Asterisk Features

Enables users to place phone calls over the internet.

Enables users to place video calls over the internet.

Enables users to send instant messages over the internet.

Enables users to share screens over the internet.

Enables multiple users to make phone or video calls over the internet at once.

Enables users to contact one anothers through mobile phones and landlines.

Send messages via SMS

Communicate using direct chat or messages within the system

Record and playback video calls

Presenter can see and hear participants and vice versa

Enables the connectivity to send and receive calls over the internet

Offers users the option to play music for contacts who are on hold.

Offers users the option to set up an automated attendant to field calls and information when employees are unavailable.

Offers users a unique number that can be dialed from anywhere.

Allows users to download the tool as an add-on to subscriptions to specific services such as Outlook 365.

Allows users to download the tool along as an extension to their browser of choice.

Requires users download the software on its own.

Transcribes voice messages to email.

Transcribes voice messages and delivers them via text message.

Includes a way to easily share files between users.

Allows multi-participant phone conferences.

Can host video conferences.

Records and transcribes voice and video conferences.

Create, edit, preview, and send faxes electronically

Read and accept a combination of touch tone keypad selections and voice inputs and provide the appropriate prerecorded voice response

Record and playback video calls

Alter the layout and content of reports

Active reporting of data and metrics

Manage the process of planning and scheduling meetings, including agenda creation

Digitally share screen view with others

Presenter can see and hear participants and vice versa

Voice messages are stored online and accessible via a visual interface

Can be deployed as a single-tenant or multi-tenant product.

Contains its own IP telephony system.

Is also able to serve as contact center software.

Contains PBX & VoIP softphone that can be used within the VoIP business system.

Manages incoming calls with features such as call forwarding, transferring, and routing.

Supports real-time network monitoring via dashboards and alerts to identify and resolve issues.

Enables integrations with communication and CRM platforms.

Provides compatibility with both hosted and virtual PBX solutions.

Supports SIP trunking services for local and long-distance calls.

Manage, organize, and store contact information

Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat

Manage and track all past and future calls.

Manage all call center activities including call monitoring, call recording, call answering, call transfer, etc.

Monitor wait time and abandonment for incoming requests that have not been routed

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Computer-telephony integration is the use of computers to manage telephone calls

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Listen to live phone conversations for the purpose of training and assessing agent performance

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Integration with third-party call center software

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Ability to chat online in real time

Allows communication with customers or users via multiple channels such as phone, email, live chat, etc.

Alter the layout and content of reports

Process to identify source of incoming calls, date, time, duration or caller type using a unique phone number

Distribute/route/connect calls

Receive data and information in real time

Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity

Access names, contact information, and roles of employees in a centralized repository

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Provide agents with a typical response for common call subject matter

Active reporting of data and metrics

Record the audio of phone conversations for quality assurance purposes

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Built-in customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities or integration with a third-party CRM system

System that automatically dials calls

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Centralized database of stakeholders and their contact information such as names, address, phone number etc.

Transfers live calls to other agents

Track and report on all incoming and outgoing calls

Collects essential call data such as call origin, call destination, call length, and other transaction details

Computer-based system that allows users to send and receive voice messages

Identify the number and contact information of a caller before answering the phone

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Schedules callback times

Read and accept a combination of touch tone keypad selections and voice inputs and provide the appropriate prerecorded voice response

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Track interaction history by documenting conversations for contacts

Sends voice calls to a specific queue based on predetermined criteria

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Connect with meeting participants remotely over video

Facilitate virtual conferences that connect multiple people remotely

Track and report on call outcomes

System calls multiple numbers at once and connects the agent to the first number that answers

Filters used to determine different types of malware threats

Record the audio of phone conversations for quality assurance purposes

Store caller information within an accessible database

Allow multiple users with individual logins and varying permissions to use the same account, software, portal, or service

Place/receive calls through voice over IP connection

Turns text into natural sounding speech

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Place callers on hold sorted in line based on the order of the incoming calls until the next available agent can pick up the call

View caller ID details such as name and number and determine how to respond by prioritizing or blocking it

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Transmit voice and other information digitally

Consolidate and integrate communication tools as one platform or entity to enhance business communication and collaboration

Transcribe voicemail audio messages to written text that is sent over email

Review data from past periods to reveal recurring tendencies and predict future performance

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Computer-based system that allows users to send and receive voice messages

Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access

Identify the number and contact information of a caller before answering the phone

Allows communication with customers or users via multiple channels such as phone, email, live chat, etc.

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Track interaction history by documenting conversations for contacts

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Upload or use pre-set virtual backgrounds during video meetings

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Manage, organize, and store contact information

Manage all call center activities including call monitoring, call recording, call answering, call transfer, etc.

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Process to identify source of incoming calls, date, time, duration or caller type using a unique phone number

Transfers live calls to other agents

Group messaging lets multiple people carry on a group conversation

Record the audio of phone conversations for quality assurance purposes

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Listen to live phone conversations for the purpose of training and assessing agent performance

Create, manage and track all task activities and progression

Send messages via SMS

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Sends voice calls to a specific queue based on predetermined criteria

Two-way actions and communication between multiple users in real time

Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once

Communicate using direct chat or messages within the system