Cisco Business Edition 7000 vs Skype

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Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 46 reviews and ratings

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Score 7.7 out of 10

Based on 2357 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Project Management

6.8

Cisco Business Edition 7000

68%

Skype

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cisco Business Edition 7000 ranks higher in 7/7 features

Task Management

7.4

74%

8 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Gantt Charts

7.1

71%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Scheduling

7.2

72%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Workflow Automation

7.2

72%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Mobile Access

6.3

63%

8 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Search

6.8

68%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Visual planning tools

6.0

60%

5 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Communication

6.0

Cisco Business Edition 7000

60%

Skype

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cisco Business Edition 7000 ranks higher in 8/8 features

Chat

6.3

63%

7 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Notifications

6.4

64%

7 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Discussions

5.7

57%

7 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Surveys

6.3

63%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Internal knowledgebase

6.2

62%

7 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Integrates with GoToMeeting

5.4

54%

4 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

5.2

52%

5 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Integrates with Outlook

6.4

64%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

File Sharing & Management

6.4

Cisco Business Edition 7000

64%

Skype

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cisco Business Edition 7000 ranks higher in 8/8 features

Versioning

5.6

56%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Video files

6.9

69%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Audio files

7.4

74%

7 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Document collaboration

6.4

64%

8 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Access control

5.9

59%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Advanced security features

7.0

70%

8 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Integrates with Google Drive

5.1

51%

4 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Device sync

6.9

69%

6 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.8

Skype

78%

Skype ranks higher in 4/4 features

High quality audio

N/A

0 Ratings

8.4

84%

129 Ratings

High quality video

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

127 Ratings

Low bandwidth requirements

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

124 Ratings

Mobile support

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

82%

112 Ratings

Screen Sharing

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.7

Skype

77%

Skype ranks higher in 2/2 features

Desktop sharing

N/A

0 Ratings

8.3

83%

112 Ratings

Whiteboards

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

55 Ratings

Online Meetings / Events

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.8

Skype

78%

Skype ranks higher in 5/5 features

Calendar integration

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

78%

79 Ratings

Meeting initiation

N/A

0 Ratings

8.3

83%

100 Ratings

Integrates with social media

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

59 Ratings

Record meetings / events

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

71 Ratings

Slideshows

N/A

0 Ratings

8.1

81%

63 Ratings

Online Events Collaboration

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.1

Skype

81%

Skype ranks higher in 3/3 features

Live chat

N/A

0 Ratings

8.6

86%

105 Ratings

Audience polling

N/A

0 Ratings

7.6

76%

60 Ratings

Q&A

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

57 Ratings

Online Events Security

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.6

Skype

76%

Skype ranks higher in 3/3 features

User authentication

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

81 Ratings

Participant roles & permissions

N/A

0 Ratings

7.3

73%

77 Ratings

Confidential attendee list

N/A

0 Ratings

7.9

79%

56 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

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

Cisco Business Edition 7000

80%

9 Ratings

7.8

Skype

78%

134 Ratings

Cisco Business Edition 7000

N/A

0 Ratings

9.9

Skype

99%

4 Ratings

Cisco Business Edition 7000

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

Skype

70%

2 Ratings

Cisco Business Edition 7000

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

Skype

80%

75 Ratings

Cisco Business Edition 7000

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

Skype

100%

3 Ratings

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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The instant chat function is great. Very straightforward, easy to use, easy to learn, no technical issues.
Video calls are pretty easy also, user friendly and a mostly stable connection with no issues.
Voice calls are easy also, eliminates the need for an external landline or the need to use your cell phone. Clear connections, not really any dropped calls.

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Professional in Human Resources

Education Management Company, 501-1000 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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This is really small, but I'd love to see the emoticons updated to emojis.
Make calling free like some other communications app providers.
Grant the ability to not show that you're online even when you are. Sometimes you want to make a call, but you don't want other people to see you're online and start messaging you.

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Verified User

Account Manager in Sales

Computer Software Company, 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?

Starting Price

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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?

Starting Price

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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Skype 9.9

Based on 4 answers

I really appreciate Skype for its features and quality standards. It really helps in terms of virtual assistance in the lockdown period where we need to maintain Social distancing and need to work online.

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Employee in Marketing

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Skype 7.0

Based on 2 answers

Skype is not as good as Facetime in terms of ease to glance at it and figure out how it works. I think that's a result of Skype trying to be too many things at once. A lot of the menu and UI could be streamlined, and I would jettison some of the additional functions that have been tacked on over the years to simplify. That being said, while some options are slightly hard to find, they all work flawlessly once found.

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Daniel Epstein

Producer/Videographer/Editor

Firefilm ProductionsMedia Production, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Skype 8.0

Based on 75 answers

I am not aware of the current support level for Skype for business, as I have never used even though I have the product.However, the support for Skype's personal paid users is not where it could be. Users who pay for Skype features do not have a clear path to reach out to support. So, rating 6, can be better as soon as I need to use Skype for business support and get a good experience. I will say that I will renew Skype for Business subscription, which is a significant inconsistency on my end. The explanation is that Skype for Business comes bundled with Office for Business, with no additional cost, so why not.

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Ricardo G Lopes

English Interpreter & Translator

Self EmployedInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Skype 10.0

Based on 3 answers

It can be used on the phone via mobile application as well as on the desktop by logging in to the website. Easily installed and ready to use.

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Verified User

Employee in Marketing

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 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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Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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Microsoft Teams provides basically the same services. Local number calling is not available (that I know of) but that only matters if you have any need to use it. Teams is a little more stable, especially with a lot of people on a call. Skype is easier to set up and to operate. Skype also has a larger install base.

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Tim Daciuk

Director, Advanced Analytics

SmartSimple Software IncComputer Software, 51-200 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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Overall Skype is a good investment. We use regular Skype so its a product that comes with Windows PC's as a standard app. We dont use Skype for Business so this cuts cost overall.
Using the basic functions of Skype and not Skype for business does have some downsides but you do save money. There are many other apps we use as well as Skype in order to accomplish all of our goals.
The downside of course is that the more you want Skype to do, the more money it will cost the organization as a whole. It does have many more functions which you have to upgrade to Skype for business for. That is my only criticism.

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Nestor Navarro

Workforce Manager

CoverhoundInsurance, 51-200 employees

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Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Task Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Mobile Access

Search

Visual planning tools

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Chat

Notifications

Discussions

Surveys

Internal knowledgebase

Integrates with GoToMeeting

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

Integrates with Outlook

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

Advanced security features

Integrates with Google Drive

Device sync

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

High quality audio

High quality video

Low bandwidth requirements

Mobile support

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Desktop sharing

Whiteboards

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Calendar integration

Meeting initiation

Integrates with social media

Record meetings / events

Slideshows

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Live chat

Audience polling

Q&A

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

User authentication

Participant roles & permissions

Confidential attendee list

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Pros

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Cons

Cisco Business Edition 7000

Skype

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial