Microsoft Teams Rooms vs. West Collaboration (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Teams Rooms
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
A solution to turn any space into a meeting room designed for inclusive collaboration, where everyone can fully participate.
$40
per month (annual subscription) per room
West Collaboration (discontinued)
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Launched in October 2020, Hoot Meetings from Intrado was a client-free service used to host and join video meetings. Since rebranding to West Technology Group, the company is discontinuing its collaboration technologies. Hoot Meetings is no longer available.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Teams RoomsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Teams RoomsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Microsoft Teams RoomsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Features
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Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams Rooms
7.9
6 Ratings
0% below category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
7% above category average
High quality audio8.76 Ratings9.02 Ratings
High quality video8.26 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements7.05 Ratings7.62 Ratings
Mobile support7.85 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams Rooms
8.2
6 Ratings
4% above category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Desktop sharing8.56 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Whiteboards7.96 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams Rooms
8.4
6 Ratings
3% above category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.4
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Calendar integration8.76 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.65 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Integrates with social media8.03 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.76 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Slideshows8.26 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams Rooms
8.3
6 Ratings
3% above category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Live chat8.06 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Audience polling8.36 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Q&A8.56 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams Rooms
8.4
6 Ratings
5% above category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.7
2 Ratings
8% above category average
User authentication9.26 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.26 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.04 Ratings8.62 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams Rooms
8.7
6 Ratings
14% above category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
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Ratings
Video conferencing8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio conferencing8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Video screen sharing8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant messaging8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Teams RoomsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(6 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Teams RoomsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
We use Microsoft Teams Rooms across all of our main conference suites. This ensure our staff have consistent meeting experiences in out part of the education sector - meetings generally become hybrid fairly frequently and can even extend to pupils or staff working from home. We did try some of the poly equipment in a classroom environment but due to noise levels and the amount of pupils and staff it quickly became a non starter. We were advised to stick with participant numbers aligned to our purchased hardware before we tried this.
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Discontinued Products
It is a great choice if someone wants to add a large number of participants and have a large team. I have been using it and haven’t found it ruining the quality of video because of participants. Furthermore, My team found it easy to join the link . Something that bothers me is that it doesn’t work well with a weak internet connection and this is troublesome for us.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Camera view selection is a nice feature which allows remote users to choose the camera feedback to select for better experience.
  • Live reactions like hand claps, thumbs up, raised hands,etc can be used to indicate to presenters that a meeting attendee has a question. This is cool.
  • We can connect our laptop seamlessly to the Microsoft Teams Rooms to share our content or presentation which makes things very simple.
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Discontinued Products
  • Its integration with [Microsoft] Outlook is very helpful for us.
  • It provides the best quality of video and audio.
  • Its pricing is so fair and justified.
  • Its mobile application works quite smoothly.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Improve AI Camera to frame participants in large rooms
  • no translation captions in real team for multilingual teams
  • new elements to introduce quizzes and help with engagement
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Discontinued Products
  • It requires a profoundly strong internet connection or else it stops working.
  • It is buggy.
  • There should be an update on it.
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Usability
Microsoft
Microsoft Teams Rooms has been very useful for our small business. As mentioned, it has allowed us to connect with our team more regularly, share important information, and keep productivity up by allowing our team to get on remotely and not have to commute to be together in person.
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Discontinued Products
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
I consider MTR better because it first allows integration with all the Microsoft apps and is more cost-effective, considering all the included services such as the Office app, Cloud Storage, and email.
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Discontinued Products
I was not satisfied with the quality of video Zoom used to provide us. Furthermore, my team didn’t find the Zoom link easy to join and above all creating link for the meeting was very hard and tricky in Zoom which is easy in Hoot and Hoot works well even with a large number of participants, and my teammates find it easy.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Increase in Staff confidence to use meeting equipment
  • less "device failures" during meetings
  • More and more staff have reduced the need to travel to each of our sites for a meeting.
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Discontinued Products
  • My team and I can better coordinate.
  • I am able to bring my team on one page and can communicate freely.
  • I can add my whole team and the quality of the video remains the same.
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