Cisco Meeting Server vs Zoom comparison

Cisco and Zoom Video Communications are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. Cisco is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.0, while Zoom Video Communications is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.3. Cisco holds a 9.3% mindshare in VM, compared to Zoom Video Communications’s 11.5% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Zoom Video Communications users who would recommend it.

Cisco Meeting Server

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80% willing to recommend

Zoom

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Cisco Meeting Server and Zoom based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Virtual Meetings solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Cisco Meeting Server vs. Zoom Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Meeting Server

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zoom

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

206

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Cisco Meeting Server is 9.3%, up from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoom is 11.5%, down from 15.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Virtual Meetings

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Ahmed Elrayes

Voice Network Engineer at Raya Integration

A scalable tool useful to hold conferences and video meetings

I use Cisco Meeting Server for conferences and video meetings, which are crucial for my company The share screen option available during conferences is one of the best features of Cisco Meeting Server. In Cisco Meeting Server, GUI is an area of concern where improvements are required. In the…

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AlexandruCioruta

Senior manager at Ernst & Young

Easy to use and provides good video and sound quality

I've been using the solution for different vendor meetings and training The most valuable features of Zoom are quick connectivity, screen sharing, and quick response. The solution provides good video and sound quality. The solution's screen-sharing and presentation capabilities are really good.…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The share screen option available during conferences is one of the best features of Cisco Meeting Server."

"What I like most about Cisco Meeting Server is its quick management. The solution also has a straightforward configuration."

"The UI is user-friendly and very good overall."

"You can use the Cisco Meeting Server to set up conference calls and virtual meetings. Those are the two primary functions of Meeting Server. Most people in the company are using Microsoft Teams, so we only use Meeting Server when we have an internal meeting for all staff."

"Cisco Meeting Server is an easy and less complex solution."

"Zoom is easy for non-tech people to use. It's straightforward and simple."

"I've been on a call with around a thousand students. So, it was quite scalable."

"Zoom is easy to use."

"The most valuable feature is the sharing capabilities. Whether it's a simple screen for PowerPoint or sharing videos, it works really well."

"It is a stable solution."

"The ability to share graphics and visuals."

"I have found Zoom to be stable and it has good performance."

"The most valuable features of Zoom are voice and camera clarity. The time latency of the response is good. The facility to view all the participants who are online is a benefit. In most of the other similar solutions, they too have this feature. However, since I have used Zoom, I find it as an advantage because you can see all the participants online and you can choose."

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Cons

"What would make Cisco Meeting Server better is integrating it with Zoom and Teams so that you can connect or make a call through any of the two third-party solutions."

"A few features are missing on the Meetings app, like a recording function. My understanding is that you need to buy a separate recording solution. It's modular, so you have to enable some functions if you want to use them. For example, we had to enable the Mood function. Recording is the primary feature we'd like to see in the app."

"In Cisco Meeting Server, GUI is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"This is a difficult solution to install and it should be made easier."

"Cisco Meeting Server should include a feature to control another user's screen during a remote session."

"Sometimes can get confused about which password setting or parameter setting to use. For example, if I want to issue a Zoom meeting to my team members or perhaps sometimes I want them to issue a Zoom directly when I receive the Zoom accounts from our IT department, I don't know how to enable or disable these features in the Zoom. I think it's a personal issue I have."

"The security can be improved because this is one of the reasons that my organization prefers to use Skype."

"The security of the solution could improve."

"It is important for us to have Zoom integration with our Active Directory environment."

"They should remove any restriction of time."

"I would like to see something like a virtual board or conference room where participants are seated around a virtual table, and pictures of them sitting on the chair or an avatar that the user can choose and control within that virtual world."

"I can't speak to any missing features."

"The solution should include the integration of AI-based tools that could transcript or record the meetings."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price-wise, Cisco Meeting Server is a product that falls in a mid-range category."

"Cisco Meeting Server has reasonable licensing costs."

"Licensing fees are billed yearly."

"There is a licensing fee and although the price is fair, it can be a little cheaper."

"Zoom is free to use."

"We are using the free version of the solution."

"My organization has a yearly license for Zoom."

"I am making yearly payments. So, I am paying 250 USD a year."

"There is some basic functionality that's free but if you want to host longer meetings and have more participants, then there is a licensing fee."

"My company is using the paid version of Zoom."

"Zoom is licensed as a subscription model and it is available on a monthly or yearly basis."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

24%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Government

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Educational Organization

90%

University

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Meeting Server?

Cisco Meeting Server is an easy and less complex solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Meeting Server?

Price-wise, Cisco Meeting Server is a product that falls in a mid-range category.

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What needs improvement with Cisco Meeting Server?

Cisco Meeting Server should include a feature to control another user's screen during a remote session.

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What do you like most about Zoom?

The product is scalable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoom?

The solution is affordable.

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Overview

Cisco Meeting Server brings premises-based video, audio, and web communication together to meet the collaboration needs of the modern workplace. It works with third-party devices, and provides an enjoyable and intuitive user experience. It also scales easily, and can be purchased using our all-in-one, user-based multiparty licensing offer.

Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done. Our easy, reliable cloud platform for video, phone, content sharing, and chat runs across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems. Message me to learn more about how Zoom can help your business or organization Visit zoom.com and follow @zoom_us.

Sample Customers

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Fortinet, Veeva, Proofpoint, Box, Ticketmaster, Trend Micro, Caesars Entertainment, Santa Clara University, Pandora, Stanford Continuing Studies

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