Quick Thoughts on Webex Meetings
August 31, 2021

Quick Thoughts on Webex Meetings

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Webex Meetings

Webex is one of the UC platforms used throughout the 27 institutes at the National Institutes of Health. It's used for everything from ad-hoc team/one-on-one tag-ups to NIH-wide town hall meetings (Webex Events).
  • Scalability.
  • Flexibility.
  • Relatively easy user administration.
  • The end-user experience is often described as intimidating - mainly difficult to navigate. Cisco has made enormous improvements over the past year to address the user-friendliness.
  • It has been integral in providing a virtual meeting platform throughout COVID.

Do you think Webex Meetings delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Webex Meetings's feature set?

Yes

Did Webex Meetings live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Webex Meetings go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Webex Meetings again?

Yes

Webex is a flexible UC platform which can be scale as needed and provides an excellent platform in which meetings become a collaborative experience.

Webex Meetings Feature Ratings

High quality audio
9
High quality video
9
Low bandwidth requirements
Not Rated
Mobile support
8
Desktop sharing
9
Whiteboards
9
Calendar integration
7
Meeting initiation
8
Integrates with social media
Not Rated
Record meetings / events
8
Slideshows
Not Rated
Live chat
9
Audience polling
9
Q&A
9
User authentication
8
Participant roles & permissions
8
Confidential attendee list
Not Rated

Using Webex Meetings

Evaluating Webex Meetings and Competitors

Webex has a better platform for organizing and managing large meetings/events. Zoom has a better IU and feedback I have received from my customers has indicated it is the most user-friendly platform of those used at the NIH. Microsoft Teams has and advantage for teams looking to share information on projects (doc share, project organization, IM, collaborative team meetings, integration with O365.

Webex Meetings Reliability

I have had minimal instances where Webex was not available when needed. On the institute level, we have experienced application errors (e.g. MS Office plugin) and users report login issues and difficulty accessing recordings.