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Business phone systems · October 2026 Edition

Zoom Phone vs Dialpad

One of fourteen models named Zoom Phone first on the direct prompt; one named Dialpad. Zoom Phone was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Dialpad by thirteen and Zoom Phone carries 42 labels and Dialpad 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Zoom Phone

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Dialpad

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share8%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4231A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Zoom Phone reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Nextiva was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. RingCentral vs Zoom Phone · RingCentral vs Dialpad · Google Voice vs Zoom Phone

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the business phone systems page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Zoom PhoneFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDialpad
Direct11
Paraphrase00
Comparative01
Budget-constrained40
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Dialpad
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Zoom Phone and Dialpad were named in the same answer forty-eight times, of the 126 answers naming Zoom Phone and the 88 naming Dialpad. In those answers Dialpad took the first choice one time and Zoom Phone six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Zoom Phone and Dialpad stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Zoom Phone Dialpad first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zoom Phone on the left and Dialpad on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Zoom Phone and Dialpad stood in it.

Zoom Phone first, Dialpad an alternative

1 of 14 modelsDialpad was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniRingCentral, Zoom Phone alternatives: Dialpad, Nextiva, Webex Calling

Dialpad first, Zoom Phone not the choice

1 of 14 modelsZoom Phone was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashDialpad, RingCentral alternatives: Aircall, Microsoft Teams Phone, Nextiva

Neither was the first choice, one was named

12 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5RingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Nextiva
Perplexity SonarRingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, JustCall, Nextiva
Grok 4.1 FastNextiva alternatives: 8x8, Ooma Office, RingCentral, Zoom Phone
Mistral SmallRingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Intermedia, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
DeepSeek V4 FlashRingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Aircall, Dialpad, Nextiva
Llama 4 MaverickNextiva alternatives: JustCall, Vonage, Zoom Phone
Qwen 3.7 FlashRingCentral alternatives: Microsoft Teams Phone, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
Kimi K28x8, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: Dialpad, GoTo Connect, Nextiva
GLM 4.7 FlashXNextiva, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: Dialpad Connect, GoTo Connect, Zoom Phone
MiniMax M2.5Nextiva, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: Intermedia Unite, Zoom Phone
GPT-6 LunaRingCentral RingEX alternatives: Dialpad, Teams Phone, Zoom Phone
Muse Glimmer 30BNextiva, RingCentral alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Zoom Phone

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Zoom Phone leads by twelve points.
Zoom Phone14%#3 of 11
Dialpad2%#6 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Zoom Phone leads by seven points.
Zoom Phone8%#5 of 12
Dialpad2%#8 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Zoom Phone leads by five points.
Zoom Phone5%#3 of 10
Dialpad0%#8 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Zoom Phone

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Zoom's $10/month metered plan is one of the cheapest entry points on the market” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Zoom Phone stands out as one of the most affordable small business phone systems” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“the best business phone system is usually RingCentral or Zoom Phone” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Dialpad

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Trustpilot highlights awful customer service, refund delays, hidden fees (e.g., porting charges), and app glitches.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“and Dialpad (to see how live AI transcription can boost your sales reps' close rates)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Dialpad leads with AI transcription and coaching” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“If AI call intelligence is the primary driver, Dialpad has the most mature AI coaching and transcription stack at a mid-market price” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.