Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued) vs. eXo Platform

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 It has been discontinued, and is superseded by functionality found in Webex Calling.N/A
eXo Platform
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
eXo Platform is an open-source, social-collaboration software designed for enterprises. Some key features include: Enterprise Social Network, Enterprise Content Management and Social Collaboration.
$0
engaged user/month
Pricing
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)eXo Platform
Editions & Modules
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Community
$0
engaged user/month
Social Intranet
$3
per month per user
Digital Workplace Cloud
$5
per month per user
Digital Workplace On-Premise
$5
per month per user
Enterprise Unlimited
9$
engaged user/month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)eXo Platform
Free Trial
NoYes
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)eXo Platform
Features
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)eXo Platform
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
eXo Platform
9.2
Ratings
18% above category average
Task Management7.60 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Scheduling6.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.90 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Mobile Access7.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Search6.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Visual planning tools6.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
6.9
Ratings
14% below category average
eXo Platform
9.5
Ratings
18% above category average
Chat5.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Notifications7.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Discussions7.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Surveys8.30 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase7.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting6.90 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook5.90 Ratings10.00 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
eXo Platform
9.1
Ratings
15% above category average
Versioning6.30 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Video files9.80 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Audio files7.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Document collaboration6.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Access control7.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.40 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Device sync4.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)eXo Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)eXo Platform
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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In our scenario, we're using it for DMS, too. The DMS functionalities are suited only for small enterprises because when the number of resources increases it becomes harder to manage overall configuration. Anyway software is quite easy to use from an end-user point of view and it increases collaboration, especially when the team is already suited to use collaborative tools.
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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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  • I personally love the user-friendly interface. Often you find software which is difficult to learn, and not utilized as often as it should be because of this. With eXo Platform, the interface is easy to understand, and is not particularly challenging to new users and non-tech savvy individuals.
  • It allows you to get work done, without feeling like using the platform is part of the actual work. It feels more like a natural system you would use in your leisure time to connect with friends and family, rather than a social intranet designed to facilitate employee communication and help you meet project deadlines.
  • The cloud platform allows users to easily share information and files, and collaborate on project work. Another benefit to this is it makes mobile collaboration possible.
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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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  • Ajax call timing is more when creating space from eXo portal. Sometimes some UI portion was getting messed up in older version of eXo portal.
  • Should have a good validations for e.g "There are no documents available in this folder" instead of blank when there are no documents available in document folder.
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Likelihood to Renew
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It is a stable platform that has uniquely solved my issues.
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Usability
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This platform has a pleasant user interface, is very easy to use, and offers a lot of useful accessories and add-ons. At first it can be a little intimidating, but it doesn't take long to get used to it. It is considerably reliable and safe. Facilitates connection and collaboration with coworkers. It provides tools that allow you to capture, organize and act according to the internal knowledge of your team.
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Support Rating
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The eXo platform offers a high quality support, which satisfies the requirements of our company, especially when the platform begins to be used, due to the amount of tools that can be overwhelming. Support responses are made in a short period of time.
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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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EXo platform offers a large number of ready-to-use functions, which determined your selection. Also, that it has a user interface is well designed. It is easy to know what tasks are available in each section. Learn the system and have the best customer service
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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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  • The eXo platform is a great agile tool for concentrating internal human capital.
  • It is excellent for improving communication and collaboration between the company and group members.
  • It generates an effective collaborative work and maximizes productivity with the improvement of teamwork.
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