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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ACisco Meeting Server was a conferencing solution for allowing the user to setup a conference any time using a wide range of Cisco and Jabber devices, and third-party solutions (e.g. Skype for Business). The product has reached its end-of-life, and is discontinued.N/A

    WorkCast Present+

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Present+ is a fully featured webinar tool that is designed to allow users to quickly create webinars. It includes registration, email communications, live and on demand events, and advanced branding capability. All on-demand recordings of live webinars can be recorded automatically and are fully hosted. Present+ is a browser-based, mobile and multi-device friendly platform.  No app installations or plugin downloads are required.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)WorkCast Present+
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)WorkCast Present+
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)WorkCast Present+
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    WorkCast Corporation
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)WorkCast Present+
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and WorkCast Present+
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    WorkCast Present+
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    High quality audio8.69 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    High quality video8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support7.18 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and WorkCast Present+
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    7% below category average
    WorkCast Present+
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and WorkCast Present+
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    10% below category average
    WorkCast Present+
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Calendar integration7.98 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media5.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events6.79 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Slideshows8.48 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and WorkCast Present+
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    7% below category average
    WorkCast Present+
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Live chat7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling7.37 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Q&A7.47 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and WorkCast Present+
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    8.2
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    WorkCast Present+
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    User authentication8.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.29 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list7.77 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and WorkCast Present+
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    WorkCast Present+
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and WorkCast Present+
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    WorkCast Present+
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Branding options00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)WorkCast Present+
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    GoTo Webinar
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Webex Webinars
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Score2.5 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)WorkCast Present+
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (9 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)WorkCast Present+
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Cisco meeting Server can be used to host meeting for a small group 2 people and also can host meeting for hundreds of people. Even if the scalability increases no compromise in the call and consistent performance can be observed. The video quality is clear and there is no noticeable latency between audio and video. The recording feature is well placed and it helps a lot in rectifying and processing the important points that might have been left out during the meeting.
    Incentivized
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    WorkCast Corporation
    We will be using Present+ when we have training sessions, show and tells and new product launches.
    Read full review
    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Integrates well with other devices
    • More than 1 person can be on video call with minimal lag
    • Quiet cost effective for a company with many employees
    Incentivized
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    WorkCast Corporation
    • Embedded webinars - embed your webinars directly into your landing pages!
    • Useful features - it's packed full of useful features, focusing on the ones that are going to genuinely be of use (i.e., there's no bloat).
    • Well supported - there's a full team at the end of a phone or email if you have any questions at all.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Allowing more user interaction rather than just video and audio.
    • Split screen option to share content and view faces from those on the meeting.
    Incentivized
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    WorkCast Corporation
    • The Presenter 'Pods' could do with tips to explain that these can be repositioned.
    • The questions/polls have room for improvement.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    because we're satisfied of the product
    Incentivized
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    WorkCast Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    very easy to use and quick to learn
    Incentivized
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    WorkCast Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    I never used Support
    Incentivized
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    WorkCast Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Apart from Cisco Meeting Server, only Poly offers full fledged on-premise meeting server. Their solution is called Polycom RealPresence
    Collaboration Server. But there solutions are mostly outdated. Even though they have recently changes to subscription via Poly Clarity but servers are still very old. Whereas Cisco Meeting Server was recently updated and integrates well with WebEx and Cisco's other products.
    Incentivized
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    WorkCast Corporation
    Products such as GoToWebinar are great, but they never truly met our expectations or requirements. We used them for years, but the lack of audience engagement was poor, both in terms of when actually in the webinar and when promoting it. The most annoying feature was the fact the process was disjointed - to watch the webinar, you had to leave the landing page, which was massively frustrating.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Good and robust collaboration tool which helped.
    • Easy integration with surrounding tools like MS office was great advantage.
    • Sharing recorded content wasn't easy, so had to use screen capture sometimes, which was not great.
    Incentivized
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    WorkCast Corporation
    • It's difficult to quantify the ROI financial return but we feel it's had a positive impact on our brand perception.
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    ScreenShots

    WorkCast Present+ Screenshots

    Screenshot of Simple design to create EventsProduct screenshotScreenshot of Advanced Analytics available in the platformScreenshot of Advanced, interactive console  for presenters