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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Headsets

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACisco Headsets are designed to help users stay connected wherever they work. Whether working at home, at the office, or on the go, the headset helps users stay focused on what's important. The professional headsets are built to deliver exceptional audio and are integrated with the Webex platform for seamless collaboration and simple management. Bluetooth wireless, DECT, or wired headsets are available.N/A

    Zoom Workplace

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AZoom Workplace, Zoom’s open collaboration platform with an AI Companion, empowers teams to be more productive, and strengthen customer relationships throughout the customer lifecycle with Zoom’s Business Services for sales, marketing, and customer experience teams, including Zoom Contact Center.

    $16.99

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Cisco HeadsetsZoom Workplace
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Add-On Zoom Translated Captions
    $5
    per month per license
    Pro
    $16.99
    per month per user
    Business
    $21.99
    per month per user
    Add-On - Conference Room Connector
    $499
    per year
    Basic
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Add-On - Zoom Whiteboard
    starting at $2.49
    per month per user
    Add-On - Large Meetings
    starting at $600
    per year
    Add-On - Cloud Storage
    starting at $120
    per year
    Add-On Audio Conferencing
    starting at $1200
    per year
    Add-On Zoom Phone Power Pack
    Starting at $300
    per year per user
    Add-On - Quality of Service Subscription
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco HeadsetsZoom Workplace
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cisco HeadsetsZoom Workplace
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Headsets
    I have used apple earphones, they are good also but mostly for phone calls not for so professional like Cisco Headset 700 Series are. I also have used sony headsets, they are quite good but they don't reduce [as] much noise [as the] Cisco Headset [700 Series] does. So Cisco …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Headsets
    Key advantages for the Cisco Headset 700 series include simplicity of connections (no special adapter cables needed), long battery life, and general performance for the price point. Integration with the rest of Cisco's Webex eco-system (the Webex app, and Webex Control Hub) …
    Incentivized
    Zoom
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    69 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    412 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    61 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    386 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    72 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    437 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    287 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    64 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    327 Answers
    Features
    Cisco HeadsetsZoom Workplace
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Headsets and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Cisco Headsets
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.5
    1005 Ratings
    1% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.8997 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.9997 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Headsets and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Cisco Headsets
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    1005 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.31004 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Headsets and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Cisco Headsets
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    1011 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings9.0922 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.1985 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.2960 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Headsets and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Cisco Headsets
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.5
    873 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings9.1855 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Headsets and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Cisco Headsets
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.9
    863 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.9754 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.7828 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Cisco Headsets and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Cisco Headsets
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.1
    235 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings8.3111 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings7.8140 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.2217 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Cisco Headsets and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Cisco Headsets
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.2
    263 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings8.6191 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings8.7239 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings7.9146 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings8.0164 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings8.2209 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.0134 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings8.0182 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Cisco Headsets and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Cisco Headsets
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.9
    296 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.8262 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings8.9180 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Cisco Headsets and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Cisco Headsets
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    248 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings8.9198 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings8.9213 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings8.6192 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.4201 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco HeadsetsZoom Workplace
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Broadvoice | GoContact
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Room Series
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco HeadsetsZoom Workplace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (87 ratings)
    8.8
    (1069 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.4
    (27 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (46 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    6.4
    (46 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco HeadsetsZoom Workplace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    In my opinion, the headsets are well-suited for an environment with high background noise, and, specifically in open spaces, they allow you to isolate yourself very well during your call and to move around the deck without staying in your seat, thanks to the Bluetooth connection. I don't think it's less appropriate because it can be used everywhere.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    In most cases, and I mean almost all, Zoom is vastly superior to Teams in terms of functionality and ease of use. Case in point: I recently tried to join a Teams meeting in the web browser, and it took me multiple attempts to access it. This NEVER happens with a Zoom link.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Cancel the noise side of things. You can't hear anything in the background. I quite often talk really loud because I can't hear myself talking and it's comfortable. They are really comfortable. We've got the wireless ones and they just sit so comfortably on your head. Amazing.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    • Audio quality of phone calls is spot on. Calls are clear and crisp.
    • Video quality of video meetings are clear and there aren't any pixelization artifacts that some systems can have.
    • Having AI summaries have been life changing for us. We no longer have to concentrate on note taking, like we did in the past. The summaries are accurate and enable us to put our efforts in the meeting or conversation. Plus, we can save them into our practice management system as required.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • They need to have the standard base be able to connect PC and Phone not one or the other
    • Figure out the bug that your headset keeps ringing from your PC or mobile even though you answered the phone
    • Create an over the ear or behind the headband design
    • Be able to record from the Desk Phone to the PC like Jabra
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    Zoom
    • Love notes - allow insertion of table or grid
    • Allow admin to turn off DND
    • Allow a way to group individual people chats - not channels just individual peeps into groups for ease of finding - like how you can group shared calendars into sections in Outlook
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    Way easier to set up and manage. no fiddling with knobs, dials, and silly things like a physical receiver lifter that breaks easily. sound and call quality is great, no issues using day to day. only thing is that the price is a premium, but for us its worth it for the advantages that come with the ecosystem.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    We're sticking with Zoom for the foreseeable future--given its compelling feature set, ease of use, and advanced technology, there's just no other competition to be excited about. Plus it's a Gartner-recognized industry leader, so it's a rather easy choice.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    I have yet to find a use case where the 730 is not appropriate. The audio quality and active noise cancellation capabilities are excellent, and the portability puts it above many alternatives.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Zoom is made for the non tech office. It has features that can be made to do what you need to run things on a day to day basis. Immediately we we able to get meetings going with remote employees. The ability to be able to add smartphone connected people was a big plus. Zoom met our needs at the time.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    I would give it a 10 but the ringing on the base after you answer makes it unbearable at times. You have to unplug the USB or turn off the Bluetooth to get it to stop.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    There have been less than a handful of outages during our two years with Zoom, and whenever there was one, an email informing us of the outage went out immediately, and they had the issue resolved shortly thereafter.
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    Performance
    Cisco
    There is always room for improvement. There are times switching between devices can be slow, but for the most part, it works fine.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Zoom has among the best performance of any video conference platform, as I've mentioned several times. Besides that, their Chat platform works great, and their back end always runs smooth. It's unfortunate that reporting can now only be done by one month at a time, but nonetheless, it only takes a second to run any kind of Zoom report, whether it's an attendee report, Poll results, a user report, a list of meetings from the past month, etc.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Too expensive and too heavy and too uncomfortable. It just didn't deliver the experience that we thought we would get based on the price. I can get the same features, for cheaper, with a more comfortable headset from another vendor. So overall this one just never got put on the final list.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Because I got a response right away, and was assigned one specific individual to work with me from the beginning to the resolution. I had an actual email address and direct contact with this person without having to start over and over every time I contacted Zoom - this singular individual remained attentive and was well informed on the subject matter and quite able to resolve my needs.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    wish the firmware didn't take so long to install.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    If you receive any pushback from higher ups, point to any of the various positive reviews like this one. Or show Zoom's excellent Gartner report, or articles describing Zoom's partnership with Sequoia capital. It's not difficult to show how Zoom is a trustworthy industry leader with best-in-class technology.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    The fact you can manage the Cisco Headsets as devices in admin control hub is awesome. You can push firmware updates etc. Overall audio quality from Headset speakers and microphone are hands down better than other 3rd parties at this point. The price is a premium, but you get what you paid for, quality audio.
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    Zoom
    Zoom Workplace is typically on the more expensive end against other options, but it's the industry leader for a reason. It has the most brand credibility by far, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. There are limitations when it comes to technical performance, customization and video/audio quality. I prefer Slack myself for communication apps, but Zoom Workplace is a good alternative.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    The billing and price model is really fair for so many functions that they offer, our remote work requires each of the features that Zoom offers, so accepting payment for a tool like this is the least we can do. I like that billing arrives on time and that they offer opportunities and payment times.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    Seems like you would be able to install headsets across and entire company, so it is very scalable.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    Because the Basic licenses are completely free, and because it's very easy to configure and install Zoom, and because anyone can join Zoom from a link without needing an account, scaling is a Breeze. There are absolutely no roadblocks. My company keeps adding more Zoom Pro license every week since it's so in demand. We were able to convert users from several different platforms onto Zoom with no trouble at all.
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Zoom is perfect for our business. We use it to video chat with prospective clients. The name recognition alone gives us credibility and it is very easy to screen share and send content out.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Durability and quality so less spending on replacing the product.
    • Helped me understand speakers words clearly with no voice breaks thus making me more reliable and professional, directly increasing my productivity and impacting business in a positive light.
    • Uniformity. Our organisation first pilot tested Cisco Headsets and soon we changed our other vendor because of its quality. So, now it's all Cisco.
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    Zoom
    • We have not lost much productivity in our teamwork during the pandemic because of the ability to have Zoom video calls and keep everyone in touch. This is definitely a positive.
    • We are able to have more people participate in coaching sessions (described earlier) because we don't have room space limitations. This is a big positive.
    • Being able to start a meeting instantly is great when we are doing support and/or training with a client over the phone and need to be able to share a visible
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Cisco Headsets Screenshots

