Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) vs. Podio

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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A
Podio
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Podio is a cloud-based platform for organizing team communication, business processes, and reporting in project management workspaces; also it may be used as a light CRM platform. It enables workflow automation and integrations. It includes a free version and paid packages with additional features.
$14
per month per user
Pricing
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Podio
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Plus
$14
per month per user
Premium
$24
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Podio
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Podio
Features
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Podio
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.1
9 Ratings
9% below category average
Podio
7.7
28 Ratings
0% below category average
Task Management7.69 Ratings8.026 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.08 Ratings2.09 Ratings
Scheduling6.77 Ratings6.523 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.97 Ratings10.026 Ratings
Mobile Access7.49 Ratings6.523 Ratings
Search6.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings9.522 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.528 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings8.524 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
6.9
9 Ratings
15% below category average
Podio
-
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 Outlook5.86 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
8% below category average
Podio
-
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
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Podio
6.3
14 Ratings
20% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings6.010 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings6.010 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Podio
Small Businesses
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.0 out of 10
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
InEight
InEight
Score 8.5 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
InEight
InEight
Score 8.5 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Podio
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(10 ratings)
2.7
(42 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(17 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(6 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Podio
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.
Read full review
Progress ShareFile
[Citrix Podios's] customer support is very quick and they provide you an option to convert your
project into small tasks so that you can better assist your team and extract
maximum work out of them hence I will totally recommend its usage. I could not think that keeping track of tasks could be this much easier and smart. It is a fully customizable tool that manages my tasks efficiently and deal with them effectively.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Progress ShareFile
  • Very easy for people without coding or technical skills to set up and maintain information in "Apps".
  • Platform is very easy to learn and adopt--it's intuitive.
  • Project management potential is awesome--instead of having to fit your projects into a structure that is industry specific, you can build an app that tracks what you want, in the order you want it.
  • Has a "relationship" field that allows you to relate an individual item or record to a record in another app. It effectively gives some of the functionality of a relational database.
  • Very useful for information sharing when staff members are in different regions or places.
Read full review
Cons
Discontinued Products
  • 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.
Read full review
Progress ShareFile
  • More filter options for calendars.
  • Customizable views for Relation fields.
  • Full featured Podio mobile App for iPad.
  • A customizable profile status – would love to work with Podio in silent mode (logged in while working, but "not available" for requests when in heavy work mode)
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Progress ShareFile
Podio customer service is great. The cloud and mobile service is fast (almost instant, continuous syncing). With a solid user base, and backed by Citrix, this is a serious business solution. They're also constantly working on improving and making it more powerful. I anticipate it only getting better
Read full review
Usability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Progress ShareFile
It takes a while to understand how to wield the power of 'relationship' fields and unlocking the flow of data across Podio apps and workspaces. Once the lightbulb comes on, the options and builds are effortless and limitless. Because of the unrestrained customization, you truly start with a blank slate and must endure a potentially frustrating learning curve to crack to (no)code. But once you get it, all the power is readily at your fingertips.
Read full review
Reliability and Availability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Progress ShareFile
I have not experienced any down time
Read full review
Performance
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Progress ShareFile
It works all the time and if I have a question, support get back to me ASAP
Read full review
Support Rating
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Progress ShareFile
Podio support was always responsive and very quick to provide answers and assistance during the history of using this product, their support team has always been top notch. There have been several cases where calling podio support a feature was not available and they provided either workaround solutions or added the features straight into their roadmap.
Read full review
Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Progress ShareFile
Could of got more help sooner and mapped out structure after the 1st month. Future planning
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Progress ShareFile
I have not yet found a permanent solution that meets all of our needs. We continue to use different tools across our different departments, and none of our tools really communicate with one another to our satisfaction. We remain optimistic, however, that a company will emerge that embraces an abstract, highly customizable interface and also provides exceptional customer service with an open-minded development team that does not simply say no to everything by default.
Read full review
Scalability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Progress ShareFile
As you business grows, so does Podio. There seems to be no limit to the workspace and apps you can create on the platform
Read full review
Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • 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.
Read full review
Progress ShareFile
  • Podio is great for task assignment and tracking. The ability to enter and assign tasks from mobile and track their completion saves me several phone calls a day.
  • Podio outdoes email as my go to place to search for information. The ability to forward emails into the system, organize by projects and contacts, and search it all saves considerable time and confusion.
  • Podio has considerable potential to reduce overall admin time spent organizing information (filing, tracking, etc) The ability to keep a single record of a given piece of information without being tied to email vs file structure works very well.
Read full review
ScreenShots