Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) vs NICE CXone (formerly NICE inContact)

• Device failover and fallback. Because all devices ( IP phones, gateways, trunks, etc.) are distributed across all active servers, they are able to register with other active servers in case the current becomes unavailable. In this way, you can reduce the impact of any server becoming unavailable.
• Virtualization. Call Manager appliance can run under virtualized environments.
• Several features such as Survivable Remote Site Telephony makes Call Manager the best IP telephony solution in the market.
• Wide quantity and variety of end-user devices, including the most newest and modern ones in the market that can fit any budget and need.
• Call Manager is intended to be integrated with the newest collaboration tools like Webex and Jabber for call processing purposes.
• Great customer support services from the Vendor. The Technical Assistance Center is fantastic, experienced engineers are ready to help quickly out with any request.

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• Through automation, we are able to effectively monitor trends and provide in depth information to our customers.
• Efficiently manage inbound and outbound call queues.
• Allows team members to monitor each others status so that we can coordinate breaks, lunches and meetings without overlap.

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• Remote working - CUCM really struggles when it comes to remote work. In order to access the system remotely, a VPN or DirectAccess must be used.
• Extreme complexity - While CUCM does have more settings for flexibility, this also means there's more chances to mess up a setting and render a phone or line unusable, and there's much, much more to know about the system.
• No cloud solution - CUCM requires on site servers. Currently, Cisco does not have a cloud solution for their call manager.

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• The auto reports it generates are really ugly and not so easy to digest. While the team can find what they need and there is little fluff, I think the auto generated reports can look nice like some of the other data available. Spreadsheets are boring and some color will add some excitement.

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• This stuff is pricey. CUCM has to be tied together with a whole other host of Cisco call servers in order for it to do everything you need it to do, so there is always some other expensive license to buy every time you want to add or change something, so it can be a serious money pit. But if your leaders want the very best, and they want to keep everything in-house, this is probably your solution.
• Goodwill from leadership is way up, thanks to CUCM. The feature set is enormous, so we can do almost anything you can imagine with our phone system, and our leadership loves the video features and the way it integrates with WebEx and other related components.

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• After the initial learning curve, we have found our agents are able handle calls more quickly and efficiently. The average time to answer is down and our wait times are down during peak times due to calls being handled better.
• The ability of our managers to monitor the agents and supervisors through the app and dashboards has allowed them to spend more time focusing on other areas of their jobs. The visibility has allowed them to be more productive in other areas.
• The issues we have had with managers and supervisors taking calls has led to negative customer experiences and frustrated employees.

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