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."What I like most about Cisco Meeting Server is its quick management. The solution also has a straightforward configuration."
"The share screen option available during conferences is one of the best features of Cisco Meeting Server."
"Cisco Meeting Server is an easy and less complex solution."
"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 solution is scalable and is capable of working on every appliance on every operating system."
"I think Skype for Business is scalable. However, I believe Microsoft is discontinuing the Skype platform altogether, so I don't think it's super-relevant."
"The simplicity and ease of use are the most valuable features. It's so much easier and quicker than writing an email to someone and waiting for them to read it."
"It's a good and stable product that fits my needs."
"The security seems good."
"Making calls and having meetings is easy."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I use the chat feature to communicate with my staff, which is very helpful."
"This is a difficult solution to install and it should be made easier."
"Cisco Meeting Server should include a feature to control another user's screen during a remote session."
"In Cisco Meeting Server, GUI is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"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."
"If one of the users has a poor internet connection, this failure will compromise the meeting, causing delays and distortions in the communications."
"We overcame the audio quality issues by asking users to use the 'Call Me' feature with their desk phone."
"We have had trouble with scalability when trying to host large meetings."
"Microsoft Teams, as I see it now, is more useful than Skype for Business."
"This service could be improved by adding some missing features. It lacks integration with Teams, which is a feature I would like to see in the next release."
"The solution requires deployment on a Microsoft server and its performance is heavy because it consumes too many resources from the RAM."
"The video conferencing quality can be improved."
"Skype for Business is not stable."
Cisco Meeting Server is ranked 10th in Virtual Meetings with 5 reviews while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 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, Cisco TelePresence and Polycom RealPresence Clariti, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, GoToMeeting and Cisco Jabber. See our Cisco Meeting Server vs. Skype for Business report.
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