Network Specialist at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Multifeatured virtual meeting and video communication software; runs smoothly and does not cause lag
Pros and Cons
  • "Lag-free video communication and virtual meeting software which runs smoothly."
  • "There's some difficulty in Webex, particularly when a third party needs access and that third party is not part of the domain of the company, it could be difficult."

What is our primary use case?

I use Webex for meetings. It's useful in virtual meetings. It's a video communication tool.

What is most valuable?

I find Webex to be a good solution. You can share your screen, you can grant control to other meeting participants, you can record, etc. It's okay to use because it does not cause lag, and the video runs smoothly. I'm happy using Webex.

What needs improvement?

I don't have any complaints about Webex. I'm also using Microsoft Teams and they are the same, but there's some difficulty in Webex, particularly when a third party needs access and that third party is not part of the domain of the company, it could be difficult.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Webex for three years. We're using it in the company I work for.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Webex is stable here in Thailand. I have not experienced a frozen screen or interruption when I'm having my meeting on Webex.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Webex is okay. The biggest meeting I had was with 50 participants, but sometimes, we need to place some of the participants on mute.

How are customer service and support?

There is no issue with Webex technical support, but there's a support issue in the reseller side. From my company's reseller to our customers, there are many Webex cases, but technical support is okay in terms of troubleshooting open cases.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay a yearly license for Webex.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I evaluated Microsoft Teams.

What other advice do I have?

In my company, we use Webex and Microsoft Teams.

There are between 5,000 to 10,000 users of Webex in the company. I'm one of the end users of this solution. 10 people make up the technical team that handles the deployment and maintenance of Webex in my company.

On a scale of zero to ten, with ten being the highest, and zero being the worst, I'm giving this solution a score of nine, and I'm recommending it to others who want to start using it, because Webex is okay in my experience.

I'd say that in zero to ten, I'm recommend in the eight or nine. I think it's okay in my experience, yes.

I'm rating Webex a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Technology Consultant- Networking Services at STS
Real User
Top 10
Good tech support and easy installation
Pros and Cons
  • "I am completely satisfied with the tech support."
  • "The solution should have better integration with Microsoft."

What is our primary use case?

I do not know which version we are using, although I believe it to be the latest one. 

What needs improvement?

The solution should have better integration with Microsoft. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Webex for several years. 

How are customer service and support?

I am completely satisfied with the tech support. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not try another solution prior to Webex. 

How was the initial setup?

The installation is straightforward and easy. 

It took around a half-an-hour. 

What about the implementation team?

The installation can be done on one's own. 

Two engineers are required for the deployment and maintenance. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I believe the license to be monthly. 

What other advice do I have?

There are around 350 people using the solution in our organization. 

I would recommend it to others. 

My advice is that people make use of the cloud-based solution, as oposed to the on-premises one. It is easy and very good.  

I would rate Webex as a nine out of ten.

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Customer and Market Insights Manager at a tech company with 201-500 employees
Real User
This gives me easy, reliable sharing of content to remote employees.

What is most valuable?

I really value WebEx’s sharing of applications.

How has it helped my organization?

WebEx enables remote employees to participate in training sessions and other meetings.

What needs improvement?

Recordings are slow to start, sometimes fail, and are difficult to edit.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for over 10 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I did not ecnounter any stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I did not encounter any scalability issues.

How was the initial setup?

User setup was straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

WebEx’s sharing of an application or the desktop enables me to give a presentation or a demo to remote colleagues, customers and prospects. Other services such as email, audio conferencing and twitter are very useful for communicating in other important ways, WebEx is the corporate gold standard for what it does best, that is easy, reliable sharing of content on my screen to one or several hundred people in real time.