    Screenshot of CP-HS-WL-561-N-US Cisco Headset 561Screenshot of Headset 521Screenshot of CP-HS-W-522-USB Headset 522Screenshot of CP-HS-WL-561-S-US-and-CP-HS-WL-562-S-US Cisco Headset 561/562 Standard Base StationScreenshot of CP-HS-WL-562-S-US Cisco Headset 562 with Standard Base Station

    Zoom Workplace Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example collaboration feature. These are used to:
Transcribe, summarize, and capture action items with AI Companion from your in-person meetings.
Improve visibility and alignment by sharing emails to chats
Elevate a chat to a meeting or phone call to get to resolution faster. 
Continue meeting conversations and easily access shared information in Team Chat.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's productivity features. These features are used to:
Improve productivity across teams, locations, and time zones.
Organize project deliverables and assets in a centralized, collaborative doc.
Collaborate and map out projects visually on a whiteboard.
Jumpstart brainstorming sessions using AI and templates.
Gather valuable team input for well-informed decision-making with surveys and polls.
Stay on top of action items surfaced from across Zoom Workplace.Screenshot of some additional collaboration features. These are used to:
Optimize office experiences and in-person time.
Make sure remote participants feel connected with what is going on in the room.
Collaborate across remote and in-person teams on a virtual whiteboard.
Easily know and identify who is in the room and who is speaking in a Zoom Room with smart name tags and smart speaker tags.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's AI companion. This feature is used to streamline communications, improve productivity, increase employee engagement, and optimize flexible work.Screenshot of additional AI Companion features. The tools is also used to:
Launch internal campaigns.
Deliver visually rich updates with live streams, billboards, and videos.
Ensure critical comms are never missed with read receipts.
Send updates to deskless workers with Workvivo TV and Chat.