Dialpad vs Zoom Phone: Which one is the best for your business?

October 10, 2023
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Witness the ultimate clash: Dialpad vs. Zoom Phone. Unveil the perfect communication champion for your business. Let the showdown begin!

Introducing Dialpad: Revolutionizing collaboration with AI. Voice, video, messaging in 70+ countries. Choose 3 plans for unlimited calling, auto attendants, call recording, and live transcription, boosting productivity and service standards.

Stepping into the ring on the opposing corner, with a global reputation in video conferencing, Zoom presents Zoom Phone: a cloud-based communication solution available across 47 countries via 3 plans. Tailored for global companies and remote teams, Zoom Phone facilitates voice/video calls, conferences, messaging, and more.

Compare Dialpad and Zoom Phone plans and features

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Comparing plans offered by Dialpad and Zoom Phone

The Dialpad Standard pack is priced at $23 per user per month. This is inclusive of one business number per user, unlimited calling and messaging to select destinations, contact syncing, AI-powered call and voicemail transcriptions, web/ chat support and Google Workspace & Microsoft 365 integrations. The Dialpad Pro pack is priced at $25 per user per month. Along with basic features expected from a VoIP service provider, this advanced pack also offers additional local/international numbers, hold queues, integration with more apps and APIs and 24/7 live support.
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Unlike Dialpad that offers plans with monthly subscription, Zoom Phone requires an annual commitment. The basic business communication plan by Zoom Phone is the Metered pack priced at $10 per user per month. This includes unlimited internal calls within the USA and Canada and metered calls to other locations as well as voicemail transcriptions, IVR call routing and call recording. The Zoom Phone Unlimited Pack is priced at $15 per user per year. It is inclusive of all the Metered plan features as well as calls to external numbers in the USA and Canada. Calls to 19 other countries can be included in the pack by purchasing an add-on pack.
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A step-by-step comparison between Dialpad and Zoom Phone

To help you find what solution fits best your need between Zoom Phone and Ringcentral, we have conducted an unbiased comparison based on 8 criterias:
#1 Manage your office calls : How will you handle calls while at the office? Can you use computer-based calls or do you require an office phone?
#2 Manage your calls on the go: Does it offer a mobile app with VoIP calls? Do you need to set up call forwarding to your mobile device?
#3 Auto-attendant : Can you easily distribute calls to your team?
#4 Greetings Management : Can you set up company greetings on your own? How easy is it to create and manage announcements?
#5 Call Tracking : How easy is it to monitor your business calls?
#6 Call recording : Can you record and listen to calls?
#7 Call billing : How much does it cost to make and receive calls? Is everything included?
#8 Activation : How easy is it to activate a phone number and set up your phone system?
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  • Manage Your Office Calls
  • Manage Your Calls On The Go
  • Auto-attendant
  • Greetings Management
  • Call Tracking
  • Call recording
  • Call billing
  • Activation

#1 Manage Your Office Calls

Multiple office calling options for Dialpad and Zoom Phone users

OpenPhone services can be accessed via the web browser or desktop application for Windows and Mac devices.

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Both OpenPhone and Zoom Phone users can make and receive calls through a deskphone or desktop app.

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#2 Manage Your Calls On The Go

Easy mobile access for both Dialpad and Zoom Phone users

Calls can be made and received via android and iOS applications.

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Like OpenPhone, Zoom Phone has a free app that can be downloaded and installed on Android and iOS devices to make and receive calls.

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#3 Auto-attendant

Creating a professional image with Dialpad and Zoom Phone

In the Standard plan, basic IVR functions route callers to internal and external phone numbers based on the option selected. If the caller does not select a menu option, the menu is repeated. In the Premium plan, advanced IVR routes calls to internal or external numbers or voicemail accounts. Action to be taken if the caller does not select a menu option can be customized.

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As with OpenPhone, incoming calls to a Zoom Phone number can be routed through custom IVR menus or auto attendants.

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#4 Greetings Management

2-step solutions to customize greetings with Dialpad and Zoom Phone

You can set up a voicemail greeting through the OpenPhone desktop or mobile app. 1. Login as admin and navigate to My Phone Numbers 2. Select the phone number for which a greeting is to be set 3. Scroll to the voicemail section and select Change 4. Type the text to be converted to speech mode or upload a recorded greeting

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Both OpenPhone and Zoom Phone users can customize greetings but Zoom Phone does not have the ability to convert text to speech. Incoming calls can be greeted with messages from the Zoom Phone audio library or custom messages uploaded by the subscriber. 1. Login in as admin. 2. Click on settings and then on Call Handling. 3. Upload a recorded message or pick from the default options available in the audio library.

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#5 Call Tracking

Simple ways to monitor live calls with Dialpad and Zoom Phone

While OpenPhone does not offer call monitoring services, Zoom Phone services include call monitoring in all plans. Supervisors can listen to any incoming or outgoing call, speak to company agents, join a call or take over calls from agents on shared line groups, common phones or call queues.

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While OpenPhone does not offer call monitoring services, Zoom Phone services include call monitoring in all plans. Supervisors can listen to any incoming or outgoing call, speak to company agents, join a call or take over calls from agents on shared line groups, common phones or call queues.

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#6 Call Recording

Flexible call recording controls by both Dialpad and Zoom Phone

All incoming and outgoing calls can be automatically recorded. Recording can also be controlled manually for each call.

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Call recording is common to OpenPhone and Zoom Phone plans. Irrespective of the interface chosen to make and receive calls, Zoom Phone allows businesses to monitor all calls for quality control purposes. Supervisors can listen to live calls, coach agents through a conversation, join conversations or take over calls. Calls can be monitored only by one agent at a time. Calls can also be recorded for later analysis. This feature is disabled by default but can be manually controlled for all calls.

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#7 Call Billing

What do you need - Dialpad's simpler plans or more unlimited call destinations from Zoom Phone

Dialpad offers unlimited calling in the USA, Canada and your country for all plans. Calls to other destinations are billed at a per minute country-specific rate. For example, calls to Australia are billed at $0.03 per minute while calls to Vanuatu are billed at $1.20 per minute.

Unlike OpenPhone, Zoom Phone does not include calling to any locations in its plans. Zoom Phone Metered plan outgoing calls are billed as per usage. Calls can be made to 150+ countries. Billing rates are based on the location being called and whether the number being called is a landline or mobile number. Calls to landline numbers in France are billed at a $0.0329 per minute rate while calls to mobile numbers are billed at a $0.126 per minute rate. The Zoom Phone Unlimited plan subscribers can make unlimited calls to numbers in USA and Canada. This can be expanded to 19 other countries by purchasing an add-on pack. Other calls are billed as per usage.

#8 Activation

Easy setup processes for Dialpad and Zoom Phone accounts

You can create an account with Dialpad from the website and use the Dialpad services by downloading the application to your smartphone or desktop. This account can be set up with a new number or you can port your existing number. Dialpad also supports certain IP desk and room phones by Obihai, Polycom and Yealink. These devices and adapters can be purchased from the admin settings on your Dialpad dashboard or from brand retailers.

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As with Dialpad, you can create a Zoom Phone account online on the Zoom Phone website. Accounts can be created with existing numbers ported to the Zoom Phone system or with new numbers. Zoom Phone services can then be accessed through applications for mobile and desktop devices or through IP deskphones. These deskphones too can be ordered on the Zoom Phone website.

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All prices indicated are before tax and all information has been taken from the websites of the companies concerned as of 10/10/2023

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