Avaya UCaaS vs. NEC UNIVERGE BLUE

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avaya UCaaS
Score 8.0 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
UNIVERGE BLUE
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
NEC offers UNIVERGE BLUE, a unified communications as a service (UCaaS) option.N/A
Pricing
Avaya UCaaSNEC UNIVERGE BLUE
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Avaya UCaaSUNIVERGE BLUE
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Avaya UCaaSNEC UNIVERGE BLUE
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
22 Ratings
30% below category average
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video7.118 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.3
14 Ratings
5% above category average
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing8.314 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.4
17 Ratings
4% above category average
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE
-
Ratings
Calendar integration8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events7.513 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.5
16 Ratings
8% above category average
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE
-
Ratings
Live chat8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.9
20 Ratings
2% above category average
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE
-
Ratings
User authentication7.819 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.9
26 Ratings
5% below category average
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE
-
Ratings
Hosted PBX8.318 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.917 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names7.523 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.9
26 Ratings
5% below category average
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE
-
Ratings
Answering rules8.424 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording8.820 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park8.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening8.420 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts7.923 Ratings00 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging7.314 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Fax6.111 Ratings00 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription7.520 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
8.7
23 Ratings
4% above category average
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.420 Ratings00 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Avaya UCaaS
7.7
18 Ratings
2% below category average
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE
-
Ratings
Centralized communications management7.216 Ratings00 Ratings
Team messaging7.115 Ratings00 Ratings
Team document sharing8.613 Ratings00 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Avaya UCaaSNEC UNIVERGE BLUE
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(100 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.7
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.1
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.8
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.5
(83 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.4
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
5.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.7
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.6
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Avaya UCaaSNEC UNIVERGE BLUE
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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NEC
This has been a very easy system to learn and the customer support has been fantastic! I appreciate the fact that if you do have problems, you get a live person to actually speak to. So many systems have gone to chat only and that isn't always the easiest when you are having specific problems. Hands down the best system I have used.
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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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NEC
  • I love being able to send sms messages to our church members.
  • You can be on a call with someone and start a video meeting right then.
  • Pick up voicemails easily.
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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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NEC
  • Wish we could group text external clients.
  • Sometimes calls don't transfer to my cell when I am away from my desk.
  • Wish it would flip a little easier.
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Likelihood to Renew
Avaya
Things change, business requirements change so when we come to renew we may explore other options, we might go all in on Teams or look at something different - we need something that allows us to increase and importantly decrease our licence count more flexably which Avaya / Ring Central don't allow.
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NEC
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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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NEC
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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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NEC
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Performance
Avaya
We have not been faced to any performance issue.
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NEC
No answers on this topic
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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NEC
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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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NEC
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Online Training
Avaya
The online training was clear and effective.
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NEC
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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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NEC
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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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NEC
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Scalability
Avaya
It fits us well being in multiple geographic areas and we can purchase local numbers or do a BYOD SBC setup
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NEC
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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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NEC
  • No video meeting cut offs
  • Great connection all the time
  • Pastors taking classes over it
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