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CloudTalk
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Who Uses CloudTalk?
CloudTalk is the perfect phone system for mid-sized companies looking to grow. Typically, it's used in sales for outbound calls and in customer service for inbound calls.
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Reviews of CloudTalk
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Great tool with lots of features
Comments: We needed a tool that is capable to handle both inbound and outbound calls and SMS messaging including traffic to China from a Chinese virtual number. We have tried several solutions but CloudTalk was the only one that fulfils all our requirements for a very affordable price. It is one of the best and easiest tools I've ever used.
Pros:
This tool has a lot of features and it is very easy to use without having to have any specific knowledge. The setup was relatively quick and very user friendly. Call quality is great, we have tested with international calls to several countries including China, where most providers usually fail to provide a good service. CloudTalk has prebuilt integrations with most CRM systems including Zendesk and the price is very affordable compering to some other competitors.
Cons:
So far it's bee working great. The only negative I can mention is that we have been unable to install the CloudTalk client app from the Zendesk Marketplace. However, their phone and desktop clients are working great.
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Great IVR & solid value
Comments: Very positive! Sending the high-five to their team.
Pros:
Besides having like every feature of the contact center available on the market, we like the easy-to-use interface, their team (especially support) and the pricing is better compared to the competitors.
Cons:
The mobile app could be improved, but we prefer the desktop app anyways.
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Great product and fantastic support!
Comments:
I can say 10/10.
They have all that we need, and, in addition, they offered me great opportunities. a recent one was an article in their customer experience section.
Pros:
The integration process was enjoyable, as we had a dedicated Sales manager taking care of our implementation. As we are already integrated, my favorite features are the interactive voice replies, missed calls, and the statistics we can use to improve our decisions.
Cons:
The cloudtalk team is improving along the way. We have experienced some temporary bugs.
Run Away
Comments: Terrible.
Pros:
The system works properly in most cases, but there are a lot of connection issues
Cons:
I have been without a customer support number in my company for 4 days, and I have had close to zero assitance to solve my issue. They are not commited to problem solving, and give standard responses that in the end, does not get the issue resolved. I do not recommend this product
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Cloudtalk is the many tools in one
Comments: It's a really great app especially because you can do more things than just call a contact. Top point the dashboard they provide is perfect and it gives you the control you need in order to analyze better your calls and get better results.
Pros:
The features me and my team like the most are the possibility to send SMS and get replies, from your contacts, the possibility to use tags in order to categorize your calls, and leave notes at any time even when the call is over or maybe you have forgotten to write something and you can go back to the call history. I like it because it gives you the idea of a real phone so you can do more things with one app. Plus, the statistics dashboard is excellent.
Cons:
The thing I liked the least at the beginning was some technical problems we faced with the integration with our CRM.
Great for remote working!
Pros:
I love how easy it is to download and integrate. Love that it rings all the operators at once and we all have access to all of the data. Love that is synchronizes with our customers so we can ass that little extra touch of personality.
Cons:
The phone application needs more work. Doesn't seem to "ring" unless the app is open. Would love to have more mobility since working remote.
Looks good from a distance, but they're a mess internally
Pros:
The idea of the software being able to tie remote-access cell phones together is wonderful, but not fully fleshed out. Their IVR interface seems great on the webpage, but it often glitches, and calls just get dumped to a voicemail void with no message.
Cons:
CloudTalk is a young system that promises more than it can deliver. They offer apps for all sorts of connection points, and integrated systems for automation... but once you get signed up, you learn that most of it is beta software and it's SUPER glitchy. The marketing team is propping up a half-built software system. The iPhone and Desktop apps do not work reliably (if-at-all). The Phone app cannot transfer calls or take SMS messages properly. It often just quits in the background on your phone so you don't even know that your phone cannot receive calls. The system also drops entire call processes and never lets you know that someone tried to call. I've tried calling our own office phone and not been able to get through to my own desk through cloudtalk. Their support chat service says "average response time is 5 minutes" but it usually is 2-4 hours, or a couple days. No explanation why. They REFUSE to get on the phone to solve issues unless you pay 2x as much for an Expert account, which is just a sign that they do not care about anyone but their premium customers. They will NOT go out of their way to help you. I had a lot of faith in this company when we first saw a demo of CloudTalk, and thought that it would be perfect for us, but they just put too many roadblocks in the way for us to continue using their service. I don't feel like a valued customer, and I don't see any improvement in a year.
App is Good But Still Needs Improvement
Comments:
Benefits:
-I can go anywhere with the handy mobile app on my iphone and still take business calls while mobile
-I can listen to the recordings anytime and go back to them when necessary
-I can easily connect with guests and colleagues and this drives more value into the business.
