Cisco Desk Series vs. Neat Board

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Desk Series
Score 9.4 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
Neat Board
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Neat Board is presented as a complete meeting room package in a simple and elegant all-in-one device. Boasting an immersive 65-inch multi-touch screen, audio system and versatile wide-angle camera, Neat Board is designed to give the user a collaboration experience beyond video meetings and wireless content sharing by enabling annotations and whiteboarding.
$6,190
one-time fee
Pricing
Cisco Desk SeriesNeat Board
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Desk SeriesNeat Board
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Small Businesses
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Score 9.0 out of 10
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Headsets
Cisco Headsets
Score 8.9 out of 10
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Headsets
Cisco Headsets
Score 8.9 out of 10
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Desk SeriesNeat Board
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(36 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 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)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Desk SeriesNeat Board
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
The Cisco Desk Series is phenomenal at joining any medium I need to, like Webex, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or Google Meet. Its AI-powered video and audio features enhance clarity, reduce background noise, and frame participants naturally. Ideal for hybrid meetings and focused calls, it’s less suited for purely casual, non-professional use.
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Neat
If you are looking for zoom or teams room solution then Neat Board is great product. It has native zoom and teams functionality so that you can directly join zoom and teams meeting from Neat Board with native application experience. It has USB passthrough option for BYOD. HDMI out for second screen and sensor helps to maintain room quality.
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Pros
Cisco
  • So the product, you can use WebEx conferences as well as Microsoft Teams conferences. This is very good because in the past it was only built for WebEx, WebEx platforms but since a couple of months it's certificated for Microsoft Teams as well because many clients and partners have changed their collaboration platform and team Microsoft Teams is the most common platform in the business world today.
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Neat
  • Deep noise suppression and dereverberation
  • HDMI out option to connect second screen
  • Sensors for temperature , humidity & air quality
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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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Neat
  • wide angle camera
  • Powerful microphone
  • 4K active touch
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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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Neat
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Usability
Cisco
Easy to use, feels like an apple phone
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Neat
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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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Neat
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Implementation Rating
Cisco
Implementation was very easy through webex cloud services
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Neat
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
We also have Zoom softphone that we use. We also have our Cisco IP communicators, which act as just a softphone of that desk phone, but we have Zoom, and we used to have Skype for Business. So those are the ones that we've dealt with in the past. I'd rather have Cisco over the other two. We already had the licenses for it, and we're already paying for it, so it's an added expense to use another company like Zoom before it was Skype for Business, now it's Teams. So we're AP for it, we have the licenses, let's use it. I like to save money. That's my motto.
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Neat
We have used cisco board before we evaluate Neat Board. In cisco board we are not getting native teams meeting experience. We need CVI license to join teams meeting from cisco board and the quality and experience is not up to the mark in CVI calls. Live power point presentation is not working on CVI calls.
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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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Neat
  • Enhance decision making
  • Avoid travelling
  • Excellent meeting experience like in person
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