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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A

    Element

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AElement is a Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) secure collaboration and messaging app. It provides instant messaging, voice and video calls, screen sharing and file sharing; for 1:1s to chat rooms. It’s available to use across Web, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows & Linux. Its decentralised design delivers digital sovereignty, enabling deployment on-premise or through any cloud provider. Element Matrix Services (EMS) provides a SaaS version of Element, in order to…

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    Minimum 5 users

    Pricing
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Element
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Nickel
    $2 per user per month
    Minimum 5 users
    Silver
    $3 per user per month
    Minimum 25 users
    Gold
    $4 per user per month
    Minimum 100 users
    Platinum
    Contact sales
    Platinum (On-premise)
    Contact sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Element
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$10 5 users
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Element
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Element
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Element
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Element
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Element
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling6.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Element
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    6.9
    10 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Element
    -
    Ratings
    Chat5.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook5.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) and Element
    Feature
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    7.4
    10 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Element
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration6.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync4.38 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Element
    Small Businesses
    Flock
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Element
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)Element
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Element
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    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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    Element
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    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
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    Element
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Element
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Element
    No answers on this topic
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