Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) vs. Nextiva Business Phone Service

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
Nextiva Business Phone Service
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Nextiva is a business communications platform that includes a VoIP solution, CRM software, BI software, cloud storage, phone and device rentals, email marketing automation software, and a contact center solution. These products can be purchased individually or together.
$18.95
per month
Pricing
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Nextiva Business Phone Service
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essential
$23.95
Per User Per Month
Professional
$27.95
Per User Per Month
Enterprise
$37.95
Per User Per Month
Ultimate
$67.95
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Nextiva Business Phone Service
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)Nextiva Business Phone Service
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
7.5
40 Ratings
9% below category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.2
172 Ratings
12% above category average
Hosted PBX9.919 Ratings9.380 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)6.029 Ratings9.497 Ratings
User templates8.238 Ratings8.7103 Ratings
Call reports5.337 Ratings9.1147 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.138 Ratings9.3143 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
7.4
43 Ratings
13% below category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
9.1
188 Ratings
8% above category average
Answering rules7.841 Ratings9.3170 Ratings
Call recording5.626 Ratings9.0147 Ratings
Call park8.037 Ratings9.2137 Ratings
Call screening7.534 Ratings9.1136 Ratings
Message alerts7.838 Ratings9.0168 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
7.8
39 Ratings
6% below category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.8
133 Ratings
6% above category average
Video conferencing9.329 Ratings8.866 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.839 Ratings9.2115 Ratings
Video screen sharing6.215 Ratings8.657 Ratings
Instant messaging6.718 Ratings8.790 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
8.8
23 Ratings
6% above category average
Nextiva Business Phone Service
8.7
165 Ratings
5% above category average
Mobile app for iOS8.423 Ratings8.8141 Ratings
Mobile app for Android9.121 Ratings8.6117 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Nextiva Business Phone Service
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(44 ratings)
9.2
(201 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.6
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(4 ratings)
9.7
(4 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(14 ratings)
9.1
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.7
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Nextiva Business Phone Service
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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Nextiva
We switched from Comcast years ago and haven't looked back. Nextiva has been an excellent choice for us. There has been minimal downtime, an easy-to-configure website, and fantastic live chat customer support. This product is easy to use if you need a VOIP call center system to manage users and how calls are routed. We recommend it!
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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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Nextiva
  • Make onboarding easy and back it up with support. This lead to no service downtime for our customers while we transitioned.
  • Make their software very intuitive and user friendly while providing a good knowledgebase if you need a refresh or get stuck figuring something out on your own as I like to do.
  • Being very friendly and attentive when questions were being asked for needs we had.
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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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Nextiva
  • Only complaint is when you try to use the online assistant, it can take a while to get to you but it's not really been that bad and if I can't wait, I will just call and get them right away.
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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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Nextiva
The cost, call quality, and ease of use make it a very easy decision to renew with Nextiva
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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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Nextiva
Nextiva Business Phone Service system is very usable. We have desk phones, that were included at no cost. The function just as one would expect from an office phone system. I can also answer my calls from my PC and even on my cell phone if I have to leave the office.
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Reliability and Availability
Cisco
No answers on this topic
Nextiva
We have not yet experienced any issues the Nextiva Business Phone Service availability. It has always worked as needed.
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Performance
Cisco
No answers on this topic
Nextiva
Nextiva Business Phone Service performance is great. The call quality is much better than our old analog land lines at a fraction of the cost.
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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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Nextiva
Support is great. We usually get someone on the phone; they answer our questions and help us with our issues. They are responsive when we call, and there is also a wealth of information on their online help center, which will typically answer our question or send us in the right direction.
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Online Training
Cisco
No answers on this topic
Nextiva
The training we received from Nextiva Business Phone Service was thorough, and detailed. It also did not take very long.
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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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Nextiva
Nextiva Business Phone Service assigned an on-boarding team to help me implement the phone system. They asked me a few question about how we would be using the system and set everything to meet our implementation. They also took care of porting our phone number from our previous phone company so we could still use them with Nextiva Business Phone Service. The process was fast and painless.
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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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Nextiva
Nextiva blows RingCentral out of the water in three areas for us: 1) Customer service 2) Customer service 3) Customer service. This is so important. It was nearly impossible for us to get in contact with our account manager at RingCentral after the sale. I have it documented that the fastest response from him was 5 days, the longest 38 days. Our phones never worked like we liked them too and RingCentral support always had long wait times and tech support agents that couldn't really fix the issues. Actual phone call quality was the same between the two, but in our world customer service counts!
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Scalability
Cisco
No answers on this topic
Nextiva
We have not yet needed top scale up our phone system yet, but I can tell that it will be very quick and effortless to do so when the need arises.
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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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Nextiva
  • ROI - we are saving money, a lot of money, and we have a MUCH better phone system
  • Consolidation - we migrated 6 different phone systems in 6 different counties into one, and it's been wonderful!
  • Management - managing this system is so much better than Mitel, Panasonic, and any other system I have used. We are able to assign rights to certain staff to also make changes, and it's user friendly and almost fool proof.
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