Pros:
Upsides of Using CloudTalk: -It has International calling capability -It has a mobile app available for iPhone users -It identifies who's logged in or not for internal users -There is Caller ID -I like the fact that most calls are recorded automatically is readily available for listening -Easy to use; straightforward interface, userfriendly -Dashboard is very useful and has all the information I need
Cons:
Least Helpful / Dislikes -The status showing if people are online/offline is not always accurate -The application malfunctions regularly (maybe bugs) -Calls are not being routed correctly sometimes -Callers wait for a long time waiting when they are transferred -Caller ID names not accurate -No mobile phone app available for Android users - please create soon!!!
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Well functioning and good integration with HubSpot
Comments: We are able to better document our communication with customers in HubSpot. We are able to get more data on our communication
Pros:
Integration with HubSpot allows for all of the information to be documented in HubSpot. This allows for recording calls on tickets and getting call analytics for the reports dashboard in Hubspot
Cons:
The customer service was sometimes slow to respond or did not have answers for my questions. We have encountered some bugs with the service but they have not been critical and were fixed very quickly after giving information.
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Simple cloud phone system with a reasonable pricing
Comments: Using CloudTalk as a could-based phone system for our sales and customer support.
Pros:
1. Providing local phone numbers in our country (not many competitors do that) for a reasonable initial payment and monthly fee. 2. Overall reasonable pricing. 3. All features we require were available in the basic plan.
Cons:
1. Mobile app functionality is a bit outdated 2. Interface could be more intuitive 3. Outbound calls are expensive in our region (though this is typical for all products on the market)
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Great software
Comments: Good experience, easy to use and setup.
Pros:
Pretty cheap, easy setup and a good free tier. The other products are really lacking that.
Cons:
They need an app for phone too that is good.
Intuitive tool with a huge impact on our calls
Pros:
This IVR builder boasts impressive visuals, reliable call recording and monitoring features, and a top-notch support team that sets it apart.
Cons:
So far, there is nothing I could mention. All the minor issues were efficiently solved with the customer support.
CloudTalk Response
2 years ago
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a 5-star rating – it's much appreciated! Our customer service team was thrilled by your stellar review. I appreciate you sharing! The fact that you like our call flow designer and other tools makes us very happy. Everything is made worthwhile by this. And it's amazing, knowing that there isn't anything you consider to be a con! It really motivates us all to keep becoming better.
Great product, highly recommended.
Comments: With our CRM being the "hub" of everything, having a product that allowed for very quick, simple and "IT free" integration has been fantastic. Couldtalk itself is great - intuitive user interface, easy to use, great call quality - try it yourself, you will not regret it!
Pros:
Ease of use, quick and simple integration and great call quality.
Cons:
Conference calls sometimes do not seem to work properly - the additional party cannot be added to the call. There have been some issues with the mobile app, however there has been a recent update to the app so these issues will hopefully be a thing of the past.
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Great telephony system, great CRM integrations
Comments: Their support is amazing and their support staff as well.
Pros:
It's very easy to use. Also updating is very easy and fast.
Cons:
Sometimes it would give us an error or say things like call not connected.
Freshdesk + CloudTalk works like a charm
Comments: Overall, I’m very happy with the product and the direction where it’s headed. The UI is very modern which makes it a pleasure to work with. The pricing is also right, unlike some of the “old school” competitors.
Pros:
I’ve been using freshdesk for ticketing and CloudTalk for it’s cloud phone system capabilities. The integration of CloudTalk and Freshdesk works perfectly and I can easily initiate calls, write notes, share contact details within the apps.. The online dashboard for reporting provides useful data about my call center representatives so I can easilly track SLAs, pickup times, queue times and all the necessary metrics.
Cons:
It’s not a con but a suggestion for future - I would love to see an even broader integration with Freshdesk with some new cool features.
OVERPRICED, misleading pricing, harassment and bad customer service
Comments: Misleading price guides, everything is US dollars but they don't clearly state that. Even top up credit is in US dollars. I thought I was topping up with $20 AUD, when I checked my account and converted the money manually I realised I was paying closer to $30 each time I topped up. The trial credit lasted longer than any of my top ups. There's no clear itemised call charge list, when I asked for one they never got back to me. I've tried repeatedly to get this information but to no avail. They also harass for business information and personal photo identification to prove business legitimacy. Despite providing several forms of business identification, they have emailed me multiple times a day for more.
Pros:
the demo, after that everything was overcharged, fees were misleading and harassment for more identification got out of control
Cons:
no itemized call list to show charges per call. Credit runs out much more quickly when you pay for a plan that it does in the trial version. It would almost be cheaper to use a landline or good mobile phone call plan
Easily setup phone system + integrations with CRMs
Comments: I love how simple it is to use and how quickly it is to learn!
