Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) vs. Dialpad Ai Voice

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Call 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
Dialpad Ai Voice
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Dialpad Ai Voice (formerly Dialpad Talk) is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface. It integrates with the vendor's web conferencing product, UberConference, as well as with G Suite, Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Okta, and Zendesk.
$20
per user/per month
Pricing
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Dialpad Ai Voice
Editions & Modules
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Standard
$20.00
per user/per month
Pro
$30.00
per user/per month
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Dialpad Ai Voice
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing
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Top Pros
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Features
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Dialpad Ai Voice
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
7.4
40 Ratings
10% below category average
Dialpad Ai Voice
8.1
36 Ratings
1% below category average
Hosted PBX9.919 Ratings8.314 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)6.029 Ratings7.720 Ratings
User templates8.238 Ratings00 Ratings
Call reports5.137 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.038 Ratings8.234 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
7.3
43 Ratings
14% below category average
Dialpad Ai Voice
8.2
47 Ratings
0% above category average
Answering rules7.841 Ratings8.136 Ratings
Call recording5.526 Ratings8.442 Ratings
Call park8.037 Ratings8.028 Ratings
Call screening7.534 Ratings8.434 Ratings
Message alerts7.838 Ratings8.543 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.536 Ratings
Online Fax00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings8.144 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
7.7
39 Ratings
7% below category average
Dialpad Ai Voice
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Ratings
Video conferencing9.329 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.839 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing6.115 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging6.618 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
8.7
23 Ratings
5% above category average
Dialpad Ai Voice
8.6
39 Ratings
0% below category average
Mobile app for iOS8.423 Ratings8.627 Ratings
Mobile app for Android9.121 Ratings8.620 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
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Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
8.0
44 Ratings
1% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
-
Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
7.9
19 Ratings
1% below category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.919 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
-
Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
7.5
27 Ratings
6% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings7.722 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.119 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.723 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
-
Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
7.2
15 Ratings
6% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings7.215 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
-
Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
7.9
24 Ratings
5% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings7.822 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
-
Ratings
Dialpad Ai Voice
8.1
33 Ratings
8% above category average
Centralized communications management00 Ratings8.126 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings8.324 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Dialpad Ai Voice
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(44 ratings)
8.0
(270 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.2
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(4 ratings)
7.8
(23 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(14 ratings)
6.2
(53 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
5.9
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Dialpad Ai Voice
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
The Cisco Unified Communications Manager platform would be most suited for the below scenarios. 1. An organization with very restricted policies and compliance where can't move to cloud-based solutions for data security. They can install the CUCM on-premises. 2. An organization that is still on a legacy phone system could adopt CUCM to save costs and have better services.
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Dialpad
Imagine you are un a meeting and you need to focus on the topic and don't want to miss a thing but taking notes distracts You. Dialpad can do that for you. No matter who contacted a client and how, You will be able to keep track of all communication to the same person in one perfectly organized thread If needed some Quality control, recordings are available.
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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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Dialpad
  • I can make calls through the app & the caller ID shows my office line - I can toggle between the main business line and my direct line.
  • It keeps all of my voicemails & transcriptions in one place.
  • The desktop login allows me to access everything as well.
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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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Dialpad
  • lots of quirks.. seems to be a lot of random problems that aren't addressed quickly enough
  • Notify users of outages and let them know when outages are repairs
  • simplify the way that numbers/ offices/ departments and individual users is done. I have been using the service for about 2 years and still dont understand the difference
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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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Dialpad
Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
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Usability
Cisco
Although it's very easy to use, once you understand the concepts of IP telephony, as I said before, I think Cisco could have improved the management interface of the platform, adding modern technologies and the design language of the other platforms like DNA Center, etc. This interface hasn't had a substantial improvement for about 10 years
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Dialpad
The Dialpad app is very user friendly. It took very little time for even our most technically-challenged users to adopt it. Dialpad is also constantly upgrading their software so that functionality is gained. User adoption was really amazing. All it took was just making a few outbound calls and a few short videos to train our people.
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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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Dialpad
The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
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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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Dialpad
Everything went as expected with no issues
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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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Dialpad
Dialpad Ai Contact Center gives you everything you need in a single communications platform. This is one big difference between Dialpad and Zoiper—beyond voice calls, you also get video calling and team messaging along with essential contact center features like IVR routing and a sales dialer. The connection isn't always the greatest and there seems to be some lag time when speaking.
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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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Dialpad
  • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
  • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
  • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
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