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Google Voice

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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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

Elena G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

The Best Way to Stay Connected on the Go

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Google Voice from other similar products?

There are a few key features that differentiate Google Voice from other similar products. First, Google Voice offers a unified inbox that allows users to see all of their messages (including voicemails, texts, and calls) in one place. Second, Google Voice offers free calls to the U.S. and Canada, and low-cost international calls. Finally, Google Voice offers a number of features that can be customized to each user's preferences, such as voicemail transcripts, call forwarding, and call blocking.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that I can use Google Voice to send text messages or place calls from my computer, and that I have a separate phone number that I can give out to people. I also appreciate being able to easily manage my voicemails and see a transcript of my messages.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I think the biggest downside to using Google Voice is that it does not integrate well with other Google products. For example, I cannot use my Google Voice number with my Google Hangouts account. Additionally, there are some features that are only available in the paid version, which can be frustrating for users who are trying to save money.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

There are a few things to consider: -How will you use it? For personal use, or for business? If you are using Google Voice for business, I would recommend using the website. It offers more features than the app, and is more suitable for business use. For personal use, the app would be more convenient. It is available for both Android and iPhone. -What type of phone will you use it with? Voice works best with smartphones, but can be used with any phone.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Greeshma G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

Review of Google Voice

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Google Voice from other similar products?

The data protection and privacy is really good in google voice.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The security and privacy

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not much of an options or updates

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Definitely try out this.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Fair
Generous Negotitation

Cons

Less Caring
Leverages Incumbent Status

Gareth V.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Very good business tool to have

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Google Voice from other similar products?

The integration ease of use.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The integration and ability to be used cross platform

What do you dislike most about this product?

Personally i prefer the UI of apps like zoom or teams but functionally there are no issues

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it. As a tool in your business its very versatile and easy to implement and manage

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

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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

Elena G.

The Best Way to Stay Connected on the Go

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Greeshma G.

Review of Google Voice

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Gareth V.

Very good business tool to have

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