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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ACisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000) was a telephony and VoIP business phone with unified communications features from Cisco, targeted at SMBs. The product is discontinued, and superseded by functionality found in Cisco Webex Calling.N/A

    Phone.com

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APhone.com is a cloud based VoIP solution from the company of the same name in Newark, New Jersey, with video conferencing, business phone, and optional premium features (e.g. live receptionist). The company boasts 30,000 businesses as users of its cloud-based communication and collaboration solutions.

    $12.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Phone.com
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    IP Phone Connection
    $4.99
    per month, per device
    Phone Numbers
    $4.99
    per month
    Call Recording
    $7.99
    per month
    Basic Users
    $12.99
    per user, per month
    Plus Users
    $19.99
    per user, per month
    Pro Users
    $29.99
    per user, per month
    Lice Receptionist
    Starting at $90
    per month
    Global Phone Numbers
    Starting at $4.99
    per month
    International Dialing
    Vary Rates
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Phone.com
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount with annual billing. Mix and match user plans to create a custom plan appropriate for the business.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Phone.com
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Phone.com
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Phone.com
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued) and Phone.com
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
    8.6
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Phone.com
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Hosted PBX8.010 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)9.116 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    User templates8.417 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Call reports8.34 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.116 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued) and Phone.com
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
    8.8
    21 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Phone.com
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Answering rules8.819 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Call recording9.115 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Call park8.819 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call screening8.920 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Message alerts8.419 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued) and Phone.com
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
    8.7
    20 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Phone.com
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Video conferencing9.119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing8.820 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.516 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued) and Phone.com
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
    7.2
    15 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Phone.com
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS7.315 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.114 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Phone.com
    Small Businesses
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Phone.com
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)Phone.com
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000) is well suited on small and medium sites that need entry-level voice and IP telephony capabilities, together
    with powerful, easy-to-use collaboration tools. However , if a single user interface or VMware servers are deal breakers for you, I suggest another call system will likely be a better fit.
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    Phone.com
    Phone.com is a no-brainer. The cost savings over a POTS or in-house PBX system are tremendous. The affordability added on top of the easy to use and deploy features make Phone.com the best choice. Phone.com is well-suited for situations where you need other-than-standard call holding, call routing, and other similar advanced call features.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • provides phone support for many models of phones and conferencing devices
    • provides full telephony support for pretty much any phone requirement including call centre options
    • 911 service dialing options and tracking
    • bundle pricing on voice, phone and server licensing
    Incentivized
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    Phone.com
    • Customer service and live chat are amazing
    • Simple, straight forward
    • Easy to setup
    • Affordable
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Include tools for inter-cluster migration, currently these are provided by 3rd parties
    • Improve the software upgrade process by automating the pre-upgrade and post-upgrade checks
    Incentivized
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    Phone.com
    • Phone.com has been excellent with support and I can not think of any areas for improvement with regards to that
    • Phone.com could provide more graphical assistance when programming call routing. A visual indication of the flow of a call should be presented and would come in handy when planning out difficult ques/call routes
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Happy with Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000); works great for us and costs to maintain it are well in hand. it also fits our current and future requirements going forward.
    Incentivized
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    Phone.com
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    BE6K [is] not just a bare metal server ,it is [a] complete solution with its own management tools.
    Incentivized
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    Phone.com
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Overall, the product provides excellent value for money. Our employees may interact at the same time on the Cisco Business Edition 6000 without disrupting the conversation. We have a significant number of employees that perform the same thing with calls, texting, and presence, and none of them have an issue.
    Incentivized
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    Phone.com
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Both Mitel and [Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000)] allow the benefit of virtualization. If desired you could have an entirely virtual system. Cisco handles the virtualization a little better, however Mitel MiCollab is easier to integrate presence and calls. Cisco underlying architecture seems to be a little more stable, Mitel seems to be a little more user friendly. There are pros and cons and both are good solutions.
    Incentivized
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    Phone.com
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Been easy to scale as our business has grown and from acquisitions
    • Been pretty easy to maintain the software and upgrade it over its lifetime to date
    • Software and license renewals are pretty straight forward
    • Adding newer model hardware to the system is pretty straight forward
    Incentivized
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    Phone.com
    • Reduced cost and improved our efficiency - all reps love it.
    Incentivized
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