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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Slido

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ASlido is an audience interaction platform that helps users to get the most out of meetings and events by crowdsourcing top questions and engaging participants with live polls and quizzes. From internal communications professionals to team leaders, conference organizers, and individual presenters, Slido can be used by those looking to enable open conversation at a live or virtual meeting. Slido works with popular video conferencing and presentation platforms and integrates with Microsoft…

    $49

    Webex Meetings

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AWebex Meetings is a video conferencing solution powering hybrid work. It enables a seamless collaboration experience and better results with meetings that are designed to give everyone the ability to engage no matter their location, language, or communication style.

    $14.50

    per month per user

    Pricing
    SlidoWebex Meetings
    Editions & Modules
    Engage (one-time)
    $49.00
    Engage (EDU annual)
    $72.00
    Professional (EDU annual)
    $120.00
    Engage (annual)
    $144.00
    Professional (one-time)
    $199.00
    Professional (annual)
    $720.00
    Institution (EDU annual)
    $720.00
    Premium (one-time)
    $999.00
    Enterprise (annual)
    $2400.00
    Webex Meet
    $14.50
    per month per user
    Webex Suite: Meet + Call
    $25
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SlidoWebex Meetings
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$144 per yearOptional
    Additional DetailsAdditional users are extra $100.00 - $600.00Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    SlidoWebex Meetings
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Slido
    Slido has various upsides when compared to Kahoot or Quizizz. Firstly, Slido offers live video integration so people don't have to switch tabs to interact with us during events or webinars. Secondly, Slido has multiple options like MCQs, rating and ranking for polls which …
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    Chose Slido
    Slido is a business-grade product that allows you to engage with your attendees in an easy-to-use app that can be joined from anywhere, our past options were limited in functionality, they did not allow great PowerPoint integration and the customization was limited, slido is a …
    Incentivized
    Cisco
    Chose Webex Meetings
    Audio and video quality seems lower than Webex Meetings. Also Slido and Vidcast being included with Webex Meetings at no additional cost make Webex Meetings a more cost effective solution.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Meetings
    Webex Meetings integrates with other Webex products like Slido increasing our engagement and making the meetings or sessions more interactive. Additionally, the virtual backgrounds are highly customisable and the video and audio quality are better than that of other …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Meetings
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    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Meetings
    Better features but MS integrates with O365 and its hard to pry people away from that. I love the before, during and after experience of Webex. If your team/customer adopts webex its amazing. When you have selective groups using it can be a pain sometimes (Not Webexs fault)
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Meetings
    Wx more immerisive. Quality overall is better. Easier sharing. Noise cancelling is better.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Meetings
    Webex offers a better user experience with added security built-in designed for companies, whereas Zoom is focused on consumer-level usage. For first-time users, Zoom might be a bit easier to start a meeting but Webex has improved in the last few months, making it just as …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    68 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    609 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    517 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    67 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    622 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    380 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    49 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    452 Answers
    Features
    SlidoWebex Meetings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Slido and Webex Meetings
    Feature
    Slido
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Webex Meetings
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Slido and Webex Meetings
    Feature
    Slido
    9.1
    7 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Webex Meetings
    8.6
    838 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Integrates with social media9.27 Ratings8.4351 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.45 Ratings8.9783 Ratings
    Event registration8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.7795 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.5825 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings8.7708 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Slido and Webex Meetings
    Feature
    Slido
    9.1
    9 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Webex Meetings
    8.8
    793 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Live chat9.28 Ratings8.8772 Ratings
    Audience polling9.29 Ratings9.0682 Ratings
    Q&A9.29 Ratings8.6691 Ratings
    Presentation Streaming8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Slido and Webex Meetings
    Feature
    Slido
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Webex Meetings
    8.8
    787 Ratings
    8% above category average
    User authentication8.35 Ratings8.8740 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.26 Ratings8.8767 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings9.0475 Ratings
    Audience Engagement
    Comparison of Audience Engagement features of Slido and Webex Meetings
    Feature
    Slido
    9.1
    35 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Webex Meetings
    -
    Ratings
    Quizzes9.635 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Features9.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification Features8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement Tracking Tools8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Slido and Webex Meetings
    Feature
    Slido
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Meetings
    8.7
    845 Ratings
    10% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings9.0840 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings9.0832 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.0800 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings8.6762 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Slido and Webex Meetings
