Fastcall vs ICTContact

Fastcall is a Salesforce-native communications platform for voice, messaging, and automatic activity logging. It handles inbound and outbound calls, click-to-dial, list dialing, voicemail drop, recording, and transcription. Users can send and receive SMS, MMS, and WhatsApp messages from Salesforce, with activity logged there. Fastcall also logs calls made through the Salesforce mobile interface. Its documented integrations include Agentforce, Sales Engagement, Einstein Conversation Insights, Einstein Generative AI, Omni-Channel, and Einstein Bots; Agentforce can use it for calls, messages, and IVR interactions inside Salesforce. A Subscriber API is available through Apex, Salesforce Flows, and Salesforce REST API actions. Fastcall connects to Twilio, using a Twilio subaccount for phone-number allocation and pay-as-you-go minutes. An active Salesforce subscription is required, and the advertised trial lasts 14 days. Essential costs $30 a month and Pro costs $60 a month, each per user with a 10-user minimum and monthly usage charges. The listed starting rate is $24/user/mo (annual).

ICTContact is contact center software for inbound and outbound operations, bringing communications, CRM, IVR, and automation into one platform. It supports voice, SMS, email, WhatsApp, and other digital channels, with screen pop, click-to-dial, and in-call controls. Outbound options include progressive, preview, power, and manual dialing; predictive dialing is available as an add-on. Its AI voice agent can access and update CRM records, arrange callbacks, text callers during a call, and transfer them to a live agent. That agent is included in Service Provider Edition. CRM connections include Salesforce, HubSpot, SuiteCRM, Vtiger, YetiForce, and EspoCRM, plus other systems using REST or SOAP APIs. Google Dialogflow integration supports AI-powered conversations. Teams can monitor campaigns, calls, queues, and agents in real time and use call-detail and performance reports. Enterprise Edition runs on customer servers, which the maker says lets customers retain ownership of the installation and data. A free community edition and trial are offered. Enterprise Edition is listed at $399 a month for five agents; Service Provider costs $1,500 a month for 20 agents.