We performed a comparison between Cisco Meeting Server and Skype for Business 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."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."
"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."
"The share screen option available during conferences is one of the best features of Cisco Meeting Server."
"I rate the solution's stability a nine on a scale where one is not stable and ten is very stable...I rate the solution's initial setup a nine on a scale where one is difficult, and ten is easy."
"A good option for virtual meetings."
"One of the best features of Skype for Business is that you can set it up on mobile phones, and you can set it up on laptops. You can connect to the tool from anywhere."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The product helps me make international calls."
"The security seems good."
"File sharing and email invitations for a conference. I can have a meeting with people at the opposite end of the Earth, sharing documentation; it is quite easy."
"I have found Skype for Business to be stable."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"In Cisco Meeting Server, GUI is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution requires deployment on a Microsoft server and its performance is heavy because it consumes too many resources from the RAM."
"Whenever someone is using a messaging platform, the messages needs to be stored. In Skype for Business, the message will not be seen later on if you're not online. It isn't useful, in my opinion."
"I feel that the whole look and feel of Skype should be improved, including its user-friendliness. It should also improve its scalability."
"We are looking for a more collaborative tool, not only in terms of virtual meetings but also for teams to collaborate, share a document, work together, and all those types of things."
"It would be ideal if the solution could make instant messages more permanent. Currently, if you close the conversation, you lose the instant messages that you shared during the meeting. If those could last beyond the meeting, that would be a great addition, due to the fact that frequently, people give each other key details, important information, or email addresses, etc., during the meeting. If you don't write it down during the meeting, after the meeting closes, it's gone forever. That can be quite frustrating."
"The inability to integrate Skype with other products is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Make it user friendly."
"Skype for Business is not stable."
Cisco Meeting Server is ranked 9th in Virtual Meetings with 5 reviews while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 60 reviews. Cisco Meeting Server is rated 8.4, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. 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 Skype for Business writes "Reliable, useful for remote work, and great but isn't as robust as Microsoft Teams". Cisco Meeting Server is most compared with Webex, Pexip, Zoom, Huawei Video Conferencing Platform and Cisco TelePresence, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, GoToMeeting, TeamViewer and Cisco Jabber. See our Cisco Meeting Server vs. Skype for Business report.
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