Cisco Desk Series vs. Poly Studio Series

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
Poly Studio Series
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Poly Studio series are meeting room / video conferencing hardware solutions. The Studio X series, through Poly's collaboration with Appspace, aim to improve employee communications with a digital signage solution.
$2,200
one-time fee
Pricing
Cisco Desk SeriesPoly Studio Series
Editions & Modules
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Poly Studio X30
$2,200
one-time fee
Poly Studio X50
$3,500
one-time fee
Poly Studio X70
$7,499.95
one-time fee
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Desk SeriesPoly Studio Series
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
Cisco Desk SeriesPoly Studio Series
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Best Alternatives
Cisco Desk SeriesPoly Studio Series
Small Businesses
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Score 9.7 out of 10
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Score 9.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
Score 8.7 out of 10
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
Score 8.7 out of 10
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Desk SeriesPoly Studio Series
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(35 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(2 ratings)
-
(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)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Desk SeriesPoly Studio Series
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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Poly
Great devices if you need to hold small conferences. If there is a need to hold a conference for several dozen people, I would recommend using older models.
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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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Poly
  • Connecting as an external USB device
  • Component quality
  • Convenience and ease of use
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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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Poly
  • It is necessary to make a PoE interface on the video codec itself, for convenient connection of PoE tablet control (TC-8)
  • Simplify the first launch of the device in terms of network (external DHCP required)
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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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Poly
No answers on this topic
Usability
Cisco
Easy to use, feels like an apple phone
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Poly
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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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Poly
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Implementation Rating
Cisco
Implementation was very easy through webex cloud services
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Poly
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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Poly
No answers on this topic
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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Poly
  • The devices showed good performance; there are no complaints about reliability
  • The devices allow you to save several thousand dollars a year on renting the necessary equipment
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