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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACisco 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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A

    Google Chat

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat helps users track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Google Chat
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Google Chat
    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)Google Chat
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Google Chat
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Google Chat
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    7.1
    9 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Google Chat
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Task Management7.69 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.08 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Scheduling6.77 Ratings8.616 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.97 Ratings7.312 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.49 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Search6.37 Ratings9.123 Ratings
    Visual planning tools6.95 Ratings7.813 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Google Chat
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    6.9
    9 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Google Chat
    8.9
    26 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Chat5.98 Ratings9.826 Ratings
    Notifications7.18 Ratings9.126 Ratings
    Discussions7.18 Ratings8.824 Ratings
    Surveys8.36 Ratings9.517 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase7.18 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting6.95 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.56 Ratings8.215 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook5.86 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Google Chat
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Google Chat
    8.6
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Versioning6.38 Ratings8.817 Ratings
    Video files9.95 Ratings7.623 Ratings
    Audio files7.97 Ratings7.922 Ratings
    Document collaboration6.38 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Access control7.17 Ratings9.318 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.49 Ratings9.319 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.94 Ratings8.115 Ratings
    Device sync4.37 Ratings9.624 Ratings
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    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Google Chat
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8.7 out of 10
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Google Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    9.2
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Google Chat
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    It is a easy and quick way to chat and send instant message using the Google account, even send files, emojis, create groups. I have used it to communicate even with external people with a personal gmail account and is great to stay in touch with all around. I recommend it for anyone who wants to stay communicated using a google account.
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    Pros
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    • 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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    Google
    • When discussing about a specific project, I can quickly share google docs or sheets within the chat which helps my team to view the document in real time and they do not have to leave the conversation.
    • Scheduling a meeting with someone is very easy on Google Chat.
    • We have remote team members in different time zones and instead of waiting for emails we use Google Chat to quickly discuss anything.
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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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    Google
    • Google Hangouts Chat has a room for improvement in customizing the themes background.The themes are outdated and hard to change if you don't know the right key to change it.
    • It could be more user friendly if there will be no hidden features. Formatting messages is very likely to use and fun.
    • With conversations going on about everything all the time, it's easy to get pulled into far too many discussions but sometimes its hard to mention names because it shows many result even the users are not included on the chat room.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
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    Google
    The updates, support, general reviews on Google Chat are great everywhere. The development of the features is ongoing and this adds a great value to Google as a big company in the market. Other applications are limiting communication while Google Chat is allowing communication to grow. It is very easy to use it and teach others how to use Google Chat.
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    Usability
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    Google
    As stated from the starting we found this application is well suited for a small audience and a group of people across the organization can be communicated easily with no additional hectic of doing any setup. When you have a Gmail account ready then you can easily access google chat and continue the communication. This tool is simple,secure and robust helping the global leading partner for their internal precise communication and handling the tasks in a great way
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I have not needed to contact the support folks for Google Hangouts Chat, so I can't speak to this with any accuracy. The online instructions are fairly clearly written, so it is fairly intuitive to start with. I did not feel the need to use the support people anyway.
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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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    Google
    Slack has a few more features than Google Chat. Slack, for a long time, had thread chats that grouped a thread of thoughts together, making the main chat group space a lot less cluttered. A while back, Google Chat implemented a similar thing in a different but similar way, making the group less crowded. They are catching up.
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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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    Google
    • In my work it allows us to report troubles that may cost loss of investment thru Google Hangouts Chat we were able to communicate on how to fix it.
    • I hope we can make it on our own choice of colors to heightened workers vibe
    • It is connected to your email
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