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    Overview
    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

    RingCentral Meetings

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/ARingCentral Meetings is an HD video conferencing and screen sharing solution that lets the user host unlimited video conference calls and share content while meeting and collaborating with anyone, any time, on any device. RingCentral Meetings helps boost business efficiency and customer engagement without costly and time-consuming travel.

    $19.99

    Per Month Per User

    Pricing
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Meetings
    $19.99
    Per Month Per User
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    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 Meeting Server (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    RingCentral
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    79%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    7.6
    21 Ratings
    4% below category average
    High quality audio8.69 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    High quality video8.29 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements8.38 Ratings7.320 Ratings
    Mobile support7.18 Ratings7.319 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    7% below category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    7.0
    21 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Desktop sharing8.38 Ratings7.321 Ratings
    Whiteboards6.57 Ratings6.717 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    10% below category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    7.5
    21 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Calendar integration7.98 Ratings8.720 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.79 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Integrates with social media5.55 Ratings5.711 Ratings
    Record meetings / events6.79 Ratings8.319 Ratings
    Slideshows8.48 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    7% below category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    7.5
    19 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Live chat7.98 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Audience polling7.37 Ratings7.311 Ratings
    Q&A7.47 Ratings7.310 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    8.2
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    RingCentral Meetings
    6.5
    19 Ratings
    22% below category average
    User authentication8.79 Ratings7.316 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.29 Ratings5.517 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list7.77 Ratings6.713 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and RingCentral Meetings
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    RingCentral Meetings
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (9 ratings)
    7.6
    (21 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)RingCentral Meetings
    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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    RingCentral
    I would recommend RingCentral for any business that looking to make the jump to Voice over IP and also want business essentials like video meetings all in one app. RingCentral Meetings integrates very well with its other communication tools which makes it very easy for a business to manage their communications in a single platform. The only scenario I see where RingCentral Meetings not being a good fit is if a business will be using video meetings as a marketing tool where they need extra marketing features like lead form captures and notification emails to be sent out.
    Incentivized
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    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
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    RingCentral
    • Screen sharing is wonderful in [RingCentral] Meetings. It makes presenting easy.
    • Being able to mute and turn off cameras when necessary is a nice feature too.
    • Switching from the computer to the cell phone when on the go is a nice benefit.
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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.
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    RingCentral
    • Screen share functionality is rather limited in capability. Screen takeover functions seem limited to desktop devices (view-only for mobile device users)
    • Interface feels a bit clunky. Workable for advanced technical users, but a bit confusing for older senior-level executives
    • Integration with existing RingCentral software. Jumping between RingCentral meetings and telephone feels wrong, they should be integrated into one application for the business user with a standalone application for non-subscribers who wish to join the meeting
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    because we're satisfied of the product
    Incentivized
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    RingCentral
    We are grandfathered into an unlimited toll-free minutes plan with RingCentral, so as long as we have them as a VoIP provider, we get Meetings free. If they ever start to charge us for using meetings as well, we'll drop that part in a second and switch to Skype for Business, which we currently have as well part of our Office 365 package.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    very easy to use and quick to learn
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    RingCentral
    The interface is easy to understand for a wide variety of user experience levels. The only real negative are the links included in meetings being in a format that first opens a browser before launching the RingCentral Meeting app, and as mentioned previously, this may be a platform-specific issue for macOS.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    I never used Support
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    RingCentral
    RingCentral is a great tool for everyone interested in making animations. The thing that appealed to us most about it is that it is very simple to use and works with much perfection. Like lip-synchronization goes so well with the character as soon as we add voice-over in it. Also, we can add characters and scenes without any hardship. We highly recommend this software.
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    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.
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    RingCentral
    As a consulting company, we often have to adapt to our customers' needs in communication - which can mean using whatever system they're already on. Most of the time, they come around to preferring RingCentral Meetings over whatever they're using, and we've found it's a great value for us since it's already included in our RingCentral subscription, and runs on Mac, Windows, and Mobile devices. Despite the big drawback of needing to install the app locally and not having an in-browser solution for guests, it's lightweight, intuitive interface makes it an easy conferencing tool to adopt.
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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.
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    RingCentral
    • It has had a positive impact. We replaced an archaic solution with a more modern, streamlined version or product. Like anything else, it has its downfalls and isn't perfect, but overall it's been a good product and has outshined its predecessors like Zoom and Skype.
    • It also has an integrated office phone feature which has been great as our phones are essentially our laptops. It cut down on those costs and in general freed up space on our desks since we didn't have to have them anymore and everything is on our computer now.
    Incentivized
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