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    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ACall Manager is a unified call control center from Cisco that supports enterprise collaboration functions across the spectrum of IP telephony, video & web conferencing, and messaging. Features include call forwarding, call back, call transfer, ad hoc conferencing, and call park.N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
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    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    So we used to be an Avaya shop via phone system and then we changed everything over to Cisco. I didn't make the selection, but it's enterprise-wide that we had to go to Cisco. And so when we went to Cisco, everything's more compact, whereas the Avaya system is huge and it takes …
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    on-premises, secured, ease of operation
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    CUCM allows for on prem hosting.
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    Easier to use
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    You are good. Polycom went out of business and now HP is de-prioritizing it
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    I would say it is a tie with IP office. This is also a complex solution that's usually managed by a service provider but offers high quality via phones that are excellent in sound quality and overall reputation for reliability.
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager is a great competitor to Avaya Aura, whereas both solutions provide the client an Enterprise - Grade UC solution. I would prefer Cisco Unified Communications Manager because most corporate networks run on a Cisco backend core, and assigning …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Cube is a robust gateway works in conjunction with Cisco Unified Communications Manager for providing PSTN calling facility. Cube is easy to set up and manage and it has lots of security features. SRST is one of the best feature where in case of a network issue with the Cisco Un…
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Avaya Aure requires lots of system maintenance and requirements. Also, Avaya cm does not have a graphical user interface. Avaya deployment requires lots of VMs and this is not acceptable for a clients 3CX is very cheap but they are very vulnerable to the attacks. Also they …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) in general is more a telephony platform that a Unified Communications suite, but it could fit smaller companies or certain industries with specific requirements or needs, like hospitality.
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Simple, all products mentioned were on-premise (that solution I used several years ago) Call manager is a cloud solution without hardware required.
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    As per the comments earlier, Cisco's focus has finally moved to Cloud and Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) primarily stays as it solves specific business problems that Cloud-based platforms are trying to solve, slowly but surely. Cisco Unified Communications …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Most commonly used here in our country is Avaya; they pretty much do the same as the Cisco Unified Communications Manager. But for me, Cisco products are more reliable and tested so I prefer using this as our mode of communication for our entire organization. It keeps the …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    The Cisco Call Manager application has been around for much longer than many of the competitors. As such, they have had plenty of time to resolve bugs and increase the feature set that comes natively with this solution. One of the biggest factors for us was the professional …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Avaya is extremely expensive for a corporate telephony infrastructure, its a product designed for the callcenter so it makes it even impossible to go with it for just corporate telephony.
    Cisco Call Manager is not just cheaper but also much simpler to use.
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Because of the complexity and quantity of users and remote offices distributed along several countries Cisco Unified Call Manager was the best option that suits all our needs and requirements also the most affordable alternative, and in terms of future projects the most robust …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    We have been a Cisco based shop and have looked at other cloud voice options such as MS Teams pbx, and others, but ultimately, the features, endpoints, and reliability of Cisco has been the common factor in staying with them as our voice provider. Their integrations, room …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    CUCM is actually our old system that we're currently transitioning away from. While CUCM certainly has more features than the Microsoft Teams phone system, and it's far more customizable, what we really needed currently was a cloud system that allowed more options for remote …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    The number one point for which I would choose the Call Manager is because it has a wide level of scalability. You can have it in a company with 200 phones or up to 10000. In addition, Cisco TAC offers excellent support for when there is a disaster or you need to make some …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    CUCM can grow to any scale you want. You can have a small amount of users, to tens of thousands of phones to support any size your company grows to. Toll bypass via routing calls over the WAN as well as an extensive Unity voicemail system allows for efficient routing of your …
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    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    We choose the Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) for the following reasons:
    1- Great features from the customer's perspective.
    2- More stability and scalability for large companies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    7.6
    52 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Hosted PBX9.427 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)5.238 Ratings
    User templates6.149 Ratings
    Call reports8.249 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.150 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    7.9
    55 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Answering rules9.352 Ratings
    Call recording5.234 Ratings
    Call park9.447 Ratings
    Call screening8.942 Ratings
    Message alerts6.847 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    9.1
    49 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Video conferencing9.139 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.249 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.823 Ratings
    Instant messaging9.427 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    6.8
    31 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS6.531 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.028 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (57 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (17 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager is suited for medium to large customers who are in search for a solid call control platform with added security in mind. Cisco Unified Communications Manager also supports receptions, small groups and also a mini contact center type of set up with its Hunt Group, Pick up Group and call queuing facilities and also with set up of music on hold function while calls queuing.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • This solution is extremely stable and has been running in our environment for several years without (unscheduled) downtime.
    • The ability to have voicemails automatically sent as an email message is extremely helpful in helping us to keep in touch while away from the desk.
    • The Call Manager provides us very granular settings to route our calls as we want.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Administration web page is little bit hard to understand at the beginning specially if you are not familiar with naming convention and GU Interfaces.
    • Call Detail Record interface is fine but would be desirable to include more options that fit organization needs in terms of reporting purposes.
    • Self Care Portal interface could be more useful to the end user if it includes options to manage some features without administrators involving.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    We have been using this product for 20+ years and will continue too. This is a great product and new features are always coming out.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    The usability part of Cisco Unified Communications Manager is very much simple from a usability point of view. Day-to-day Move Add Change Delete (MACD) can be performed by the administrators very easily with simple training. From the initial deployment point of view, some of the thing can be improved to simplify the process.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    CUCM is supported by most third-party vendors for related products, so it makes finding solutions to specific needs easy. Also Cisco TAC is very knowledgeable, and we have never run into a problem they have not been able to resolve. Usually they are resolved without the need to escalate tickers either.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    This was the first phone system we implemented that could span multiple locations. We were very satisfied once fully implemented
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We have been a Cisco based shop and have looked at other cloud voice options such as MS Teams pbx, and others, but ultimately, the features, endpoints, and reliability of Cisco has been the common factor in staying with them as our voice provider. Their integrations, room systems, and hybrid design allows for us to be flexible and keep a high up time vs reliance on 100% cloud.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Communication and collaboration - Our offices are able to communicate both internally and externally due to this system.
    • Down time - Struggles with CUCM has caused a lot of down time due to the instability of the system.
    • High Costs - the cost of both the license and the maintenance was much higher than other systems.
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