    Feature
    Slido
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Meetings
    8.5
    830 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.8829 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings8.1721 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SlidoWebex Meetings
    Small Businesses
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    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Mentimeter
    Score8.6 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Mentimeter
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Meet
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SlidoWebex Meetings
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (67 ratings)
    8.8
    (864 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (58 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (117 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (441 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (416 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (116 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (22 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (15 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (412 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (12 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SlidoWebex Meetings
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    How was it well suited to me? - The leaderboard and freedom to edit the quiz. The fastest finger quiz to announce the winner based on fairness. The ease of login through QR Scanner. Also, it did not pinch my pocket at all. The best part is this $25 earning opportunity via feedback :-). And the list goes on... The less appropriate part was mentioned earlier in ways that I see improvements with Slido, coming to utilize Slido everywhere and in various ways. Overall, I love the AI suggestions.
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    Cisco
    The first reason is the ease of use and availability, which makes WebEx work for all. The quality of audio and video is adorable. As a business development associate, I must make an impression on the other side, and WebEx helps me make first impressions. A few features are complex for new users but can be resolved.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Slido integrates well with Microsoft PowerPoint which is very much useful for us.
    • The post poll dashboard reports are very much insightful.
    • Shareable links are created easily with Slido. Also, this saves a lot of time and manual effort for us.
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    Cisco
    • Anywhere at anytime virtual meetings and conferences.
    • Secure collaboration end-to-end.
    • Webex Assistant, I like this feature every much.
    • Customizable layouts as needs arise.
    • Great User Interface (UI).
    • Historical capture of meetings.
    • The shape and gesture recognition features using AI.
    • Note-taking.
    • Close Captioning in various languages.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • I miss the Slack integration; they used to have this and they deprecated it in the last year or so.
    • I believe they have a nice integration for PowerPoint, would be nice if they had something similar with google slides since that is what we typically use internally.
    • We use the word cloud feature often and sometimes answers seem to get lost (as in don't show up at all) on the screen. for example, an answer will be there, then as more answers come in it disappears, and when we get to a certain threshold of answers it somehow pops back up again. It's not the worst but sometimes someone will ping me that their submission didn't make the word cloud and they're bummed.
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    Cisco
    • Only a few options are there for non-verbal feedback like hand raising or emoji reactions. They should work on it as expressing understanding or agreement would help collaborate with the cross-functional teams.
    • More options for creating custom workflows and integrations with internal tools would be helpful and the whiteboard also looks basic compared to other similar tools. I think, adding features like sticky notes and freehand drawing would be a great boost.
    • The mobile app is functional but I find it less intuitive and feature-rich compared to the desktop version. Should have parity in features and a more user-friendly interface will become more helpful for mobile users like me who sometimes conduct or attend meetings on the go.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    It gives High engagement of audience or trainees during live workshops and easily connect with other software. Ease of use for both participants and host for live interaction and workshops. Since it doesn't require any app to download and can be used via browser. It understands the issue of users and gives updates time to time.
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    Cisco
    Because Webex Meetings is known for its consistent performance, with high quality audio and video that works well even in low bandwidth situations. This makes it a dependable tool for both small and large meetings without worrying about technical glitches. Also, the platform is easy to navigate, both for meeting hosts and participants. Features like screen sharing, chat, and breakout rooms are intuitive
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    Usability
    Cisco
    Overall, it is a handy tool. We do not use it too often in meetings; we started using it creatively for quizzes and Q&A with radio/TV audiences. Producers or Sponsors often explicitly request the option to include this particular type of interaction, and we are happy to do so. It helps that the setup is easy, so is copying events, etc. I sometimes miss Switcher (for our live events), but I understand the reasons it was phased out
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    Cisco
    Webex Meetings does not provide enough audio feedback for users with visual disabilities to properly navigate the tool. Students, faculty, and staff who are blind or have low vision may not be able to use Webex Meetings. Users with motor disabilities that navigate via keyboard, may not be able to navigate the web conferencing session enough to participate fully.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    It is available all the time as it doesn't create issues while using.
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    Cisco