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Head of Security Services at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Good platform for internal chat and ad hoc meetings
Pros and Cons
  • "One of the most valuable features of WebEx is that it's very quick for ad hoc meetings, and I use it all day, every day, for internal chat with my team. It's just a good platform."
  • "The performance of WebEx could be improved. If you're using it on a mobile device and on the laptop, you sometimes get glitches, where you've answered the call or joined a meeting on a laptop and your mobile device doesn't quite know what's going on. It may just be technical glitches, but it seems to be a bit shaky sometimes on mobile devices."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use WebEx as our internal chat platform, as well as ad hoc meetings and client meetings. 

This solution is cloud-based, so we are always using the latest version. 

What is most valuable?

One of the most valuable features of WebEx is that it's very quick for ad hoc meetings, and I use it all day, every day, for internal chat with my team. It's just a good platform. 

What needs improvement?

The performance of WebEx could be improved. If you're using it on a mobile device and on the laptop, you sometimes get glitches, where you've answered the call or joined a meeting on a laptop and your mobile device doesn't quite know what's going on. It may just be technical glitches, but it seems to be a bit shaky sometimes on mobile devices. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using WebEx for about a year or so. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability seemed fine, for our use. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is fine. 

There are probably about 50-60 of us using it internally and, to a degree, with some of our external clients and consultants. 

How are customer service and support?

I have never personally contacted technical support, but my team has. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We also use Teams and Zoom. WebEx is a bit clunky for lots of external meetings, so we also use Teams because a lot of our clients have it. Teams also has IMing, but WebEx is sort of defaulted as our major platform, internally. 

How was the initial setup?

The installation is very straightforward. I can do it myself, and it took a couple of minutes. You don't need a technical team. 

What about the implementation team?

I implemented this solution myself. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate WebEx a nine out of ten. It's a pretty good platform and it does what you expect from it. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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DharmeshPatel - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder & CEO at 7Array Solutions private limited
Real User
Top 5
Cost-effective, easy to manage and use, and the support is good
Pros and Cons
  • "What we like about Webex is that it is a hosted solution, so there is no demand for us to invest in hardware, skill, or manpower to maintain our cloud meeting capability."
  • "Better integration with other solutions would benefit Webex."

What is our primary use case?

We use Webex for having our virtual meetings and we also provide this as a solution for our customers. On our side, we use it for both internal and external communication.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution allows us to operate 24/7, even in cases like the current COVID-19 crisis. It allows us to interact with our customers for support and for other activities.

What is most valuable?

What we like about Webex is that it is a hosted solution, so there is no demand for us to invest in hardware, skill, or manpower to maintain our cloud meeting capability.

We can host a meeting online from anywhere at any time and from any location.

Webex can be used for more than just meetings. You can also have a remote session or an organized event like a webinar. You can perform live technical support if you want.

What needs improvement?

Better integration with other solutions would benefit Webex.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Webex for the past eight years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We are using Webex extensively these days.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is very scalable in terms of the time limits for meetings. You can even say that there are no time limits, depending on your subscription.

We have 20 internal users and more than 100 customers using Webex.

How are customer service and technical support?

I like the support and I don't see any challenges in terms of it. The solution is managed and maintained through the cloud and at any time, if we need any help or technical assistance then we have toll free numbers, as well as email addresses for contact centers.

We can get any help and support that we need, whether it is technical support or retail support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not use another similar software prior to this.

What about the implementation team?

We deploy this solution ourselves and it takes about 30 minutes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing is subscription-based and the cost varies depending on how many minutes are included in the plan. There is an unlimited plan available as well.

In general, this is not an expensive solution. The price improves with the number of licenses that are purchased.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to anybody who is considering Webex is that it is a great tool for having meetings and collaborating with customers, suppliers, and employees. I think that everybody should use it.

Overall, this is a good solution and I recommend it. It is easy to operate, easy to manage, easy to configure, and it is cost-effective.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Solution Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Simple implementation, easy to use, but distracting operation noises
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Webex is ease to use."
  • "The GUI of Webex should be improved. The connectivity for putting people inside the meetings or entering meetings is to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Webex for meetings.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Webex is ease to use.

What needs improvement?

The GUI of Webex should be improved. The connectivity for putting people inside the meetings or entering meetings is to be improved. 

When you mute or unmute someone in Webex it causes a tone or a sound that can be distracting. For example, in Microsoft Teams when someone is muted or unmuted it is silent. When we have a meeting with 100 people the noises are too much. Webex needs to reduce the number of noises activated by using the solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Webex for approximately two years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 100 people in m organization using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted the support from Webex.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have previously used Microsoft Teams and Zoom. 

Microsoft Teams and Zoom are better than Webex, I have not seen anything special features in Webex.

How was the initial setup?

The setup of Webex is simple.

What other advice do I have?

I have seen Webex improve over the past year. My most recent meeting using Webex was good. Before Webex was the worst meeting platform I used. Every time I went into a meeting, I hang up there for approximately 10 minutes sometimes till I was inside the meeting. Zoom or Microsoft Teams did not have this issue, I was quickly inside the meeting.

We mostly use Microsoft Teams in my organization. 

I rate Webex a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Consultant - Risk and compliance at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
Easy to use with good stability and excellent audio capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution makes it easy for us as a team to collaborate remotely."
  • "The solution should come as a big client for the system. It should be able to be used just like chat software when necessary, similar to instant messaging."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for any virtual meeting. We use it for web meetings that require audio communication, text communication, and video. Video is not essential for us most of the time, however. It's not critical to see staff during, for example, team meetings.

What is most valuable?

The chat functionality and the audio capabilities are the solution's most valuable features. For us, video isn't important as long as audio is good.

The presentation of the solution is very efficient.

The solution makes it easy for us as a team to collaborate remotely.

All of the basic features are fantastic. I couldn't rank them in terms of "favorite", and they are all pretty standard within any other similar product, like Zoom or Microsoft Teams. 

Webex offers very good bandwidth managed tools. Even with low or poor bandwidth, the solution works pretty well.

What needs improvement?

The solution should come as a big client for the system. It should be able to be used just like chat software when necessary, similar to instant messaging.

Currently, the solution isn't really lacking in features.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for eight years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is excellent compared to other solutions on the market. The solution also works seamlessly with both desktop and mobile devices.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is fantastic. It's really seamless. If you need to have a big meeting, you can do so quite easily with this solution. It works well. It supports a lot of people at once. It may be that up to one hundred users can join a single call. We've tested the solution with this amount of people and it worked fine. However, largely, we wouldn't do that. We'd run something of that size more like a one-way meeting, similar to a webinar so that things are kept orderly.

How are customer service and technical support?

I've never contacted technical support directly. We have our own internal team that handles any troubleshooting that needs to happen.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing costs are usually billed on a subscription basis, however I don't know whether it's monthly or yearly. I also don't know the exact costs to our organization. I'm only aware that it's a subscription-based model. There aren't any extra costs on top of the standard licensing fee that is charged.

What other advice do I have?

We schedule calls often with this solution. We schedule a meeting and dial-in to the meeting. When I say dial-in, it's web-based or a data connection, not a traditional voice call. You don't need a phone to use the service.

I would rate this product an eight out of ten. Other products are also doing the same jobs, and run the same tasks. The only difference is stability. Especially when we do screen sharing, compared to other products, Webex performance is much better.

The solution is provided from the cloud, so we're always using the most up-to-date version of the solution. Webex ensures everything is always automatically updated.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Network Build Leader at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
The initial setup was quick and easy for a program that can be used anywhere on any device

What is most valuable?

Using it anywhere on any devices.

How has it helped my organization?

Having the quickest meetings ever.

What needs improvement?

Overall collaborations.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for one year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

A 10 out of 10.

Technical Support:

A 10 out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Jabber. It was less flexible, which is why we switched.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy and quick.

What about the implementation team?

It was implemented through a vendor team. I would give them a 10 out of 10.

What was our ROI?

Not applicable.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Not applicable.

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