiest to get into. My work employs several temps at certain points throughout the year, and they use this piece of software frequently, and new hires seem to have little to no issue using this software. Additionally, this is our primary telephone communication infrastructure, and I have yet to encounter any issues when signed in and regularly using it handling external calls to our department.
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    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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    The system has gone down on us MULTIPLE times. We asked them to move us to a different cluster. Shoretel declined. Basically we had problems or outages every month of the year from June 2012 to date. Our old phone system was just that: OLD, no bells or whistles. But it was up every day and I never had to think about it much until it was time for an upgrade. That's how I want Shoretel to be. I want it so reliable that I never have to think about it.
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    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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    Even though the system uses a lower bandwidth connection we have experienced a higher call quality than our previous system which required a T1 line and back up broadband connection.
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    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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    ShoreTel Sky's support is amazing. The only reason why I didn't give it a 10 is that we still need to contact them for stuff that we should be able to do, for ourselves, within the management portal. I know their portal is being worked on, so hopefully they will get the "little things" included for self-management.
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    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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    In-Person Training
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    I attended the first ShoreTel installer class in Austin,TX. It was a week of intensive study with a live lab and having hands on experience made the class worthwhile. I have taken all of the sales courses and remaining technical courses either online or self study to keep costs down. I send my techs to the first installer course in Austin as I feel it gives them a solid foundation and most of teh other courses they have taken have been online.
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    Nextiva
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    The training identified some things M5 (ShoreTel's cloud division) could provide, however it was only using it every day and asking the Shoretel support several questions that I got the hang of it. The training was able to highlight functions but I did not learn how to use the phone from the training.
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    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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    Each of our locations has a dedicated ShoreTel router and managed QoS. With full management, it provides us a breath of space and bandwidth to use our resources in other means. Strongly consider the managed solution as you have to maintain more technical issues when hosting with your ISP. You have to make sure your ISP can provide you the best service for voice and data. Plug and 'hope' doesn't work with just routing your phones over any Internet connection....especially when your handsets run int he 100's
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    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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    Aptela. I chose M5 (ShoreTelSky) because their platform puts call quality first. Their system also uses Cisco endpoints, which are very compatible with the rest of my Cisco network. I also liked the fact that ShoreTelSky uses the internet only as a backup for transport; I use MPLS as my primary connectivity.
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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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    I believe that ShoreTel can be used by a minimum company size of about 25 to almost any size of a company and this can be achieved while the company grows, hence makes it pretty scalable when required. For companies which are smaller in size i.e. smaller than 25, I am not sure how useful it would be, it may be depending upon the type of business
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    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
    Mitel Networks Corporation
    • At my branch alone, we are saving over $500 a month using Shoretel Sky versus the phone company we were using before them.
    • Shoretel Sky has increased customer service by allowing our employees to easily transfer a call to the proper department or branch no matter where they are located instead of giving the caller a phone number to call.
    • Most of our locations did not have caller ID before Shoretel Sky. That feature has increased employee efficiency because when they know who is calling before they answer allows them to professionally greet their caller and have their info up on their computer as they answer.
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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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