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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Talkdesk

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATalkdesk® supports CX with Customer Experience Automation (CXA), using AI agents to replace manual workflows. Powered by the Talkdesk Data Cloud, CXA delivers real-time context and fast deployment—to transform CX without a rip-and-replace.

    $85

    per month per user

    Pricing
    NextivaTalkdesk
    Editions & Modules
    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
    CX Cloud Digital Essentials
    $85
    per month per user
    CX Cloud Voice Essentials
    $105
    per month per user
    CX Cloud Elite
    $145
    per month per user
    CX Cloud Elite
    $165
    per month per user
    Industry Experience Clouds
    $225
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NextivaTalkdesk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details*Talkdesk also offers per hour login consumption pricing and concurrent pricing. Prices are based on a minimum 3 year commitment to these Editions. Additional telco and usage fees not included. Due to foreign exchange rate approximation, list price is not the exact price that will be quoted.
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    Community Pulse
    NextivaTalkdesk
    Considered Both Products
    Nextiva
    No answer on this topic
    Talkdesk
    Chose Talkdesk
    We use a combination of Nextiva and Talkdesk. We've found that Nextiva works well for general soft phone usage vs Talkdesk which is best from a support standpoint
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    Talkdesk blows these two competitors away. There is not a contest in my eyes if you ask me. Talkdesk trumps these competitors (if you even call them that) with their many different customizations, ease of use, remote workforce options, and the ability to be able to manage our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Talkdesk
    Compared to the other contact center options, Talkdesk was affordable and was easy to setup. What set Talkdesk apart was easy integration with other software. Including Slack, Zendesk, and Salesforce. The new enterprise app center should make some great add-ons available. …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    240 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    323 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    234 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    253 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    241 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    324 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    207 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    180 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    215 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    201 Answers
    Features
    NextivaTalkdesk
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Nextiva and Talkdesk
    Feature
    Nextiva
    9.2
    215 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Talkdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX9.496 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.4116 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates9.0133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports9.3180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.3176 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Nextiva and Talkdesk
    Feature
    Nextiva
    9.3
    235 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Talkdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules9.4211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording9.2179 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park9.2167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening9.3171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts9.3209 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Nextiva and Talkdesk
    Feature
    Nextiva
    8.8
    160 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Talkdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing8.778 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.3140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.666 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.8108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Nextiva and Talkdesk
    Feature
    Nextiva
    9.0
    201 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Talkdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS9.1172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.9140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Nextiva and Talkdesk
    Feature
    Nextiva
    -
    Ratings
    Talkdesk
    7.7
    470 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Agent dashboard00 Ratings7.5450 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings8.7397 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings7.0413 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings7.0403 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings8.6375 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings8.8425 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings8.3219 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.2300 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings8.1236 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings7.0213 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings8.3418 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings7.5305 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings5.8361 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Nextiva and Talkdesk
    Feature
    Nextiva
    -
    Ratings
    Talkdesk
    8.5
    456 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Inbound call routing00 Ratings8.2416 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings8.2299 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings9.0440 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings9.0400 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings8.2414 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings9.2421 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings8.3413 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings7.9230 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings8.2265 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    NextivaTalkdesk
    Small Businesses
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Nextiva Contact Center
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NextivaTalkdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (251 ratings)
    8.4
    (483 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (7 ratings)
    8.5
    (37 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    8.5
    (299 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    6.6
    (130 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.4
    (217 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NextivaTalkdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Talkdesk
    Talkdesk does an excellent job with productivity reports. I can monitor my agent's lives during calls and their current status, allowing me to affect them productively at that moment. I can also download a productivity report on Talkdesk to analyze historical data and see patterns and problems.
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    Pros
    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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    Talkdesk
    • Receives calls immediately and connects well.
    • Making outbound calls and having Talkdesk display the name associated with the number.
    • Aux on break, lunch, or meeting, and it stays as it is and does not change status on its own.
    • Being able to check on colleagues on whether they are available.
    • Able to track your work for the day, the amount of calls you made and received.
    • Being able to check your Daily and monthly score from QA.
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    Cons
    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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    Talkdesk
