Avaya UCaaS vs. Cisco UC-One

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avaya UCaaS
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Avaya UCaaS is an all-in-one business communications platform. Avaya UCaaS aims to set employees up for success with unified internal communication, supporting voice, chat, email, video, file sharing, task management and more. Create collaboration in real-time, using any device or system, through one platform.
$19.99
per month per user
Cisco UC-One
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Cisco's UC-One (formerly BroadSoft) is a Unified Communications as a Service platform that allows users to work from desktops, tablets, desk phones, or smartphones, and move between devices. UC-One includes business phone services, messaging, audio and video conferencing, screen sharing, file sharing, virtual meeting rooms, etc. which are integrated in the UC-One Hub interface. Cisco announced their acquisition of BroadSoft in October 2017.N/A
Pricing
Avaya UCaaSCisco UC-One
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Avaya UCaaSCisco UC-One
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Avaya UCaaSCisco UC-One
Considered Both Products
Avaya UCaaS
Cisco UC-One

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Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Avaya UCaaSCisco UC-One
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
6.0
19 Ratings
30% below category average
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
21% above category average
High quality audio8.019 Ratings10.01 Ratings
High quality video7.015 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.6
11 Ratings
5% below category average
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Desktop sharing7.611 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.6
14 Ratings
4% below category average
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Calendar integration7.314 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Meeting initiation6.914 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Record meetings / events7.111 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.2
13 Ratings
6% above category average
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
26% above category average
Live chat7.313 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.6
17 Ratings
1% above category average
Cisco UC-One
5.0
1 Ratings
40% below category average
User authentication7.616 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions7.617 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.5
23 Ratings
8% below category average
Cisco UC-One
6.7
1 Ratings
20% below category average
Hosted PBX8.015 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.414 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Directory of employee names6.021 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.7
23 Ratings
6% below category average
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Answering rules8.621 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call recording8.918 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call park8.118 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call screening7.417 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Message alerts8.920 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging7.512 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Fax5.59 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription7.018 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.3
20 Ratings
4% below category average
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Mobile app for iOS7.915 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.717 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.2
15 Ratings
4% below category average
Cisco UC-One
10.0
1 Ratings
29% above category average
Centralized communications management7.414 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Team messaging6.812 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Team document sharing7.210 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics7.314 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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Avaya UCaaSCisco UC-One
Small Businesses
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Nextiva Business Phone Service
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Avaya UCaaSCisco UC-One
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(99 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.6
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(82 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
5.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
5.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.7
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Avaya UCaaSCisco UC-One
Likelihood to Recommend
Avaya
Call centers where lots of calls come in per day are better suited for Cloud office. Small businesses or companies that don’t really make outgoing calls or receive a lot of incoming calls other than within the company would not really be suited for Avaya Cloud Office.
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Cisco
UC-One is an extremely versatile app that works well in literally a single user shop, or a multi-hundred user company - especially for those who need mobility options to conduct business properly. With its built-in collaboration features, built-in softphone, and just general instant messaging features it allows you to work literally anywhere you have an internet connection. It is also handy in case there are onsite issues preventing you from using your hard phone (such as power or internet issues) where your cellphone will allow you to continue to work.
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Pros
Avaya
  • User-friendly GUI management interface with the possibility to create different rooms, notebooks, calendars, and chats.
  • The management interface for recordings is made in the rooms with the possibility of downloading them to the location.
  • Link and file sharing with other participants.
  • Chat with all participants and individual.
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Cisco
  • Clear quality of service
  • easy implementation
  • good return on investment
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Cons
Avaya
  • Avaya has very strong contact center offerings and more contact with our salesperson would be helpful, so we can explore the latest offerings
  • Although it's adequate a slightly more intuitive UI would be helpful
  • More integrated reporting at the end-user level.
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Cisco
  • Mobile App Chats do not always sync to the PC application.
  • Switching from WiFi to Cellular on mobile applications typically drops the call.
  • Caller ID on the iPhone/iPad app only shows the phone number and not the Caller ID information.
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Likelihood to Renew
Avaya
I would like to have better communication with the support teams and do not want to have to port to a new system.
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Cisco
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Usability
Avaya
There are few times that we have not been able to take advantage of the tool, but those moments are related to the bandwidth of each person in [their] home. Those who have low signal cannot access meetings on the platform smoothly.
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Cisco
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Reliability and Availability
Avaya
Throughout a year and and a half of remote learning, we only experience two minor technology issues that were resolved within an hour
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Cisco
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Performance
Avaya
We have not been faced to any performance issue.
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Cisco
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Support Rating
Avaya
The Customer Service and Representatives are always kind and willing to go the extra mile to get anything resolved. Yet, we have not really needed them after the initial set up since the product actually works and we have not really experienced any major issues.
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Cisco
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In-Person Training
Avaya
whilst on site it was delivered by teams to the desks , not the fault of the trainer
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Cisco
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Online Training
Avaya
The online training was clear and effective.
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Cisco
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Avaya
Thank to the help of Avaya implementation team, the migration was done with minimal impact. All activities were well defined and done in time.
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Cisco
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Alternatives Considered
Avaya
Apart from Cisco Webex Calling/app no other vendor offers their own phones hardware, gateways. We need to add other vendors like yealink, Poly, Audiocodes to complete the solution. This makes things very difficult from management perspective. As you have to hire a person who can manage a multivendor environment. Also, in case of outage, multiple bridge open and every vendor blame others. Cisco is costly so we gave a chance to Avaya UCaaS based on its history and reputation in Calling market.
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Cisco
We moved to Cisco UC-One because we wanted an integrated program to provide unified communication services as well as the ability to meet, message and share documents. The cost differential was minimal when you realize the time and convenience of Cisco UC-One. Our team down load the app to their cell and have one fewer device to carry, too.
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Scalability
Avaya
Scalability was less important for our organization as our needs are quite stable.
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Cisco
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Return on Investment
Avaya
  • This made working from home possible, allowing me to take calls that I wouldn't be able to without having them forwarded by our communications department
  • It works with Teams, realizing when I'm on a conf call and automatically sets a status of away, preventing my phone from ringing, but allowing me to see the voicemail via text so that I can respond
  • If I step out of the office for a little bit, I can have my calls go directly to my cellphone to make sure I'm still available if needed
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Cisco
  • The services as a whole are a better feature set for a better price.
  • The software is much easier to use and administrate than previous offerings on the same platform offering a better customer experience.
  • Updates made to the back end are not well communicated and sometimes cause unexpected behavior as a result.
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