Allstream Unified Communications (UC) vs. Avaya UCaaS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Allstream Unified Communications (UC) is a suite of enterprise communication and collaboration tools, including VoIP service, IM / Chat, call recording, contact center support and business analytics. Allstream UC is available on-premise or on cloud.N/A
Avaya UCaaS
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Avaya UCaaS is an all-in-one business communications platform. Avaya UCaaS aims to set employees up for success with unified internal communication, supporting voice, chat, email, video, file sharing, and task management. The software enables users to create collaboration in real-time using any device or system through one platform.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)Avaya UCaaS
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
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Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
5.9
Ratings
33% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
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Avaya UCaaS
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
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Avaya UCaaS
8.8
Ratings
7% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
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Avaya UCaaS
8.5
Ratings
6% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
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Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
7.6
Ratings
1% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
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Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
7.8
Ratings
7% below category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
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Avaya UCaaS
8.4
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0% below category average
Answering rules00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Online Fax00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
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Ratings
Avaya UCaaS
7.8
Ratings
8% below category average
Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Mobile app for Android00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Allstream Unified Communications (UC)
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Avaya UCaaS
7.9
Ratings
2% below category average
Centralized communications management00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Team messaging00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Team document sharing00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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8.6
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Likelihood to Renew
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6.7
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Usability
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7.6
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Availability
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9.0
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Performance
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7.8
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Support Rating
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4.8
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In-Person Training
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6.8
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Online Training
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9.1
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Implementation Rating
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8.1
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Configurability
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6.2
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Ease of integration
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6.6
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Product Scalability
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6.3
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Vendor post-sale
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6.6
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Vendor pre-sale
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7.3
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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Call centers where lots of calls come in per day are better suited for Cloud office. Small businesses or companies that don’t really make outgoing calls or receive a lot of incoming calls other than within the company would not really be suited for Avaya Cloud Office.
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Pros
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  • User-friendly GUI management interface with the possibility to create different rooms, notebooks, calendars, and chats.
  • The management interface for recordings is made in the rooms with the possibility of downloading them to the location.
  • Link and file sharing with other participants.
  • Chat with all participants and individual.
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Cons
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  • Avaya has very strong contact center offerings and more contact with our salesperson would be helpful, so we can explore the latest offerings
  • Although it's adequate a slightly more intuitive UI would be helpful
  • More integrated reporting at the end-user level.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Things change, business requirements change so when we come to renew we may explore other options, we might go all in on Teams or look at something different - we need something that allows us to increase and importantly decrease our licence count more flexably which Avaya / Ring Central don't allow.
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Usability
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There are few times that we have not been able to take advantage of the tool, but those moments are related to the bandwidth of each person in [their] home. Those who have low signal cannot access meetings on the platform smoothly.
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Reliability and Availability
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Throughout a year and and a half of remote learning, we only experience two minor technology issues that were resolved within an hour
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Performance
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We have not been faced to any performance issue.
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Support Rating
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The Customer Service and Representatives are always kind and willing to go the extra mile to get anything resolved. Yet, we have not really needed them after the initial set up since the product actually works and we have not really experienced any major issues.
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In-Person Training
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whilst on site it was delivered by teams to the desks , not the fault of the trainer
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Online Training
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The online training was clear and effective.
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Implementation Rating
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Thank to the help of Avaya implementation team, the migration was done with minimal impact. All activities were well defined and done in time.
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Alternatives Considered
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We used Weave for less than two years. It didn't have any performance tracking capability, and it could not handle our call volume. Once the call volume reached a specific peak, incoming patient calls would automatically drop, which negatively impacted the organization. Thus, our decision to move forward with Avaya was solidified.
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Scalability
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It fits us well being in multiple geographic areas and we can purchase local numbers or do a BYOD SBC setup
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Return on Investment
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  • Moving on cloud calling did save us on costs of managing on-prem infra
  • Since Avaya UCaaS has its own make phones and gateways it saves on support costs due to multiple vendors
  • It lacks many third party integrations available in MS teams, this makes making workflows difficult
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