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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ACall Manager is a unified call control center from Cisco that supports enterprise collaboration functions across the spectrum of IP telephony, video & web conferencing, and messaging. Features include call forwarding, call back, call transfer, ad hoc conferencing, and call park.N/A

    GoTo Connect

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AGoToConnect, from GoTo, is a cloud-based business phone system with built-in web-based video conferencing solutions. It includes features such as call analytics, call recording, softphone, fax to email, voicemail to email, and desktop integration.

    $27

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)GoTo Connect
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    Starting at $27
    per month per user
    Standard
    Starting at $32
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)GoTo Connect
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricingNo-obligation month-to-month account are available, or a long-term contract is available for better deals on service pricing and hardware. GoToConnect provides all features with unlimited use. Customer & Technical support is available 24/7 to resolve any issue. A dedicated onboarding team will help to the phone system set up for any plan.
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)GoTo Connect
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    The Cisco Call Manager application has been around for much longer than many of the competitors. As such, they have had plenty of time to resolve bugs and increase the feature set that comes natively with this solution. One of the biggest factors for us was the professional …
    Incentivized
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Chose GoTo Connect
    We did a RFP and received over a dozen replies of proposals. We narrowed the list down and did in-person presentations on the top 3. We had an evaluation committee including IT, business office, and others to get real user input. We chose GoTo Connect because it has a very …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    151 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    148 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    157 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    123 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    126 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)GoTo Connect
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and GoTo Connect
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    7.3
    42 Ratings
    9% below category average
    GoTo Connect
    8.1
    177 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Hosted PBX9.021 Ratings8.5138 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)5.130 Ratings7.7121 Ratings
    User templates7.040 Ratings6.8124 Ratings
    Call reports6.939 Ratings8.0149 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.640 Ratings9.6158 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and GoTo Connect
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    8.2
    45 Ratings
    2% below category average
    GoTo Connect
    7.9
    187 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Answering rules9.043 Ratings8.2165 Ratings
    Call recording7.027 Ratings8.6143 Ratings
    Call park9.039 Ratings7.3133 Ratings
    Call screening8.036 Ratings6.4139 Ratings
    Message alerts8.139 Ratings8.8165 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and GoTo Connect
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    8.3
    41 Ratings
    4% above category average
    GoTo Connect
    8.2
    149 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Video conferencing8.631 Ratings7.3108 Ratings
    Audio conferencing8.641 Ratings8.5148 Ratings
    Video screen sharing7.016 Ratings8.394 Ratings
    Instant messaging9.019 Ratings8.788 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager) and GoTo Connect
    Feature
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    8.0
    25 Ratings
    1% above category average
    GoTo Connect
    5.3
    161 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS8.025 Ratings5.6137 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.023 Ratings5.0121 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)GoTo Connect
    Small Businesses
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoom Phone
    Score9 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
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)GoTo Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (46 ratings)
    9.2
    (199 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    4.9
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (78 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.3
    (53 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (89 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)GoTo Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager is suited for medium to large customers who are in search for a solid call control platform with added security in mind. Cisco Unified Communications Manager also supports receptions, small groups and also a mini contact center type of set up with its Hunt Group, Pick up Group and call queuing facilities and also with set up of music on hold function while calls queuing.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    GoTo has been fantastic for office and remote work. No matter where our people are in the world, they can be reached by DID or extension through the phone or computer apps. When an employee is out, his line can be forwarded easily from the local phone or apps and can be forwarded to multiple numbers if necessary. The forwarding can be turned off just as easily. The only challenge there is that if it is forwarded from the local phone, it can not be adjusted remotely. This is not a big deal unless you need to keep your office locked but are not using the app find me/follow me feature.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • This solution is extremely stable and has been running in our environment for several years without (unscheduled) downtime.
    • The ability to have voicemails automatically sent as an email message is extremely helpful in helping us to keep in touch while away from the desk.
    • The Call Manager provides us very granular settings to route our calls as we want.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • Call reports: You can see and review calls received from the first receptor until the last who attend this call, also you can review all calls make and received by your teams
    • Voicemail options: Availability to create some voicemail with multiple receptors
    • Devices option: with several options to change on your devices
    • Audio library: Multiple option to create your own audio library with or without ambien music
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Administration web page is little bit hard to understand at the beginning specially if you are not familiar with naming convention and GU Interfaces.
    • Call Detail Record interface is fine but would be desirable to include more options that fit organization needs in terms of reporting purposes.
