Cisco Board Series vs. Zimbra Email & Collaboration

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Board Series
Score 8.6 out of 10
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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
Zimbra Email & Collaboration
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Zimbra offers social collaboration software.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Board SeriesZimbra Email & Collaboration
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
Zimbra Email & Collaboration
9.0
6 Ratings
14% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
Search00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
Zimbra Email & Collaboration
7.6
8 Ratings
5% below category average
Chat00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
Zimbra Email & Collaboration
7.5
9 Ratings
8% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
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Cisco Board SeriesZimbra Email & Collaboration
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Enterprises
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Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Board SeriesZimbra Email & Collaboration
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(59 ratings)
7.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(55 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(55 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Board SeriesZimbra Email & Collaboration
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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Synacor
Zimbra is great for an email system for a medium or large organization with appropriate IT staffing. The system is easy to use for end-users, and has a fantastic web interface. Unfortunately, it is overly complex, when considering staffing requirements and price, when compared with Office 365 or Google Apps for smaller organizations. For other education customers, it is hard to compete with Microsoft and Google providing their services for "Free" now though
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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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Synacor
  • Filter emails with specific information required.
  • Very good storage capacity.
  • Has a mobile version and another web.
  • It has a friendly and modern graphic interface.
  • It is compatible with all operating systems.
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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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Synacor
  • The password change is not activated when you access by IMAP, Pop3 or Exchange sync. You have to know that the password change is required and you must go to the website to do so.
  • The management of mail rules should have more checking options.
  • There should be more applications compatible with Zimbra, the ones that appear in the Zimlets.
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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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Synacor
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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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Synacor
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Implementation Rating
Cisco
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Synacor
Overall, we were satisfied with the implementation. We perhaps should have spent more time consulting with Zimbra or others regarding best practices but as we got to know the system better we were able to make changes relatively easily after the fact.
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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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Synacor
We selected Zimbra because it has a lower cost in the market, offers more development features for its open source, has a very easy to use interface and adjusts to the needs of the company.
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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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Synacor
  • Since all of our ROI studies and strategies are performed at the corporate level, I'm really not sure what positive or negative impacts Zimbra has had on our overall business objectives. I can say that at least one positive impact it has on my business objectives, in the medical record department, is the ability to be as paperless as possible.
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