We performed a comparison between Cisco Meeting Server and Skype for Business 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."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."
"What I like most about Cisco Meeting Server is its quick management. The solution also has a straightforward configuration."
"The share screen option available during conferences is one of the best features of Cisco Meeting Server."
"Cisco Meeting Server is an easy and less complex solution."
"The UI is user-friendly and very good overall."
"The product helps me make international calls."
"The Microsoft tech support are very good. They get back to you. I log a support call, and I usually have someone on the phone within a half an hour, so it is pretty good."
"The security seems good."
"I rate the solution's stability a nine on a scale where one is not stable and ten is very stable...I rate the solution's initial setup a nine on a scale where one is difficult, and ten is easy."
"Scalable communication tool that's easy to install. Even old people are using it, because of its ease of use."
"It's a good and stable product that fits my needs."
"What is most valuable about Skype for Business is that almost everyone knows about it and almost everyone has it. You will be able to reach a large number of people."
"The solution is easy to use and includes the ability to text message, video and voice chat, and transfer files."
"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."
"Cisco Meeting Server should include a feature to control another user's screen during a remote session."
"This is a difficult solution to install and it should be made easier."
"In Cisco Meeting Server, GUI is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution lacks to provide reporting functionality, and I would like to see the solution provide that feature."
"The solution requires deployment on a Microsoft server and its performance is heavy because it consumes too many resources from the RAM."
"Skype for Business is not stable."
"I am not familiar with all of the features or whether they can hold conferences because we use Zoom for that. But, in my opinion, if they can do something similar to what Zoom is doing, it will be a complete solution."
"Make it user friendly."
"I would like to see an updated user interface and layout even though no functionality is missing."
"The stability could be improved."
"Skype for Business could improve by having a document channel or repository. Microsoft Teams has a better repository place for documents that you can share with your team. You can access it anywhere from any device."
Cisco Meeting Server is ranked 8th in Virtual Meetings with 5 reviews while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews. Cisco Meeting Server is rated 8.4, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Meeting Server writes "A scalable tool useful to hold conferences and video meetings". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Skype for Business writes "Reliable, useful for remote work, and great but isn't as robust as Microsoft Teams". Cisco Meeting Server is most compared with Webex, Pexip, Zoom, Cisco TelePresence and Polycom RealPresence Clariti, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, GoToMeeting and Cisco Jabber. See our Cisco Meeting Server vs. Skype for Business report.
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