Crestron Fusion vs. Roomzilla

The Crestron Fusion software is best for a site that has a Crestron Programmer onsite to configure and maintain said system. It works well but needs to have someone keep up on changes or additions. Any environment where you don't have a Crestron expert onsite could be cost prohibitive, as your data would be inaccurate after every upgrade, unless you built the cost into the upgrade

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Roomzilla is helpful for both my office which has 9 conference rooms, as well as our building as a whole which has many common areas and about 40 rooms available for booking. It can also be used for less traditional spaces such as phone booths, treadmill desks, outdoor table areas, etc. It can be used for recurring meetings as well as for one-off meetings to easily schedule an available room or area according to your needs, such as the number of people, projector availability, whiteboard, etc.

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• Fusion is the main infrastructure for the Crestron Ecosystem and a result is a key components
• It has a decent ui and is easy to group and find assets. We arrange things by classroom.

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• Reserve rooms for meetings or personal use.
• Create recurrent reservations.
• Be accessible anywhere and anytime.

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• It requires a lot of understanding to set up for metrics. You really have to put what you want to measure into the code of each room so it can report back. It is cumbersome to add in a new metric.
• It just seems like it can be easier to have the equipment autopopulate and do standard reporting and control without having to build each of it for each piece of equipment.

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• When someone cancels a recurring or one-time meeting on Outlook, the reservation isn't removed on Roomzilla. It creates a two-step process for users when they reschedule meetings via Outlook.

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I didn't use any support for Roomzilla.

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At the time Crestron fusion was the only software that would integrate well with the Crestron systems. Since we are fully Crestron site we needed a program that would help us to maintain and monitor all things Crestron.

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I've only used Roomzilla.

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• Fusion has helped us make decisions on what types of equipment is being used in each room. It helped us eliminate parts not being used and saving us money in design and supportability.
• It has also helped us in that each morning we scan for what systems need attention. This has helped us create a much higher uptime.

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• It has made our meetings more seamless since we don't have to spend time walking around looking for available space.
• I use it to schedule about 15 personal meetings/week.

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