Cisco Business Edition 7000 vs Flowdock

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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Flowdock is well suited for small teams and to environments that doesn't need too much reliability. I think it has some management problems that can make your life difficult if you have to manage a big amount of users. If you want just a tool communication with basic features (without using any integration or robust features) it can be suitable for you. You should try Flowdock using its free version for a small team and compare with others similar products. Flowdock delivers team chat and collaboration features, but is not necessarily the best product. Maybe some usability problems that disturb me won't be so relevant to you.

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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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Feature Rating Comparison

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

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

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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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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Likelihood to Renew

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Flowdock 10.0

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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’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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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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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

Flowdock

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Flowdock