CentralContacts vs Contactzilla
Both give a team one shared set of contacts instead of scattered phones. The difference is what happens after the sync. Contactzilla pushes a shared address book out to everyone's devices. CentralContacts keeps that book correct - the people in it maintain their own details, and every contact carries a reason on record.
The honest short version
Contactzilla is a shared address-book and device-sync tool: unlimited address books, granular permissions, and syncing the same contacts to every phone, tablet and computer on the team, priced per device. If your main need is "the same contacts on everyone's device", it does that job.
CentralContacts starts from a different problem: a shared book goes stale the moment people's numbers change. So the person maintains their own record, the book checks its numbers for life on its own, every contact carries a reason on record, and you can call straight from Teams and Meet. It's less "sync the list" and more "keep the list right, and provably so".
Side by side
| What matters | Contactzilla | CentralContacts |
|---|---|---|
| Core idea | Sync one address book across devices | A shared book that keeps itself current |
| Kept up to date by | Whoever edits the shared list | The person, on their own record |
| A reason on record, per contact | No | Yes, on every contact |
| Numbers checked for life (live/dead) | No | Yes - built-in contact hygiene |
| Click-to-call from Teams & Meet | No | Built in |
| Follow-up tasks, notes & watches | No | Yes |
| Priced by | Per device, billed annually (min 10) | Per user / month, flat |
| Contact import | Paid add-ons | CSV, Google and Microsoft 365 - included |
| Best when | You need contacts synced to many devices | You need one current, compliant team book |
Contactzilla's plans and prices change over time - check contactzilla.com for current details. This comparison is about which tool fits which job.
Choose Contactzilla if...
Your goal is getting the same address book onto a fleet of devices - phones, tablets, shared machines - with per-device control, and you're comfortable maintaining the list yourselves.
Choose CentralContacts if...
You care less about which devices hold the list and more about whether the numbers on it are still right. You want the contacts to keep themselves current, a reason on record for every one, for UK GDPR, dead numbers flagged automatically, and click-to-call built in - on a flat per-user price rather than a per-device count.
A shared book that stays right.
Not just synced to every device - kept current by the people in it. Import yours in minutes.