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    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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A

    Ring4

    Score10 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Ring4 headquartered in San Francisco offers a VoIP app that allows business owners and others to add a second (or third) phone line to their mobile phone.

    $9.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Ring4
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Call Recording (add-on, business line only)
    $.05
    per recording
    Transcripts (add-on, business line only)
    $.05
    per transcribed minute
    Personal Line
    $9.99
    per line
    Business Line
    $9.99
    per line
    International Calling (available on personal + business lines)
    country dependent pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Ring4
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$9.99 per phone line, per month
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Ring4
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Ring4
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Ring4
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Ring4
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    7.1
    9 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Ring4
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management7.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling6.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search6.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Ring4
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    6.9
    9 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Ring4
    -
    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 Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Ring4
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Ring4
    -
    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 Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Ring4
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Ring4
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Ring4
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Ring4
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Call recording00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Ring4
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Ring4
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Ring4
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Ring4
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Instant messaging00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Ring4
    Small Businesses
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Mattermost
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Ring4
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Ring4
    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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    Ring4
    Good for creating a new business or branching a business abroad.
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Ring4
    • Manage Team Lines
    • Transcribe calls
    • International Calling
    • Call Recording
    • Free video conferencing
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Ring4
    • I've sometimes seen text messages being sent in double.
    Read full review
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Ring4
    It's super easy and simple to use, and very straightforward.
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Ring4
    I had a question, and had my answer that same day.
    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.
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    Ring4
    Ring4 had everything we need in a business phone line in a more simple format and less expensive.
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Ring4
    • Less expensive business phone
    • Can answer on the go
    • Less to manage, more simple
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Ring4 Screenshots

    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotScreenshot of The Ring4 admin console, allows business to manage their phone lines as simply as emails. Ring4 Business lets admins create and assign a new phone line to an employee in seconds.