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    Alcatel-Lucent Rainbow

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AAlcatel-Lucent Enterprise offers a communications platform as a service (CPaaS), with Rainbow, a technology platform that connects enterprise communications and collaboration applications providing enterprise connectivity.N/A

    Webex Connect

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AWebex Connect is an enterprise Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) that enables rapid automation of multi-channel customer journeys. The platform makes it easy for businesses to interact with their customers anywhere in the world on any channel -- SMS, Voice, RCS, Push, In-app, Email, Apple Business Chat, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and other messaging apps, Webex Connect automates orchestration of these interactions with backend systems. A visual drag-&-drop builder allows the user…N/A
    Pricing
    Alcatel-Lucent RainbowWebex Connect
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    Alcatel-Lucent RainbowWebex Connect
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Alcatel-Lucent RainbowWebex Connect
    Considered Both Products
    Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Alcatel-Lucent RainbowWebex Connect
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    User Ratings
    Alcatel-Lucent RainbowWebex Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
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    8.0
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    Usability
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    7.8
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    User Testimonials
    Alcatel-Lucent RainbowWebex Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
    The main "power" of Rainbow is the hybrid model, to mix traditional telephony and the new way of communicating
    Rainbow is used in our company by "mobile" people who need to communicate easily with fixed telephones. For an emergency in a subway station, communications are very important and Rainbow provides everything we need for such communications.
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    Cisco
    I feel that Webex Connect has always been a great companion for me and our company's teams. They have provided us with exceptional support and significantly improved our business communication with our teams and clients, which is directly reflected in our business numbers.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
    • Hybrid communications
    • Easy to use
    • In permanent evolution
    • Not expensive
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    Cisco
    • It makes customer communication easy.
    • It improves customer interactions.
    • I like its ability to personalize customer journey as thus helps boost customer satisfaction.
    • It comes with great automation capabilities.
    • It better customer experience as well as enhancing digital resilience.
    • The tool supports multiple digital communication channels.
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    Cons
    Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
    • Improve the "bubbles"
    • Add more "traditional" phone features
    • Improve the conference experiences
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    Cisco
    • integrating multiple third-party applications
    • The initial setup and configuration can be a bit complex for new users
    • The documentation could be more detailed for advanced automation use cases, and sometimes the response time for support queries feels slower during peak hours.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
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    Cisco
    I would rate a solid 9 in case of usability as it does its work perfectly without any lacks and delays, we are using it for almost 3 years now and have not faced any major bug or issue with it. along with that it's easy to construct a Flow end to end where you just drag and drop icons to make the nodes working together with each other and as well as its learning curve is very simple and can be used by a non tech person also.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
    Teams have better collaboration features than Rainbow, but for companies like the one I worked for, hybrid communication is essential and Teams can't provide all the phone features we need to work.
    Rainbow does a good job for the people who work for our company
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    Cisco
    It doesn't stack against software like Teams - although Teams does have its own faults. Teams streamlines the communication between users, while Webex Connect feels outdated and is very glitchy. It is an ordeal to use Webex Connect when compared to Teams or even other similar applications. I do not recommend Webex Connect.
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    Return on Investment
    Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
    • Gain of time
    • Gain of money
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    Cisco
    • Webex Connect has enabled us to automate customer follow-ups via email and SMS reminders.
    • The software has enabled us to schedule property viewings at different locations, depending on the customer's flexibility and preferences.
    • The use of Webex Connect has enabled us to send our available properties for sale to our target clients and investors.
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