Cisco Room Phone vs. Logitech MeetUp

If you are already using Webex and Cisco room video systems, the Room Phone is a fantastic option to enable audio/meeting functionality in small conference rooms and huddle rooms at a very reasonable cost. Audio is fantastic and installation is simple. With split registration capability, this device can meet most, if not all, requirements for these rooms and could even be used for private offices and home offices, a definite value as work from home becomes more ubiquitous

Smaller conference rooms with room for about 4-6 people seems to be a sweet spot for [Logitech Meetup]. They also work well in smaller rooms where people need to move around and might use a whiteboard or something similar. Once you have a longer room or anything outside of what Logitech recommends, it still works, but the quality quickly drops and you're much better off with adding the microphones or opting for one of the other systems designed for bigger rooms.

Incentivized

• Easy Webex join experience like the Webex app and room devices
• Large, color display with a familiar Webex look and feel
• Easy setup and management with Webex Control Hub cloud and Unified CM on-prem
• High end audio experience
• Proximity integration for meeting join and screen sharing

• Adjustable camera: Can point straight to the talker.
• Effective mic array: Can pick up voices really well.
• Compact and convenience package including speaker, mic and camera.

Incentivized

• Wires are bulky (lighter weight HDMI would be beneficial for a cleaner install)
• Far end video (possibly a future enhancement?)

• Pricing is a bit high
• Setup could be a bit easier but that is more an issue with Microsoft than Logitech
• Would be nice if Logitech added a keyboard and mouse when selling the bundle

Incentivized

Very easy to use for both Webex and on-prem calling.

We have not had any issues with the device, but expect support to be as good as Cisco always has been for us.

I've use a lot of the Webex Room devices and the Room Phone is a great transition for the traditional conference phone to a modern UI and platform with Control Hub integration. Like all the other major OS platforms out there, the push to unify the user interface has some real advantages and I think that Cisco is accomplishing that goal here.

While the other cameras offer similar solutions, we found for the price to features, the meetup met our needs the best. With the trio, we had issues with Poly's software which the meetup gets around by being able to plug directly into a PC. The panacast, while it worked very well, we would have still needed to pair it with the rest of the equipment for a full experience. With the meetup, we have only needed the meetup, the PC, and an iPad as a controller.

Incentivized

• Expanded the options to enhance the value of small spaces

• Complete package including speakers, mic and camera.

Incentivized