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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

    Google Meet

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Meet, formerly Hangouts Meet, replaces the former Google Hangouts as the company's G Suite integrated web conferencing tool, allowing users to join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite from a computer, phone, or conference room. G Suite's Enterprise edition also creates a dial-in phone number for each meeting, as an additional convenience.

    $6

    per month

    Pricing
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Google Meet
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Google Workspace - Business Starter
    $6
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Standard
    $12
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Plus
    $18
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Google Meet
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Google Meet
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    55 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    53 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    82%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    48 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Google Meet
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Google Meet
    8.6
    53 Ratings
    8% above category average
    High quality audio8.69 Ratings8.653 Ratings
    High quality video8.29 Ratings8.153 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements8.38 Ratings8.943 Ratings
    Mobile support7.18 Ratings8.948 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Google Meet
    7.9
    53 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Desktop sharing8.38 Ratings7.553 Ratings
    Whiteboards6.57 Ratings8.235 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Google Meet
    7.5
    52 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Calendar integration7.98 Ratings8.651 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.79 Ratings8.551 Ratings
    Integrates with social media5.55 Ratings6.325 Ratings
    Record meetings / events6.79 Ratings7.040 Ratings
    Slideshows8.48 Ratings7.241 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Google Meet
    7.5
    51 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Live chat7.98 Ratings8.049 Ratings
    Audience polling7.37 Ratings7.731 Ratings
    Q&A7.47 Ratings6.934 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued) and Google Meet
    Feature
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)
    8.2
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Google Meet
    8.5
    44 Ratings
    5% above category average
    User authentication8.79 Ratings8.241 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.29 Ratings9.639 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list7.77 Ratings7.630 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Google Meet
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score7.7 out of 10
    ClickMeeting
    Score7.7 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)Google Meet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (9 ratings)
    8.6
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (18 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Meeting Server (discontinued)Google Meet
    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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    Google
    Google Meet was a perfect video conferencing solution for us during our training sessions. The only problems encountered were due to weak signals, which sometimes required us to turn off our video. All features worked very well in tying together a team across four different time zones. I was very impressed with the tool's performance
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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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    Google
    • First off, the quality of the call is pretty good, especially when all of us are working remotely.
    • We can easily schedule our meeting in Google Calendar.
    • Sending an invitation link is easy.
    • What makes Google Meet stand out from other video conferencing tools is that we can use it for an unlimited time, even if we use the free account.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    • Meet as it comes doesn't have a great way to handle large meetings.
    • I don't like the way they hide the mute button. It's a disruptive view to mute/unmute.
    • Chat box is the only way to document collaborations within the meeting.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    because we're satisfied of the product
    Incentivized
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    Google
    This app is still having a lot of redundant features as compared to other industry apps such as Zoom and Webex which offers much more on the functionality side along with the option to have greater user access control to the admin/host of the meetings. A sense of interaction is always found to be missing in Google meet which can be easily adopted in the Zoom
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    very easy to use and quick to learn
    Incentivized
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    Google
    Google Meet is very easy and simple to use. I can schedule a meeting right on my calendar - it literally takes a few seconds. There is no additional app I have to open to schedule anything. Guests can click on the link easily to join any meetings. 10/10!
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    I never used Support
    Incentivized
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    Google
    Google does a great job of providing tech support for this product, as it does many others. Similarly, Google has FAQs that cover a large amount of issues faced by users. Problems have not persisted in our use of this product. Problems are resolved quickly and easily, with or without personal Google support.
    Incentivized
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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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    Google
    The main positive feature in Google Meet over Zoom to me is the fact that Google meet can be seamlessly deployed in the browser with its full functionality. Unlike Zoom for which you need to download an extra application to use. This consequently makes workflow smooth when transitioning between something like emails and taking part in a meeting.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I wasn't involved in the unit pricing factor. So far I used Google meet in the office where I got access to all these Google applications including the Google Meet feature. So I wasn't involved much in this pricing factor of Google Meet and also regarding the contact terms of the product.
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    Professional Services
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    This is very good in the professional services as I started using this first for the professional service only. While using this Google Meet itself gives a professional feel as the UI works in a professional way. The video background modification, multi-screen feature, and some other features help in professional service.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    • Negative: on each webinar someone from our team had to write manually the people that were participating and after that matching it with the registered people list. We wasted time. It could be easily resolved by adding the export list feature
    • Positive: Collaboration and internal meetings. Calendar integration helps us save time.
    Incentivized
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