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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ACisco's VoIP PBX product has reached its end-of-life, and is no longer available for sale.N/A

    Zoom Phone

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ABuilt on Zoom's platform, Zoom's cloud phone consolidates business communication and collaboration into a single system. Available in 40+ countries, with expandable coverage through a bring-your-own-carrier offering, Zoom Phone supports inbound and outbound calling through the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Features: Post call summary & next steps A post-call summary from Zoom’s AI Companion keeps the focus on the conversation instead of…

    $10

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)Zoom Phone
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    US & Canada Metered
    $10
    per month per user
    US & Canada Unlimited
    $15
    per month per user
    Global Select
    $20
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)Zoom Phone
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—No fees for emergency 911 Service No fees for compliance and administrative cost recovery Fee No 10DLC SMS fees
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)Zoom Phone
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Zoom
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    63%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    37 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    Features
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)Zoom Phone
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued) and Zoom Phone
    Feature
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Phone
    9.5
    32 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings9.619 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings9.316 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings9.420 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.328 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued) and Zoom Phone
    Feature
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Phone
    9.2
    33 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings9.830 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings9.931 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings9.924 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings9.923 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings9.728 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued) and Zoom Phone
    Feature
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Phone
    9.6
    21 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings9.520 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.520 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.720 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings9.717 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued) and Zoom Phone
    Feature
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Phone
    9.9
    32 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.928 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings9.922 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)Zoom Phone
    Small Businesses
    Sangoma Asterisk
    Score8 out of 10
    Nextiva
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    3CX
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sangoma Asterisk
    Score8 out of 10
    Google Voice
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)Zoom Phone
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (8 ratings)
    9.4
    (35 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.6
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco VoIP PBX (discontinued)Zoom Phone
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    The solution has almost everything I need to do my job, which is to keep in touch with my customers by phone calls and meetings. On the go, the softphone has room to improve user experience (Cisco Jabber), and as far as I know, Webex App should fill the gaps left by Jabber, but it depends to upgrade the system to the last version and that costs. Besides that, the solution is rock solid! Good audio quality in voice and video, integration with MSFT Teams and so reliable.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    I think it works well for offices that have multiple locations. Being able to give each person and office their own extension makes it easier for colleagues to connect with each other, plus it's a costs savings for each of the offices
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Local routing on remote branches
    • Telephony features flexibility
    • Different endpoint alternatives for all use cases
    • Real integration with other systems or platforms
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    • Having our Phone system all in onc place. Call, Text, Voicemail. with live transcript
    • Zoom Meeting AI companion - taking notes, creating action items, and summarizing the meetings then email immediately afterwards
    • Scheduler - being able to send links to team members or vendors to book a time that works best for them that is linked and synced to my calendar.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • The setup flow was limited, unclear, and was not working for a while, IT didn't manage to fix it.
    • The UI looks terribly old, not even a little bit looking like a hardphone.
    • More options during a call.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Zoom
    • We needed to link each of our team members' personal emails to the Zoom account so we have to filter VM notifications out of our personal accounts.
    • It'd be nice if you could set business hours through the webpage to include a lunch break so that you don't have to manually go in to edit.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Integrated into our network. System wide access. Staff are comfortable with the product
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    All main features is very easy to access and use, only pressing a button or two (when you need to page up or page down the features set!) in the desk phone or a click of the mouse to place a call, start a chat, video call or a meeting. Very straight forward.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Zoom Phone has a very sleek design which makes it very easy to operate and use both in the setting up of and interacting in a meeting space. That being said, certain features can seem a bit crowded while trying to screen share or display video which somewhat defeats the purpose of the application as compared to a standard conference call.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Cisco offers online instruction on the use of the VoIP but it has to be sought out. Likely, the do offer additional support but this is managed by our IT department so it is difficult to determine just how accessible Cisco has been regarding the implementation and ongoing support for this product.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    I haven't had any sort of issues with Zoom as of yet to have to call Support. That right there makes me think it's a good product. Simple and easy to use. Nothing confusing or glitchy that would make me have to get in touch with them. Straightforward so I'm not trying to figure out a specific workflow.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    As we all know,Cisco is one of the best and trusted companies when it comes to networking,most of our materials were all Cisco,Cisco routers,Cisco IP phones..etc They're more handy and easy to use and don't require an IT experience,I used an IP phone to receive a call,and it was very easy to use and the sound was clear,here it comes the good configuration of a Cisco Voip PBx
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    The main reason why we switched to Zoom Phone is because our VOIP system inexplicably went down for almost a month and no one could figure out what was wrong. Lumen was charging way more than Zoom Workplace, but could not get the system to work.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Positive impact is users are happy with service provided by Cisco VoIP PBX.
    • End-users are happy by using multiple functions like conferencing, transferring, call park, etc.
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    Zoom
    • Calls actually come through, resulting in our users trusting our phone system again
    • Improved internal communication
    • Users can be reached anywhere, so they do not have to stay at their desk to wait for important calls
    • Voicemail is processed faster because it is translated to text
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Zoom Phone Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Zoom AI for business phone communications, available at no additional costScreenshot of Zoom's integrated workflowsScreenshot of the Call Handling Panel