Cisco Board Series vs. Highfive (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Board Series
Score 8.4 out of 10
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The Cisco Board Series offers room devices for hybrid teamwork. Its latest generation models, the Board Pro 55 and Board Pro 75, bring video conferencing and co-creation to small and medium-sized workspaces, conference rooms, and ideation spaces. These room devices feature an AI-powered chipset, a responsive, 55- or 75-inch touch screen, speaker-tracking dual cameras, built-in speakers and microphones, and a versatile set of mounting and peripheral options. Users can join any video meeting,…N/A
Highfive (discontinued)
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Highfive was a web conferencing platform acquired by Dialpad in 2020. Its functionality became part of the now obsolete Dialpad Meetings, the functionality of which is now contained in Dialpad Connect.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
Highfive (discontinued)
7.7
Ratings
3% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
Highfive (discontinued)
8.2
Ratings
3% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
Highfive (discontinued)
8.5
Ratings
3% above category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
Highfive (discontinued)
7.9
Ratings
3% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
Highfive (discontinued)
7.8
Ratings
4% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
Highfive (discontinued)
8.9
Ratings
12% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco Board SeriesHighfive (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Score 10.0 out of 10
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 8.5 out of 10
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 8.5 out of 10
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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8.4
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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9.1
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Usability
8.9
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8.0
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Support Rating
8.6
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7.7
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User Testimonials
Cisco Board SeriesHighfive (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
It is best suited for video\audio calls and meeting use. you can easily connect to the meeting with an ID or your laptop and also share content easily in a couple of ways. It's less useful for large-scale meetings as attendees seem to get lost as their video can get shrunk or hidden offscreen.
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UberConference is well suited to almost any application. It is best suited for teleconference or p2p meetings over the computer. It can be used as a dial-in conference bridge but the paid tier offers more functionality on that level. It can even be used to technical support due to the built-in screen sharing feature and can be extremely useful when the end-user has no way to install an application privilege escalation. I would not recommend this as it's primary feature as this limited to just seeing what is on the screen and not so much geared toward remote-control or admin level administration. Uber Conference is extremely easy to setup and create spaces for having online meetings, it really excels at this and has handy visual aids to let you know what is going on with everyone else.
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Pros
  • The Cisco Webex Board is a fully featured devices that gives users all they need to interact in practical meeting rooms with their colleagues.
  • It securely connects to our virtual teams. A high-resolution image of nearly the whole room is captured by a powerful camera.
  • This is entirely for industrial design. A more is enclosed by powerful microphones.
  • It's simple to install and use. It's a one-stop solution for all your needs.
  • It is a great quality collaborative experience, which is easy to use and touch based.
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  • I appreciate being able to select a local phone number: it adds credibility and convenience for in-market clients/prospects.
  • I like being able to customize the hold music. One of our employees wrote and produced custom hold music for Anvil, which generates discussion and engagement as an ice-breaker.
  • The screen sharing is easy-to-use and is far more reliable than in the past. Prospects and clients do not have to download any app to make it work properly.
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Cons
  • May take more time to fit into the current existing CRM applications and systems.
  • At times, the application lags due to high levels of traffic under multiple users.
  • The program offers limited options to configure the graphical user interface for voice recognition to the users.
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  • Can be very laggy - I have been part of screen share conferences where the connection keeps dropping.
  • Call quality is not always the best.
  • Limited functionality - this cannot be your all-in-one go-to conferencing solution because there are no video call capabilities.
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Likelihood to Renew
By leveraging the features of the Cisco Board, sales teams can deliver more engaging, interactive, and impactful presentations to clients, whether in-person or remotely, potentially leading to improved client relationships and increased sales effectiveness. We can easily train internal employees across multiple offices without the need to have them come into one site for training
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UberConference is more expensive than some of its competitors and we have not found a real advantage to using UberConference over certain less-expensive applications. UberConference charges per month per organizer and those costs add up quickly, so we will be moving forward with a more budget-friendly option in the coming months.
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Usability
Cisco Webex Board Series has great UI. It's very compelling to use. Touch controls are great and have never had any trouble navigating. However, screen mirroring can be laggy sometimes and frame drops are seen quite often while mirroring. Overall it's a great device to use with many useful features and optimized UI.
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The interface is intuitive and stupidly simple, no complicated sub-menus or configuration settings. Easy to create a meeting space and then have others join with a link or dial-in PIN on the free tier. On the paid tier it's even easier with PIN-less joining and automatic reminder calls to get participants to join.
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Support Rating
It's honestly hard to tell since we haven't had many hiccups, if any at all! We have used Webex support for other situations and it was great, but for the board itself, we only had one issue, when we received it, a pixel was broken and Webex replaced it. Fair to say they lived up to our expectations.
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I haven't needed support for the most part, which is a positive for Highfive. It's intuitive and most features are straightforward to use. In the one instance that I did contact them, it took them longer then expected to respond, but they were able to answer my question once they did.
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Alternatives Considered
Comparing the interactive displays from Avacor, GoTo Meeting, and Zoom Workplace, it is possible to note that Cisco Board Series is equipped with AI and has the integration opportunities. Although many other displays provide touch capabilities similar to those of the Cisco Board Series Pro, this one has the NVIDIA AI chipset and the two camera setup for attendees. Other factors that informed the adoption of the product include this regarding the ability to link with other meeting solutions as well as the integrated sensors for environmental monitoring.
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UberConference offering the conference line and screensharing functions for free was the reason we chose it originally. We looked at ClearSlide, Zoom and Webex, and at the time we looked at them they all required a fee and they had a lot more bells and whistles than UberConference. Not all of our customers are very tech-savvy, and many of them appreciate UberConference's interface and ease of use.
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Return on Investment
  • We managed to save a lot of time.
  • We managed to do our meetings even with the travel restrictions imposed during these Covid times
  • Meeting organizers and collaborators found it's easy to do meetings with Webex than any other application due to its user-friendliness
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  • Our teams use this every day. It makes it easy to meet with clients and share a screen and display analytics.
  • Some of my clients thought that they need to register first to be able to contact me. It's bad that they are not notified in any way that it's enough just to enter its names and that's it.
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ScreenShots

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