Cisco Business Edition 7000 vs Flowdock

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Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 46 reviews and ratings

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Score 9.5 out of 10

Based on 7 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Cisco Business Edition 7000 ranks higher in 2 feature sets: Project Management, Communication
Flowdock ranks higher in 1 feature set: File Sharing & Management

Project Management

6.8

Cisco Business Edition 7000

68%

4.9

Flowdock

49%

Cisco Business Edition 7000 ranks higher in 6/7 features

Task Management

7.4

74%

8 Ratings

6.7

67%

2 Ratings

Gantt Charts

7.1

71%

6 Ratings

3.0

30%

1 Rating

Scheduling

7.2

72%

6 Ratings

4.0

40%

1 Rating

Workflow Automation

7.2

72%

6 Ratings

2.0

20%

1 Rating

Mobile Access

6.3

63%

8 Ratings

7.2

72%

2 Ratings

Search

6.8

68%

6 Ratings

5.7

57%

2 Ratings

Visual planning tools

6.0

60%

5 Ratings

6.0

60%

1 Rating

Communication

6.0

Cisco Business Edition 7000

60%

3.8

Flowdock

38%

Cisco Business Edition 7000 ranks higher in 5/8 features

Chat

6.3

63%

7 Ratings

8.9

89%

2 Ratings

Notifications

6.4

64%

7 Ratings

7.7

77%

2 Ratings

Discussions

5.7

57%

7 Ratings

7.7

77%

2 Ratings

Surveys

6.3

63%

6 Ratings

2.0

20%

1 Rating

Internal knowledgebase

6.2

62%

7 Ratings

1.0

10%

1 Rating

Integrates with GoToMeeting

5.4

54%

4 Ratings

1.0

10%

1 Rating

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

5.2

52%

5 Ratings

1.0

10%

1 Rating

Integrates with Outlook

6.4

64%

6 Ratings

1.0

10%

1 Rating

File Sharing & Management

6.4

Cisco Business Edition 7000

64%

7.8

Flowdock

78%

Flowdock ranks higher in 5/8 features

Versioning

5.6

56%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Video files

6.9

69%

6 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Audio files

7.4

74%

7 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Document collaboration

6.4

64%

8 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Access control

5.9

59%

6 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Advanced security features

7.0

70%

8 Ratings

7.0

70%

1 Rating

Integrates with Google Drive

5.1

51%

4 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Device sync

6.9

69%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

Cisco Business Edition 7000 is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Business Edition 7000

80%

9 Ratings

6.6

Flowdock

66%

2 Ratings

Cisco Business Edition 7000

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

Flowdock

100%

1 Rating

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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Mobile app experience
Software integrations
Notifications

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Kyle Golembiewski

Marketing Analyst

GHOST Spice SupplyAccounting, 11-50 employees

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Cons

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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Paraprofessional in Social Media

Education Management Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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One thing a little bit annoying is that a lot of links to others Flowdock sections (preferences, external services, etc) will open a new window/tab. Each click may take you to a new window and you can get lost easily.
There isn't a quick access list to members of your organization to start a private chat. I took a while to find how to do that. The interface and usability could be better.
There isn't an app for Windows Phone.
Sometimes you try to load some conversation and it doesn't show anything. It is not frequently but happens sometimes.

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Vinicius Lima

Computer Technician

Superintendência de Tecnologia da Informação - Universidade de São PauloEducation Management, 5001-10,000 employees

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Pricing Details

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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?

Starting Price

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Likelihood to Renew

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Flowdock 10.0

Based on 1 answer

I go with the flow because I'm a newer employee and Flowdock works as advertised. If it were my decision to choose a team communciator for the organization, I'd recommend we go with Slack for its robust features and ever-changing/evolving software integrations. Slack is the outright innovator in the space and will continue to hold that role for some time.

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Kyle Golembiewski

Marketing Analyst

GHOST Spice SupplyAccounting, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I've used 220s and 240s too, but it takes a lot of time to set them up, a lot of time to download the iso files, and set up of datastores. 7k saves the engineer a lot of pre-build assessment and evaluation time. Gets a lot done in a lot less time, returns are a happy engineer and a happier customer.

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Consultant in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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Slack is a similar software.

Private chat or channels are well implemented in both softwares and both are also very easy to setup.

Besides of some usability problemas I think Flowdock is still better than Slack in this user experience and design.

The second point is the price. Flowdock is half price of Slack ($3/month). If you are a student or a non-profit organization, you are able to get some special license.

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Vinicius Lima

Computer Technician

Superintendência de Tecnologia da Informação - Universidade de São PauloEducation Management, 5001-10,000 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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Our company uses it by default.
I enjoy the ability to communicate outside of text messages...keeps the conversation on in it's own bucket.

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Kyle Golembiewski

Marketing Analyst

GHOST Spice SupplyAccounting, 11-50 employees

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Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Task Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Mobile Access

Search

Visual planning tools

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Chat

Notifications

Discussions

Surveys

Internal knowledgebase

Integrates with GoToMeeting

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

Integrates with Outlook

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

Advanced security features

Integrates with Google Drive

Device sync

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Pros

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Cons

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

Return on Investment

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock

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