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    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

    Lingo

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ALingo is a telephony and VoIP software solution from Lingo.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Lingo
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Small Team
    $15
    per month
    Standard
    $30
    per month
    Plus
    $40
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Lingo
    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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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Lingo
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Lingo
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Lingo
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and Lingo
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    7.6
    52 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Lingo
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Hosted PBX9.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)5.238 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates6.149 Ratings8.01 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 Lingo
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    7.9
    55 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Lingo
    -
    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 Lingo
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    9.1
    49 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Lingo
    -
    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 Lingo
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    6.7
    31 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Lingo
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS6.531 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.028 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Lingo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (57 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Lingo
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Lingo
    Lingo is great for small to mid sized company working with big box retailers that want to manage EDI in a cost effective but also time efficient manner. If you are looking for complete automation and integration, or a highly developed interface this is not the EDI platofrm for you
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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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    Lingo
    • User friendly, easy to see what needs to be done for each retail partner and completing all required documents
    • Its price is competitive compared to other options
    • Nice that they don't send a million update and confirmation emails like some platforms
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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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    Lingo
    • Cost setup for each retail partner is steep. In this digital age, it seems like a rip off to have to pay for this service
    • ERP/Warehouse integration - it does not have the ability to integrate with our ERP setup currently.
    • Sometimes there are just one too many steps to submit documents - wish it automatically prompted to the next submission step to remember to get through all steps more easily and not get lost in submitting documents
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Lingo
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Lingo
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Lingo
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Lingo
    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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    Lingo
    We used SPS for a brief time because our warehouse had the capability to integrate with this program. It was very expensive and the interface for manually processing was not user friendly or easy to navigate. The integration was going to be an additional large cost. Lingo, while it does not have the integration capabilities, was the lower cost and easier to use option. We could get things done quickly for a lower cost and easily teach our third party warehouse to help in the process.
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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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    Lingo
    • It helps us save money on EDI processing
    • It was user friendly so we could have our warehouse take over helping us process ASNs and take over steps on processing EDI orders for no additional cost- this has saved our admin time needed for these orders
    • We were able to add all our retailer partners with specific requirements without issue. It helps us stream the processing and save time/money on these orders where the margins are not always great and the rules complicated
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