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We performed a comparison between Cisco Unified Communications and HCL Sametime based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out what your peers are saying about 3CX, Kamailio, Digium and others in Unified Communications.
To learn more, read our detailed Unified Communications Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The Click to dial feature was one of the most important features for the customer.""We use Extension Mobility and Jabber a lot with mobile remote access. In addition to video calls with Jabber, this greatly enriched communications between coworkers."

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"I can view the status and availability of colleagues or team members, which makes it easy to approach them when they are available."

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Cons
"An improvement option could be to incorporate the Voicea solution with Communication Manager, allowing it to make a translation between different languages automatically in a conversation.""Some features take a lot of steps to configure, so having areas where a few clicks can configure a feature for a user would be nice."

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"The webinar should be integrated into Sametime for a larger number of participants."

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4th
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26th
out of 63 in Virtual Meetings
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Buyer's Guide
Unified Communications
March 2024
Find out what your peers are saying about 3CX, Kamailio, Digium and others in Unified Communications. Updated: March 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Also Known As
Lotus Sametime, IBM Lotus Sametime
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Overview
With Cisco Voice and Unified Communications, you can unify all your voice, video, data, and mobile applications for interactive collaboration.

HCL Sametime. Secure Conversations Across Any Device ​

Your company can’t afford to take any data risks, but your teams still need to be able to interact and react quickly, wherever they are working. Sametime offers modern instant messaging, file-sharing, and online meetings with the proven security your business can trust.

Sample Customers
Afni, Allied Irish Banks, Bellevue, Came Group, Children's Hospital Colorado, Erickson Living, IDEALondon, Instituto Zaldivar, John Lewis, Linz AG, London Hydro, Lone Star College System, Lone Star College System, Mondi Group, North West Redwater, Park Nicollet, Pentana Solutions Australia, Pilatus, Pirelli, Portugal Ministry, Presidio Inc., Republic Bank & Trust Company, Saipem, SickKids Foundation, Top Right Group, Vital Images
Connect2Cloud, Superior Group, Daifuku Co. Ltd., Seaward, The City of Fort Worth, Christian Brothers Services, Berlitz, Deutsche Notes User Group, Danske Fysioterapeuter, Slumberland, La Vacanza, Rheinmetall AG
Top Industries
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company12%
Financial Services Firm11%
Government10%
University10%
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Company Size
REVIEWERS
Small Business57%
Midsize Enterprise29%
Large Enterprise14%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business24%
Midsize Enterprise15%
Large Enterprise61%
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Buyer's Guide
Unified Communications
March 2024
Find out what your peers are saying about 3CX, Kamailio, Digium and others in Unified Communications. Updated: March 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Cisco Unified Communications is ranked 4th in Unified Communications while HCL Sametime is ranked 26th in Virtual Meetings. Cisco Unified Communications is rated 9.0, while HCL Sametime is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Unified Communications writes "I find the ability to block incoming calls based on the originating number to be the best feature, but the reporting system needs to be more in-depth". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HCL Sametime writes "Easily communicate and share files with colleagues". Cisco Unified Communications is most compared with Fortinet FortiVoice, Cisco Jabber, Digium Asterisk, Siemens OpenScape and Skype for Business, whereas HCL Sametime is most compared with Zoom.

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