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Google Voice

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

122 Reviews Write a Review

What is Google Voice?

Google makes it easy by keeping you and your coworkers connected everywhere you go on any device.

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Awards & Recognition

Google Voice won the following awards in the Unified Communications as a Service category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024

4 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

11 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2022

Google Voice Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Google Voice?

3% Negative

4% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Saves Time
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Communications

Mobility

Secure Access

Call Management

Presence IM

Web & Desktop Conferencing

Audio Transcription

Analytics Reporting

Speech Access and Personal Assistant

Centralized Management Portal

Session Border Controller

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Google Voice Reviews

Josiah M.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2022

Best UCaaS Solution For Business

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Voice from other similar products?

Google Voice is different from other tools in that it's available anywhere and on any device. It's resourceful too.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that with Google Voice, I can communicate with my team anytime anywhere and using either mobile or web device. Using the software is seamless. Deployment and using the software is easy

What do you dislike most about this product?

Google Voice has been good and I haven't experienced problems.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Google Voice is the best Unified Communications software I have used and I recommend it for business use.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Inspires Innovation

Jon W.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2022

Inexpensive and easy to use way to call and text

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Google Voice from other similar products?

Google Voice is a simple solution to call or text...basically anywhere. It is not a robust system for logging/scoring. But does the basics amazing.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of use and no country limitations

What do you dislike most about this product?

I wish it was more robust in the offering and better integrated to other software

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Identify your needs for now and the future. We changed calling system but have kept Voice as a backup for reliability when it lacked the different functions we needed.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Cons

Commodity Features

Mohit G.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2022

Good but not unique

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Voice from other similar products?

No cost associated with it

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to access for Gmail users

What do you dislike most about this product?

Limited to only North America and Europe

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

There are better options in the market, make an informed decision post research

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Saves Time
Respectful

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Google Voice Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Google Voice?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Communications Includes communication portals, secure messaging, and automated alerts.

Mobility Integrating the mobile users' voice and real-time communications services with core enterprise communications lets them do their jobs regardless of location.

Secure Access Establishment of a VPN session to the internal phone system.

Call Management CRM integration, click-to-dial, call forward/record/log and many more in one place to ensure each agent can access all the information from a single place.

Presence IM Knowing the availability of users.

Web & Desktop Conferencing Multi-party screen sharing, and peer-to-peer or multi-party video conferencing from any location.

Audio Transcription Transcription audio recordings into text format, providing a transcript of the recorded dialog.

Analytics Reporting Monitoring and reporting tool which delivers a complete view of Unified Communications usage and associated costs.

Speech Access and Personal Assistant Using speech commands, personal assistants (or virtual assistants) allow users to access their inbox, calendar, directory and so on.

Centralized Management Portal Includes multiple client management, push install capability, comprehensive policies for different groups, and active directory integration and synchronization.

Session Border Controller Strategically placed gateways to facilitate traffic flow conversions (such as analog to VOIP gateways and digital gateways).

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Google Voice Reviews

Josiah M.

Best UCaaS Solution For Business

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jon W.

Inexpensive and easy to use way to call and text

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Mohit G.

Good but not unique

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Communications

Mobility

Secure Access

Call Management

Presence IM

Web & Desktop Conferencing

Audio Transcription

Analytics Reporting

Speech Access and Personal Assistant

Centralized Management Portal

Session Border Controller

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement