The 7 Best Salesforce Open CTI Alternatives as Open CTI Retires

Salesforce has officially put a deadline on one of its longest standing telephony integration technologies. Open CTI is now in maintenance mode and will reach end of life on February 28, 2028, after which existing Open CTI implementations will no longer function. Salesforce is already directing customers toward Salesforce Voice and its newer telephony architecture. Salesforce’s Open CTI retirement announcement makes this much more than a future product roadmap issue for companies that depend on calling inside Sales Cloud.

At SalesWings, we believe this transition matters particularly to Sales Operations Managers because telephony touches far more than the dial button. It affects rep productivity, Salesforce data quality, call logging, reporting, conversation intelligence, lead follow up, sales workflows and increasingly the data available to AI agents. Sales Operations teams therefore need to evaluate Salesforce Open CTI alternatives not simply by asking which product can make a phone call, but which architecture can support the next several years of their Salesforce strategy.

Here are seven options worth putting on your Salesforce telephony migration shortlist.

Salesforce Open CTI is scheduled for retirement on February 28, 2028. For Sales Operations teams, the safest response is to start evaluating the target architecture now rather than waiting for the final year. Salesforce Voice is the strategic Salesforce platform direction, while vendors including Unaric, Aircall and Vonage offer different ways to combine Salesforce Voice with existing or new telephony infrastructure.

Our top 3 picks are:

How we selected the best Salesforce Open CTI alternatives

We evaluated these options from the perspective of a Sales Operations Manager running Salesforce Sales Cloud rather than a generic contact center buyer. The most important criteria were Salesforce integration depth, suitability for sales workflows, call data capture, administration, reporting, conversation intelligence, telephony flexibility and evidence of a credible path beyond Open CTI.

We also looked at current vendor documentation, Salesforce documentation and recent G2 feedback. Our experience at SalesWings working with Salesforce centered revenue teams gives us a particular appreciation for integrations that make useful data available directly inside the CRM. Sales Operations teams gain the most value when technology reduces rep administration while simultaneously improving the completeness and usefulness of Salesforce data.

There is one especially important distinction in this list. An excellent Open CTI integration today is not automatically an Open CTI replacement for 2028. Buyers should explicitly verify whether a vendor supports Salesforce Voice, has announced a migration path to it, or expects customers to adopt another architecture before signing a long term agreement.

7 Salesforce Open CTI alternatives at a glance

What is CTI and why is a Salesforce integrated CTI solution essential for sales teams?

Computer Telephony Integration, or CTI, connects a telephone system with software such as Salesforce so sales representatives can manage calls while working with CRM records. In Salesforce, CTI has traditionally enabled capabilities such as click to dial, incoming caller identification, screen pops, embedded call controls and automated activity logging.

The operational value goes considerably further than convenience. When calls happen within a Salesforce connected workflow, Sales Operations can reduce manual data entry, improve activity capture and give representatives immediate access to the Lead, Contact, Account or Opportunity context surrounding a conversation. That creates better reporting while allowing sellers to spend more time talking to prospects instead of maintaining CRM records.

The importance of integration is increasing as conversation data becomes input for analytics and AI. Recordings, transcripts, dispositions and contextual CRM information can support coaching, automated summaries, next actions and AI agents. The retirement of Open CTI is therefore an opportunity to decide how voice should fit into the company’s future Salesforce data architecture rather than merely replacing an old softphone.

7 best Salesforce Open CTI alternatives and replacements for Sales Cloud

1. Salesforce Voice: The strategic Salesforce Open CTI replacement

Salesforce Voice brings telephony more deeply into Salesforce and is the replacement Salesforce itself recommends as Open CTI approaches retirement.

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Deep Dive

Salesforce Voice is the most obvious starting point because Salesforce explicitly recommends moving from Open CTI to Voice. The architecture treats calls as richer Salesforce data rather than simply displaying a third party softphone inside the interface. Depending on the deployment model, companies can use Salesforce Voice with Amazon Connect or Salesforce Voice with Partner Telephony.

For Sales Operations teams, the biggest attraction is strategic alignment with Salesforce itself. Salesforce Voice with Telephony Providers is supported in Agentforce Sales, formerly Sales Cloud, as an add on, meaning sales organizations are not limited to a Service Cloud use case. Voice can also support capabilities around transcription, conversation intelligence, Omni Channel and AI oriented workflows depending on configuration and licensing.

The tradeoff is that Salesforce Voice is not necessarily the lightest migration. Salesforce’s own best practice documentation describes multiple moving parts, and Voice is available in Lightning Experience rather than Salesforce Classic. Sales Operations should therefore involve the Salesforce administrator, telephony owner, security team and implementation partner early.

Key Features

Best For

Salesforce Voice is best for organizations that view Salesforce as the long term system of engagement for their sales organization. It is especially relevant to enterprises already investing heavily in Salesforce AI, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud or broader Agentforce initiatives. Sales Operations teams that want voice interactions represented through Salesforce’s modern data model should put it high on the shortlist. It is also attractive when a company wants to retain a supported telephony partner rather than have Salesforce supply every component. Organizations with sophisticated administrators or Salesforce consulting resources are likely to be better positioned for implementation. It can make particular sense when sales and service share infrastructure and customer data. Smaller teams that simply need basic calling may find the architecture and licensing heavier than necessary.

G2Crowd Rating

Salesforce Voice does not currently have a clean standalone G2 profile that isolates Voice from the wider Salesforce platform. As the closest platform level proxy, Agentforce Service, formerly Salesforce Service Cloud, is rated 4.4 out of 5 on G2. Buyers should not interpret that rating as a Voice specific customer score.

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Why we picked Salesforce Voice

Salesforce Voice belongs at number one because it is the direction Salesforce itself tells Open CTI customers to evaluate. That matters when the primary objective is reducing technology risk beyond February 2028. It also moves voice closer to Salesforce’s data, AI and workflow architecture rather than treating telephony as a loosely attached utility. For Sales Operations, that creates interesting possibilities for reporting, coaching and automation.

We would nevertheless avoid treating the Salesforce recommendation as the end of the vendor selection process. The best telephony experience depends on geography, call volumes, sales motion, existing carriers, administration and budget. Partner Telephony means organizations can combine Salesforce’s architecture with specialist voice providers. The key is deciding first whether Salesforce Voice should become the architectural foundation and then choosing the telephony model that best fits the business.

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2. Unaric Voice: Salesforce Open CTI alternative for keeping your existing telephony

Unaric Voice, formerly Mirage CTI Data Connector, connects telephone infrastructure with Salesforce and is actively positioning its offering around the transition from Open CTI to Salesforce Voice.

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Deep Dive

Unaric is particularly interesting for organizations that like their existing telephone infrastructure but need to modernize the Salesforce integration layer. The company says Unaric Voice connects with the vast majority of major telephony systems, including platforms from Cisco, Avaya, 8×8, 3CX, Asterisk and Microsoft Teams Phone. That can reduce pressure to turn an Open CTI migration into a simultaneous PBX replacement.

Its Salesforce workflows cover familiar sales requirements such as making and receiving calls, caller context, automated record association, call tasks, notes, outcomes and follow up actions. Unaric also has a dedicated Microsoft Teams Phone proposition for organizations where Teams has already become the corporate calling environment. For Sales Operations, keeping calls and activity tied to Salesforce can improve adoption and reduce incomplete CRM records.

Most importantly for this particular comparison, Unaric is explicitly discussing a controlled migration from Open CTI to Salesforce Voice. That gives it a different strategic position from vendors whose public documentation still focuses primarily on the legacy Open CTI model. Buyers should still validate the exact migration architecture for their PBX, Salesforce edition and geography.

Key Features

Best For

Unaric Voice is best for companies that want Salesforce modernization without unnecessarily replacing their existing phone environment. It deserves particular attention from enterprises with Cisco, Avaya, Microsoft Teams Phone or another established PBX. Sales Operations teams dealing with a mixed telephony estate may appreciate that flexibility. It can also fit organizations where changing telephone numbers, carriers and Salesforce architecture simultaneously would create too much migration risk. Microsoft centric organizations should investigate its Teams Phone integration closely. Companies looking for a specialist Salesforce oriented vendor rather than a broad standalone communications suite may also find the positioning appealing. As with every migration product, the exact future architecture should be demonstrated against your real Salesforce configuration before purchase.

G2Crowd Rating

We could not identify a sufficiently established standalone G2 profile for the current Unaric Voice product to provide a defensible G2 rating. This should be treated as unavailable rather than substituting an unrelated Unaric product score. Buyers can complement this gap with Salesforce AppExchange references and direct customer references during procurement.

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Why we picked Unaric Voice

Open CTI retirement can tempt organizations into replacing far more infrastructure than necessary. Unaric offers an interesting counterargument: modernize how voice connects to Salesforce while preserving the telephony foundation where that foundation still works. That is operationally attractive for enterprises with substantial investments in PBX technology. It can also make migration easier to phase.

We also like that Unaric is talking explicitly about the Open CTI retirement rather than leaving customers to infer what happens next. That is exactly the conversation Sales Operations teams need vendors to have now. Its Salesforce specialization gives it a credible place in a shortlist even though the independent G2 review footprint is limited. Organizations should ask Unaric to demonstrate their precise PBX running through the proposed post Open CTI architecture before making a final decision.

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3. NUACOM: Salesforce CTI alternative for sales focused cloud telephony

NUACOM combines cloud business telephony, Salesforce integration, sales dialing and AI call analysis.

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Deep Dive

NUACOM approaches the problem as a complete cloud phone and contact center platform. Its feature set includes click to call, caller screen pops, call recording, call notes, smart transfers, auto dialing, routing, analytics and AI analysis. That combination is useful for Sales Operations teams that want to replace both an aging telephony integration and potentially parts of the underlying phone stack.

The Salesforce integration automatically synchronizes calls and makes recordings, notes and tags accessible in the CRM. NUACOM also supports sending recordings into Salesforce Einstein Conversation Insights, while its own AI functionality can generate summaries, transcripts, action items, key points and emotion related insights. For outbound teams, features such as an auto dialer and automated caller ID can make the proposition more sales specific than a basic CTI connector.

There is an important caveat for an article about Open CTI retirement. NUACOM’s current public Salesforce installation documentation still instructs administrators to add an Open CTI Softphone to Salesforce. That means we would not classify the currently documented connector as a confirmed permanent post 2028 replacement without additional vendor confirmation. NUACOM remains on this list because it is a mandatory and capable Salesforce telephony option, but buyers should make the future Salesforce Voice migration roadmap a contractual evaluation question.

Key Features

Best For

NUACOM is best for sales organizations wanting a feature rich cloud phone system rather than only an integration layer. Outbound teams can benefit from dialing, caller ID and coaching capabilities. Sales Operations teams looking to centralize call records inside Salesforce should appreciate the automatic synchronization. It is also attractive for organizations that want conversation analysis without assembling several independent products. Its G2 review base is especially strong among smaller organizations, so larger enterprises should request comparable enterprise references. European organizations may find its market presence particularly relevant. Most importantly, companies selecting NUACOM specifically because Open CTI is retiring should obtain written clarity on the architecture they will use after February 28, 2028.

G2Crowd Rating

NUACOM is rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2, based on more than 270 reviews at the time of research.

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Why we picked NUACOM

NUACOM stands out because its feature set maps well to actual sales workflows. It does not stop at click to dial and call logging. Auto dialing, caller ID management, call coaching and conversation analysis give Sales Operations several levers for improving rep productivity and visibility. Its strong G2 rating also deserves attention.

At the same time, Open CTI retirement changes how this product should be evaluated. A connector that works well today is not enough if the target buying horizon extends beyond 2028. NUACOM should therefore be considered both on its current merits and on the strength of the migration commitment it can provide. That distinction makes it a useful example of why every Sales Operations team needs architecture questions in its CTI procurement process.

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4. Aircall: User friendly Salesforce Open CTI replacement with Salesforce Voice support

Aircall is a cloud communications platform with embedded Salesforce calling and a documented Salesforce Voice integration.

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Deep Dive

Aircall has become popular with sales and support teams because it combines modern cloud telephony with a relatively approachable user experience. Its Salesforce integration supports calling, screen pops, click to dial and detailed call logging. Aircall’s newer Salesforce integration can also store richer information through the Aircall Log object alongside standard Salesforce Tasks.

The key point for Open CTI migration is that Aircall has documented a Salesforce Voice implementation using Partner Telephony. Administrators configure Salesforce Voice permissions, Omni Channel, an Aircall contact center and the relevant Lightning components. That gives buyers a much clearer route beyond a traditional embedded Open CTI softphone.

Aircall is particularly interesting for sales organizations that want modern telephony without adopting a heavyweight enterprise contact center platform. It also offers AI functionality, analytics and integrations across a broad business software ecosystem. Sales Operations teams should nevertheless test call quality in their real network environment and understand which Salesforce and Aircall plans are required.

Key Features

Best For

Aircall is best for small and midsized sales organizations that prioritize usability and rapid adoption. It is particularly relevant when Sales Operations wants a cloud phone platform that representatives can learn quickly. Organizations moving away from a legacy PBX may appreciate getting telephony and Salesforce integration from the same vendor. Its Salesforce Voice integration also makes it more strategically interesting in the context of Open CTI retirement. Distributed and remote teams can benefit from its software based calling model. Companies with large enterprise contact centers should compare its depth with platforms such as Vonage and RingCentral. Buyers should also validate Salesforce edition requirements, Aircall plan requirements and local number availability.

G2Crowd Rating

Aircall is rated 4.4 out of 5 on G2, with more than 1,500 reviews at the time of research.

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Why we picked Aircall

Aircall earns its place because it balances usability with a credible Salesforce Voice path. That combination is valuable for Sales Operations teams that do not want migration architecture to create an unnecessarily difficult rep experience. Its large review base also provides more independent evidence than many specialist Salesforce telephony products. Strong integration feedback is especially relevant for this use case.

We would focus testing on network performance, logging behavior and the precise Salesforce Voice setup. Run actual inbound and outbound sales scenarios rather than relying on a generic demo. Check how dispositions, notes, recordings and AI insights appear in the Salesforce records your representatives already use. If those workflows perform well, Aircall can be one of the more accessible routes away from legacy Open CTI.

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5. Vonage Contact Center: Enterprise Salesforce CTI replacement for complex sales organizations

Vonage Contact Center offers deep Salesforce integration across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Salesforce Voice environments.

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Deep Dive

Vonage has a long history in Salesforce telephony, making it a particularly credible enterprise candidate. Its Sales Cloud capabilities include click to dial, intelligent routing, local numbers, dialing from Salesforce lists, automatic call logging, call recording, coaching and analytics. That depth is useful when telephony is a major component of a company’s sales motion rather than an occasional communication channel.

Vonage also offers Vonage Premier for Salesforce Voice, giving organizations a route onto Salesforce’s newer voice architecture. This combines Salesforce’s voice experience with Vonage telephony and contact center functionality. For larger Sales Operations teams, the combination can support both seller productivity and more sophisticated management requirements.

The product is naturally heavier than a simple cloud dialer. Implementation, customization and commercial structure therefore deserve careful evaluation. G2 feedback reflects this balance, with users praising Salesforce integration and ease of use while some reviewers identify setup complexity, customization challenges and cost.

Key Features

Best For

Vonage Contact Center is best for midmarket and enterprise organizations with substantial calling operations. It is particularly attractive when Salesforce is deeply embedded in sales processes and telephony requires sophisticated routing, monitoring and reporting. Inside sales teams with high call volumes can benefit from dialing functionality and Salesforce screen context. Global organizations should also investigate Vonage’s geographic reach. It can fit businesses where service and sales telephony need to coexist on a common architecture. Organizations already using Vonage may find the migration to its Salesforce Voice offering especially logical. Very small sales teams may find the platform broader and heavier than they require.

G2Crowd Rating

Vonage Contact Center is rated 4.2 out of 5 on G2.

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Why we picked Vonage Contact Center

Vonage is one of the strongest candidates when Salesforce telephony is mission critical rather than peripheral. Its Salesforce history, Sales Cloud functionality and Salesforce Voice proposition create a convincing combination. The ability to support sophisticated dialing, routing and coaching is particularly relevant to larger sales organizations. It also provides a path for companies that want more than a basic embedded phone.

The question is whether your organization actually needs that depth. Sales Operations should map required workflows before allowing an enterprise contact center evaluation to expand into unnecessary complexity. If the organization has hundreds of users, multiple regions or shared sales and service requirements, that complexity can be justified. For smaller teams, Aircall, NUACOM or another lighter platform may be easier to operate.

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6. Dialpad: AI focused Salesforce telephony alternative for modern sales teams

Dialpad combines cloud communications with built in AI transcription, summaries and Salesforce connectivity.

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Deep Dive

Dialpad is compelling for organizations that see conversation intelligence as part of the telephony purchase rather than a separate project. Its communications platform brings calling, messaging and AI functionality together, while its Salesforce integration is compatible with Sales Cloud and Service Cloud. Dialpad also supports Salesforce related call recording workflows used with Einstein Conversation Insights.

For sellers, AI transcription and automated recaps can reduce the amount of manual note taking required after calls. Salesforce connected workflows can keep communication data closer to Leads and Contacts, while Dialpad’s sales products provide additional outbound capabilities. That combination can make it attractive to hybrid and distributed sales organizations.

The main diligence issue is matching the exact Dialpad product and integration model to the desired post Open CTI Salesforce architecture. Dialpad has strong Salesforce integration credentials, but Sales Operations should specifically ask whether the proposed deployment uses Salesforce Voice Partner Telephony or another supported architecture for the contract period. Buyers should also test network quality carefully because call and connection issues appear repeatedly in G2 feedback.

