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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    8x8 Work

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/A8x8 Work is a collaboration hub for phone, video, and messaging. It brings secure unified communication and collaboration experiences to every employee.

    $24

    per month

    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ACall Manager is a unified call control center from Cisco that supports enterprise collaboration functions across the spectrum of IP telephony, video & web conferencing, and messaging. Features include call forwarding, call back, call transfer, ad hoc conferencing, and call park.N/A
    Pricing
    8x8 WorkCisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    8x8 WorkCisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Must contact sales team for pricing
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    Community Pulse
    8x8 WorkCisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Considered Both Products
    8x8 Inc.
    Chose 8x8 Work
    The implementation doesn't usually require an on site speciallyzed hardware, and the platform is easy to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    In my opinion, Cisco is just way to hard and over priced for the features we needed. I believe Comcast was a good system, but required additional onsite hardware and their mobile and desktop app needed some improvement.
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    8x8 has a considerably lower upfront cost and is much easier to manage than an in-house VOIP system, such as Cisco UCM.

    In my case the subscription cost was less than RingCentral.
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    Solely based on first impression of sales person. Never tested RingCentral phone system.
    Incentivized
    Chose 8x8 Work
    Although RingCentral and 8x8 provider similar offerings, I find the pricing and ease of use more appealing to 8x8. I also like the US-based customer support that 8x8 offers. I feel the feature set for Vonage for Business is not as strong as either RingCentral or 8x8. For …
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    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
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    89%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    461 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    340 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    352 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    8x8 WorkCisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of 8x8 Work and Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.5
    486 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    7.6
    52 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Hosted PBX8.9267 Ratings9.427 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.7131 Ratings5.238 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.5446 Ratings9.150 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings6.149 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings8.249 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of 8x8 Work and Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    8.6
    539 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    7.9
    55 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Answering rules8.7492 Ratings9.352 Ratings
    Call recording8.6416 Ratings5.234 Ratings
    Call park8.5390 Ratings9.347 Ratings
    Call screening8.5376 Ratings8.942 Ratings
    Message alerts8.7472 Ratings6.847 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of 8x8 Work and Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    9.2
    471 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    6.7
    31 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS9.2397 Ratings6.531 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android9.1304 Ratings7.028 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of 8x8 Work and Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Feature
    8x8 Work
    -
    Ratings
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    9.1
    49 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings9.139 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.249 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings9.427 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    8x8 WorkCisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (560 ratings)
    8.2
    (57 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (40 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (205 ratings)
    9.3
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (152 ratings)
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.3
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.4
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.9
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.5
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    8x8 WorkCisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8x8 Inc.
    Having the capability to copy and paste in phone numbers that I am trying to call directly into the 8x8 Work user interface is a massive time saver for me so that I don't have to type in each phone number like we had to do before 8x8 Work. When you are in sales and productivity and time is important that can really add up.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager is suited for medium to large customers who are in search for a solid call control platform with added security in mind. Cisco Unified Communications Manager also supports receptions, small groups and also a mini contact center type of set up with its Hunt Group, Pick up Group and call queuing facilities and also with set up of music on hold function while calls queuing.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    8x8 Inc.
    • 8x8 Work manages roles and permissions well. It is very simple to create permission groups needed for certain roles that may even overlap teams needs.
    • User management is fairly simple and straight forward.
    • Analytics reporting is good quality for the higher tier licenses
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    • This solution is extremely stable and has been running in our environment for several years without (unscheduled) downtime.
    • The ability to have voicemails automatically sent as an email message is extremely helpful in helping us to keep in touch while away from the desk.
    • The Call Manager provides us very granular settings to route our calls as we want.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    8x8 Inc.
    • Customer support do not respond properly if you are facing any compliance issue.
    • If any person in the organisation misbehaves with a customer and the customer raises a complaint to the concerned team, they suspend the organisation's entire
    • account without any warning.
