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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ACisco Meeting Server was a conferencing solution for allowing the user to setup a conference any time using a wide range of Cisco and Jabber devices, and third-party solutions (e.g. Skype for Business). The product has reached its end-of-life, and is discontinued.N/A

    Gather

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AGather is a web-based video call platform, building virtual spaces for people to live and interact more effectively online. They combine video-calling with a 2D map, letting you walk around and talk to the other people right next to you. Their creation tools allow you to make custom, interactive spaces.

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    Pricing
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Gather
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Gather
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Gather
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Gather Presence Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Gather
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Gather Town
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Gather Town
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    High quality audio8.69 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    High quality video8.29 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements8.38 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Mobile support7.18 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Gather Town
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Gather Town
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Desktop sharing8.38 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Whiteboards6.57 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Gather Town
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Gather Town
    7.2
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Calendar integration7.98 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.79 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrates with social media5.55 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Record meetings / events6.79 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Slideshows8.48 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Gather Town
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Gather Town
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Live chat7.98 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Audience polling7.37 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Q&A7.47 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Gather Town
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    8.2
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Gather Town
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    25% below category average
    User authentication8.79 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.29 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list7.77 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Gather Town
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Gather Town
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Gather
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score7.8 out of 10
    ClickMeeting
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score10 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Gather
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Gather
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Cisco meeting Server can be used to host meeting for a small group 2 people and also can host meeting for hundreds of people. Even if the scalability increases no compromise in the call and consistent performance can be observed. The video quality is clear and there is no noticeable latency between audio and video. The recording feature is well placed and it helps a lot in rectifying and processing the important points that might have been left out during the meeting.
    Incentivized
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    Gather Presence Inc.
    i personally use the web page so it's 100% more comfortable because i don't need to have so much applications open, plus i can rapidly silence the page if i need.I can share screen, documents, have a video call very easily with any people if i want because if the space is free i can only share a URL and that person can access to the world in Gather Town
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Integrates well with other devices
    • More than 1 person can be on video call with minimal lag
    • Quiet cost effective for a company with many employees
    Incentivized
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    Gather Presence Inc.
    • alert for messages
    • Being able to have several spaces for communication for free
    • constant updates
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Allowing more user interaction rather than just video and audio.
    • Split screen option to share content and view faces from those on the meeting.
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    Gather Presence Inc.
    • The chat history sometimes erase itself
    • sometimes the application become laggy randomly
    • the output lag when one member start to sharing the screen
    • The integration with google calendar doesn't detect all the meets even when refresh it or re-link the service
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    because we're satisfied of the product
    Incentivized
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    Gather Presence Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    very easy to use and quick to learn
    Incentivized
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    Gather Presence Inc.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    I never used Support
    Incentivized
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    Gather Presence Inc.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Apart from Cisco Meeting Server, only Poly offers full fledged on-premise meeting server. Their solution is called Polycom RealPresence
    Collaboration Server. But there solutions are mostly outdated. Even though they have recently changes to subscription via Poly Clarity but servers are still very old. Whereas Cisco Meeting Server was recently updated and integrates well with WebEx and Cisco's other products.
    Incentivized
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    Gather Presence Inc.
    - Free tier option
    - Although all meet applications share the same functionalities, I can use gather quickly and easily. Only from a browser tab and anyone with that link can access my space.
    - If security is required, you can count on blocking spaces so that unauthorized people do not enter.
    - There is a conversation history and any documents can be sent in that chat
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Good and robust collaboration tool which helped.
    • Easy integration with surrounding tools like MS office was great advantage.
    • Sharing recorded content wasn't easy, so had to use screen capture sometimes, which was not great.
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    Gather Presence Inc.
    • Considerable money savings since it has a free tier option
    • When required, a space for more than 100 people is contracted and we can canceled immediately.
    • social events have been carried out virtually thanks to this tool
    Incentivized
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