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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Board Series

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco Board Series offers room devices for hybrid teamwork. Its latest generation models, the Board Pro 55 and Board Pro 75, bring video conferencing and co-creation to small and medium-sized workspaces, conference rooms, and ideation spaces. These room devices feature an AI-powered chipset, a responsive, 55- or 75-inch touch screen, speaker-tracking dual cameras, built-in speakers and microphones, and a versatile set of mounting and peripheral options. Users can join any video meeting,…N/A

    Join.me (discontinued)

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AJoin.me, once acquired by LogMeIn in 2019, was an audio, video, and web conferencing tool targeted at SMBs. Its software can be used across various devices and includes features such as one-click scheduling, personal links, interactive whiteboards, and presenter swapping. It has since been discontinued.

    $10

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    Cisco Board SeriesJoin.me (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Lite
    $10.00
    Month
    Pro
    $10.00
    Month
    Business
    $10.00
    Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Board SeriesJoin.me (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Board Series
    The software has a very visual, user-friendly, and intuitive interface. Also, it's backed up by a very nice modern look. It is also very easy to use. The installation process is also simple and easy to do for everyone. In short, it is just like a one-stop-shop for all your …
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    Chose Join.me (discontinued)
    We started using Teams to communicate at first. But sometimes we had issues with it connecting to the server. Also installing it seemed to have issues from time to time. We had a really hard time working with Microsoft technical support. We had to put in several tickets before …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
    77%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    69 Answers
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    57 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Board SeriesJoin.me (discontinued)
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Board Series and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
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    Ratings
    Join.me (discontinued)
    7.8
    75 Ratings
    1% below category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.566 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.269 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.059 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings7.336 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Board Series and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
    -
    Ratings
    Join.me (discontinued)
    7.9
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.573 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings7.433 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Board Series and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
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    Ratings
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.0
    69 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.551 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.464 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.121 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.052 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Board Series and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
    -
    Ratings
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.1
    59 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.759 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings7.720 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Board Series and Join.me (discontinued)
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
    -
    Ratings
    Join.me (discontinued)
    8.3
    58 Ratings
    3% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.244 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.251 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.433 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Board SeriesJoin.me (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Room Series
    Score8.6 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Board SeriesJoin.me (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (70 ratings)
    7.1
    (76 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (66 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (64 ratings)
    8.8
    (25 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Board SeriesJoin.me (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    This Cisco Board Series is helpful when it comes to quarterly risk assessment reviews. Imagine the following: your data is flowing out of several providers, the team is working on portfolio exposure, and somebody notices that there is a red flag in a specific sector. You have access to similar past data, superimpose market indicators, and make decisions on risk reduction strategies collectively at the same time, without having to switch through ten applications.
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    I would neither recommend nor dissuade anyone from using Join.Me. When it first came on the scene, it was a game-changer as far as providing remote access to other authorized individuals and helped save a great deal of time trying to walk someone less proficient through all the detailed steps of computer repair. However, with the proliferation of Zoom and other conferencing products that also provide built-in remote access through its service, the need for a separate application is now limited and not as essential as its own product.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • This board pro is equipped with a default NVIDIA artificial intelligence chipset. It enhances the remote conferencing participant's views to very good vision, making sure the LCD projector is clearly projected.
    • Convenience of an integrated device since huddles consist of touch screens, cameras, speakers, microphones, and computing ability all bundled in a single device.
    • The connectivity option available on the Cisco Board Series Pro includes HDMI, USB-C, and other options for wireless casting since the board allows connection through BYOD.
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    • No need to download anything to get started. Once you sign up you can get started from within your browser. This is probably the single best feature, its a get up and go solution for video conferencing and you do not need any software for it to work.
    • The one click join a meeting URL is genius. Users who struggle with remembering passwords or invites can just click a link and immediately participate in a meeting which means one email and a couple of clicks and a meeting can start.
    • Good control features - As the main user, you have many control features including deciding who can speak, annotations, screen sharing easily.
    • Screen Recordings to the Cloud - This can save on time when you have had a long conference, you can save a recording to the cloud and download it later.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • It feels like affordability is a huge minus point in Webex because it can be too expensive to afford for a small to medium company
    • Wireless connectivity needs a good internet connection to have a seamless experience.
    • White board pen tool not precise with the screen location sometimes and refresh rate seems little low
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    • There should be a complete guide to understand its features before installation because if one feature will be missed then, we can’t get them working properly.
    • Furthermore, there should be high-quality internet for getting its function and it won’t work without good network coverage.
    • I think its interface is a little hard for beginners and is not that user friendly.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    This platform enables a very high ROI for the solution that it provides to our team to support our end-users.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    It is very easy to use and pick up, even for people who haven't used these devices before. There can be some initial difficulty in knowing what to do and when, and the lack of remote control is a fairly big letdown. If the screen is far away from you, it is not great to have to keep getting up.
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    Join.me is one of the easiest programs I've ever used. It's so easy to get it set up and installed and even easier for someone to join a meeting. The controls are very intuitive and labeled appropriately. The UIX makes sense. It's been a reliable product in my app stack-I love it!
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco Webex Board Series comes from a reputed company like Cisco. They are known for their loyal customer base and a major reason for their customer base is their awesome customer support. They are quick to respond and the demo team explained very elaborately. The whole process was done within the given timeline. We are totally impressed by their support.
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    Discontinued Products
    I honestly haven't reached out to their Support team. I get notifications of what they are working on which is good to see, but I haven't directly spoken with any of them. I think my main reason for this is that join.me gives me just what I need (not much more and not much less).
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    This is a fairly simple product which doesn't require much "implementation" work for our use cases.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    The Cisco Webex Board is part of the Cisco product line and is really well integrated as such. We have been using Webex for meetings and so it felt Natural to leverage the tools made for this environment. It's quite seamless for our users, even the novice ones. The other key element is that we knew that this significant investment was for the long term, and we trust that Cisco will keep bringing innovation to add to the user experience.
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    Discontinued Products
    If you're looking for something basic that handles a little bit of everything when it comes to meetings, screen shares and remote desktop control join.me is a great options. If you're a super user and really wanting a lot of detailed features and rich user interfaces and money is not an issue you may want to consider use specific options.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Increased Team Coordination: due to better communication, there was enhanced coordination in the completion of tasks.
    • Informed Decisions Making, A variety of strategic decisions have been made with analytics.
    • Sometimes the software has slightly slowed the decisions made in an organization due to the time it has taken in running the analysis.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Customer support solution - join.me has made it so much easier to quickly get with a customer and see their trouble and show them a solution. This saves lots of back and forth time and gives the customer more power over owning their solution.
    • More efficient communication - without join.me we would waste time going back and forth on emails or slack trying to get our message across. Join.me lets us quickly show AND tell others what's going on. I honestly don't know how we ever functioned without it.
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