Chatter (discontinued) vs. Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Chatter (discontinued)
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Chatter was a collaboration platform with integration into the business process and the ability to conduct actions like approving expense reports and creating support cases from the activity feed itself. It was acquired by Salesforce and is currently discontinued.N/A
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
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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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A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
Chatter (discontinued)Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Chatter (discontinued)Cisco 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
Chatter (discontinued)Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Features
Chatter (discontinued)Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Chatter (discontinued)
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.1
Ratings
8% below category average
Task Management8.80 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Scheduling7.90 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.90 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Mobile Access8.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Search7.90 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.80 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Chatter (discontinued)
8.4
Ratings
6% above category average
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
6.9
Ratings
14% below category average
Chat9.00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Notifications7.10 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Discussions8.10 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Surveys8.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase8.00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.90 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Chatter (discontinued)
8.5
Ratings
8% above category average
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.4
Ratings
6% below category average
Versioning8.80 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Video files8.80 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Audio files7.90 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Document collaboration8.90 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Access control8.00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Advanced security features8.90 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive9.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Device sync8.00 Ratings4.30 Ratings
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Chatter (discontinued)Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Medium-sized Companies
Troop Messenger
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Chatter (discontinued)Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.4
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Likelihood to Renew
8.1
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Usability
7.3
(0 ratings)
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Support Rating
7.6
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Chatter (discontinued)Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
[Chatter] is the tool that makes our relations
stronger. It provides advanced ways of communication. I have trained my many
team members because of the easy features and functions of this tool, It is very user-friendly. Give it a try if you want to improve your relations with your
customers. It will surely enhance the productivity of your organization.
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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
  • Keeping track of all activities.
  • Helps sharing files or syncing any data.
  • Its being mobile is best for our sales managers to keep an track while traveling.
  • Showing a score for the level of opportunity helps to prioritize the sales funnel.
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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
  • As an admin I would like to make it so that all users receive notifications, to help implement it into their daily practice.
  • If Chatter license users could have a bit more access to view reports, that could be utilized more by us.
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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
Chatter can fulfill at least 85-90% of our business requirements in an easy-to-use platform. Usability is a key requirement and we have had our share of bad usability experiences. In our experience, even the most novice users were able to pick up Chatter in a relatively short amount of time with little/no assistance.
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Usability
It is easy to use but the impact of it feels like it is a bit antiquated. It does not feel collaborative and real time. Chatter is more akin to email versus Slack or Hangouts where it feels like problems are being solved as you are communicating.
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Support Rating
I haven't had to use support often, but when I have Salesforce was very responsive. Like with all things Salesforce, it is easy to use and doesn't have too many issues, so I don't think that people will have to use support often, but if so, they are easy to work with and helpful within the product.
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Alternatives Considered
Because Chatter is tied into our CRM I feel it is easier to use. Teams is better for instant answers and chats. Chatter is better for a data storage of ideas and answers. While they both have there advantages It is hard to say which is more valuable on their own
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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
  • This has had a very positive impact when it comes to verifying if proper communication has been had among teams. This helps us know when and what people have been informed of, which gives us the opportunity to regularly review our communication styles.
  • This has had a very positive impact when trying to find particular individuals in a very large company, and without any barriers.
  • This also provides a 'get networking' tool for new and existing individuals to the company, helping people gain influence and awareness among their stakeholders.
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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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