    So personally I have never faced any kind of meeting unavailability issue while scandaling meeting with WebEx the bandwidth is really good and in terms of application performance the same is my opinion what I mentioned for availability it is good and the objective of communication is quite fruitfully achieved with a simple and effective product like WebEx which is often bundled with the purchase of course which is which we have at our company and great discount is being offered so it is easy on our pocket. I really don't have any specific errors which have faced I should mention over here the operation or application uses is quite smooth.
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    Performance
    Cisco
    It's great working and doing collaboration. Require more working on page reloading
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    Cisco
    We use browsers to join Webex Meetings and it is very good no issue also appears from Webex APP is very organized and does not consume more resources of PC so no issues appeared. We join audio and video in many ways, all of which are good. We integrated it with active Microsoft Exchange with easy deployment.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    I had to use the support for this tool only once. The response was very rapid, very professional and fulfilled my needs immediately. Online support services are sometimes advertised only to lure people into buying the product but and non-existent or difficult to use afterwards. Not with Slido. This was not an automated chatbot and the direct contact really helped me
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    Cisco
    The support cases can be opened instantly. The support engineers can support you via Telephone, E-Mail, WebEx Meetings, and My favorite WebEx application.24X7 Availability of the engineers. Step-by-step guidance is available by an engineer. https://help.webex.com/ - Great Site for instant FAQ's. https://status.webex.com/ - Is helpful to identify the updated schedule of WebEx or to know the server status of WebEx services.
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    In-Person Training
    Cisco
    It was very helpful knowing the software and its features.
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    Cisco
    It was straight to the point and very informative. effective training often includes clear explanations, hands-on practice opportunities, time for questions and answers, real-world examples, and follow-up support. If you're trying to assess the quality of a specific training session, you might consider these factors. For organizations looking to assess the quality of their in-person training, it's best to solicit feedback directly from the participants. This can be done through anonymous surveys or feedback sessions, enabling the organization to gather firsthand information and improve future training sessions accordingly.
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    I find that training is very informative as it helps understanding the software usages and implementation. It gives the usgaes area and how to create gamification and live Q&A section so that you can use in live team meetings and workshops. It is very useful in training and webinars where a large pool of people are there.
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    Cisco
    It was very interactive and well explained. The trainor is very much knowledgeable of the product. He was able to answer all of our inquiries in a timely and professional manner. There were lots of exercises done during the duration of the training to ensure that we have a better view on what to expect from the product.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    That we needed complex implementation that we didn't get tells me 2 things: 1) the product was not designed in a way that "just worked" like some of its peers (Zoom / BlueJeans) and 2) had our company defined actual user needs and validated / verified that they had bought something that matched those, we would have pursued features / designs more closely aligned with what the product actually does: screen share, sometimes video, definitely VOIP audio (always an option regardless of license), and easy recording and retrieval of meetings.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    I find Slido a bit easier to use than Poll Everywhere and other live polling software that I've used. While other software offers similar features, I've found that Slido's setup is a bit more intuitive and makes it easier to duplicate polls you've made for reuse. You get the most bang for your buck with Slido's basic plan compared to other polling software's basic tier.
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    Cisco
    The ability to transfer multimedia files directly into the platform and a very robust free plan helped me make the decision to try out Webex Meetings. Easy to set up in a company environment and accessible once the learning curve and sign up process are complete. In-platform web navigating is also a nice feature when onboarding new staff or doing market research.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    No everything is working perfectly fine
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    Cisco
    We use the free version of Webex Meetings to allow us to connect with suppliers/vendors that demand Webex Meetings be used for collaboration.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    It very scalable to large pool audiences during live townhall or meetings.
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    Cisco
    I work for a Fortune 500 company with many employees so I can testify to its usability for large corporations. In addition, I use the software within my small team of sales reps so it is always usable on a small scale as well. In my eyes, this tool is scalable for businesses of all sizes without any hiccups or issues.
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    It's effective
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    Cisco
    It is a user friendly application. We have had no adoption problems within the company.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Slido helped us increase student engagement which resulted in improved academic results for our students
    • The Q&A feature helped us answer questions we received from parents and audeince during live events which resulted in increased admissions in our educational institution
    • The gamification of polls and surveys helped us attract a lot of audience and made the meetings interactive
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    Cisco
    • The costly nature of individual accounts across multiple schools made it difficult to maintain the budget when our student population grew exponentially.
    • Often communicated to clients and stakeholders that we were a trustworthy and elevated provider.
    • Limited engagement and interactive features with students often contributed to complaints around student engagement and buy-in.
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    ScreenShots

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