# IVR Menu vs Routing by Page | CallCeptor

> Press 1 for sales, press 2 for support, or let the page decide. A comparison of IVR menus and page-based routing for financial websites.

Source: https://callceptor.com/guides/ivr-menu-vs-routing-by-page/

## IVR menu or routing by page: which sends callers to the right desk?

Press 1 for sales, press 2 for support, or let the page decide. A comparison of IVR menus and page-based routing for financial websites.
4 October 2026 · 4 min read · By [the CallCeptor team](https://callceptor.com/about/#team)

An IVR menu asks the caller to describe their need with keypad digits. A website call can skip that, because the page already says what they were doing.

### Where an IVR fits

Phone-number callers have no page, so a menu is the only context. If most of your calls come from the phone network, keep it.

### Where page routing fits

On a website, the IPO page can ring the primary markets desk directly. One short intake adds anything the page cannot tell you, such as new or existing client.

### Using both

Many firms keep the IVR for the printed number and use page routing for the website. The two do not conflict.

Written by the CallCeptor team, who build browser calling and call routing for Indian financial firms. Product details reflect what CallCeptor does today; anything on the roadmap is marked as such. This guide is general information, not legal or regulatory advice. Spotted a mistake? [Tell us](mailto:support@callceptor.com?subject=Correction%3A%20IVR%20menu%20or%20routing%20by%20page%3A%20which%20sends%20callers%20to%20the%20right%20desk%3F). See [how we write](https://callceptor.com/about/#editorial).

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