Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) vs. VirtualPBX

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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A
VirtualPBX
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
VirtualPBX is a VoIP solution that in addition to VoIP offers analog, smartphone, WebRTC, SIP Trunking & native calling options. It can also be used as a virtual contact center or virtual office solution.
$18
per month per user
Pricing
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)VirtualPBX
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Flex
$18
per month per user
Pro
$27
per month per user
Ultra
$36
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)VirtualPBX
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)VirtualPBX
Features
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)VirtualPBX
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.1
9 Ratings
8% below category average
VirtualPBX
-
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 Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
6.9
9 Ratings
15% below category average
VirtualPBX
-
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
VirtualPBX
-
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 Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
VirtualPBX
9.4
3 Ratings
16% above category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
User templates00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
VirtualPBX
9.7
3 Ratings
15% above category average
Answering rules00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
VirtualPBX
9.8
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
VirtualPBX
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)VirtualPBX
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User Ratings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)VirtualPBX
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(10 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)VirtualPBX
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.
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VirtualPBX
We consider that it is a very complete internet call software that is worth having in all companies that want to increase their sales through customer service agents because, with all its tools, agents improve their workday by day.
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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.
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VirtualPBX
  • Easy to set up your menu and record greetings and Prompts
  • Forwards to our cell phones or landlines -- and voicemail to email
  • Allows outbound calls on the rare occasion we require hiding
  • Simple website for end users - but they almost never need to use it.
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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.
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VirtualPBX
  • Possibly a better way of covering the one zillion features and functions in classes
  • Possibly a better way of covering the one zillion features and functions in classes
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
VirtualPBX
Once it works and has retain ROI.....keep it going
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Usability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
VirtualPBX
So much easier than our old PBX or any on-prem PBX I have ever used. We were up and running in an hour. Tweaking the caller menus is so easy.
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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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VirtualPBX
Auto attendant and voice conference capabilities are a good value for SOHO users that need to make a positive impression upon their customers.
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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.
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VirtualPBX
  • We have been able to improve greatly with this software, our communications and interactions with customers improved, and agent performance and productivity improved, which translates into higher profits for the company. It is easy to use this program, so it did not take us long to adapt to it and its functions.
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