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About A single platform that combines cloud phone, video collaboration, team chat, contact center and analytics. Optimize your organization's total cost of ownership by giving each user the exact features needed for the job. Eliminate organizational silos with full analytics and collaboration between contact center agents and functional area experts. Single administration tool for system setup, with user and data management. Combine call, directory, video conferencing, chat and contact center in a single license. Connect your business around the globe with enterprise-grade reliability and quality in the cloud. Schedule, start or join HD video and audio conferences from any device or room with no friction. Easily access your contacts whether they are colleagues on the same account or an external user. Design better customer experiences with an intelligent, collaborative, and reliable solution.	About What is Talkroute? Talkroute is a UCaaS provider that gives you the ability to utilize your existing phones, web browser, and PCs with our cloud-based virtual phone system. Now you can have the power of an enterprise-level phone system without the upfront cost and maintenance of an expensive on-site system. Making and receiving business calls Our virtual phone system gives you the ability to make & receive calls from any desktop, browser, and smartphone. Texting with your customers Send and receive business SMS and MMS text messages. Our apps make it quick and easy to compose and reply to your customers. Video meetings with your team Video conferencing with up to 100 team & guest participants. Talkroute Meetings gives you the power to record meeting sessions, share your screen, chat via team messenger, collaborate using our whiteboard, & share files.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Not Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Companies of all sizes that need a business VoIP and cloud communications system	Audience Small businesses
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $19.99 per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $19 per month Plans also available at $39/mo, $59/mo & $99/mo with additional features. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.7 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 4.7 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Flexible deployment across all major operating systems (windows\Mac etc) also has 24x7 phone and chat support. Fairly easy-to-use data analytics showing how long an employee has been on the phone and how many calls have been made/received by any particular employee. Cons Currently, there is no ability to automate the deployment of the user app via automation deployment tools. Speed of solving support issues. Better instructions on how to record meetings and then access the recording.	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros The pros are: outstanding customer service, super easy-to-use system, and nearly 100% uptime. Plus, they offer Zoom calls to help us whenever we need it! The customer support at Talkroute is unmatched. They were extremely helpful in the inquiry phase (I had a million questions) and were helpful in moving all 4 of our phone lines in addition to purchasing another 4 phone lines. The phone numbers are in our new area code and we were able to keep our old numbers, well as our Toll Free number. Even after we chose to go with Talkroute, they continued to be attentive whenever we had any questions. Also, we are a non-profit so they offered a discount (after verification) and let us know common features other non-profits use. Talkroute is great for working remotely and allowing calls to be routed to different phones, such as to employees who are working from home. The service also has a convenient feature that accurately transcribes voicemail messages to my email inbox. The phone number selection system was easy to use. Cons Minor bugs every few weeks but bugs that are quickly fixed by the team. I have nothing bad to say about Talkroute. They're a great company and great people! I chose this service specifically because it was the only provider that would allow my customers to send MMS photos by text message. Unfortunately, after purchasing the program and troubleshooting with tech support, it was discovered that only certain carriers are able to text 1-800 numbers.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information 8x8 Founded: 1987 United States www.8x8.com	Company Information Talkroute Founded: 2013 United States talkroute.com
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Categories Business Phone Systems Supported Business VoIP Supported Cloud PBX Supported SIP Trunk Supported Telephony Supported Toll Free 800 Number Supported UCaaS Supported Vanity Phone Number Supported Video Conferencing Supported Virtual Phone Number Supported Web Conferencing Supported	Categories Business Phone Systems Supported Business Text Messaging Supported Business VoIP Supported Call Forwarding Supported Second Phone Number Supported Softphone Supported Telephony Supported Toll Free 800 Number Supported Vanity Phone Number Supported Virtual Phone Number Supported
Business VoIP Features Call Parking Supported Call Recording Supported Contact Management Supported Encryption Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Supported Ring Groups Supported SIP Trunking Supported Unified Communications Supported Voice Quality Enhancement Supported Telephony Features Auto-Dialer Not Supported Call Center Management Supported Call Monitoring Supported Contact Management Supported Inbound Reporting Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Supported Outbound Reporting Supported Predictive Dialer Supported Telemarketing Management Supported Voice & Data Integration Supported VoIP Supported Show More Features Video Conferencing Features Electronic Hand Raising Not Supported Mobile Access Supported On-Demand Webcasting Not Supported Presentation Streaming Supported Presentation Tools Supported Private Chat Supported Real-Time Chat Supported Record & Playback Ability Supported Screen Sharing Supported Two-Way Audio & Video Supported Video Conferencing Supported Whiteboard Supported Web Conferencing Features Electronic Hand Raising Not Supported Mobile Access Supported On-Demand Webcasting Not Supported Presentation Streaming Supported Presentation Tools Supported Private Chat Supported Real-Time Chat Supported Record & Playback Ability Supported Screen Sharing Supported Two-Way Audio & Video Supported Video Conferencing Supported Whiteboard Supported	Business Phone Systems Features Call Logging Supported Call Monitoring Not Supported Call Recording Supported Call Routing Supported Employee Directory Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Supported Mobile Access Supported Virtual Call Center Not Supported Web Conferencing Supported Business VoIP Features Call Parking Not Supported Call Recording Supported Contact Management Not Supported Encryption Not Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Supported Ring Groups Supported SIP Trunking Not Supported Unified Communications Not Supported Voice Quality Enhancement Not Supported Telephony Features Auto-Dialer Not Supported Call Center Management Not Supported Call Monitoring Not Supported Contact Management Not Supported Inbound Reporting Supported IVR / Voice Recognition Supported Outbound Reporting Not Supported Predictive Dialer Not Supported Telemarketing Management Not Supported Voice & Data Integration Supported VoIP Supported Show More Features Softphone Features Audio / Video Conferencing Supported Call Logging Supported Call Recording Supported Call Transfer Supported Caller Identification Not Supported Chat / Messaging Not Supported Contact Management Not Supported Fax Management Not Supported
Integrations 1CRM Supported AdQuick Supported Cal ID Supported Calabrio Quality Management Supported CoRecruit Supported CommunityWFM Supported Dimension Labs Supported Empirix Supported Integrate.io Supported New Era Supported Pipedream Supported QEval Supported Quickwork Supported Refold Supported SalesExec Supported Salesforce Agentforce Service Supported Stackreaction Supported Teamstack Supported ZIRO Supported Zendesk Supported Show More Integrations View All 56 Integrations	Integrations 1CRM Not Supported AdQuick Not Supported Cal ID Not Supported Calabrio Quality Management Not Supported CoRecruit Not Supported CommunityWFM Not Supported Dimension Labs Not Supported Empirix Not Supported Integrate.io Not Supported New Era Not Supported Pipedream Not Supported QEval Not Supported Quickwork Not Supported Refold Not Supported SalesExec Not Supported Salesforce Agentforce Service Not Supported Stackreaction Not Supported Teamstack Not Supported ZIRO Not Supported Zendesk Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 1 Integration
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