Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued) vs. Dialpad Ai Meetings

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000) was a telephony and VoIP business phone with unified communications features from Cisco, targeted at SMBs. The product is discontinued, and superseded by functionality found in Cisco Webex Calling.N/A
Dialpad Ai Meetings
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Dialpad Ai Meetings is a web conferencing platform with document management capability that integrates with third-party applications such as Google Drive, LinkedIn, Evernote, and Dropbox. It includes features such as screen sharing, call controls, call recording, and a mobile application.
$20
per month
Pricing
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Meetings
Editions & Modules
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Free
$0
per month
Business
$20
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Meetings
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Meetings
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Meetings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
8.6
18 Ratings
5% above category average
Dialpad Ai Meetings
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Ratings
Hosted PBX8.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.216 Ratings00 Ratings
User templates8.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names9.216 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
8.8
21 Ratings
4% above category average
Dialpad Ai Meetings
-
Ratings
Answering rules8.919 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording9.115 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park8.819 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening8.820 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts8.519 Ratings00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
8.7
20 Ratings
5% above category average
Dialpad Ai Meetings
8.5
55 Ratings
0% below category average
Video conferencing9.219 Ratings8.134 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.920 Ratings8.255 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.21 Ratings9.126 Ratings
Instant messaging8.616 Ratings8.717 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
7.4
15 Ratings
12% below category average
Dialpad Ai Meetings
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Ratings
Mobile app for iOS7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android7.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
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Ratings
Dialpad Ai Meetings
8.9
49 Ratings
11% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.149 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings9.846 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.944 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.941 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
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Ratings
Dialpad Ai Meetings
8.9
48 Ratings
11% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.848 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
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Ratings
Dialpad Ai Meetings
8.9
49 Ratings
9% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings9.840 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.847 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings5.916 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.029 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings9.925 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
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Ratings
Dialpad Ai Meetings
8.9
31 Ratings
6% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.930 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings9.918 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
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Ratings
Dialpad Ai Meetings
9.1
36 Ratings
9% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings9.034 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.932 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.320 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Meetings
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Google Meet
Google Meet
Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Meetings
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(21 ratings)
9.0
(107 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(19 ratings)
7.7
(39 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Meetings
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000) is well suited on small and medium sites that need entry-level voice and IP telephony capabilities, together
with powerful, easy-to-use collaboration tools. However , if a single user interface or VMware servers are deal breakers for you, I suggest another call system will likely be a better fit.
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Dialpad
I cannot think of a scenario where it would be inappropriate however this service is highly appropriate for any occasion. It is well suited as a drop in add-on for Outlook calendars and addition to any other scheduling software you might use. It can even set meeting times using multiple time zones for users who may be in differing locales so nobody is confused as to the time to join.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • provides phone support for many models of phones and conferencing devices
  • provides full telephony support for pretty much any phone requirement including call centre options
  • 911 service dialing options and tracking
  • bundle pricing on voice, phone and server licensing
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Dialpad
  • No passcodes are very convenient and so easy to transfer someone into it. Our partner firms have on more than one occasion ask us for a recommendation because theirs is not as dependable.
  • We use the online portion frequently as well. It's nice to see who joined and when and to see where they are calling from. It's nice to have the ability to lock the conference call down again without the use of a passcode just a simple click of the mouse.
  • The interface is incredibly user friendly and anyone with just a basic computer understanding can customize their uberconference line.
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Include tools for inter-cluster migration, currently these are provided by 3rd parties
  • Improve the software upgrade process by automating the pre-upgrade and post-upgrade checks
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Dialpad
  • They've recently undergone a facelift which is nice, but I've found it more difficult for potential customers to connect to their computer audio. I might be missing where to find the instructions, but lately we've been having some trouble with this.
  • While the screen share function as the presenter is easy, if I ask potential customers to share screen, they are required to go through a few steps. This is okay for folks who are good with tech, but many potential customers have trouble with the download. We've been using the free version - the paid version might eliminate this problem, although I'm not sure.
  • Another function they've added with the facelift is the ability to show your face via the webcam. I can see this being a nice feature but we often present from a coffee shop or even our cars, and some of our potential customers aren't in a place where they'd like to show their face. It's easy for most folks to disable the camera but some who aren't great with tech don't know how to do this. One of the things we've always liked about UberConference is it's simplicity and this just added an extra step. I wish there was a setting for us to disable this option but there doesn't seem to be.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
Happy with Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000); works great for us and costs to maintain it are well in hand. it also fits our current and future requirements going forward.
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Dialpad
UberConference is more expensive than some of its competitors and we have not found a real advantage to using UberConference over certain less-expensive applications. UberConference charges per month per organizer and those costs add up quickly, so we will be moving forward with a more budget-friendly option in the coming months.
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Usability
Discontinued Products
BE6K [is] not just a bare metal server ,it is [a] complete solution with its own management tools.
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Dialpad
The interface is intuitive and stupidly simple, no complicated sub-menus or configuration settings. Easy to create a meeting space and then have others join with a link or dial-in PIN on the free tier. On the paid tier it's even easier with PIN-less joining and automatic reminder calls to get participants to join.
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
Overall, the product provides excellent value for money. Our employees may interact at the same time on the Cisco Business Edition 6000 without disrupting the conversation. We have a significant number of employees that perform the same thing with calls, texting, and presence, and none of them have an issue.
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Dialpad
I haven't needed support for the most part, which is a positive for Highfive. It's intuitive and most features are straightforward to use. In the one instance that I did contact them, it took them longer then expected to respond, but they were able to answer my question once they did.
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
Both Mitel and [Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000)] allow the benefit of virtualization. If desired you could have an entirely virtual system. Cisco handles the virtualization a little better, however Mitel MiCollab is easier to integrate presence and calls. Cisco underlying architecture seems to be a little more stable, Mitel seems to be a little more user friendly. There are pros and cons and both are good solutions.
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Dialpad
I have enjoyed using Dialpad Meetings for years mainly due to the following: I feel the cost more than justifies the product It has a very simple user interface that all participants on conferences find easy to use Clear, responsive audio and video quality Dialpad Meetings does not try and overstuff its product with hundreds of features that most people will find useless. It sticks to its main product path and keeps improving upon it. Enjoy their customer support
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Been easy to scale as our business has grown and from acquisitions
  • Been pretty easy to maintain the software and upgrade it over its lifetime to date
  • Software and license renewals are pretty straight forward
  • Adding newer model hardware to the system is pretty straight forward
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Dialpad
  • Our teams use this every day. It makes it easy to meet with clients and share a screen and display analytics.
  • Some of my clients thought that they need to register first to be able to contact me. It's bad that they are not notified in any way that it's enough just to enter its names and that's it.
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