Webex Meetings vs. West Collaboration (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Webex Meetings
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Webex 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.
$11.95
per month
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
Webex MeetingsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Webex Free
$0.00
user/month
Webex Meet
$14.50
user/month
Webex Suite: Meet + Call Plan
$25.00
user/month
Enterprise
Contact Sales
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Webex MeetingsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsWebex Meetings are available at no cost to users. They are included in the Webex Suite, starting at $11.95 per user/per month for Enterprise Agreements.
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Community Pulse
Webex MeetingsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Webex MeetingsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.0
768 Ratings
0% below category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
6% above category average
High quality audio8.6763 Ratings9.02 Ratings
High quality video8.4756 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements7.0729 Ratings7.62 Ratings
Mobile support7.9692 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.2
759 Ratings
3% above category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Desktop sharing8.6757 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Whiteboards7.8659 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.2
768 Ratings
0% below category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.4
2 Ratings
2% above category average
Calendar integration8.4727 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.2755 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Integrates with social media7.6309 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.5717 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Slideshows8.3652 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.3
727 Ratings
1% below category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Live chat8.6707 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Audience polling8.1625 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Q&A8.2633 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.3
723 Ratings
1% below category average
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.7
2 Ratings
4% above category average
User authentication8.3673 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.4704 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.4417 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Webex MeetingsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Small Businesses
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Google Meet
Google Meet
Score 8.3 out of 10
Google Meet
Google Meet
Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Webex MeetingsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(779 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(46 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(103 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(449 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(424 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(108 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.3
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(420 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.9
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.5
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Webex MeetingsWest Collaboration (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
Good examples: - Conducting trainings and courses - Planning meetings and inviting colleagues to attend - Presenting topics to a large group of people - Speech reproduction is very good - assigning rights and copresentor Not so good: - Interaction with other applications - Mute microphones when using multiple clients - Video call quality - Tracking history, private settings
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
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
Cisco
  • We have a global and diverse team with different devices and operating systems. Webex works smoothly on all of them and everyone can collaborate in real-time saving a lot of time and effort, making meetings much more productive.
  • We can easily capture discussion points and decisions for future reference, without the need for manual note-taking. It helps us in smaller group discussions and brainstorming sessions within the main meeting itself.
  • I can even tailor the layout to suit the meeting's purpose and agenda. Webex is intuitive and easy to navigate, even for non-technical users, joining and scheduling meetings is a smooth process.
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
  • 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
Cisco
  • While sharing the content of browsers like Chrome or Firefox it becomes difficult to toggle from one tab to another due to menu dropdown from the top.
  • Sometimes while joining a meeting it asks you to download the app again even if it's downloaded.
  • Limited scheduling option through mobile WebEx app
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
Cisco Webex Meetings is a platform that consistently performs well and outperforms some of the other solutions that we have used, such as Zoom. It is user friendly and helps our organization accomplish the goal of connecting with external contacts to conduct meetings and share information
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
No answers on this topic
Usability
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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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
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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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
No answers on this topic
Performance
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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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco
I gave this rating for overall support on Webex meetings because if something goes wrong we have the best support here and rarely need to go to help.webex.com. Multiple people have been appropriately trained so finding the answers to any issues we occur is very simple here at work.
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
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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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Cisco
We mostly use training from Cisco's online training programs which is very informative and can be easily incorporated into our daily schedules without disrupting our normal working activities. There are many online training materials are available on cisco's website as well as other third-party training companies may also provide additional training.
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
Meetings is the way to go! It blends in with our organization's workflow seamlessly. Teams is great but really suffers in the collaboration department from our personal experience. Webex Meetings is much more fleshed out. The features it has are much more convenient and easier to use. There was a bit of a learning curve, but once you are over that speedbump you are able to get much more use out of Webex Meetings.
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
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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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
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Scalability
Cisco
I can speak to multiple departments at my organization using Webex Meetings. It has been, and continues to be, our longest online meeting software. It has been deployed across the organization and each department uses it. As I have mentioned, our monthly all-organization Town Halls are hosted on Webex. We have also used it to broadcast a panel-based speaker event.
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Cisco
It is a user friendly application. We have had no adoption problems within the company.
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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
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Return on Investment
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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West Technology Group, LLC (formerly Intrado)
  • 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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