Broadvoice vs. Cisco Unified Contact Center

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Broadvoice
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Broadvoice is a provider of hosted voice, UCaaS, CCaaS, and CX solutions for small and mid-market enterprises and BPOs. Broadvoice solutions offer enterprise-class features to simplify communications and streamline operations.
$10
monthly, 12 or 36 months per seat
Cisco Unified Contact Center
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Cisco Unified Contact Center is a contact center platform that can support up to 24,000 agents. It supports call routing, omnichannel integrations, and a management portal for creating customer profiles, segmentation, and resource monitoring.N/A
Pricing
BroadvoiceCisco Unified Contact Center
Editions & Modules
b-hive Standard Seat - Call Paths
$7
per month
b-hive Metered Seat Cloud PBX
$10
per month per user
b-hive Pro Seat - Call Paths
$10
per month
SIP Trunking - Metered
$11
per month per user
SIP Trunking - Unlimited
$17
per month per user
b-hive Standard Seat Cloud PBX
$18
per month per user
b-hive Pro Seat Cloud PBX
$23
per month per user
Contact Center
Contact Sales
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BroadvoiceCisco Unified Contact Center
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing Based on 3 Year TermsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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Community Pulse
BroadvoiceCisco Unified Contact Center
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BroadvoiceCisco Unified Contact Center
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
8.3
117 Ratings
3% above category average
Cisco Unified Contact Center
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.3116 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video8.336 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
8.4
26 Ratings
7% above category average
Cisco Unified Contact Center
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing8.426 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
8.2
26 Ratings
2% above category average
Cisco Unified Contact Center
-
Ratings
Calendar integration8.221 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.223 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.119 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
7.7
21 Ratings
1% below category average
Cisco Unified Contact Center
-
Ratings
Live chat7.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
8.4
42 Ratings
10% above category average
Cisco Unified Contact Center
-
Ratings
User authentication8.536 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.341 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
8.3
125 Ratings
2% above category average
Cisco Unified Contact Center
-
Ratings
Hosted PBX8.479 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.357 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.3106 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
8.4
153 Ratings
2% above category average
Cisco Unified Contact Center
-
Ratings
Answering rules8.5132 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording8.5100 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park8.4123 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening8.5109 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts8.5123 Ratings00 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging7.959 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Fax8.471 Ratings00 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription8.290 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
7.9
110 Ratings
6% below category average
Cisco Unified Contact Center
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS7.899 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android8.159 Ratings00 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
8.2
58 Ratings
5% above category average
Cisco Unified Contact Center
-
Ratings
Centralized communications management8.549 Ratings00 Ratings
Team messaging8.234 Ratings00 Ratings
Team document sharing8.121 Ratings00 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics8.134 Ratings00 Ratings
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
-
Ratings
Cisco Unified Contact Center
9.8
40 Ratings
16% above category average
Agent dashboard00 Ratings9.740 Ratings
Validate callers00 Ratings9.736 Ratings
Outbound response00 Ratings9.736 Ratings
Call forwarding00 Ratings9.837 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings9.830 Ratings
Warm transfer00 Ratings9.835 Ratings
Predictive dialing00 Ratings9.727 Ratings
Interactive voice response00 Ratings9.834 Ratings
REST APIs00 Ratings9.630 Ratings
Call scripts00 Ratings9.835 Ratings
Call tracking00 Ratings9.738 Ratings
Multichannel integration00 Ratings9.830 Ratings
CRM software integration00 Ratings9.830 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Broadvoice
-
Ratings
Cisco Unified Contact Center
9.2
41 Ratings
11% above category average
Inbound call routing00 Ratings9.838 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings9.830 Ratings
Recording00 Ratings8.634 Ratings
Quality management00 Ratings9.835 Ratings
Call analytics00 Ratings9.836 Ratings
Historical reporting00 Ratings9.739 Ratings
Live reporting00 Ratings9.739 Ratings
Customer surveys00 Ratings7.827 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings7.829 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
BroadvoiceCisco Unified Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(300 ratings)
9.8
(49 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.9
(20 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(57 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Availability
8.7
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.4
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(18 ratings)
7.4
(16 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.2
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
5.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BroadvoiceCisco Unified Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
Broadvoice
I would recommend Broadvoice if a business needs a variety of options for inbound and outbound communication. Examples would be insurance agencies, car dealerships -- just about any business that makes a lot of customer contacts per day. A small retail shop or dry cleaner would not experience the same level of customer engagement. In their case, a regular landline or a designated cell number would work just fine.
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Cisco
I would recommend it to other people in my contact and business circle, but if I recommend it to someone who has certain difficulties in accessing some tools within Cisco, he may have great difficulty in getting help because of the support that is lacking in most of the times.
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Pros
Broadvoice
  • Broadvoice is quick to furnish the phone numbers before we even have the store built.
  • Broadvoice gives us temporary numbers until the port occurs.
  • Broadvoice monitors our accounts so we Dont have to.
  • Most times we get the replacement phones within 1-2 work days.
  • Broadvoice is very easy to work with.
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Cisco
  • Provides you with a solid routing engine that was built to handle Service Provider level throughput - if you need stability and a work horse this is the platform for you.
  • The core features on the whole are good, but where UCCE is very good is the eco-system of Solutions Plus partner integrations that expand on the core capabilities with the market leaders in areas such as WFO, Campaign Management, Biometrics and Natural Language.
  • The investment Cisco makes in the CC space means they are always improving the platform features, scale and reliability.
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Cons
Broadvoice
  • Well there is a problem with the connection at times.
