Cisco Business Edition 7000 vs Cisco IP Phone 6800 Series

Likelihood to Recommend

Its well suited for small to medium scale deployments if the infra is in-house. Webex and other SaaS solutions are in demand these days and are cost-effective too, but if for some reason your deployments need a locally-managed data center, then go for the BE7K or the BE6K depending upon your requirement.

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Consultant in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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Great for group calls - the rollover feature is good. It makes it easy to have hotlines. The audio is clear and consistent. Easy to access voice messages and you can see you have voice messages without having to dial in through your number. The speed dial is easy to use - this comes in handy because we are often calling the same departments over and over - with a touch of a button we are able to connect right away; with out looking at a hand out for the digits.

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Employee in Human Resources

E-Learning Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Cisco IP Phone 6800 Series

Task Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Mobile Access

Search

Visual planning tools

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Cisco IP Phone 6800 Series

Chat

Notifications

Discussions

Surveys

Internal knowledgebase

Integrates with GoToMeeting

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

Integrates with Outlook

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Cisco IP Phone 6800 Series

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

Advanced security features

Integrates with Google Drive

Device sync

Pros

All in one platform that includes all the Cisco UC services in one appliance.
All the services are ready to use and preconfigured.
Tools available improve productivity and user experience.

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Paraprofessional in Social Media

Education Management Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Audio quality is solid
It is portable and has good distance capability
It's compact and easy to carry
Battery life is decent

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C-Level Executive in Professional Services

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Licensing should be easy and collaborative.
Management interface should be provided with redundancy.
I've came across difficulties while I installed Windows server on BE6K. It's hard to gather Windows server keys.

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Engineer in Customer Service

Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Ability to change ringer based on internal or external call

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Employee in Human Resources

E-Learning Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I’m a user of both systems and it’s difficult to say whether one is better than the other for features. Cisco is much more user friendly and has a better interface. I think both are suitable for large businesses, but it’s more about preference of the front end. Security features may be lagging with Skype.

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Engineer in Professional Services

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 10,001+ employees

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It's less expensive, more compact but not as robust and well-adopted/supported since Spectralink kind of owns the industry. Cisco needs to make more of these lines of DECT phones in order to compete.

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C-Level Executive in Professional Services

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

We were able to sell it to many customers and has proved beneficial always.
Less number of complaints.
Amazing support from Cisco TAC.

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Ujjwal Goel

Senior Build & Design Consultant

BTTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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I set up the desk for new hires in our group - it is super easy to plug in this phone and have them up and running.
Having the ability to pre-program speed dial numbers ensures that new hires are able to reach help without having to search for a number.
The ability to program ring tones is great, so if we are in the shared space meeting and we hear a phone ring, we know who's phone is ringing - the meeting can go on without everyone leaving to check.

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Employee in Human Resources

E-Learning Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Cisco IP Phone 6800 Series