Key Features

Best For

Dialpad is best for sales organizations that put AI assisted calling high on their requirements list. Distributed and hybrid teams can benefit from its multi device communications experience. Sales managers interested in transcripts, summaries and coaching data should find the conversation functionality attractive. It can also suit companies consolidating calling, messaging and meetings. Sales Operations teams that want representatives to spend less time manually documenting calls should test the AI workflow carefully. Organizations with unstable network environments should conduct a rigorous call quality pilot. Salesforce customers should additionally verify the long term integration architecture proposed for their particular Dialpad package.

G2Crowd Rating

Dialpad Connect is rated 4.4 out of 5 on G2, with more than 4,000 reviews at the time of research.

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Why we picked Dialpad

Dialpad represents an important direction in business telephony: the call itself is only one part of the value. Transcription, recaps and searchable conversation data can turn voice into a more useful operational dataset. That is particularly relevant as Sales Operations teams become responsible for feeding reliable interaction data into analytics and AI systems. Dialpad’s large user base also gives buyers substantial independent feedback to examine.

We would not select it on AI functionality alone. Reliability, Salesforce data mapping and future architecture are equally important. Run a pilot with real representatives across office, home and mobile network conditions. Then inspect the resulting Salesforce records to determine whether the integration improves data quality as much as it improves the calling experience.

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7. RingCentral Contact Center: Salesforce Open CTI alternative for unified communications

RingCentral Contact Center combines cloud contact center functionality, communications and Salesforce integration for organizations that want a broader communications platform.

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Deep Dive

RingCentral is worth considering when the Salesforce telephony project is part of a broader communications strategy. The platform spans voice and additional customer communication channels, giving companies an opportunity to consolidate systems rather than purchasing an isolated dialer. Its contact center capabilities include routing, analytics, AI functionality and integrations.

For Salesforce organizations, RingCentral can connect communications with CRM workflows and is among the providers Salesforce identifies in the broader conversation intelligence ecosystem. This is useful for Sales Operations teams that want call records and insights available alongside Salesforce customer data. RingCentral’s scale can also make it relevant for distributed and enterprise environments.

As with Dialpad, buyers should distinguish general Salesforce compatibility from the exact architecture that will replace Open CTI in their environment. Ask RingCentral to document which components rely on Salesforce Voice, Partner Telephony or another supported integration model after February 2028. G2 feedback also makes network reliability, support and reporting important pilot topics.

Key Features

Best For

RingCentral Contact Center is best for companies seeking a broad communications platform rather than a narrowly focused Salesforce dialer. It can suit distributed organizations that want voice and other channels managed through a common vendor. Larger sales organizations may value its routing, administration and reporting capabilities. Companies already using RingCentral elsewhere in the business should naturally include it in their migration evaluation. Sales Operations teams interested in AI generated call notes may also find the current product direction useful. Organizations with simple outbound calling requirements may not need the full platform. Buyers should validate call quality, reporting flexibility and the future Salesforce integration architecture in a controlled pilot.

G2Crowd Rating

RingCentral Contact Center is rated approximately 4.1 out of 5 on G2, based on roughly 200 reviews at the time of research.

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Why we picked RingCentral Contact Center

RingCentral belongs on the list because Open CTI retirement may coincide with a broader communications consolidation project. If the organization already wants to rethink corporate voice, contact center technology and remote communications, selecting a broad platform can be more efficient than solving Salesforce telephony in isolation. Its scale and established customer base make it a serious enterprise candidate. The Salesforce connection also gives Sales Operations a foundation for keeping communication data tied to CRM processes.

That breadth can equally become a disadvantage when the requirement is narrow. A sales team that only needs simple Salesforce calling may achieve faster value with a more focused provider. We would therefore evaluate RingCentral against the company’s overall communications roadmap rather than solely against an Open CTI feature checklist. Most importantly, require a clear demonstration of the architecture intended to remain supported after the Open CTI end of life date.

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Salesforce Open CTI alternatives comparison

Buyer’s guide to choosing a Salesforce Open CTI replacement

How to choose the right Salesforce CTI alternative

The first decision should be architectural. Ask whether your company intends to adopt Salesforce Voice, retain an existing telephony platform through a supported partner architecture, or replace the telephony system entirely. That decision will dramatically narrow the vendor shortlist.