Pros:
The setup was quick and easy. Basically in just few minutes, you have a reliable and professional customer support. We love how neatly the integrations with CRMs are implemented in terms of setup and the real value you get. You can also setup various custom workflows in every integration which helps a lot in terms of how is every business different. Love their customers support as well.
Cons:
I would like to pick my phone number which I like, this is unfortunately not possible. CloudTalk assigned to me a random number from country I requested. But they told me this is industry specific problem and very few providers offer this option.
CloudTalk Response
6 years ago
Dear Peter, Thank you very much for taking the time to share with us your though about CloudTalk! We are really happy that you managed to setup our software very quickly and you liked our customer support team. We are really sorry, that we could give you number you requested, but as we already explain you it is an industry issue. Have a nice day! Kris from CloudTalk
CloudTalk features are amazing!
Comments: We're very satisfied with using CloudTalk. I would definitely recommend.
Pros:
CloudTalk is a great tool to take your phone support to the next level. Our team is using CloudTalk integration with Salesforce Service Cloud and it's a time saver.
Cons:
It's not available for all countries, but I would say it's the same as other solutions.
CloudTalk Response
6 years ago
Dear customer, thank you for choosing CloudTalk :) We are really glad that our solution helped your business. We believe that the integration with the right tools can be really time-saving option. Thanks for sharing your opinion with the community. Have a great day! Kristy from CloudTalk.
Great scalable solution
Comments: As a financial institution we needed to easily record our phone calls, however Cloutalk offers much more - mostly as a good solution for multi-national call center.
Pros:
Cloudtalk offers simple yet powerful solution for both small and large enterprises.
Cons:
Customer support could use some more work in terms of how useful or polite they are.
Cloudtalk works since day one!
Comments: All in all it’s a very good solution if you need a VoIP System.
Pros:
It works and every time we had a question the support helped us very fast.
Cons:
The cost for mobile number calls is a little bit to high of you use it a lot.
User friendly system that help you scale your sales!
Comments: Many of my colleaguse work remotely and CloudTalk help us to have a general overview about what is happening.
Pros:
We work with Pipedrive, and it integrates with this CRM system very good.Its really user friendly system that has many great functionalities (like recording your calls in both systems)
Cons:
There was an issue with tagging, but I have been informed they are working on it.
VoIP service - a fair choice
Comments: We onboarded CloudTalk to equip our business development representatives with a reliable business phone. It is expensive when comparing to other option, but delivers good quality for it.
Pros:
The integration capabilities with available CRM tools (pipedrive, zoho, etc.) like click-to-dial and automatic recordings and notes. The ease of use and mobile applications are also great benefits for this tool. Call quality is quite impressive as well.
Cons:
The solution is overpriced. By recommended a user-based subscription, small-to-medium teams will have a hard time finding the budget to accomodate this service for constant international calls. CloudTalk's support has also proven to be less responsive than what would be desired.
All in all a good VoIP solution
Comments: CloudTalk helps us save time. With the SalesForce integration, we can easily track our calls with our clients. No information gets lost and we can focus on our main business without having to worry about tracking every call and activity in SalesForce.
Pros:
In my opinion, CloudTalk meets the needs of companies that want to engage with customers via VoIP. Next to the clean interface, it is remarkable how fast customer support is. Within 24h you get a professional response to your request. This is crucial in today's business world. Also, the onboarding process did not take too long, because many functions are intuitive. All in all a good solution.
Cons:
Areas of improvement could be found in the SalesForce Integration. While I generally believe it is impressive to log calls automatically in SalesForce when using CloudTalk, I think the integration settings and installation could be more user-friendly. It took me quite a long time to find out how to utilize the integration to save us time. Now it works, and we are happy we are working with CloudTalk.
Good price / quality ratio. Customer support
Comments: With customer support and administrators, we have always solved our requirements very quickly. I recommend.
Pros:
We have been working with CloudTalk for 3 years and have always been satisfied with their services. Good calls, good support.
Cons:
They could lower the cost of fixed line calls within the Czech Republic.
Just OK
Pros:
It integrates with HelpScout, is relatively affordable, and meets most of what we need.
Cons:
Purchasing and onboarding are the worst. Once we purchased a plan, there was no way to upgrade without contacting support! Let me repeat that...we couldn't give them more money without contacting them - no easy "upgrade" button that is so common with all other subscription-based business models I've ever dealt with. Also, due to the company's location and business hours, those in the US will need to wait till morning hours to contact support. There are other things I'd love to change about it. There is a loud BEEP they insert at the end of the custom greeting that we cannot remove. It's jarring. Also, odd things happen like we uploaded all new sound files and they didn't "take". Turns out they had a database issue, so we had to reupload them. It took 24 hours to resolve this due to the time difference. There's more, but I'll stop there.