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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Google Meet

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Meet, formerly Hangouts Meet, replaces the former Google Hangouts as the company's G Suite integrated web conferencing tool, allowing users to join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite from a computer, phone, or conference room. G Suite's Enterprise edition also creates a dial-in phone number for each meeting, as an additional convenience.

    $6

    per month

    Pricing
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Google Meet
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Google Workspace - Business Starter
    $6
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Standard
    $12
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Plus
    $18
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Google Meet
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing—
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Google Meet
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    64 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    55 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Google Meet
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    7.6
    52 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Google Meet
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX9.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)5.238 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates6.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports8.249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    7.9
    55 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Google Meet
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules9.352 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording5.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park9.347 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening8.942 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts6.847 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    9.1
    49 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Google Meet
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing9.139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging9.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    6.7
    31 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Google Meet
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS6.531 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    -
    Ratings
    Google Meet
    8.8
    60 Ratings
    11% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.760 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.460 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.943 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings9.354 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    -
    Ratings
    Google Meet
    8.9
    60 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.660 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings9.240 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    -
    Ratings
    Google Meet
    8.5
    58 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings9.557 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings6.325 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.946 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings8.847 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    -
    Ratings
    Google Meet
    8.4
    57 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.855 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings8.037 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.439 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    -
    Ratings
    Google Meet
    9.2
    50 Ratings
    13% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings9.547 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.145 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.936 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Google Meet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (57 ratings)
    9.2
    (65 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (17 ratings)
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.8
    (18 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Google Meet
    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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    Google
    Well suited for both our workplace and virtual meetings, especially when people are not in one place. It is also more appropriate with audio, visual, and captions. It is also more appropriate to send a recording to your drive for reference on parts that a host may not have captured.
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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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    Google
    • It allows multiple people to join in a meeting.
    • The admin can change the role and make anyone as admin of the current session.
    • Even if the meeting gets disconnected due to network in the admin's side error still it remains running on the user's side.
    • Multiple people can share screen together at the same time.
    • The admin can make the meeting open to all so that every time someone joins the admin does not have to allow them one by one. Once it's open, all can join without permission of the admin.
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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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    Google
    • One major one — I always say that we cannot send attachments during the meeting. Teams has that, so I believe Google should add that as well. Because you can have the conversation in the messages, but you can’t provide a file. So let’s say I have a technical conversation with someone, and I want to share a document, like an architecture diagram — I cannot send it. We have to use Gmail or Drive for that. It can be integrated for sure, so that’s an improvement that definitely can be done.
    Incentivized
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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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    Google
    This app is still having a lot of redundant features as compared to other industry apps such as Zoom and Webex which offers much more on the functionality side along with the option to have greater user access control to the admin/host of the meetings. A sense of interaction is always found to be missing in Google meet which can be easily adopted in the Zoom
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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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    Google
    Google Meet is very easy and simple to use. I can schedule a meeting right on my calendar - it literally takes a few seconds. There is no additional app I have to open to schedule anything. Guests can click on the link easily to join any meetings. 10/10!
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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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    Google
    Google does a great job of providing tech support for this product, as it does many others. Similarly, Google has FAQs that cover a large amount of issues faced by users. Problems have not persisted in our use of this product. Problems are resolved quickly and easily, with or without personal Google support.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Google
    I use Microsoft Teams, but obviously Google Meet is much better than that because there are some challenges which I see as part of this. One of the main pros that I see here is that in Google Meet, whenever you have all those recordings as part of the Google Suite, you have those recordings stored in Google types. So that's the same Google product and everything stays in the same thing.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I wasn't involved in the unit pricing factor. So far I used Google meet in the office where I got access to all these Google applications including the Google Meet feature. So I wasn't involved much in this pricing factor of Google Meet and also regarding the contact terms of the product.
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    This is very good in the professional services as I started using this first for the professional service only. While using this Google Meet itself gives a professional feel as the UI works in a professional way. The video background modification, multi-screen feature, and some other features help in professional service.
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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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    Google
    • It's definitely the way that we engage with our customers and each other. So I think it's really good that it can help you bring remote people together and feel like you've met with them online. And then when you meet them in person you're like, this tracks, this definitely coincides with who I saw online. So it definitely is a really good platform to just bring people together, but remotely.
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