Rakuten Viber vs. Talkdesk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Rakuten Viber
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Viber, now from Rakuten (acquired 2014) is an instant messaging and cross-platform VoIP software solution designed for personal use and available for both desktops and as a mobile app. It includes features such as video and audio calls, instant message, and unlimited-member group chats. Users can also make paid international calls.
$0.02
Per Minute
Talkdesk
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Talkdesk® supports CX with Customer Experience Automation (CXA), using AI agents to replace manual workflows. Powered by the Talkdesk Data Cloud, CXA delivers real-time context and fast deployment—to transform CX without a rip-and-replace.
$85
per month per user
Pricing
Rakuten ViberTalkdesk
Editions & Modules
USA
$0.019
Per Minute
UK
$0.019
Per Minute
CX Cloud Digital Essentials
$85
per month per user
CX Cloud Voice Essentials
$105
per month per user
CX Cloud Elite
$145
per month per user
CX Cloud Elite
$165
per month per user
Industry Experience Clouds
$225
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Rakuten ViberTalkdesk
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details*Talkdesk also offers per hour login consumption pricing and concurrent pricing. Prices are based on a minimum 3 year commitment to these Editions. Additional telco and usage fees not included. Due to foreign exchange rate approximation, list price is not the exact price that will be quoted.
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Community Pulse
Rakuten ViberTalkdesk
Considered Both Products
Rakuten Viber
Chose Rakuten Viber
End-to-end encryption scrambles my messages and delivers them as a scrambled code to my friend's device, whether mobile or desktop, so that only their device can decode them into plain text. If my friend's phone is turned off or they don't have access to the internet, my …
Chose Rakuten Viber
Rakuten Viber is overall the best. Hands down!!! Even though the other products have their own use and they are well functioning in the market, but Rakuten Viber is still top notch!
Chose Rakuten Viber
I do not know about other products like Viber. Viber works fine on your cell phone and you can also install it on your laptop or desktop. In general I use Viber on my mobile.
Chose Rakuten Viber
Viber comes close to WhatsApp with its similar features, that said, I still prefer WhatsApp as more friends and coworkers use it. I prefer to use Slack for my other profession as a remote English teacher as it allows me to get notifications in a format that avoid annoying …
Chose Rakuten Viber
Skype's user interface is really glitchy and doesn't provide same functionality in terms of fun elements - emojis or gifs. Slack is excellent communication tool but as well doesn't provide fun elements as Viber does(emojis, memes, gifs and more). I should also mention that …
Chose Rakuten Viber
We started using Viber many years ago. The WhatsApp application was good to connect with people via text messages but it did not have the calling feature. Free calls could be made using Viber. Hence, it was used as a mode of communication within our group.
Viber could also be …
Chose Rakuten Viber
Viber is really bad compared to Slack. It is not designed for business at all.
Chose Rakuten Viber
I have compared Viber to Skype in the past, and there are two main differences I see. First, with Skype, you are not limited to calling only other Skype users (this limitation exists with Viber). Second, Skype's call quality almost always wins, which I believe is thanks to …
Chose Rakuten Viber
Before Viber, we were using Slack. Our colleagues were using slack only at work. But Viber is used for personal needs too. That is why we switched to Viber because we can reach to our colleagues anytime and from anywhere.
Chose Rakuten Viber
Better pricing than Skype. Skype has a better platform. Skype really excels in terms of video conferencing capability, the quality of image and the platform is clearly better than Viber. Viber and Skype have been in the market for a while, yet no one relies on Viber for video …
Chose Rakuten Viber
We evaluated Whatsapp and Line as 2 other tools alongside with Viber and finally decided to go ahead with Viber since we found Viber's call quality especially on international calls to be really clear and much better without any disconnections or static when we compared it with …
Chose Rakuten Viber
It's faster than all of above, better for cross platform communication and unlike the above examples (Skype for business and Slack), not directly tied to organization. Its other alternative (not listed on TrustRadius) is WhatsApp, which, in my opinion is a copy of Viber. Viber …
Chose Rakuten Viber
I use What’s App a lot but mainly for video chat and text. They don’t have a features like Viber Out that I’m aware of.
