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Crestron XiO vs. Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Crestron XiO

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ACrestron, headquartered in New Jersey, offers Crestron XiO, an Internet of Things (IoT) device management platform which provides automated hardware patching and firmware updates, device connectivity and condition monitoring, and analytics platform for tracking device usage.

    $1

    Per Room Per Month

    Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/APolycom RealPresence Immersive Studio is a video conferencing and collaboration solution designed to facilitate a lifelike, across-the-table experience.N/A
    Pricing
    Crestron XiOPolycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
    Editions & Modules
    API Access
    $1.00
    Per Room Per Month
    Endpoint Management
    $3.00
    Per Room Per Month
    Support
    $4.00
    Per Room Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Crestron XiOPolycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Crestron XiOPolycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Crestron XiO and Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
    Feature
    Crestron XiO
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
    -
    Ratings
    IoT Device Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device Security7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Data Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    IoT Analytics7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Crestron XiOPolycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Crestron XiOPolycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Crestron Electronics
    XiO is definitely well suited for applications like ours where we have a large number of devices to manage. I like being able to see all my devices and locations in one place. It is very helpful to see if any devices are offline each morning and be able to troubleshoot before any customers realize there is a problem
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    Poly
    I find Polycom RealPresence to be useful when having one on one conversations in purpose built rooms for video conferencing. That is where the quality of the product shines. However, I dislike using Polycom Real Presence for any sort of content sharing because of the issues around resolution.If I need to share content of any kind, I prefer to use other teleconferencing solutions.
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    Pros
    Crestron Electronics
    • Scheduled re-boots and updates
    • I like the way the hierarchy can be set up
    • individually customizable group settings within the hierarchy
    • I like the capability of setting up background images for brand promotion or employee information
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    Poly
    • Allows video conferencing with eagle eye view on the speaker
    • Crystal clear audio and video with zero lagging and freezing
    • Very fast connections to the conferences
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    Cons
    Crestron Electronics
    • I would like the option to choose IP addresses as one of the viewable columns when looking at/sorting through all your available devices.
    • It would be nice to be able to link the IP address listed directly to their devices.
    • Sometime trying to reboot a device in XiO does not work for me and I need to go directly to the device's admin page.
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    Poly
    • Back end setup isn't very intuitive.
    • Every now and then we get a delay when conferencing and using multiple features.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Crestron Electronics
    XiO is a necessity when managing the large number of device our company has
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    Poly
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    Usability
    Crestron Electronics
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    Poly
    It is fairly easy to set up and use both for the administrator and the end user.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Crestron Electronics
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    Poly
    Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio is well established and is 10 years ahead of the current market. On doing my research I was amazed at the fact that Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio has been trusted for years and used by astronauts, that's one feet no product can take away from Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio as it takes on to show high quality and required support to reach that far.
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    Return on Investment
    Crestron Electronics
    • being able to manage all my devices remotely saves us time/money
    • XiO reduces the need to have someone on-site/in person to manage my devices
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    Poly
    • Frustrated user base - issues almost every week with the systems.
    • Successfully reduced travel costs - when it works. For quick one-off meetings, Polycom RealPresence makes for easy face to face communications. However, for more serious conversations, travel is preferred.
    • Lack of integration into other tools. Polycom Realpresence is an entirely separate product from all of our other communications tools and does not provide an easy point of integration to hop into a video conference. As a result, using Polycom RealPresence is always a planned activity, never ad hoc.
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