Cisco UC-One vs. West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco UC-One
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Cisco's UC-One (formerly BroadSoft) is a Unified Communications as a Service platform that allows users to work from desktops, tablets, desk phones, or smartphones, and move between devices. UC-One includes business phone services, messaging, audio and video conferencing, screen sharing, file sharing, virtual meeting rooms, etc. which are integrated in the UC-One Hub interface. Cisco announced their acquisition of BroadSoft in October 2017.N/A
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
Score 4.0 out of 10
N/A
West (formerly Intrado) has executed a series of transactions to transition their UCaaS business to numerous other providers, notably Fusion Connect.N/A
Pricing
Cisco UC-OneWest Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco UC-OneWest Unified Communications Services (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
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Features
Cisco UC-OneWest Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Cisco UC-One
10.0
Ratings
19% above category average
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
9.0
Ratings
9% above category average
High quality audio10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
High quality video10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Cisco UC-One
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
7.5
Ratings
7% below category average
Desktop sharing10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Cisco UC-One
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
7.6
Ratings
8% below category average
Calendar integration10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Meeting initiation10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Record meetings / events10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco UC-One
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
7.0
Ratings
13% below category average
Live chat10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco UC-One
5.0
Ratings
42% below category average
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
7.0
Ratings
9% below category average
User authentication5.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions5.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Cisco UC-One
6.7
Ratings
22% below category average
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Hosted PBX10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Directory of employee names5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco UC-One
10.0
Ratings
17% above category average
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Answering rules10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call recording10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call park10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call screening10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Message alerts10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Business SMS/External Messaging10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Fax10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Voicemail Transcription10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile apps
Comparison of Mobile apps features of Product A and Product B
Cisco UC-One
10.0
Ratings
17% above category average
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Mobile app for iOS10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco UC-One
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
West Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Centralized communications management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Team messaging10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Team document sharing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call and meeting analytics10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco UC-OneWest Unified Communications Services (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
For a company like ours where 24/7 reliability is important both for the safety of our techs and the ability to complete the task at hand, this product has served us well. Like any other tech change, there was an initial learning curve, but this one was low and our time to implementation short
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It is well suited in our organization for their large department Monday meetings and meetings such as that. Would not really be needed for a conference call with only 10 people or less attending.
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Pros
  • Clear quality of service
  • easy implementation
  • good return on investment
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  • Large conference calls
  • Reliable calling technology
  • Easy to call in with no confusion
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Cons
  • Mobile App Chats do not always sync to the PC application.
  • Switching from WiFi to Cellular on mobile applications typically drops the call.
  • Caller ID on the iPhone/iPad app only shows the phone number and not the Caller ID information.
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  • Hold music is normally loud and not pleasant
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Alternatives Considered
Jive as a whole has a better back end user interface, however, BroadSoft UC One far surpasses it in terms of overall functionality. The larger feature set (IM, Softphone [Jive has], collab bridge, etc) makes the slightly less intuitive back end a small ding against the software as a whole. Plus the stability of UC One as a whole is much higher as well.
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We only use intercall and always have, our in house phone system is Cisco.
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Return on Investment
  • The services as a whole are a better feature set for a better price.
  • The software is much easier to use and administrate than previous offerings on the same platform offering a better customer experience.
  • Updates made to the back end are not well communicated and sometimes cause unexpected behavior as a result.
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  • It does cost our company money so we try to give out numbers only when needed
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