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What is cloud PBX?

A cloud-based Private Branch Exchange (cloud PBX) is a phone system that delivers advanced calling features and unified communications using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. Cloud PBX systems are hosted by service providers, eliminating costly on-premises hardware since they are billed on a monthly or annual subscription.

Compared to traditional landlines, businesses get greater flexibility, scalability, and reliability with a cloud PBX service. It provides professional features like auto-attendants, call routing, integrations, and video conferencing.

With a cloud PBX solution, you only need an internet connection to make and receive calls, send messages, and work from anywhere.

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With Nextiva, the supervisor dashboard allows me to monitor call flow in real-time. It allows me to ensure I always have sufficient agent coverage so that calls are never missed. I can easily make changes to my call flow without having to wait for hours on hold.

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Our remote capability has made a tremendous difference for us. If not for our switch to Nextiva, we would not be up and running nearly as well as we are.

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Executive Director at Response Crisis Center

Why Switch to a Cloud PBX Provider?

Save up to 65% with IP phone service with no upfront costs compared to traditional phone lines. Take your business communications to the cloud with optional VoIP desk phones — it’s up to you.

Moving on from your on-premises PBX is cost-effective with Nextiva.

Get a complete business communications solution that offers video meetings, text messages, call routing, and unlimited calling nationwide.

A cloud PBX phone system offers much more than VoIP phone service.

Manage your company’s phone calls in real-time with a modern PBX service. Softphones let you cut the cord with traditional PBX providers. Only minimal configuration is needed.

Your team just needs a desktop or mobile app to place calls. Plus, VoIP phones from Nextiva are ready to use out of the box.

Business never stops; neither should your phone service. Eight military-grade data centers back you with 99.999% uptime. Even in poor weather, automatic call forwarding and routing ensure you never miss inbound calls again.

Connect vital business systems with your cloud-based phone service. Integrate your CRM, email software, and team collaboration tools with your VoIP phone system.

Nextiva integrates with HubSpot, Salesforce, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and dozens more.

Depending on your business needs, deploy a small or large-scale contact center for your salesforce or customer support team. Track incoming calls and place outbound calls from a shared caller ID easily.

Cloud PBX solutions allow you to configure inbound call routing and queuing as a simplified call center.

Never deal with telephony software updates or security patches by replacing your on-premises PBX SIP trunks. Reclaim your office space and let your IT team focus on other priorities.

Nextiva is the best option to migrate from traditional phone lines to a unified communications phone solution.

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PROFESSIONAL Monthly
PROFESSIONAL 36 mo. agreement
PREPAY 36 mo. agreement
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5-19 users
20-99 users
100+ users
$35.95/mo
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ENTERPRISE Monthly
ENTERPRISE 36 mo. agreement
PREPAY 36 mo. agreement
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100+ users
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Built-in Hosted PBX Features

Whether Android or iOS, employees can get work done right from their mobile phones. With the NextivaONE mobile app, anything is possible. Phone calls, text messaging, video meetings, and team chat in one.

Get audio or video conferencing with HD call quality. Let guests dial in or join the meeting from the convenience of their web browser. No additional configuration is needed for reliable conferencing.

A cloud PBX solution lets your team share their screens for their video meetings. Deliver presentations with the utmost audio quality and visual clarity. In addition, video meetings can be recorded and shared on demand.

Receive voicemails, including caller ID, right in your inbox. Voicemail to email lets you open your email and listen to messages without any dialing. Voicemail transcription also lets you read what someone says in a voicemail.

An Interactive Voice Response (IVR) feature prevents unnecessary call transfers and improves inbound caller experiences. An IVR routes incoming calls to the correct department based on specific words or phrases.

An auto attendant provides incoming calls with a simple menu to reach their desired department, like "Press 1 for Sales, Press 2 for Support.” Setting up your auto attendant using a cloud PBX phone system takes a few minutes, not days.

With your cloud-based virtual PBX, record phone calls without hardware. Use call recording to fact-check customers or provide coaching opportunities for your team. Store unlimited call recordings for up to six months.

Route inbound calls based on phone numbers, business hours, holidays, peak demand, and agent availability. Handle more incoming calls with call queues so callers can wait on hold until their call is answered.

Choose the phone number your business needs in any area code. Effortlessly manage your company's phone lines with a cloud PBX no matter where you are.

You can always transfer your existing business phone numbers with free porting from Nextiva.

Project a professional brand for your business with a toll-free phone number. Plus, add an auto attendant to fast-track callers to the right department. Your team can dial out from a toll-free caller ID from your business.

Cloud PBX vs. On-Premises PBX

Not sure if a cloud-hosted PBX is right for you? Here's how it compares to an on-premises PBX.

