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

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 The product is discontinued, and superseded by functionality found in Cisco Webex Calling.N/A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 Voice
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Dialpad Ai Voice (formerly Dialpad Talk) is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface. It integrates with the vendor's web conferencing product, UberConference, as well as with G Suite, Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Okta, and Zendesk.
$20
per user/per month
Pricing
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Voice
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Standard
$20.00
per user/per month
Pro
$30.00
per user/per month
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Voice
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
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Voice
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Voice
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 Voice
8.1
36 Ratings
1% below category average
Hosted PBX8.210 Ratings8.314 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.216 Ratings7.720 Ratings
User templates8.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names9.216 Ratings8.234 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 Voice
8.2
47 Ratings
0% above category average
Answering rules8.919 Ratings8.136 Ratings
Call recording9.115 Ratings8.442 Ratings
Call park8.819 Ratings8.028 Ratings
Call screening8.820 Ratings8.434 Ratings
Message alerts8.519 Ratings8.543 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.536 Ratings
Online Fax00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings8.144 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 Voice
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Ratings
Video conferencing9.219 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.920 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging8.616 Ratings00 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 Voice
8.6
39 Ratings
0% below category average
Mobile app for iOS7.415 Ratings8.627 Ratings
Mobile app for Android7.414 Ratings8.620 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 Voice
8.0
44 Ratings
1% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
7.9
19 Ratings
1% below category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.919 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
7.5
27 Ratings
6% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings7.722 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.119 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.723 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 Voice
7.2
15 Ratings
7% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings7.215 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
7.9
24 Ratings
5% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings7.822 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
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Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
8.1
33 Ratings
8% above category average
Centralized communications management00 Ratings8.126 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings8.324 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Voice
Small Businesses
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 9.5 out of 10
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Voice
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(21 ratings)
8.0
(270 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.2
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(1 ratings)
7.8
(23 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(19 ratings)
6.2
(53 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.9
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Dialpad Ai Voice
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
Imagine you are un a meeting and you need to focus on the topic and don't want to miss a thing but taking notes distracts You. Dialpad can do that for you. No matter who contacted a client and how, You will be able to keep track of all communication to the same person in one perfectly organized thread If needed some Quality control, recordings are available.
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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
  • I can make calls through the app & the caller ID shows my office line - I can toggle between the main business line and my direct line.
  • It keeps all of my voicemails & transcriptions in one place.
  • The desktop login allows me to access everything as well.
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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
  • lots of quirks.. seems to be a lot of random problems that aren't addressed quickly enough
  • Notify users of outages and let them know when outages are repairs
  • simplify the way that numbers/ offices/ departments and individual users is done. I have been using the service for about 2 years and still dont understand the difference
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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
Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
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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 Dialpad app is very user friendly. It took very little time for even our most technically-challenged users to adopt it. Dialpad is also constantly upgrading their software so that functionality is gained. User adoption was really amazing. All it took was just making a few outbound calls and a few short videos to train our people.
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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
The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
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Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Dialpad
Everything went as expected with no issues
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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
Dialpad Ai Contact Center gives you everything you need in a single communications platform. This is one big difference between Dialpad and Zoiper—beyond voice calls, you also get video calling and team messaging along with essential contact center features like IVR routing and a sales dialer. The connection isn't always the greatest and there seems to be some lag time when speaking.
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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
  • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
  • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
  • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
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