Avaza vs. Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avaza
Score 8.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Avaza is a software suite targeted for all business sizes. It includes modules for project management and collaboration, resource scheduling, team chat, time tracking, expense management, quoting and invoicing. Depending on their business needs, companies can use as many, or as few, of the modules as they need. Avaza offers reporting functionality, and the project management module is designed with both list view and Kanban style task management, so users can choose…
$0
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 1 Admin, 1 Timesheet/ Expense User, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Cisco Business Edition 7000 was a collaboration and universal communication, VOIP / telephony, conferencing and messaging platform for enterprises of 1000 to 5000 employees. It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A
Pricing
AvazaCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Free Plan
$0
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 1 Admin, 1 Timesheet/ Expense User, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Startup Plan
$11.95
per month
Basic Plan
$23.95
per month
Business Plan
$47.95
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AvazaCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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AvazaCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Features
AvazaCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Avaza
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.1
Ratings
8% below category average
Task Management10.00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Resource Management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Scheduling8.00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Search00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Avaza
10.0
Ratings
28% above category average
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Avaza
-
Ratings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
6.9
Ratings
14% below category average
Chat00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Avaza
-
Ratings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.4
Ratings
6% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings4.30 Ratings
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User Ratings
AvazaCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AvazaCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
There are teams who work hard, and there are those who work smart. Avaza helps you be the latter--it's is a great tool for any team collaborating on several projects, especially multiple projects with a lot of simultaneously moving parts. It has just about everything you need - from team schedules to timesheets, down to the task and sub-task monitoring. The best part for me is that we can switch from List View to Kanban to Gantt charts!
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The platform is perfectly suited for collaboration involving everything related to integrated voice and video systems. It is easily installed on physical servers and virtualized and can be accessed remotely. The BE 7000 modernized the infrastructure with voice-over IP and generates complete reports on the telephone and video usage of users in all the company's regions for internal control and auditing. The solution can be recommended for medium and large scenarios from 1000 users up to a limit of 5000 users.
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Pros
  • Helps keep track of time spent on each project
  • Helps employees break down their time spent throughout the day
  • Encourages better time management skills
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  • Voicemail message are retained for a lengthy period of time.
  • It efficiently allows for users to phone colleagues in other departments by the extension number.
  • Headset usage comes in handy.
  • Speaker phone capability works well.
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Cons
  • I wish sub-tasks could also have due dates
  • For really big projects, we hope there could be phases (aside from sections)
  • In the chatbox, it would be great if photo attachments could be displayed as screenshots (instead of downloading the file)
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  • The User interface of phone could be better and it can be more interactive. The options are complex.
  • The configuration part is tough as we need to select them manually through buttons which make it a difficult task.
  • If the bandwidth of network is low we may face some noise disturbance and jitter in voice.
  • There should be proper documentation available for configuration part so that anyone with good knowledge can do it.
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Likelihood to Renew
Because it has been amazing and easy to work with.
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Usability
Avaza is very easy to use, but the mobile app needs work.
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Support Rating
They are always available and open to doing a call or a shared screen to walk through the issues.
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Alternatives Considered
I've used Trello before, but Avaza has way more features and is more applicable for cross-team collaboration. We selected Avaza for it's ability to not only project manage, but also for invoicing, expenses and it's ability to track time. We've gotten more accurate with estimate project hours, and therefore create more accurate proposals
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Cisco Business edition are very comfortable and got great functioning. This name is a brand in market and the support from their side is very good. The life support of phones is very good. They have embedded with good security features and algorithm so interception become difficult by anyone. They are very reliable and has got great voice quality which makes it a best for every type of businesses. The support from Cisco is very good which I like the best.
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Return on Investment
  • Avaza has made it easier to see how long I spend on certain types of projects and where I could be spending more time.
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  • High ROI, the communication platform provides all the necessary that is required employees to be always connected wherever they are. This improves companies overall performance and certainly income.
  • Simplified maintenance and user friendly interfaces. The platform has all the admin tool to make support easy and efficient.
  • Employees are enabled with all the Unified Communication services and they are more productive which again improves overall company's performance.
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ScreenShots

Avaza Screenshots

Screenshot of avaza, appearing across platformsScreenshot of visual project resource scheduling for teamsScreenshot of time and expense trackingScreenshot of team chatScreenshot of time trackingScreenshot of the expense management interface