Function

Cloud PBX

On-Premises PBX

Initial Costs

None

High: Significant upfront investments in hardware

Ongoing Costs

Monthly user costs

Maintenance, upgrades, and in-house IT costs

Scalability

Easy to scale up or down

Limited - Requires purchasing more hardware

Hardware

Not needed

Owned and managed onsite

Maintenance

Not needed

Performed in-house by IT staff

Installation

Quick setup, phones auto-provision

Complex, lengthy deployment

Reliability

99.999% uptime with redundancy

Single point of failure risks

Mobility

Full functionality on mobile devices

Limited capabilities when mobile

Features

Regular platform updates

Limited to installed hardware

Integration

35+ business app integrations

Minimal integration options

Telephony

VoIP phone service

Traditional PSTN lines

Call Quality

Excellent quality with low latency nationwide

Good quality if you're located near the office

Security

Enterprise-grade through provider

Maintained in-house

Management

Online portal, self-administration

In-house PBX management

Support

24/7 live customer support

In-house IT support

Why Choose Nextiva for Your Business?

1. More than VoIP phone service
Nextiva is a cloud PBX provider for modern businesses. Advanced features like HD audio and video conferencing, text messaging, and call forwarding empower your team.
2. Personalized 24/7 customer support
Rest assured that a cloud PBX system expert is just a call, chat, or online ticket away. Nextiva’s Amazing Service is available to every customer at no additional charge.
3. Professional desk phones
Increase call quality on your business phone calls. Our desk phones, cordless phones, and conference phones sound great and work the instant you plug them in.
4. Powerful business app integrations
Boost productivity by integrating your favorite business apps with your small business phone system. Work faster using CRM, email, customer support tools, and more.

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Cloud PBX FAQs

A cloud PBX system is hosted and managed by a service provider rather than on-premises hardware. The provider delivers virtual PBX capabilities virtually over the internet using VoIP technology instead of analog phone lines.

Virtual PBXs allow for advanced functionality like auto-attendants, interactive voice menus, call routing, voicemail transcription, and more. Users simply need IP phones or softphones to make and receive calls through the cloud PBX.

No, a cloud PBX system is easier to set up than an on-premises PBX. There is no complex hardware to install. Just connect your IP phones and computers to the internet. The service provider completely handles the PBX configuration and functionality in the cloud.

Management uses an online portal to make changes, add extensions, manage call routing, etc. With just an internet connection, your team can benefit from virtual PBX features right away.

Yes, you can connect your current on-premises PBX to a cloud-based provider using SIP trunking. SIP trunks connect your existing PBX to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) via the internet instead of traditional phone lines or primary rate interfaces (PRI).

Blended SIP trunking with a cloud phone system deliver cost savings, geographic flexibility, and business continuity. It also lets small businesses gain enterprise functionality like HD video meetings, unified messaging, mobility features, and more while using your existing PBX investment. SIP trunking provides a hybrid approach to connect legacy systems to the cloud.

When migrating from an on-site traditional PBX, you can roll out your cloud PBX in phases to ensure your business communications are uninterrupted.

Absolutely, a cloud-hosted PBX system eliminates expensive upfront hardware costs, ongoing maintenance fees, and real estate. The monthly subscription is typically much lower than purchasing an on-prem PBX.

You only pay for what you use instead of excess capacity. Cloud PBX systems seamlessly scale to match your changing business needs, keeping costs aligned to usage.

Productivity-enhancing features like auto-attendants, IVRs, call analytics, and integrations are built-in rather than add-ons. A cloud PBX delivers enterprise-level functionality for a small business price.

Expect to pay about $25-35 per user monthly for cloud-hosted PBX service. There aren’t typically upfront costs like servers, real estate, or personnel to configure it.

Nextiva’s cloud-based virtual PBX price starts at $18.95 per user monthly. Chat with one of our VoIP experts to get a customized quote based on your business needs.

The question isn’t how much a virtual PBX costs but rather how much your current PBX costs you. Want to see how much you can save? Get a no-obligation PBX price quote today!

Yes, enterprises are increasingly switching their legacy on-premises PBX in favor of cloud-based PBX systems for their performance, reliability, and flexibility. Leading service providers offer robust SLAs of 99.999% uptime and redundancy across multiple data centers.

Cloud PBX solutions can scale to support many extensions, sites, and users. It provides mobility, unified communications, call encryption, and virtual phone number capabilities suitable for large enterprises with distributed teams. The cost savings and management upside of using a cloud PBX service makes it viable for larger organizations.

Nextiva provides professional services (and works with channel partners) to help your enterprise move its communications seamlessly to the cloud.

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