
Avaya Aura Private Cloud
Avaya Aura Private Cloud is a dedicated cloud unified communications service for employee communications and collaboration.
What Avaya Aura Private Cloud is
Avaya Aura Private Cloud is a dedicated cloud unified communications service for employee communications and collaboration. It runs on a dedicated Microsoft Azure instance and includes cloud telephony and call control, voicemail, instant messaging, team engagement, conferencing, mobility, and emergency calling. Customers can use the Avaya Admin Portal for self-service administration and customization. Avaya describes a hybrid approach that combines on-premises and cloud solutions without interrupting operations. The service supports desktop and mobile apps, with listed platforms including Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. Its plan information lists 20 included users and multiple business numbers, along with inbound and outbound calling, custom call routing, an auto attendant, voicemail transcription, IVR building, and call recording. Contact center tools include omnichannel channels, workforce management, demand forecasting, skills-based scheduling, and intraday management. Avaya identifies large enterprises and government organizations with dispersed workforces and complex environments as intended customers. Pricing is on request; the listing also gives a starting price of 48 /user/mo.
Good
- Dedicated Microsoft Azure instance
- Includes calling, messaging, and conferencing
- Self-service administration through Avaya Admin Portal
- Desktop and mobile apps are listed
- Workforce planning tools are included
Watch out
- No free plan
- Pricing details require contacting Avaya
- Teams direct routing requires an appropriate Microsoft license
- Teams users lack the listed 911inform integration
Who it suits
Avaya Aura Private Cloud is aimed at large enterprises and government entities with dispersed workforces or complex environments. It may suit organizations seeking employee communications with contact center and workforce management capabilities.
Verdict
Avaya Aura Private Cloud combines employee communications and contact center tools with a dedicated cloud deployment. Organizations considering Teams direct routing should account for its licensing, configuration, and integration requirements.
Plans and prices
From Avaya Aura Private Cloud's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Avaya Aura Private Cloud | Priced on request | Dedicated Microsoft Azure instance · pay-per-user model · enterprise and government focus · unlimited user scalability stated |
The facts
Each one read from Avaya Aura Private Cloud's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administration
- The Avaya Admin Portal provides self-service control and customization of communication services.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API availability
- Avaya publishes Web Telephony REST Services and an Avaya Aura Private Cloud Admin Portal Web Services API.checked 15 Oct 2026
- APIs
- Avaya lists Web Telephony REST Services and an Admin Portal Web Services API for Avaya Aura Private Cloud.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Call routing
- customchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Cloud hosting
- The service runs on a dedicated Microsoft Azure instance.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Communications
- Features include cloud telephony and call control, voicemail, instant messaging, team engagement, conferencing, mobility, and emergency calling.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Avaya lists PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27017 and ISO 27018 requirements or certifications for the private-cloud offer.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Conferencing
- Team engagement, video meetings and conferencing are supported.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer documentation
- Avaya provides SDK documentation archives, release notes, Swagger-based API references and support forums.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The documentation portal includes deployment, administration, device, security, support and client materials for the private-cloud solution.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Endpoint requirement
- Avaya phones or terminals must support SIP and TLS 1.2 to connect.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Gateway installation
- H.248 gateways at remote customer premises must be installed by Avaya or an authorized partner with on-site support.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hardware limitation
- Gateways and SIP phones are excluded from the cloud solution and on-premises equipment, installation and firmware work must be purchased separately.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- The service runs on a dedicated instance of Microsoft Azure.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Hybrid deployment
- Avaya describes a hybrid model that combines cloud services with existing on-premises systems.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integration limit
- The Teams direct routing documentation states that multitenancy, on-premises or third-party directory services, and 911inform integration for Teams users are not supported.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limit: digital and cloud gaps
- Reviewers call for easier integrations, additional digital channels and stronger cloud capabilities.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founded
- G2 lists Avaya as serving customers since 2000.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists Morristown, New Jersey as Avaya headquarters.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Avaya LLC.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Avaya in the 5,001–10,000 employee range.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Morristown, New Jersey, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop and mobile apps
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Limit: iOS background calling
- An App Store reviewer reports that calls and notifications may fail when Avaya Workplace is backgrounded or the phone is locked.checked 15 Oct 2026
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