Common pitfalls when selecting Salesforce Open CTI alternatives

One additional Sales Operations consideration is what happens after the call. Telephony can tell you that a conversation happened, but sales teams also need to know which prospects deserve immediate attention and what those prospects care about. Platforms such as SalesWings complement Salesforce sales workflows with behavioral intent, lead and account scoring, sales alerts and buyer interest insights natively available to revenue teams in Salesforce.

Conclusion

Salesforce Open CTI retirement gives Sales Operations teams a firm February 28, 2028 deadline for modernizing telephony.

Salesforce Voice is the clearest strategic destination, but Partner Telephony means companies still have meaningful choice in the underlying voice provider.

Unaric, Aircall and Vonage stand out where buyers want an explicit route toward the newer Salesforce Voice architecture, while other vendors should be asked to demonstrate their precise post Open CTI roadmap.

The winning platform should improve Salesforce data quality and rep productivity rather than merely reproduce the old softphone.

Start architecture discovery and controlled pilots early enough to migrate without putting a business critical sales channel under deadline pressure.

FAQs about Salesforce Open CTI alternatives

When is Salesforce Open CTI being retired?

Salesforce Open CTI is scheduled to reach end of life on February 28, 2028.

Salesforce says Open CTI is already in maintenance mode, meaning no new features or enhancements are being added. After the retirement date, Open CTI implementations will no longer function. Salesforce therefore recommends that customers begin migration planning well in advance and evaluate Salesforce Voice as the replacement architecture.

What is replacing Salesforce Open CTI?

Salesforce recommends Salesforce Voice as the strategic replacement for Open CTI.

Salesforce Voice can be deployed through different telephony models, including Amazon Connect and Partner Telephony. That means moving away from Open CTI does not necessarily require every company to use the same telephone provider. Salesforce customers can evaluate supported Salesforce Voice telephony models according to their requirements.

Does Salesforce Voice work with Sales Cloud?

Yes. Salesforce Voice with supported Telephony Provider models is available for qualifying Agentforce Sales, formerly Sales Cloud, environments.

This point is important because the historical Service Cloud Voice name caused some sales teams to assume the product was only relevant to customer service. Salesforce has since renamed the product family and documents Voice availability across supported Sales and Service environments. Check your exact Salesforce edition and required add on licensing before planning deployment.

Can we keep our existing telephone provider after Open CTI retires?

Potentially yes, provided your provider supports a Salesforce Voice Partner Telephony architecture or another Salesforce supported migration path.

This is one of the most important questions to ask an incumbent CTI vendor. Solutions such as Unaric specifically position themselves around retaining existing telephony infrastructure while modernizing the Salesforce layer. Salesforce also supports Salesforce Voice for Partner Telephony, allowing customers to combine Salesforce Voice with compatible providers.

Is every current Salesforce CTI integration a valid Open CTI replacement?

No. A Salesforce CTI integration can work perfectly today while still relying on the Open CTI technology scheduled to retire.

Sales Operations teams should therefore ask vendors to identify the precise APIs and Salesforce architecture their connector uses. Public documentation that tells administrators to install an Open CTI softphone indicates that additional migration work will be required before 2028. Do not rely solely on phrases such as Salesforce integrated or Salesforce compatible when assessing long term suitability.

How early should companies start migrating from Salesforce Open CTI?

Architecture assessment should begin well before 2028, particularly for organizations with large sales teams or customized Salesforce environments.

Salesforce itself advises customers to audit existing Open CTI usage, explore Salesforce Voice and create a migration timeline. Large organizations need additional time for procurement, security review, telephony configuration, number porting, Salesforce development, testing and rep training. Starting early also makes it possible to run a controlled pilot rather than a deadline driven migration.

What should Sales Operations test in a Salesforce CTI pilot?

Test the complete sales workflow, not simply whether representatives can make and receive calls.

Validate click to dial, incoming record matching, call controls, dispositions, notes, recordings, transcripts and activity creation. Inspect how data maps to Salesforce Leads, Contacts, Accounts and Opportunities, then verify that reporting works for Sales Operations and management. Network quality, remote users, mobile workflows and administrator effort should also form part of the test.

How does better CTI integration improve sales performance?

Good CTI integration reduces administrative work while creating more complete interaction data inside Salesforce.

Representatives can reach prospects from the CRM, receive immediate caller context and avoid manually recreating every activity after a conversation. Sales Operations gains cleaner activity reporting and managers gain better information for coaching. Combining telephony data with behavioral buyer signals, scoring and sales intelligence can further help teams decide who to call and what to discuss when they connect.

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