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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AFrom PGi, ReadyTalk is a web conferencing solution that has been discontinued. PGi's replaced the solution with GlobalMeet Collaboration... which is now also discontinued.N/A

    Zoom Rooms

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AZoom's conference rooms that make it easy to run or join video meetings with a tap of a button. Zoom Rooms bring HD video collaboration into any space – in the office, in the classroom, or at home – and enables in-person and remote participants to interact in real time. The solution also makes it simple to start a meeting, book a room, and share content.N/A
    Pricing
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)Zoom Rooms
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)Zoom Rooms
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)Zoom Rooms
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Zoom
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)Zoom Rooms
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of ReadyTalk (Discontinued) and Zoom Rooms
    Feature
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)
    8.7
    16 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zoom Rooms
    8.5
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    High quality audio8.816 Ratings8.710 Ratings
    High quality video8.914 Ratings8.811 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements8.612 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Mobile support8.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of ReadyTalk (Discontinued) and Zoom Rooms
    Feature
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)
    8.9
    16 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zoom Rooms
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Desktop sharing8.716 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Whiteboards9.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of ReadyTalk (Discontinued) and Zoom Rooms
    Feature
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)
    8.9
    16 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zoom Rooms
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Calendar integration9.012 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.914 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Integrates with social media8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.315 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Slideshows8.612 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of ReadyTalk (Discontinued) and Zoom Rooms
    Feature
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)
    9.4
    16 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Zoom Rooms
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Live chat9.314 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Audience polling9.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A9.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of ReadyTalk (Discontinued) and Zoom Rooms
    Feature
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)
    8.3
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zoom Rooms
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    6% above category average
    User authentication8.513 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.816 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list7.610 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)Zoom Rooms
    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
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)Zoom Rooms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    8.6
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ReadyTalk (Discontinued)Zoom Rooms
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Think about your needs as an organization and whether you will be using primarily audio only or audio plus web. If audio only then ReadyTalk will certainly meet your need. If web, then shop around for functionality, support, and price. I am fairly "neutral" on ReadyTalk - neither a huge cheerleader nor a huge detractor.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    User friendly, reliable and inclusive to remote audiences. The product grows organically for us which speaks for itself ; the business at sites we could not equip with our initial investments requests it. We have made the choice of Zoom rooms 5 years ago and it is still one our our star products supporting frictionless collaboration.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Screen share/conference calling: They make it quick and easy to join a meeting for your guests. They don't need to download anything; all they need to do is click on the link and enter the access code.
    • Mobile App: The app has been great for our team as they can now easily start a meeting with a click of a button from the app.
    • Recordings: It is very easy to record a webinar or conference call which you can then download.
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    Zoom
    • Zoom Rooms is built on the Zoom platform so faculty already know it and use it.
    • All touch panels regardless of manufacturer have the same look and feel.
    • Easy to schedule, easy to use.
    • Supports a wide range of hardware from several vendors.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • If ReadyTalk provided an easier way to set up the initial call through a different platform aside from email, it may make things a bit simpler.
    • ReadyTalk's monitor-specific screensharing process is a bit clunky and could be a bit better in identifying which monitor has been selected for sharing.
    • ReadyTalk's admin dashboard could use a UI update.
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    Zoom
    • Support is prompt, but not always the most immediately knowledgable or helpful.
    • Admin portal is convoluted. There's gotta be a better way to assign scheduling permisissions.
    • Zoom account managers are constantly being reassigned. It is nearly impossible to keep track of who presently is our account manager. When we were going through the process of looking into Zoom Phone, our manager was literally switched twice, resulting in us working with three total managers during that two-month process.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    ReadyTalk is easy to use, but I did find the initial integration to Outlook a bit cumbersome. I couldn't tell you how to do it now - someone else had to walk me through it when I started at the company. We also have a lot of issues with people trying to use their computers for audio; often, it stops working entirely mid-meeting
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    Zoom
    User friendliness (experience very similar to the already familiar Zoom app), consistency of the UX across locations and manufacturers. Screen sharing is made super easy (proximity). Zoom rooms support strategic needs for Hybrid work and reduced travels. Backend admin interface is simple (that's good) and provides useful dashboards for trend analysis.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    They have been responsive to support-related issues.
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    Zoom
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Other regions in our organization have implemented WebEx. We have experienced poor audio and lack of customer service in our region. For quick interoffice communication and screen share, we use Skype for Business. Many people who have had the choice between WebEx and ReadyTalk will, more times than not, request a ReadyTalk account to be created. They feel the interface is much simpler to adapt. WebEx is not super friendly, especially on the backend of the tool.
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    Zoom
    I personally think Zoom Rooms is superior to Teams. I have setup 3 or 4 Zooms Rooms for my organisation and it is pretty straightforward to do without any formal training or education on Zoom Rooms. My experience with Teams was the opposite. A horrible interface and options deliberately hidden away in menus levels deep. On top of which, Zoom Room outperforms Teams Rooms in both video and audio. On the desktop, Teams is a bloated app whereas, in my experience, Zoom Rooms works well.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Positive impact. Able to fluidly demonstrate our software over conference call at the drop of a dime
    • Positively impacts clients onboarding process due to ability to screen share with a high amount of people at the same time
    • Higher ROI due to ability to show clients our new platform before their purchase in order to show the value of our product in real time via Readytalk conference
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    • Great value for money as used it more than planned after installation.
    • Finding the use of screen share and whiteboards is becoming very popular and meant we wanted a larger screen for this. ;-)
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