Cisco Desk Series vs. Google Meet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Desk Series
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
A whiteboarding, videoconferencing and a second laptop display in one single device. The Cisco Desk Series delivers a collaboration experience to desks, in shared spaces, or small huddle spaces. Models include the Desk Pro, Desk, and Desk Mini. All Desk devices have advanced audio intelligence built in for distraction free meetings, a USB-C connection to pair devices wirelessly or dock a laptop.
$5,495
one-time fee **discounts available
Google Meet
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Google Meet, formerly Hangouts Meet, replaces the former Google Hangouts as the company's G Suite integrated web conferencing tool, allowing users to join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite from a computer, phone, or conference room. G Suite's Enterprise edition also creates a dial-in phone number for each meeting, as an additional convenience.
$6
per month
Pricing
Cisco Desk SeriesGoogle Meet
Editions & Modules
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Google Workspace - Business Starter
$6
per month
Google Workspace - Business Standard
$12
per month
Google Workspace - Business Plus
$18
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Desk SeriesGoogle Meet
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Cisco Desk SeriesGoogle Meet
Considered Both Products
Cisco Desk Series
Chose Cisco Desk Series
The Cisco Webex Desk Pro is a built-for-purpose device. As such, it simply works better than those systems that don't have similar, built-for-purpose devices.
Google Meet

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Cisco Desk SeriesGoogle Meet
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Desk Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.4
54 Ratings
6% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.354 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.054 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.943 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.349 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Desk Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
7.5
54 Ratings
5% below category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.454 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings7.536 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Desk Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
7.3
53 Ratings
12% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.352 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.052 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings6.325 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings6.341 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings7.442 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Desk Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
7.3
52 Ratings
11% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings7.950 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings7.032 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings7.035 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Desk Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.0
45 Ratings
1% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings7.942 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.040 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings7.231 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco Desk SeriesGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(35 ratings)
8.6
(56 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(2 ratings)
7.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(15 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.8
(18 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Desk SeriesGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
The other advantage of the product is that you could use it as a conference system as well as a screen for your PC. So I'm working with three screens and one of these screen is the Desk Pro, so I do not need another screen. So it's saving space in my desk and it's high quality. So this is the plus function.
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Google
Google Meet was a perfect video conferencing solution for us during our training sessions. The only problems encountered were due to weak signals, which sometimes required us to turn off our video. All features worked very well in tying together a team across four different time zones. I was very impressed with the tool's performance
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Pros
Cisco
  • It gives the added function of having multiple lines we can set up called pickup groups or music on hold, so that way it best suits whatever facilities need to have. We can set that up and it works for them on different types of phones. We also have, since Covid, everyone has gone home to work from home and we have our knock who needs to reach out in case of anything. So they needed to have VPN capabilities. So our older models of the 7942s have VPN capabilities for them to be able to also work from home.
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Google
  • First off, the quality of the call is pretty good, especially when all of us are working remotely.
  • We can easily schedule our meeting in Google Calendar.
  • Sending an invitation link is easy.
  • What makes Google Meet stand out from other video conferencing tools is that we can use it for an unlimited time, even if we use the free account.
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Cons
Cisco
  • Training Center, Event Center, and Support Center are separate products from Webex Meetings which should be one
  • Mac Outlook Plugin has some issues while syncing
  • Google calendar synchronization seems to be an issue while using it as clients do have google suite on the business side
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Google
  • Meet as it comes doesn't have a great way to handle large meetings.
  • I don't like the way they hide the mute button. It's a disruptive view to mute/unmute.
  • Chat box is the only way to document collaborations within the meeting.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
The device it self is incredible, but not allowing us to plug a computer devices such as mouse & keyboard direct in USB ports is a penalty. We'd like to bring up the laptop, open it, and start working.
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Google
This app is still having a lot of redundant features as compared to other industry apps such as Zoom and Webex which offers much more on the functionality side along with the option to have greater user access control to the admin/host of the meetings. A sense of interaction is always found to be missing in Google meet which can be easily adopted in the Zoom
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Usability
Cisco
Easy to use, feels like an apple phone
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Google
Google Meet is very easy and simple to use. I can schedule a meeting right on my calendar - it literally takes a few seconds. There is no additional app I have to open to schedule anything. Guests can click on the link easily to join any meetings. 10/10!
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Support Rating
Cisco
I have not had to use support yet as our use of Webex Desk Pro is so new, but all the questions that I have had have been answered with such promptness and clarity that it is clear Cisco has a passion about this device and about providing high quality in all that they do. Their support is top notch and you will never need to fear when reaching out to them.
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Google
Google does a great job of providing tech support for this product, as it does many others. Similarly, Google has FAQs that cover a large amount of issues faced by users. Problems have not persisted in our use of this product. Problems are resolved quickly and easily, with or without personal Google support.
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Implementation Rating
Cisco
Implementation was very easy through webex cloud services
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Google
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cisco
Organisation decided to went ahead with Cisco Webex Desk Pro becase of these following key differences: 1.- Microphone: Advanced noise-canceling microphone array vs Built-in microphone with Logitech MeetUp. 2.- Speakers: Superior Sound system vs Built-in speakerphone with Logitech MeetUp. 3.- Display: 27-inch 4K touchscreen vs. No touchscreen with Logitech MeetUp. Cisco TAC support is great.
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Google
The main positive feature in Google Meet over Zoom to me is the fact that Google meet can be seamlessly deployed in the browser with its full functionality. Unlike Zoom for which you need to download an extra application to use. This consequently makes workflow smooth when transitioning between something like emails and taking part in a meeting.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Cisco
No answers on this topic
Google
I wasn't involved in the unit pricing factor. So far I used Google meet in the office where I got access to all these Google applications including the Google Meet feature. So I wasn't involved much in this pricing factor of Google Meet and also regarding the contact terms of the product.
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Professional Services
Cisco
No answers on this topic
Google
This is very good in the professional services as I started using this first for the professional service only. While using this Google Meet itself gives a professional feel as the UI works in a professional way. The video background modification, multi-screen feature, and some other features help in professional service.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • For team work, projects are completed sooner and you can make a profit
  • Saving time and this means the possibility of more profit
  • If the number of projects is large, the investment will return quickly
  • The software license fee is too high
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Google
  • Negative: on each webinar someone from our team had to write manually the people that were participating and after that matching it with the registered people list. We wasted time. It could be easily resolved by adding the export list feature
  • Positive: Collaboration and internal meetings. Calendar integration helps us save time.
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