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

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A
Crowdbase (discontinued)
Score 2.0 out of 10
N/A
Crowdbase was collaboration software from the company of the same name in Quebec. The company has ceased operations and the product is no longer available.N/A
Pricing
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Crowdbase (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Crowdbase (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Crowdbase (discontinued)
Features
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Crowdbase (discontinued)
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.1
Ratings
8% below category average
Crowdbase (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Task Management7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Search6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
6.9
Ratings
14% below category average
Crowdbase (discontinued)
7.0
Ratings
12% below category average
Chat5.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Notifications7.10 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Discussions7.10 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Surveys8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook5.90 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
7.4
Ratings
6% below category average
Crowdbase (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Versioning6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync4.30 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Crowdbase (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(0 ratings)
2.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Crowdbase (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
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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I wouldn't suggest Crowdbasefor smaller companies, even for bigger companies a more integrated solution would be desirable. It may suit companies that want their collaboration separate from project management and CRM, but at least for our organisation it seems to make more sense to have most of our work tools in one place
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Pros
  • 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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  • Collaboration
  • Interaction with staff
  • Great way to engage staff and support each other
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Cons
  • 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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  • It is very limited
  • Although it has an API it doesn't link to the services we use.
  • It isn't customisable like podio.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Crowdbase's strength may lie in its ability to do just one main thing well, but for us this was a massive limitation. I know that it is not trying to be Podio and it is therefore unfair to compare the two but there are features that overlap. for us Podio was better suited.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Encourages communication
  • Easy to use
  • Before crowdbase we never though of collaborating this way
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