  • I would like to add all of my outside service people on but I can't because they need to have a phone line and extension added. I would like to have all of our staff have access through their cell phones so that if we get a message we can send it quickly to their cell phone.
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Cisco
  • After 25+ years, the product still requires experienced and highly skilled engineers to deploy the product properly per Cisco Best Practice guidelines.
  • Third-party integrations are also very cumbersome and require highly skilled and experienced engineers and significant time and financial investment to deploy.
  • Upgrading the product is cumbersome and requires Cisco ATP or Cisco AS which is time consuming and very expensive.
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Likelihood to Renew
Broadvoice
Our last phone system was very outdated and we were left not getting calls that we needed nor having a seamless way to change voicemail or to get voicemail if we were out of the office for longer periods of time. Broadvoice has erased these issues and has really made our agency more responsive.
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Cisco
if it is up to me I would maintain its use. I was not able to make those decisions previously.
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Usability
Broadvoice
Broadvoice has been a great investment so far! Its system allows you to easily handle multiple lines & provides you with many useful, easy-to-use, features. It delivers faxes right to your email inbox, how much easier can it get? Through their app, it enables you to easily determine if the call is business or personal related. And you are able to answer calls no matter where you are
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Cisco
To be honest, there are tools better than Cisco Unified Contact Center
because it largely depends on third party integrations with better
alternatives available now a days. However, Cisco Unified Contact Center has its own standards in terms of user experience and client satisfactions which serves every customers with a flawless experience.
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Reliability and Availability
Broadvoice
AWAYS available to assist when I call. I could not be happier about that!
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Cisco
No answers on this topic
Performance
Broadvoice
Any issues are usually overcome fairly quickly. We don't utilize reports offered by the system - we are a small company and the monitoring that would provide is just not something we would utilize.
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Cisco
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Broadvoice
Laura H. our Service Coordinator was exceptionally helpful when the inevitable hiccups occurred along the way. She calmly sought out solutions that kept the project moving so that we could meet our move-out/move-in deadlines. Also, their 24/7 Business Support line is staffed with knowledgeable people that answer my questions quickly and accurately.
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Cisco
Cisco Unified Contact center is a very smart & reliable solution to go for. Its active-active sight base architecture and [customizable] features really help to deliver efficient customer service, enhanced next-gen experience, and uninterrupted operations. I believe every [organization] should opt for it if required.
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In-Person Training
Broadvoice
The in-person was done by phone and was GREAT!
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Cisco
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Broadvoice
Overcame obstacles of everyone being in different places. Trainer was excellent (do not remember her name!). Open to all questions no matter how technical. The feedback from my colleagues were they were happy
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Cisco
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Broadvoice
It was straightforward to set up. The phone was delivered prior to installation. The script and routing of calls were established prior to installation as well. The on-site technician installed each phone and offered training to anyone who asked. The main setup for hours, calls, and extensions was already set up via online meeting, making the phone install on-site a seamless experience.
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Cisco
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Alternatives Considered
Broadvoice
We've had a few phone vendors over the years and their main item, the phone, usually worked. Now past that, all other features or needs were hardly ever met. With Broadvoice, our experience has been amazing. The call quality, the ease of use on the admin portal and b-hive app, the flexibility of implementing new users. And if something ever seems to stump us, we can quickly reach out to support via email or phone and they are amazingly fast to respond and resolve the issue.
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Cisco
Similar I guess, however, I feel like Avaya was more suited for a contact center and allowed for all information to be in one place. The QA Forms were more flexible and easy to review. Predicative analysis was available to assist with scheduling and staffing. It was easier to manipulate and implement- I didn't need to go through 3 different parties to make a simply modification.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Broadvoice
Answered in previous question
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Cisco
Licenses are very expensive. The customer has to buy IP telephony or Unified Communication and Collaboration Licenses and for Contact Center Solution licenses separately. There must be a price tone down as the competition is really high. New customers are willing to go for cloud-based solutions [that] are cheaper and easy to deploy.
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Scalability
Broadvoice
We keep adding phones to each of restaurants every month
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Cisco
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Broadvoice
No answers on this topic
Cisco
Scripting not supported
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Return on Investment
Broadvoice
  • Sadly I can't quite gather any hard numbers since my use of the product don't extend into the admin level where I can see everything. I can say that since installing the phone at my desk though, I've been more reachable by other staff and therefore more present with current happenings in the workplace.
  • It took a while to get a line for my desk, so I can compare the before and after very clearly. Communication is like night and day, and any questions or problems other coworkers had that in the past they may have had to deal with themselves, they can now reliably reach me and have a convenient option to. This has improved the relationships between me and others at the workplace.
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Cisco
  • A smoother route to helping end users with critical needs
  • With quick assist while on hold, less calls come into the pool while agents have the ability to assist more critical needs
  • The ability to work remotely during an extreme event assisting end users
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ScreenShots

Broadvoice Screenshots

Screenshot of Call routing rules to manage holidays, and off-hours.Screenshot of Inbound call routing with automated menus and announcements, like a large business.Screenshot of User accounts can be added, removed, and managed from this interface.Screenshot of A detailed view of call history with detailed call reports.Screenshot of Video conference with up to 50 users with b-hive Communicator.Screenshot of Group messaging and file sharing to keep internal teams connected.