How does Frontdesk compare to Ooma Office?

Ooma Office is a legacy VoIP product priced per seat ($19.95 to $29.95/user). Frontdesk is cloud-native, AI-included, $65 flat. Most multi-seat teams come out cheaper plus get AI.

Can I port my Ooma number?

Yes. Free porting. 3 to 5 business days. No early termination fees on standard Ooma plans.

Do I need to throw away my Ooma Telo?

Not immediately. You can run Frontdesk in parallel for a week before retiring the Telo. Most customers keep it as a backup.

How is the AI different from Ooma AirDial or Ooma AI?

Ooma AirDial is a 4G failover product, not AI answering. Ooma AI is a transcription add-on. Frontdesk AI is a full receptionist that answers, books, and routes.

Built for Real Estate Agents

Ooma Alternative for Real Estate Agents

Real estate agents leave Ooma when buyer follow-up volume needs AI booking and CRM sync.

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The problem

What Real Estate Agents lose without Ooma Alternative.

Ooma does not book showings

CRM sync shallow

No team-wide call hand-off

How Frontdesk solves it

Ooma Alternative tuned for Real Estate Agents.

No on-prem hardware required

Ooma sells Telo base stations and IP phones. Frontdesk runs in the cloud and on the devices real estate agents already own.

AI receptionist included

Ooma Office adds AI as a paid tier. Frontdesk includes AI answering, booking, and CRM sync on the base plan.

Native CRM integration

HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho. Ooma sync is shallow and Zapier-dependent.

One inbox for calls, SMS, voicemail

Ooma still splits channels across views. Frontdesk unifies the customer timeline.

Conversational IVR

Ooma uses menu trees. Frontdesk uses AI to route by what the caller actually says.

Free porting from Ooma

Bring your Ooma numbers at no charge. 3 to 5 business days, no early termination fees in most plans.

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