Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) vs. Telonium

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
Telonium
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Telonium is a telephony and VoIP software solution from Telonium.
$25
per month
Pricing
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Telonium
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Call Recording
$9
per month + $0.25/hr of storage.
Virtual Extension
$15
per month
Regular Extension
$25
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Telonium
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
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Top Pros
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Features
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Telonium
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
Telonium
8.7
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Hosted PBX9.919 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)6.029 Ratings9.03 Ratings
User templates8.238 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Call reports5.137 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Directory of employee names8.038 Ratings8.73 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
Telonium
9.1
3 Ratings
8% above category average
Answering rules7.841 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Call recording5.526 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Call park8.037 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Call screening7.534 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Message alerts7.838 Ratings9.03 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
Telonium
9.1
3 Ratings
10% above category average
Video conferencing9.329 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.839 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Video screen sharing6.115 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Instant messaging6.618 Ratings9.03 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
Telonium
8.8
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Mobile app for iOS8.423 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Mobile app for Android9.121 Ratings8.73 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)Telonium
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(44 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(4 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)Telonium
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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Telonium
Telonium enables us to keep your voice systems automated, allowing us to receive all incoming calls and route them to the appropriate person in your office. We are notified whenever a voicemail message is left on your desk. You can play the voicemail without dialing if you receive an e-mail notification.We can customize our phone system from anywhere. There is no need to schedule a technician to visit your site and make adjustments because all phones are delivered ready to connect. We can use this program to prevent unsolicited telemarketers and phone calls from reaching our phones. It is the ideal solution for a better and safer phone service, with a high percentage of filtered calls in our favor. Telonium makes it as simple as possible for us to launch or relocate your service. When our customers and prospects call you, we only need to provide a few pieces of information, and Telonium will handle the rest. When you need to make changes to your system, all it takes is a phone call or a visit to a customer web portal to make immediate changes.However a high-speed Internet connection is required at the location where the phone will be used.
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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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Telonium
  • The control panel function is very good because we can see the progress and work of the agents, individually and also as a group with the different work teams.
  • We have found the call scripts very useful, especially with new agents who still don't know very well how to conduct the conversation with customers.
  • I think the omnichannel support is great because all the communication channels are in the same program, which makes our work easier.
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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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Telonium
  • It should include video
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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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Telonium
No answers on this topic
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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Telonium
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.
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Telonium
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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Telonium
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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Telonium
Using our Customer Portal, you can customize your phone system from anywhere - all phones are delivered ready to connect! There is no longer any need to schedule a technician to come to your site and make adjustments. Automated operators enable automated systems to accept all incoming calls and route them to the appropriate person in your office.
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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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Telonium
  • We can see how our agents and customer service staff have become more focused on their tasks and have been more effective and successful in resolving customer requests. The system is quite easy to install and use, so we didn't have any inconvenience, so without a doubt, our profit margin increased.
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