Chose Rakuten Viber
Skype has UI problems and makes the fun elements such as emojis and gifs hard to use. Slack is a good communication tool but has again less fun elements and is more work-oriented so it doesn't contribute a lot to a fun working atmosphere. Whatsapp was never even in the game …
Chose Rakuten Viber
Skype offers similar communication features as Viber, but Viber is more convenient as it uses the phone number as contact details. So instead of having to remember the user id, you just need to add your business partner's contact number and you have their viber already. Al, o …
Chose Rakuten Viber
While comparing these two applications with the Viber, I would say, the main advantage of the Viber is that it is very widely used in my region unlike other two. Otherwise, the functionality and other stuff are pretty much the same, while I slightly go for the Viber's voice …
Talkdesk
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk meets our needs well and struck the right balance between features and price. It had all the capabilities we are looking for and has been easy to integrate and maintain. Their tech stacks up well against competitors and we did not feel we we were missing out on any …
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk is very efficient and intergrates interaction data very well
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk has been very easy to use, easy to get used to and to teach others how to use it without consuming much time, Talkdesk Can transfer call within the business making it more efficient assisting and resolving queries of our clients ,This has helped us also reduce average …
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk easily adapts to the evolving needs of sales and support teams and their end customers, agents receive and handle calls, texts, emails, or chats initiated by customers. Without a Talkdesk, you cannot perform the most simple, Talkdesk sends agents notifications …
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk easily adapts to the evolving needs of sales and support teams and their end customers, driving customer lifetime value and loyalty. Talkdest also supports tickets to chat with an agent for help; it has all the support needed for both agents and clients that we deal …
Chose Talkdesk
Other Talkdesk competitors offer better solutions for small-scale businesses as it doesn't contain advanced call management features that require extensive software training.
Chose Talkdesk
I've used Genesis in my previous workplace, and I must say Talkdesk is the best so far.
Chose Talkdesk
Calabrio ONE, Slack, Slack and CRM and Deals for Zendesk
Chose Talkdesk
Call recordings, quality assessments, feedback, coaching, and monitoring, the call flow is effortless and painless, changing statuses from after-call work is updated to be qued so you cannot change after aftercall work is finished, shows you the company metrics, SLA, …
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk provides a lot more when you look at Quality management. The live feed assists our workforce management in keeping track of all agents' log-in time and log-out. It also assists with keeping up to date with your score and improving your markdowns. Talkdesk also provides …
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk is used to take inbound and outbound calls, which helps improve customer experience. It also provides evaluations through quality management. Talk desk scores are sometimes behind, but they still work well regarding taking and receiving calls. Some agents blame the …
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk helps us create evaluations and also be able to access our coaching feedback. We are also able to access call transcripts. I chose Talkdesk because it's one of the easiest form of communication. We are also able to filter the features of Talkdesk which help us have a …
Chose Talkdesk
Talkdesk is like The Mona Lisa that Van Gogh wishes he painted before cutting his ear off. End-to-end user-friendly and ultimately the system of choice and preference in many ways as it completes the contact center life cycle immensely. My experience with this system has been …
Chose Talkdesk
Due to our utilization of Zendesk for digital support, centralized information management is critical. Although we have attempted to implement the integration, the user experience for agents utilizing the Talkdesk console within Zendesk is suboptimal as well as the options for …
Chose Talkdesk
The Service UpTime exceeding acceptable Industry Standards
The cost for the services provided is accurate
The speed of resolution of outages and degradation issues
Chose Talkdesk
We left Vonage for Talkdesk- we are extremely happy with our decision
Features
Rakuten ViberTalkdesk
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Rakuten Viber
9.5
Ratings
17% above category average
Talkdesk
-
Ratings
Hosted PBX9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
User templates8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Rakuten Viber
9.3
Ratings
10% above category average
Talkdesk
-
Ratings
Answering rules9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Rakuten Viber
9.6
Ratings
18% above category average
Talkdesk
-
Ratings
Video conferencing9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Rakuten Viber
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Talkdesk
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Rakuten Viber
-
Ratings
Talkdesk
7.7
Ratings
7% below category average
Agent dashboard00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Validate callers00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Outbound response00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Call forwarding00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Warm transfer00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Predictive dialing00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
REST APIs00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Call scripts00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Call tracking00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Multichannel integration00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
CRM software integration00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Rakuten Viber
-
Ratings
Talkdesk
8.5
Ratings
3% above category average
Inbound call routing00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Recording00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Quality management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Call analytics00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Historical reporting00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Live reporting00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Customer surveys00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
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User Ratings
Rakuten ViberTalkdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(0 ratings)
6.6
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Rakuten ViberTalkdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
It's perfect for messaging and group messaging, especially when users in group are from different places, organizations... (unlike slack where you have to be member of same organization to be in same group). The video calls are the weak point of the app, so Viber is not good for conference calls, video calls and especially for group video conference calls.
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Talkdesk does an excellent job with productivity reports. I can monitor my agent's lives during calls and their current status, allowing me to affect them productively at that moment. I can also download a productivity report on Talkdesk to analyze historical data and see patterns and problems.
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Pros
  • It is very easy to use and is very user-friendly.
  • You can have high quality video and audio meetings with more than 1 person.
  • You can upload any type of file in Viber (video, audio, text, GIFs, PDF files).
  • It is a very well known messenger so all people have access to it.
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  • Receives calls immediately and connects well.
  • Making outbound calls and having Talkdesk display the name associated with the number.
