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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Webex Support

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ACisco Webex Support was a remote access and support tool that has been discontinued and is no longer available.N/A

    Saba Cloud (legacy)

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Saba Cloud was a talent management suite that included performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Webex SupportSaba Cloud (legacy)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Webex SupportSaba Cloud (legacy)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cisco Webex SupportSaba Cloud (legacy)
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    67%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Webex SupportSaba Cloud (legacy)
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    6.8
    9 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Screen sharing8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile1.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations2.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control1.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.9
    24 Ratings
    8% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings7.511 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings8.223 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.224 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.025 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.525 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.025 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings6.514 Ratings
    Manager note taking00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.218 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings7.919 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings7.415 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings6.414 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.027 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.5
    14 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.312 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.412 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.313 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings9.28 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) and Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Support (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    8.9
    31 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.030 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings8.628 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings9.630 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings9.629 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings9.030 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings8.830 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings8.830 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Webex SupportSaba Cloud (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Webex SupportSaba Cloud (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    We use WebEx Support Center in the IT department to support users as well as work with vendors remotely. This applies to physical desktops, laptops, and Virtual Desktops. We have around 200 employees. Most employees work in one of our offices, but we do have at least 5-10 users who are more frequently remote than they are in the office. It helps us remotely access machines we wouldn't otherwise have access to, due to lack of physical access. It's excellent for troubleshooting access problems from users' personal machines, as well.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Our organization uses Saba Cloud primarily to manage all types of learning systems or staff training empirically. In addition, it provides us with a quick test-based follow-up to the trainees. We use Saba Cloud to train our clientele in a professional manner with respect to our worldwide online service. With this tool we are able to enhance the customer experience with the organization. Similarly, our organization uses Saba Cloud to monitor the performance and effectiveness of our employees and customers after having access to all the information provided by the application to subsequently make learning and development reports.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Simple Remote Access - WebEx Support Center works with either a permanent install or temporary executable, so you don't have to worry about users being particularly comfortable or knowledgeable about software installation. It also doesn't matter if the user is on an account without admin rights, you can still connect and see what's going on using the temporary executable.
    • Robust Access Options - You can take see the user's screen, take control of their screen, send files, and retrieve files. It's a great tool for troubleshooting issues that users might be experiencing and doesn't depend on them being able to find the files that you need to properly troubleshoot their issues.
    • Great performance - Even when users don't have a particularly great internet connection, you can still typically get good results and help them quickly. You're not going to do it over dial-up (if that even still exists for anyone), but it works acceptably well even over very modest DSL or satellite internet connections.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Skills Management - Saba has allowed us to set specific expectations for employees based upon their role, and this has clarified the skill requirements for employees.
    • Goal Management - With Saba, managers can easily create goals aligned up to senior leadership, and then work with their direct reports to create supporting goals.
    • Learning Management - Using Saba's built-in Smart Lists, assigning compliance training is a simple process that used to be a challenge in our former LMS.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • During initial setups it can be a little confusing.
    • The look and feel is a little rigid. It feels like it is in need of a smoother UI update.
    • When a new user is introduced to webex and they are asked to share their desktop, it maybe a little difficult for the user to navigate to the correct buttons.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Saba continues to improve their reporting and analytics. While it is much improved over previous versions, it can be improved.
    • Release Notes for system updates need to be delivered to admins farther in advance of the update in order to prepare properly.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    The Enterprise package we purchased (Event Center, Remote Support, Meeting Center, and Training Center) for 100 users is the same annual price as GoToMeeting for 25 users. We will renew as it is a package deal. If it were just WebEx Remote Support, we would not renew at all.
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    Discontinued Products
    Typically customers that acquire a Saba solution rarely move away. There are reasons and "legends" behind this. The investment is significant. Time and money are required to make the engine go smoothly. But once it runs at full capacity, it doesn't stop! Professional Services are extremely competent and able to close implementation gaps quickly.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    Honestly, there are people available. But none of them will help you with your issues. They just keep assigning new service engineers who are often clueless.
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    Discontinued Products
    As someone who creates classes and is also a learning administrator in the system, I have run into some issues with the system's capabilities for my needs. I am not a fan of having to use Adobe Captivate to download a PowerPoint presentation into the system, as my training sessions are much more than a glorified PowerPoint. Our organization has yet to turn on Saba Meetings, which may help with these limitations.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    The support team is highly incompetent. The only thing that they are able to do flawlessly is register an issue and open the case. But this case related to the issue is never resolved. They will forward the case or assign a new service engineer. But the case will never be resolved. At least not soon. They take weeks to resolve issues.
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    Discontinued Products
    For the times that we have used the support provided by Saba, it has been a very pleasurable experience for our department. Part of our package with Saba includes a specified number of hours of "training" time with Saba. During these meetings, we have shared our desires of the product and the support personnel have either shown us how to accomplish our task or they have taken our requests to their developers to look at future enhancements. Overall, very pleased with the support.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Was not involved with integration.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    I would say that Cisco Webex Support stacks up pretty evenly in capability, but in some regards (video clarity, toll-free access, etc.) they were even better. Where they did provide a better solution for toll-free access on audio bridges, their audio quality was worse for those that wanted to use VoIP for the audio conference bridge.
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    Discontinued Products
    We had extensive reviews with a plan of what we needed and must have out of the system, including custom learning paths and tracking inside our HRIS system to grant permissions and positions based on completed learning certifications and courses. We weighed each option and chose based on the one that met the most of the must-haves.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • WebEx Support Center works pretty excellently for us as we are a small shop. We are experienced and have pretty good skill sets. WebEx Support Center is an excellent product for our use cases with our users and client to troubleshoot issues.
    • WebEx Support Center is more expensive than our previous product MXIE or Logmein. It has a more user-friendly UI, and overall performance is better and reliable.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • This may seem small but with 90% of our workforce not at our main facility just the fact that since July 1, 2021, we have had over 18,956 compliance-related training completed by our staff. Do the math the ROI is wonderful.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Saba Cloud (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Intelligent Mentor in Action - RecommendationsScreenshot of Learning PlanScreenshot of Informal LearningScreenshot of Performance Check-insScreenshot of Succession Talent DashboardScreenshot of Organizational Planning