Simple to Use, Cloud Managed UC Platform
May 01, 2020

Simple to Use, Cloud Managed UC Platform

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Business Edition 4000

We evaluated the Cisco BE 4000 for one of remote offices which was on Legacy PBX, and was planned for VoIP migration to include Voice and Video calling, Messaging, Customer Care, Voicemail along with fax and other UC features, looking for a faster deployment solution, and since Cisco BE 4000 is in the same market range of products for our requirements.
  • Easy to set up and deployment.
  • Cloud managed solution.
  • Helps lower IT administration overheads and resource requirement.
  • Increase the support for number of users on the platform.
  • Provide options for customer care and messaging.
  • Include redundancy options for the solution.
  • Optimal solution for small/medium organizations.
  • Lowers cost with reduced IT overheads and cloud management.
  • Rapid deploy model helps for fast setup.
Cisco Business Edition 4000 is an simple to use, cloud-hosted system based on Cisco's IP telephony technology. It is a optimal solution for for SMB businesses and supports up to a maximum of 200 IP Phones. For customers looking for larger user group, Cisco BE 6000 or BE7000 would be a better option.

Do you think Cisco Business Edition 4000 (discontinued) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Business Edition 4000 (discontinued)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Business Edition 4000 (discontinued) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Business Edition 4000 (discontinued) go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Cisco Business Edition 4000 (discontinued) again?

No

Cisco BE 4000 is well suited for organizations with 200 or fewer users or looking to migrate remote offices with these many users, with requirements for basic calling and voicemail, which can be cloud managed and controlled. It provides the basic essential features as auto-attendant for reception, parking a call, holding a call and transferring calls to other departments, hunt groups for support, single number reach functionality for sales and marketing folks.