    • Rarely we face voice disturbance.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    • Administration web page is little bit hard to understand at the beginning specially if you are not familiar with naming convention and GU Interfaces.
    • Call Detail Record interface is fine but would be desirable to include more options that fit organization needs in terms of reporting purposes.
    • Self Care Portal interface could be more useful to the end user if it includes options to manage some features without administrators involving.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    8x8 Inc.
    All our employees love this product. No one has ever had an issue, whether it be the phone or fax. Great during the winter when employees have to work from home because of the snow. Never had an issue with the phone app. Highly recommend this product
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    We have been using this product for 20+ years and will continue too. This is a great product and new features are always coming out.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    8x8 Inc.
    As long as the general system for your organization is up, it is a completely fine system, no issues; however, if there are any glitches, those are rarely solvable in-house. It's a completely fine system with just enough features to keep everyone happy, but not WOW anyone
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    Cisco
    The usability part of Cisco Unified Communications Manager is very much simple from a usability point of view. Day-to-day Move Add Change Delete (MACD) can be performed by the administrators very easily with simple training. From the initial deployment point of view, some of the thing can be improved to simplify the process.
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    Reliability and Availability
    8x8 Inc.
    The 8x8 product is absolutely the best when it comes to this! I have had zero application errors or unplanned outages allowing me the opportunity to provide a constant source of reliable customer service to my members. I know this is something I can count on. Unlike the internet, it is subject to go down without warning
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    8x8 Inc.
    No problems with performance, Pages load as they should. I can't answer on the reports side as only a handful of our Admins ( call center ) currently use that side of the software. It does intergrate very well with Office for meetings and conferences. Sometimes there is a slight lag or static when users are talking, but we found this to be a cause of a users computer had not restarted in a while, Once the user restarts thier computer the problem is resolved, So this is not an issue with 8x8
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    8x8 Inc.
    We are a USA based organization. Support was refreshingly quick (callback via phone or email, online live agents). Agents are knowledgeable, thorough in their explanations, and extremely patient when dealing with end-users at various levels of the ICT knowledge spectrum.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    CUCM is supported by most third-party vendors for related products, so it makes finding solutions to specific needs easy. Also Cisco TAC is very knowledgeable, and we have never run into a problem they have not been able to resolve. Usually they are resolved without the need to escalate tickers either.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    8x8 Inc.
    The representative that arrived was very prompt and knowledgeable about the product and able to provide understandable instruction for how everything worked and what to be expected by us when using the product. They did not make me feel rushed or like they were ready to get the training over with
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    8x8 Inc.
    online (video) training is good. No issues.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    8x8 Inc.
    The implementation of 8x8 X was rather smooth. We had training prior to getting the system. The IT company did a good job on the training. The whole system is wonderful. Saves me so much time with the faxing, as i can just let it go by itself and not have to make sure pages don't get skipped, as with a regular fax machine.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    This was the first phone system we implemented that could span multiple locations. We were very satisfied once fully implemented
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    8x8 Inc.
    The customer support is not good on Zoom. They do not know about their product. When we ask something about a Zoom feature, customer support takes time and denied for that feature but those features available in Zoom and we have to find out those features by Google and logs. 8x8 Work is the best in the market.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    We have been a Cisco based shop and have looked at other cloud voice options such as MS Teams pbx, and others, but ultimately, the features, endpoints, and reliability of Cisco has been the common factor in staying with them as our voice provider. Their integrations, room systems, and hybrid design allows for us to be flexible and keep a high up time vs reliance on 100% cloud.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8x8 Inc.
    At this time, we’re very happy with the pricing model that we have worked out and they have provided for us. Just be sure to do your homework, and use your comparisons to work out your cost with 8x8. They will be very straightforward with you on what they can
    adjust for you.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    8x8 Inc.
    The only issue was adding licences was not via a button click but through your account admin which seems bad practice in a SaaS world as the user should be able to sign up, amend and close their account with ease
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    8x8 Inc.
    PS had all the users etc. set up by our go-live date. All hard phones were activated and when we received them, all we had to do was set them up and punch in the activation code to activate them.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    8x8 Inc.
    • Efficiency to be on the road and still have our calls well-managed.
    • Whether on the road or in the office, the incoming caller always assumes we are at our desks and in touch.
    • The ability to change our outgoing messages to suit immediate needs is simple.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    • Communication and collaboration - Our offices are able to communicate both internally and externally due to this system.
    • Down time - Struggles with CUCM has caused a lot of down time due to the instability of the system.
    • High Costs - the cost of both the license and the maintenance was much higher than other systems.
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