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Compare Nextiva and Plivo 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $15.00 1 User Per Month
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Nextiva
Star Rating
(3,435)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $15.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 6 pricing plansPlivo
Star Rating
(747)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansNextiva vs Plivo
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Plivo easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Plivo overall.
- Reviewers felt that Plivo meets the needs of their business better than Nextiva.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Nextiva is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Nextiva over Plivo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Nextiva
Core
Starting at $15.00
1 User Per Month
For small teams! Reliably run your business and communicate with your team and customers through unified voice, video, SMS, and digital channels with instant setup, no hardware, centralized conversations, and built-in tools for productivity, collaboration, and responsiveness.
- Inbound & Outbound Voice
- Business SMS
- Video Meetings
Plivo
Starter
Starting at $25.00
Per Month
- $10 free credits
- AI Agents for Customer service, Marketing campaigns, Alerts & Reminders, Conversational marketing
- Vibe Agent Builder
Free Trial
Nextiva
No trial information availablePlivo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
2,766
9.1
522
Ease of Use
8.7
2,802
9.0
534
Ease of Setup
8.4
2,093
8.8
402
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,986
9.0
395
Quality of Support
9.0
2,752
8.5
477
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
1,967
9.0
386
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
2,653
7.7
488
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
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Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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Feature Not Available
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Platform
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Authentication type
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Implementation
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Messenger
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Customers
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text Messaging
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
4.7
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
SMS Platform
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Channels
9.4
196
Not enough data
7.9
178
Not enough data
7.7
175
Not enough data
8.2
181
Not enough data
8.2
170
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
85
Not enough data
Functions
8.7
176
Not enough data
8.6
175
Not enough data
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.1
173
Not enough data
8.2
171
Not enough data
8.5
179
Not enough data
8.5
171
Not enough data
8.4
167
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contact Center
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
Administrative
8.3
169
Not enough data
9.1
177
Not enough data
8.9
177
Not enough data
8.4
167
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
333
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
321
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
310
|
Verified
Support
Not enough data
8.7
330
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
278
|
Verified
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Support Automation
Not enough data
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Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
8.1
469
Not enough data
8.6
669
Not enough data
8.6
587
Not enough data
8.9
695
Not enough data
8.8
608
Not enough data
8.3
505
Not enough data
8.6
606
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
296
Not enough data
Workforce Management
8.8
610
Not enough data
8.7
568
Not enough data
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Administrative
8.7
597
Not enough data
8.7
627
Not enough data
Customer Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Internal Use
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Basic Communication - Cloud PBX
9.2
27
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Cloud PBX
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.2
27
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Phone Verification
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Additional Features - Phone Verification
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.3
8
Agentic AI - Phone Verification
Not enough data
Not enough data
WhatsApp Messaging - WhatsApp Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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WhatsApp Business Platform - WhatsApp Marketing
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
8.2
60
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
7.9
57
Not enough data
Basic Communication
9.2
1641
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
903
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1049
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Verified
Not enough data
7.7
836
Not enough data
8.6
1161
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Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1342
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
7.8
43
Not enough data
8.1
42
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
7.8
44
Not enough data
Access
8.0
910
Not enough data
8.2
904
Not enough data
8.5
1040
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Features
8.3
1176
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1241
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1480
Not enough data
Voice Recognition - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Synthesis - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and privacy - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - UCaaS Platforms
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Extensions
8.5
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
159
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
Features
9.2
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
154
Not enough data
8.3
145
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Messaging - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Security / Verification - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics / Deliverability - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaigns
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Engagement
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Autonomy
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Nextiva and Plivo share no categories
Unique Categories
Nextiva is categorized as UCaaS Platforms, AI Voice Assistants, Contact Center, VoIP Providers, Call Center Infrastructure (CCI), and Cloud PBX Platforms
Plivo is categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, Customer Service Automation, Conversational Support, WhatsApp Marketing, Conversational Marketing, Phone Verification, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Customer Communications Management, SMS Marketing, Chatbots, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS), Live Chat, Mobile Marketing, Help Desk, Customer Self-Service, and RCS Business Messaging
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Nextiva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Plivo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Insurance
5.7%
Construction
5.3%
Financial Services
4.6%
Real Estate
4.0%
Other
74.4%
Computer Software
19.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Telecommunications
5.4%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
53.9%
Discussions
What does nextiva do?
3 Comments
SC
Phone Systems for businessRead more
What is VoIP feature?
3 Comments
JB
Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP is basically phone service using internet connection instead of a regular phone line connectionRead more
If we need more lines in the future as our business grows, do we have to purchase new phones as well?
2 Comments
RW
Julianne, the answer depends on your current phones and service package with Nextiva. We have multiple numbers configured to ring one or more phones as well...Read more
Can you add emoji use to texting with Plivo ?
2 Comments
HD
Hi Raquel, We do support this feature and emojis can be added and sent through inbound and outbound SMS. We're putting together a quick how to for you and...Read more
Where can I see the pricing for all countries you support?
1 Comment
Official Response from Plivo
You can see detailed pricing at https://www.plivo.com/pricing/Read more
Does anybody from Ethiopia use Plivo, if so do you have deliverability issues some times?
1 Comment
HD
Hi there - I checked with our Plivo support team and the last known issue that was raised with us was in July and was due to a two week Internet blackout in...Read more
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