Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Webex Meetings
Score 8.5 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.
$14.50
per month per user
Zoom Rooms
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Zoom's conference rooms that make it easy to run or join video meetings with a tap of a button. Zoom Rooms bring HD video collaboration into any space – in the office, in the classroom, or at home – and enables in-person and remote participants to interact in real time. The solution also makes it simple to start a meeting, book a room, and share content.
$498.96
per year per room
Pricing
Webex MeetingsZoom Rooms
Editions & Modules
Webex Meet
$14.50
per month per user
Webex Suite: Meet + Call
$25
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Webex MeetingsZoom Rooms
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.Hardware not included in price.
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Community Pulse
Webex MeetingsZoom Rooms
Considered Both Products
Webex Meetings
Chose Webex Meetings
We still use a combination of a few collaboration softwares. Webex offers the most enterprise-grade tools compared to its competitors. Many of our top market clients recommend and insist on Webex primarily for security and privacy reasons. The experience has always been smooth …
Chose Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings offers robust security features like end-to-end encryption and compliance with industry regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR etc. Webex Meetings also provides advanced integrations with Cisco hardware. Webex Meetings is often preferred for large meetings or …
Chose Webex Meetings
- Microsoft Teams is convenient and ubiquitous in the microsoft ecosystem at work - no need for another options - Zoom appears to be more commonly requested by our third-party organizations - Microsoft Stream for training videos is convenient and ubiquitous in the Microsoft …
Chose Webex Meetings
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 …
Chose Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings comes with good quality and easier to manage from the user experience point of view. It's easy for our team to learn and start using quickly without much training so it makes an easy to use application. The features including recordings, screenshare, AI makes it …
Chose Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings is a close contender and currently under evaluation vs. zoom. So far, zoom has been battle-tested on all fronts except privacy and a better contender. However we are yet evaluating Webex given better pricing and greater privacy
Chose Webex Meetings
It is more secure than others I have felt and offer better whiteboard features. Apart from that it is more professional as compare to the other tools we have worked upon. It has many features like recording and better collaboration.
Zoom Rooms
Chose Zoom Rooms
Zoom Rooms is far superior from initial installation, backend management, and user experience though that seems to be changing with time as more and more products and features are added it is becoming more bloated and complicated to manage the service.
Chose Zoom Rooms
Before using Zoom Rooms we had close to 450 endpoints of CISCO Telepresence throughout the state in classrooms and conference rooms. A good product, but could only buy CISCO hardware. No third party hardware available. Zoom innovation has moved the Zoom Room technology …
Features
Webex MeetingsZoom Rooms
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.5
838 Ratings
7% above category average
Zoom Rooms
8.4
22 Ratings
6% above category average
High quality audio8.8832 Ratings8.721 Ratings
High quality video8.8824 Ratings8.622 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements8.0793 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Mobile support8.2756 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.4
824 Ratings
6% above category average
Zoom Rooms
8.7
13 Ratings
10% above category average
Desktop sharing8.9822 Ratings8.413 Ratings
Whiteboards8.0716 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.6
832 Ratings
5% above category average
Zoom Rooms
8.9
13 Ratings
9% above category average
Calendar integration8.7789 Ratings8.513 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.5818 Ratings8.513 Ratings
Integrates with social media8.3345 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.8776 Ratings8.612 Ratings
Slideshows8.8702 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.6
786 Ratings
6% above category average
Zoom Rooms
8.4
8 Ratings
4% above category average
Live chat8.6764 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Audience polling8.8676 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A8.4685 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Webex Meetings
8.8
780 Ratings
9% above category average
Zoom Rooms
8.8
12 Ratings
9% above category average
User authentication8.8733 Ratings8.412 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.7759 Ratings7.911 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.8468 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Webex MeetingsZoom Rooms
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(844 ratings)
8.7
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(56 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.5
(110 ratings)
8.8
(10 ratings)
Availability
6.0
(438 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.4
(413 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(113 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.8
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.5
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.2
(19 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.8
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.3
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.7
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(409 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.9
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Webex MeetingsZoom Rooms
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Zoom
User friendly, reliable and inclusive to remote audiences. The product grows organically for us which speaks for itself ; the business at sites we could not equip with our initial investments requests it. We have made the choice of Zoom rooms 5 years ago and it is still one our our star products supporting frictionless collaboration.
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Pros
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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Zoom
  • Zoom Rooms is built on the Zoom platform so faculty already know it and use it.
  • All touch panels regardless of manufacturer have the same look and feel.
  • Easy to schedule, easy to use.
  • Supports a wide range of hardware from several vendors.
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Cons
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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Zoom
  • Support is prompt, but not always the most immediately knowledgable or helpful.
  • Admin portal is convoluted. There's gotta be a better way to assign scheduling permisissions.
  • Zoom account managers are constantly being reassigned. It is nearly impossible to keep track of who presently is our account manager. When we were going through the process of looking into Zoom Phone, our manager was literally switched twice, resulting in us working with three total managers during that two-month process.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Zoom
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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Zoom
User friendliness (experience very similar to the already familiar Zoom app), consistency of the UX across locations and manufacturers. Screen sharing is made super easy (proximity). Zoom rooms support strategic needs for Hybrid work and reduced travels. Backend admin interface is simple (that's good) and provides useful dashboards for trend analysis.
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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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Zoom
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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Zoom
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Zoom
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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Zoom
No answers on this topic
Online Training
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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Zoom
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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Zoom
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Zoom
I personally think Zoom Rooms is superior to Teams. I have setup 3 or 4 Zooms Rooms for my organisation and it is pretty straightforward to do without any formal training or education on Zoom Rooms. My experience with Teams was the opposite. A horrible interface and options deliberately hidden away in menus levels deep. On top of which, Zoom Room outperforms Teams Rooms in both video and audio. On the desktop, Teams is a bloated app whereas, in my experience, Zoom Rooms works well.
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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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Zoom
No answers on this topic
Scalability
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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Zoom
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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Zoom
No answers on this topic
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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Zoom
  • Great value for money as used it more than planned after installation.
  • Finding the use of screen share and whiteboards is becoming very popular and meant we wanted a larger screen for this. ;-)
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