    • From experience, customer service is terrible, we've had 5 account executives over 18 months, extremely difficult to get timely answers to pressing issues.
    • Integration with other tools, such as ServiceNow, is not truly integration (in my opinion). There was a marked difference between what the salesperson communicated during the evaluation period and what we actually got once we purchased and implemented the product.
    • We continue to have stability issues which force our agents to restart the Talkdesk client. I frequently receive vague error messages ('something went wrong') that can be frustrating as there's no actual detail to what happened. To be fair, it has improved since we implemented the tool, but if you were to ask our agents what frustrated them, Talkdesk would be at the top of their list.
    • Being a multi-channel platform was one of the things that drew us to Talkdesk; however, the chat channel lags way behind voice in customization and reporting.
    • Lack of training resources. The 'Talkdesk Academy' is often very out-of-date. Would be nice to have actual webinars or online training (even paid training) for various functions of the tool like reporting, WFM, IVR, etc.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Talkdesk
    Renewing the use of talkdesk is a cost-effective solution for our company. By continuing to use it, we can leverage potential cost savings and efficiencies. For instance, talkdesk may have features that automate certain processes or enable better resource allocation, resulting in reduced operational costs. Secondly, renewing the contract contributes to enhanced customer service. Talkdesk likely offers specific functionalities that improve customer satisfaction and support. This could include features such as intelligent routing or real-time analytics that help agents provide personalized assistance and resolve issues more effectively. Thirdly, renewing the contract ensures seamless integration and compatibility with other systems or technologies used in our company. Having a unified system across different departments or functions enhances efficiency and reduces potential disruptions caused by incompatible systems. Moreover, there may be benefits gained from data sharing or streamlined workflows enabled by an integrated platform.
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    Usability
    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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    Talkdesk
    Talkdesk is helpful because we use it to receive calls in our BPO. Not only do we track live ques and statuses from agents, but we also receive feedback from our assessors through the talk desk as well as coaching, and it also stores customer contact data; I can track all my calls, and It records all the calls so we can come back to review them. You can also listen live and track your daily productivity. You can change your aux statuses very quickly, and there was an update talk desk that allows you to queue another status while you are on a call or after-call work, which is a great feature.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Nextiva
    We have not yet experienced any issues the Nextiva Business Phone Service availability. It has always worked as needed.
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    Talkdesk
    Talkdesk is very handy but, sometimes we do face issues were the system can just kick you out and not be able to do calls or receive calls but, what I like about the system once you start refreshing or troubleshooting, everything becomes normal it is a unique system and very modern we don't usually have system issues with Talkdesk.
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    Performance
    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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    Talkdesk
    I give this system a full 10/10 once you refresh or troubleshoot you do not wait for too long to use it . It easy like ABC . I honestly recommend this system, even when you check the QA score card, you do not have to wait that long; you just click on the notification bell and view your score card.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Talkdesk
    If Talkdesk had a dedicated phone support line I would have given this rating an overall 10. Their knowledge base is absolutely HUGE and at times very helpful. It's easy to search through and their customer support chat system works perfectly fine, but there are just some times that you need to speak to a human on the phone to ensure you are always on the same page.
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    In-Person Training
    Nextiva
    No answers on this topic
    Talkdesk
    The training that was given to us was very smooth and professional. I give my trainer 10/ 10 rate the training was so smooth and very helpful she would make sure we also watch videos of how to use the system which made it very easier for us and what was interesting it is because, the system is also easy.
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    Online Training
    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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    Talkdesk
    Nothing is perfect!! Needing the ability to repeat the training so everyone was on board was important. Not real sure how many people had to repeat the training as they trained on their own and given 30 minutes at a time.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Talkdesk
    Really easy to get set up out of the box. Anything I needed to understand further, I was able to just hop into the Academy and self-teach. I could then bring my team-members to those same sections so they could learn as well without me having to put together complicated SOP's / etc
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Talkdesk
    Talkdesk is used to take inbound and outbound calls, which helps improve customer experience. It also provides evaluations through quality management. Talk desk scores are sometimes behind, but they still work well regarding taking and receiving calls. Some agents blame the Talk Desk because they lack knowledge of how to use it.
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    Scalability
    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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    Talkdesk
    We have over 200 employees in 11 states across the United States. Everyone uses Talkdesk. I believe that says a lot about the product and its flexibility. We need to be able to rely on system in order to assist our customers. Reliability and sustainability is important to our success
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Talkdesk
    • Decreased average response time on emails - due to proper forecasting by our team but of course by usage of data received from this tool.
    • Increase in quality audit scores through weekly reviews by this tool.
    • Employee morale and company survey as agents are not stressing with the easy use of this tool.
    • Reduced average handle time to ensure first response is addressed or first rings are addressed immediately.
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    ScreenShots

    Talkdesk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Talkdesk Guardian™, which is an AI-driven, native cloud compliance solution that enables contact centers to gain visibility and take control of their WFH and hybrid workforce.Screenshot of Talkdesk Autopilot™, which is a tool that handles common customer queries, like orders, returns and billing, and automatically responds with conversational answers. And when complex cases are detected that need human empathy and expertise, the virtual agent will redirect customers to a human agent.Screenshot of Talkdesk AI Trainer™, which equips customers with tools to observe, simulate, and put guardrails on AI, according to their needs. This way, generative AI can be used responsibly, preventing AI mishaps, and protecting the brand from potentially poor AI experiences.