Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) vs. Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Call Manager is a unified call control center from Cisco that supports enterprise collaboration functions across the spectrum of IP telephony, video & web conferencing, and messaging. Features include call forwarding, call back, call transfer, ad hoc conferencing, and call park.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Considered Both Products
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)

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Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Both the Avaya and ShoreTel systems are easier to set up and use than the Cisco system. Both also tend to be less expensive, with the ShoreTel being the least expensive of the three, from my experience.
Features
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.1
9 Ratings
8% below category average
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
-
Ratings
Task Management7.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling6.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.49 Ratings00 Ratings
Search6.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
6.9
9 Ratings
14% below category average
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
-
Ratings
Chat5.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook5.96 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.4
9 Ratings
7% below category average
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
-
Ratings
Versioning6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.49 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync4.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
7.6
43 Ratings
6% below category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.522 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings5.631 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings6.941 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings6.940 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.141 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
8.1
46 Ratings
3% below category average
Answering rules00 Ratings9.344 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings5.528 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings9.340 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings8.837 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings7.640 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
9.0
42 Ratings
12% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings9.232 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.142 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.317 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings9.220 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
7.2
26 Ratings
11% below category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings7.026 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings7.324 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Small Businesses
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.1 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
CloudTalk
CloudTalk
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(10 ratings)
8.6
(47 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(14 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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Cisco
Cisco Unified Communications Manager is suited for medium to large customers who are in search for a solid call control platform with added security in mind. Cisco Unified Communications Manager also supports receptions, small groups and also a mini contact center type of set up with its Hunt Group, Pick up Group and call queuing facilities and also with set up of music on hold function while calls queuing.
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Pros
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.
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Cisco
  • This solution is extremely stable and has been running in our environment for several years without (unscheduled) downtime.
  • The ability to have voicemails automatically sent as an email message is extremely helpful in helping us to keep in touch while away from the desk.
  • The Call Manager provides us very granular settings to route our calls as we want.
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Cons
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  • 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.
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Cisco
  • Administration web page is little bit hard to understand at the beginning specially if you are not familiar with naming convention and GU Interfaces.
  • Call Detail Record interface is fine but would be desirable to include more options that fit organization needs in terms of reporting purposes.
  • Self Care Portal interface could be more useful to the end user if it includes options to manage some features without administrators involving.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
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Cisco
We have been using this product for 20+ years and will continue too. This is a great product and new features are always coming out.
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Usability
Discontinued Products
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Cisco
The usability part of Cisco Unified Communications Manager is very much simple from a usability point of view. Day-to-day Move Add Change Delete (MACD) can be performed by the administrators very easily with simple training. From the initial deployment point of view, some of the thing can be improved to simplify the process.
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
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Cisco
CUCM is supported by most third-party vendors for related products, so it makes finding solutions to specific needs easy. Also Cisco TAC is very knowledgeable, and we have never run into a problem they have not been able to resolve. Usually they are resolved without the need to escalate tickers either.
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Implementation Rating
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Cisco
This was the first phone system we implemented that could span multiple locations. We were very satisfied once fully implemented
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
Looking at the feature sets and customer experience overall it's a good investment to make. It provides insights and also gives needed reports and statistics.
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Cisco
We have been a Cisco based shop and have looked at other cloud voice options such as MS Teams pbx, and others, but ultimately, the features, endpoints, and reliability of Cisco has been the common factor in staying with them as our voice provider. Their integrations, room systems, and hybrid design allows for us to be flexible and keep a high up time vs reliance on 100% cloud.
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Return on Investment
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  • 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.
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Cisco
  • Communication and collaboration - Our offices are able to communicate both internally and externally due to this system.
  • Down time - Struggles with CUCM has caused a lot of down time due to the instability of the system.
  • High Costs - the cost of both the license and the maintenance was much higher than other systems.
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