    • Self Care Portal interface could be more useful to the end user if it includes options to manage some features without administrators involving.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • Making a dedicated button for "mute all" (other than yourself) for when someone "walks off before they mute"/has to quickly leave their computer....and FORGOT to Mute. Particularly when dogs are barking when someone working from home has a visitor at the door
    • I'd like to see some of the functionality from GoTo Webinar enabled for GoTo Connect: see who's "actively watching" vs has their computer screen on another application
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    We have been using this product for 20+ years and will continue too. This is a great product and new features are always coming out.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    They are knocking it out of the park on all fronts. I love the service and support I am receiving and have no complaints. If they raised their prices substantially I would reconsider but I don't think that will happen anytime soon. They would have to mess up something consistently moving forward to make me want to move
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cisco
    The usability part of Cisco Unified Communications Manager is very much simple from a usability point of view. Day-to-day Move Add Change Delete (MACD) can be performed by the administrators very easily with simple training. From the initial deployment point of view, some of the thing can be improved to simplify the process.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Overall, it's a decent product for the price. It has the basic features our company needed when it was brand new and was not overly difficult to set up. As we've grown, it's become increasingly difficult to build out the features we want to implement within the PBX, and customer support can be less than helpful. Many of the more advanced features (dial plans, queues, etc.) take a lot of research to understand how to implement. Some of the features we paid for weren't even available when we were attempting to set them up.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    I have never experienced or heard of unplanned outages when it comes to GoTo Connect. Most of the time the unplanned outage is always local power at a site or internet service provider having an unplanned outage. GoTo's service has never failed any of our orgs yet that I know of.
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    Performance
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    There is no lag in phone calls. There is no background noise or static/fuzz. Calls are crystal clear. With other dialers and phone systems, I have experienced delays between dialogue or delays with the caller picking up the phone and then being able to hear you. We do not experience this with Go To Connect.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    CUCM is supported by most third-party vendors for related products, so it makes finding solutions to specific needs easy. Also Cisco TAC is very knowledgeable, and we have never run into a problem they have not been able to resolve. Usually they are resolved without the need to escalate tickers either.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Support used to be great when it was Jive support out of Utah. Now that they've offshored support it can be difficult to get a response. Our most common issues are least cost routing, and we run into support pushing back in stead of just figuring out which upstream carrier is having an issue like they used to. We often have to get our account manager involved, who is pretty strong.
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    The training videos could be more in-depth. This would help our user base so that they can feel impowered to look up information that they need without having to ask our admins every time they have a question about the system. Online training videos are also inferior to an actual person explaining systems.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    This was the first phone system we implemented that could span multiple locations. We were very satisfied once fully implemented
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    One big lesson we learned is that training the team well makes a huge difference. It was easier when we started with the fundamental features, such as the way calls are handled. Getting staff involved early helped us set it up the right way. So I would say my experience with implementation was straightforward.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We have been a Cisco based shop and have looked at other cloud voice options such as MS Teams pbx, and others, but ultimately, the features, endpoints, and reliability of Cisco has been the common factor in staying with them as our voice provider. Their integrations, room systems, and hybrid design allows for us to be flexible and keep a high up time vs reliance on 100% cloud.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Avaya IP Office was for us a complicated and inflexible on-prem solution. It could be made to do a great many things similar to GoTo, however it was not flexible and scalable in the same way as GoTo, which is to be expected of a cloud solution. In particular, as we aimed to build out a contact center, IP office could not do it in a work-from-anywhere environment, and the softphone provided almost no information to the agent. GoTo solved all of the problems we were encountering with IP office, with the added benefit of not needing continously upgrading licensing - as GoTo is a one-license solution.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    Its not readily apparent to me, other than cost, where you would run into any issues with larger scale deployments. When we went live on the product, the Jive team was always willing to do mass updates for us on our extensions, users, etc. in the system, so we didn't have to do too much manual one-by-one updates.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Communication and collaboration - Our offices are able to communicate both internally and externally due to this system.
    • Down time - Struggles with CUCM has caused a lot of down time due to the instability of the system.
    • High Costs - the cost of both the license and the maintenance was much higher than other systems.
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    GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)
    • To combine SMS and call answering by one of many individuals and voicemail recordings with voice to text in their emails has allowed us to give substantially better customer service to our customers.
    • We used to host our own hardware, but since going with GoTo Connect we no longer dread a piece of equipment going bad or keep a full spare in reserve. This has saved us money and our sanity.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of GoTo App - contact center general settingsScreenshot of GoTo App - meeting chat (in-session)Screenshot of simple setupScreenshot of mobile app - ongoing callScreenshot of session controlsScreenshot of call menu