Cisco Board Series vs. Google Meet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Board Series
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
The Cisco Board Series offers room devices for hybrid teamwork. Its latest generation models, the Board Pro 55 and Board Pro 75, bring video conferencing and co-creation to small and medium-sized workspaces, conference rooms, and ideation spaces. These room devices feature an AI-powered chipset, a responsive, 55- or 75-inch touch screen, speaker-tracking dual cameras, built-in speakers and microphones, and a versatile set of mounting and peripheral options. Users can join any video meeting,…N/A
Google Meet
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Google Meet, formerly Hangouts Meet, replaces the former Google Hangouts as the company's G Suite integrated web conferencing tool, allowing users to join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite from a computer, phone, or conference room. G Suite's Enterprise edition also creates a dial-in phone number for each meeting, as an additional convenience.
$6
per month
Pricing
Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Meet
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Google Workspace - Business Starter
$6
per month
Google Workspace - Business Standard
$12
per month
Google Workspace - Business Plus
$18
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Meet
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Meet
Considered Both Products
Cisco Board Series
Chose Cisco Board Series
WebEx is inferior compared to Google Meet and Zoom. We chose WebEx as some of our clients use WebEx and we wanted to have commonality. For a majority of our work, we use alternate tools. Other tools have easy integration with email / work suites. WebEx is late to the game and …
Chose Cisco Board Series
I'd say the whiteboard feature has become very useful. There we can do our sketches and write your notes using different colors, font sizes, etc. We can also send this content to any other team members instantly via e-mail. With the latest technology they are using, we managed …
Google Meet
Chose Google Meet
Google Hangouts Meet is free and security is not a concern. Hangouts also follows a brand name that establishes strong reliability. The integration with Gsuite and Gmail is the icing on the cake.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Meet
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.7
52 Ratings
8% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.952 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.252 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.843 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.947 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.0
52 Ratings
0% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.952 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings7.134 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.2
51 Ratings
0% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.850 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.750 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.425 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings8.540 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.9
50 Ratings
5% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.548 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings9.030 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings9.233 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.3
43 Ratings
1% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.040 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.238 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings7.729 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Meet
Small Businesses
Zoom
Zoom
Score 8.2 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
Score 9.2 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
Score 9.2 out of 10
TeamViewer
TeamViewer
Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(59 ratings)
8.8
(54 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.1
(6 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(55 ratings)
9.6
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(55 ratings)
9.8
(18 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
It is best suited for video\audio calls and meeting use. you can easily connect to the meeting with an ID or your laptop and also share content easily in a couple of ways. It's less useful for large-scale meetings as attendees seem to get lost as their video can get shrunk or hidden offscreen.
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Google
Google Meet was a perfect video conferencing solution for us during our training sessions. The only problems encountered were due to weak signals, which sometimes required us to turn off our video. All features worked very well in tying together a team across four different time zones. I was very impressed with the tool's performance
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Pros
Cisco
  • The Cisco Webex Board is a fully featured devices that gives users all they need to interact in practical meeting rooms with their colleagues.
  • It securely connects to our virtual teams. A high-resolution image of nearly the whole room is captured by a powerful camera.
  • This is entirely for industrial design. A more is enclosed by powerful microphones.
  • It's simple to install and use. It's a one-stop solution for all your needs.
  • It is a great quality collaborative experience, which is easy to use and touch based.
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Google
  • First off, the quality of the call is pretty good, especially when all of us are working remotely.
  • We can easily schedule our meeting in Google Calendar.
  • Sending an invitation link is easy.
  • What makes Google Meet stand out from other video conferencing tools is that we can use it for an unlimited time, even if we use the free account.
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Cons
Cisco
  • It feels like affordability is a huge minus point in Webex because it can be too expensive to afford for a small to medium company
  • Wireless connectivity needs a good internet connection to have a seamless experience.
  • White board pen tool not precise with the screen location sometimes and refresh rate seems little low
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Google
  • Meet as it comes doesn't have a great way to handle large meetings.
  • I don't like the way they hide the mute button. It's a disruptive view to mute/unmute.
  • Chat box is the only way to document collaborations within the meeting.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
No answers on this topic
Google
This app is still having a lot of redundant features as compared to other industry apps such as Zoom and Webex which offers much more on the functionality side along with the option to have greater user access control to the admin/host of the meetings. A sense of interaction is always found to be missing in Google meet which can be easily adopted in the Zoom
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Usability
Cisco
Cisco Webex Board Series has great UI. It's very compelling to use. Touch controls are great and have never had any trouble navigating. However, screen mirroring can be laggy sometimes and frame drops are seen quite often while mirroring. Overall it's a great device to use with many useful features and optimized UI.
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Google
Google Meet is very easy and simple to use. I can schedule a meeting right on my calendar - it literally takes a few seconds. There is no additional app I have to open to schedule anything. Guests can click on the link easily to join any meetings. 10/10!
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Support Rating
Cisco
It's honestly hard to tell since we haven't had many hiccups, if any at all! We have used Webex support for other situations and it was great, but for the board itself, we only had one issue, when we received it, a pixel was broken and Webex replaced it. Fair to say they lived up to our expectations.
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Google
Google does a great job of providing tech support for this product, as it does many others. Similarly, Google has FAQs that cover a large amount of issues faced by users. Problems have not persisted in our use of this product. Problems are resolved quickly and easily, with or without personal Google support.
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
It is almost an unfair comparison as the base Microsoft Teams product doesn't have many whiteboard options. Both can screen share, but it's hard to make a fair comparison. That being said, the whiteboard is really great if you have the smartboard to support it and fully utilize its features.
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Google
The main positive feature in Google Meet over Zoom to me is the fact that Google meet can be seamlessly deployed in the browser with its full functionality. Unlike Zoom for which you need to download an extra application to use. This consequently makes workflow smooth when transitioning between something like emails and taking part in a meeting.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Cisco
No answers on this topic
Google
I wasn't involved in the unit pricing factor. So far I used Google meet in the office where I got access to all these Google applications including the Google Meet feature. So I wasn't involved much in this pricing factor of Google Meet and also regarding the contact terms of the product.
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Professional Services
Cisco
No answers on this topic
Google
This is very good in the professional services as I started using this first for the professional service only. While using this Google Meet itself gives a professional feel as the UI works in a professional way. The video background modification, multi-screen feature, and some other features help in professional service.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • It makes team meetings more productive. All team members can contribute simultaneously.
  • After the meeting, all team members got access to the files discussed in the meeting and this allows you to continue discussions even after the meeting.
  • The only negative impact of Cisco Webex Board on the company is its high price as I mentioned earlier.
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Google
  • Negative: on each webinar someone from our team had to write manually the people that were participating and after that matching it with the registered people list. We wasted time. It could be easily resolved by adding the export list feature
  • Positive: Collaboration and internal meetings. Calendar integration helps us save time.
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