  • Aux on break, lunch, or meeting, and it stays as it is and does not change status on its own.
  • Being able to check on colleagues on whether they are available.
  • Able to track your work for the day, the amount of calls you made and received.
  • Being able to check your Daily and monthly score from QA.
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Cons
  • As far as I can tell, Viber lacks the feature to block specific callers/numbers. I've never needed to do this, but I'd like to know I have the option.
  • Viber cannot be used without wifi, so it is not possible to connect with contacts who aren't also using Viber. (Unless you want to use the paid service.)
  • This isn't a major complaint, but I find the layout of Viber to be a little cluttered. Comparing it to WhatsApp, I don't find it to be quite as user-friendly, and I sometimes stumble around to find my way to a contact to call.
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  • The core maintenance, migration and deployment of Voice prompts, functions alongwith flow changes is crucial and is a key missing feature. Development in Production was a shocker and led to lot of confusion and limitation during the implementation and testing.
  • The AI feature is not as supported and reliable in Non English language
  • The Support team seems very lean to handle heavy loads of issue thereby delaying the resolution of the issue. One of our critical issue took almost 2 months to resolve which could have been handled better by proactively driving the issue from talkdesk end.
  • The support ticket does not have any escalation process. It needs to add the severity/ impact to number of agents and have people to support escalation especially involving Call Quality/network/Reporting/storage
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Likelihood to Renew
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Talkdesk is an enterprise grade solution for telephony service. Zendesk eould be the only other option in terms of solutions I have implemented and seen in practice. It is easy for business users to learn how to use talkdesk and develop call routing paths dependong on the nature of the customer's request
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Usability
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It's good for monitoring and quality checking. Overall, I'm happy with Talk Desk. Call quality is great, recordings are high quality, and playback has no issues. Administrator features are well-designed. Talkdesk is a great platform for our Customer support. It has many features and is an omnichannel platform. I like the IVR design the most; it has a lot of functionality to customise interactions between agents and customers.
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Reliability and Availability
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Talkdesk is very handy but, sometimes we do face issues were the system can just kick you out and not be able to do calls or receive calls but, what I like about the system once you start refreshing or troubleshooting, everything becomes normal it is a unique system and very modern we don't usually have system issues with Talkdesk.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
I give this system a full 10/10 once you refresh or troubleshoot you do not wait for too long to use it . It easy like ABC . I honestly recommend this system, even when you check the QA score card, you do not have to wait that long; you just click on the notification bell and view your score card.
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Support Rating
I have not frequently used the support for Viber as I have not had many problems with it on my phone. I did use support one time for problems with the computer application and used the forums to solve my problems. They were fairly easy to follow and I appreciated the online help in that format.
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If Talkdesk had a dedicated phone support line I would have given this rating an overall 10. Their knowledge base is absolutely HUGE and at times very helpful. It's easy to search through and their customer support chat system works perfectly fine, but there are just some times that you need to speak to a human on the phone to ensure you are always on the same page.
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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
The training that was given to us was very smooth and professional. I give my trainer 10/ 10 rate the training was so smooth and very helpful she would make sure we also watch videos of how to use the system which made it very easier for us and what was interesting it is because, the system is also easy.
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
Nothing is perfect!! Needing the ability to repeat the training so everyone was on board was important. Not real sure how many people had to repeat the training as they trained on their own and given 30 minutes at a time.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
Really easy to get set up out of the box. Anything I needed to understand further, I was able to just hop into the Academy and self-teach. I could then bring my team-members to those same sections so they could learn as well without me having to put together complicated SOP's / etc
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Alternatives Considered
Rakuten Viber is overall the best. Hands down!!! Even though the other products have their own use and they are well functioning in the market, but Rakuten Viber is still top notch!
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Call recordings, quality assessments, feedback, coaching, and monitoring, the call flow is effortless and painless, changing statuses from after-call work is updated to be qued so you cannot change after aftercall work is finished, shows you the company metrics, SLA, abandonment, number of calls taken and record occupancy for you and the team. Many more features make Talkdesk an innovative software compared to its competitors.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
We have over 200 employees in 11 states across the United States. Everyone uses Talkdesk. I believe that says a lot about the product and its flexibility. We need to be able to rely on system in order to assist our customers. Reliability and sustainability is important to our success
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Return on Investment
  • Rakuten Viber allows me to delete any type of message I've sent
  • Rakuten Viber can't access or read my private conversations in the first place, Viber can't sell them.
  • Hidden Chats allows me to keep whatever chats I want away from my main chat list, so they don't show up in my main chat list. Only a PIN that I set gives me access to Hidden Chats.
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  • Better reporting than we had with the previous system. Better metrics = better analytics.
  • WFM and QA being modules within the tool have improved how we manage agent performance, which has let to improvements in overall quality.
  • Has been a key component as we continue to mature the service desk organization.
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