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Bolste vs. Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bolste
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Bolste™ is a complete business operating system, designed to simplify work-life and help businesses grow by streamlining communication and collaboration. The system brings together separate applications – email, chat, tasks, file-sharing, calendars, and more – into a single, simple platform. Available on the web and via iOS and Android apps, Bolste enables remote users to stay connected and productive from anywhere. The admin console shows employee activity, making it easy to…
$0
per user
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Cisco Business Edition 7000 was a collaboration and universal communication, VOIP / telephony, conferencing and messaging platform for enterprises of 1000 to 5000 employees. It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A
Pricing
BolsteCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Basic
$0
per user
Pro
$9.99
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BolsteCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBolste offers three (3) packages that meet the exact needs of any user. BASIC is a free version perfect for an army of one or for small group to try out the solution. PRO is a more robust version perfect for larger teams and SMB organizations. CORPORATE is a full-scale version perfect for enterprise solutions.—
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Community Pulse
BolsteCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Top Pros
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Features
BolsteCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bolste
8.8
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.3
10 Ratings
7% below category average
Task Management9.11 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.21 Ratings7.18 Ratings
Scheduling8.21 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.11 Ratings8.18 Ratings
Mobile Access9.11 Ratings7.410 Ratings
Search9.11 Ratings6.68 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Bolste
8.7
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.2
10 Ratings
11% below category average
Chat9.11 Ratings6.29 Ratings
Notifications8.21 Ratings7.49 Ratings
Discussions8.21 Ratings7.39 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase8.21 Ratings7.49 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.11 Ratings7.25 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts9.11 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.11 Ratings6.47 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Bolste
8.9
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.6
10 Ratings
7% below category average
Versioning8.21 Ratings6.68 Ratings
Video files9.11 Ratings9.76 Ratings
Audio files9.11 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Document collaboration9.11 Ratings6.69 Ratings
Access control9.11 Ratings7.48 Ratings
Advanced security features8.21 Ratings8.510 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive9.11 Ratings8.94 Ratings
Device sync9.11 Ratings4.88 Ratings
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User Ratings
BolsteCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.5
(11 ratings)
User Testimonials
BolsteCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Bolste
Bolste is best suited for companies that rely on team work and e-mail communication within/between departments
Jana Woerner | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Discontinued Products
Cisco business edition are well suited for the environment where we need regular communication as they are easy to dial and has got great features. The product is well suited for both small business and large enterprises. Speed dial, good voice quality are key features of Cisco phones. They are not well suited in scenarios where we do not have LAN connectivity or internet. Sometimes we may face latency and jitteriness which is not good.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
Bolste
  • Keeps everybody on the same page.
  • Easy to access/use.
Jana Woerner | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Discontinued Products
  • The platform supports up to 5,000 users connected at the same time in voice and video calls.
  • Everything is virtually deployed on Cisco servers with reliability.
  • Intuitive configuration and user-friendly web interface.
  • It has several types of IP phones and is compatible with legacy and multi-brand hardware with SIP protocol.
BA
Bruno Almeida
Analista de redes
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Cons
Bolste
  • There is only 7GB of storage in the Plus Pack.
Jana Woerner | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Discontinued Products
  • More cloud based services need to be added to the default service package.
  • Companies frequently require a small contact center within the UC environment. It would be nice to see a build it contact center in the box.
  • It would be nice to see some advanced AI based services (IVR voice recognition service) in the BE7K application list.
  • Call recording should be also built in.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
Bolste
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Discontinued Products
I've used 220s and 240s too, but it takes a lot of time to set them up, a lot of time to download the iso files, and set up of datastores. 7k saves the engineer a lot of pre-build assessment and evaluation time. Gets a lot done in a lot less time, returns are a happy engineer and a happier customer.
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Return on Investment
Bolste
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Discontinued Products
  • It has allowed for mostly smooth communication from department to department/office to office.
  • It allows for saved phone # / last contact to appear quickly.
  • It has allowed for safety warnings/announcements to emerge all across every office so that everyone within the organization is on the same page about events when they occur.
Verified User
Anonymous
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ScreenShots

Bolste Screenshots

Screenshot of Activity Feed – displaying all activity across a your account, making it easy to see the latestScreenshot of Calendar – for scheduling meetings / events and tracking task due datesScreenshot of Tasks – for creating, assigning and managing tasks or "to-dos"Screenshot of Contacts – enabling you to easily connect with contacts from inside and out of your organizationScreenshot of Shared Files – allowing you to easily share and find filesScreenshot of Bolster Navigation – where you find your personal tools and files (under My Bolster), as well as your shared Bolsters for collaboration