Line2 vs. OpenPhone

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
line2
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Line2, a Ziff Davis product, is a cloud-based business phone service used to talk and text across all devices using an app. Line2 creates a second phone line to give out for work, to avoid sharing a personal phone number.N/A
OpenPhone
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
OpenPhone, a business phone service from the company of the same name in San Francisco, adds work phone numbers to existing devices. No new hardware required; all that's required is an app. Extended services include a lightweight contact management CRM, and customer service team management (e.g. shared inbox) features.
$15
per month per user
Pricing
Line2OpenPhone
Editions & Modules
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Starter
$15
per month per user
Business
$23
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
line2OpenPhone
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Line2OpenPhone
Features
Line2OpenPhone
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Line2
-
Ratings
OpenPhone
5.5
Ratings
37% below category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings4.40 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings4.40 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings4.40 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Line2
-
Ratings
OpenPhone
7.2
Ratings
15% below category average
Answering rules00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Line2
-
Ratings
OpenPhone
5.6
Ratings
35% below category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings4.40 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings4.40 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Line2
-
Ratings
OpenPhone
5.6
Ratings
34% below category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings4.40 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
User Ratings
Line2OpenPhone
Likelihood to Recommend
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(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Line2OpenPhone
Likelihood to Recommend
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If you have more than 2 people in your organization, then this will save you so much time. Delegation is the key to starting a business. Even when you're a 1 person show, being able to present to your user base the differentiation of options for client communications is critical. As a founder, feeling compelled to be always on is something I strive not to be. OpenPhone gives you that flexibility. I have found it to be less appropriate in complex HIPPA compliant areas, but that is it. OpenPhone really does seem to suit an open array of use cases.
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Pros
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  • It's great for texting.
  • It's great for making phone calls. You get a new, unique phone number and can text/call from phone or desktop.
  • UI is great and really intuitive.
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Cons
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  • Call quality can be spotty on wifi if the connection is poor, but nothing they personally can do about that. 4G LTE is usually stronger and more stable.
  • N/A honestly excellent product for the price.
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Usability
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Because I think it's simple enough to use but could still use some adjustments. Some thing are maybe not as intuitive to me even though I am probably a mid power user? If I can recommend it, I would suggest you copy how Intercom is doing things, but this could be just personal and most people don't feel that way.
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Reliability and Availability
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For me, there have been too many outages to rate this higher than "1 worst".
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Performance
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I think the platform is buggy and confusing. There are numerous outages. And the call quality, according to my customers, is atrocious.
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Support Rating
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In my experience, their support feels like the opposite of support. They send you in circles, never directly answer questions, provide vague suggestions with unwanted platitudes, and they often take days between responses to provide that. For me, it's a frustrating experience that leaves you with a net loss of time and energy versus before you reached out to them. In my opinion, you definitely don't get "support".
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Alternatives Considered
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Intercom - not exactly the same type of product but still a messaging platform which is what we use OP for. OP is superior in that it's more focused. We only use it for texting and some calls. Braze - we used it before for promo texts, we found it more confusing, harder to navigate and price was higher as well if I remember correctly. Whatsapp - problem is that you can't reach all USA customers using it.
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Scalability
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In my experience, I can't even scale up to sending messages from a single number because of their broken and messed up "trust registration" system.
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Return on Investment
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  • User interface is easy to learn and use, so it saves time
  • Allows us to upload our own greeting recording for professionalism
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