We performed a comparison between Cisco Meeting Server and Zoom based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Meetings solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The share screen option available during conferences is one of the best features of Cisco Meeting Server."
"You can use the Cisco Meeting Server to set up conference calls and virtual meetings. Those are the two primary functions of Meeting Server. Most people in the company are using Microsoft Teams, so we only use Meeting Server when we have an internal meeting for all staff."
"Cisco Meeting Server is an easy and less complex solution."
"What I like most about Cisco Meeting Server is its quick management. The solution also has a straightforward configuration."
"The UI is user-friendly and very good overall."
"The solution is easy to use with an easy user interface."
"Zoom is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Zoom are the screen blur and the background transition, which is great because we are working from home. Without this feature we would not have private meetings, they do not need to see what is happening in our background. The background transition is good with Zoom."
"I'm not a really technologically sophisticated user. From my point of view, if I can use it, it's likely very straightforward."
"Zoom's interface is nice and has good performance."
"There are many valuable features. Security is one – you can lock Zoom meetings when you find that all the participants have joined so that there are no intruders."
"One of the biggest features of Zoom is its stability."
"The most valuable features of Zoom are simplicity and reliability."
"In Cisco Meeting Server, GUI is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Cisco Meeting Server should include a feature to control another user's screen during a remote session."
"This is a difficult solution to install and it should be made easier."
"What would make Cisco Meeting Server better is integrating it with Zoom and Teams so that you can connect or make a call through any of the two third-party solutions."
"A few features are missing on the Meetings app, like a recording function. My understanding is that you need to buy a separate recording solution. It's modular, so you have to enable some functions if you want to use them. For example, we had to enable the Mood function. Recording is the primary feature we'd like to see in the app."
"In the next release, I would like to see an easily accessible bandwidth feature so that you can see how much data you've used on a particular call."
"I'd like to have the recording functionality in the free version so that we don't need any licensing in order to access it."
"If Zoom could be more secure, that would be better. Security is always a highly sensitive matter for everyone today."
"Zoom could be improved by making it easier to join meetings. It can be a bit confusing because sometimes you need meeting IDs and logins, sometimes you don't."
"Zoom's stability is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"I have had small issues with the virtual backgrounds. I would like to see improvements with this feature."
"There were some security issues early on, however, they have fixed the problem, and now it is fine."
"Zoom could be more scalable."
Cisco Meeting Server is ranked 8th in Virtual Meetings with 5 reviews while Zoom is ranked 1st in Virtual Meetings with 201 reviews. Cisco Meeting Server is rated 8.4, while Zoom is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Meeting Server writes "A scalable tool useful to hold conferences and video meetings". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zoom writes "Easy to use and provides good video and sound quality". Cisco Meeting Server is most compared with Webex, Pexip, Skype for Business, Cisco TelePresence and Polycom RealPresence Clariti, whereas Zoom is most compared with Webex, Skype for Business, TeamViewer, Cisco TelePresence and ON24 Platform. See our Cisco Meeting Server vs. Zoom report.
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