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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CallFire

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ACallFire is a VoIP and messaging solution designed for both external B2C interactions and internal company use. It includes features such as text messaging, call tracking, voice broadcasting, and an interactive voice response (IVR) system. Subscription pricing starts at $99 per month.

    $99

    per month

    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACisco 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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A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
    CallFireCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $99.00
    per month
    Startup
    $199.00
    per month
    Grow
    $299.00
    per month
    Pro
    $599.00
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CallFireCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Community Pulse
    CallFireCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    CallFire
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    CallFireCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of CallFire and Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Feature
    CallFire
    7.6
    11 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of CallFire and Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Feature
    CallFire
    9.3
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of CallFire and Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Feature
    CallFire
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of CallFire and Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Feature
    CallFire
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of CallFire and Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Feature
    CallFire
    -
    Ratings
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.610 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings6.78 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings7.310 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of CallFire and Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Feature
    CallFire
    -
    Ratings
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    6.9
    10 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings5.99 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings5.97 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of CallFire and Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Feature
    CallFire
    -
    Ratings
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    7.4
    10 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings6.39 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings4.38 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CallFireCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CallFireCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (15 ratings)
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CallFireCisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CallFire
    If you need to find a test candidate for your client quickly, this is one of the best ways. Pull yourself a hot list of a couple hundred potential candidates and load them in to CallFire. Then get ready to hit about 50-60 calls per hour. You should have a great test candidate for your client in about 24 hours! It's amazing how quickly you can show your clients the true speed of your company.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Cisco business edition are well suited for the environment where we need regular communication as they are easy to dial and has got great features. The product is well suited for both small business and large enterprises. Speed dial, good voice quality are key features of Cisco phones. They are not well suited in scenarios where we do not have LAN connectivity or internet. Sometimes we may face latency and jitteriness which is not good.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    CallFire
    • CallFire provides detailed analytics that show what/when callers select within the phone system
    • The text message broadcast feature is a game changer. This allows a company to dispatch text campaigns with specific calls-to-action, with tracking analytics.
    • The voice broadcast feature allows a mass automated message to be sent to client phones. This saves a lot of time when the same notification needs to go out to multiple clients.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • The platform supports up to 5,000 users connected at the same time in voice and video calls.
    • Everything is virtually deployed on Cisco servers with reliability.
    • Intuitive configuration and user-friendly web interface.
    • It has several types of IP phones and is compatible with legacy and multi-brand hardware with SIP protocol.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    CallFire
    • The services are easy to use and robust, but there is room for improvement. Unfortunately, not much has changed over the last 2 years of use. There haven't been any new features or innovations in that time.
    • API integration and automation is not easy for most folks to jump into and there is very little technical support or documentation to take advantage of such features.
    • The standard reports are generally sufficient, but there isn't any customization or intelligence available.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • More cloud based services need to be added to the default service package.
    • Companies frequently require a small contact center within the UC environment. It would be nice to see a build it contact center in the box.
    • It would be nice to see some advanced AI based services (IVR voice recognition service) in the BE7K application list.
    • Call recording should be also built in.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    CallFire
    There is no reason not to, it has proven effective in the usage
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    CallFire
    CallFire has a pricing structure that is attractive to us as a small business. The "pay as you use" options helps us keep our overhead low, especially with so many softwares already in our tech stack. It's a tremendous value for the cost!
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Looking at the feature sets and customer experience overall it's a good investment to make. It provides insights and also gives needed reports and statistics.
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    Return on Investment
    CallFire
    • I sent out a broadcast message pretty deep in our data base, well three years out. I had one customer come in and buy thanking me for contacting her.
    • Our holiday season was up 35% over last year, this year we used CallFire more than we did in the past.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Discontinued Products
    • It has allowed for mostly smooth communication from department to department/office to office.
    • It allows for saved phone # / last contact to appear quickly.
    • It has allowed for safety warnings/announcements to emerge all across every office so that everyone within the organization is on the same page about events when they occur.
    Incentivized
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