Cisco Board Series vs. Highfive (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Board Series
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
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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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Cisco Board Series
Chose Cisco Board Series
The Cisco Board Series has less bugs and far less complications within our institution then the AnyConnect software. Users are able to work with the board series easier and with less training. AnyConnect will go down and prevent users from properly being able to connect to the …
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Most common likeness we get met with here is Microsoft surface hub and I don’t even think they are comparable at this point the interop power of adding multiple calling platforms is great in the Cisco Board Series unit and unmatched I believe
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The compared platforms include Microsoft Teams Rooms and Webex Webinars with which I have had prior experience. While working with people realized that Microsoft Teams Rooms integrated more with Office Tools than any other software and Webex had outstanding video conferencing …
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I have also incorporated integrated collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and Slack dashboards into some of the projects that I worked on. In comparison with the given systems, the Cisco Board Series looks much more progressive, mainly because of its sophisticated …
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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 …
Chose Cisco Board Series
It provides far better quality and a superior user experience which makes it a pleasure for users. The easy join and in meeting experience with whiteboard features to save and store is a real value add. The feature set and longevity of a quality Cisco product shows with this …
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Cisco Board Series just works. Others need cables, patches. Apps and lots of setup and config - Cisco Board Series are a different class and user experience.
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Cisco Board Series are probably the middle of the mix in terms of features, favorable in terms of flexibility, unfavorable in term of comparative cost. Cisco is a leader in VC hardware, so it's important we looked at them when evaluating digital boards. We also looked at …
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Although it was not listed above we have also considered switching to Microsoft Surface Hub, however, both Google Jamboard and Microsoft Surface Hub might be great tools on their own. We are using everything from Cisco as a package deal that's why we really did not see a …
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The unit I've been using was a choice from our customer.
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I prefer boards because they seem to be more future ready
Chose Cisco Board Series
We have used a Polycom system for video calling. It worked well, but it was only for meetings and video conferencing. The Cisco Webex Board Series seem to be better integrated into the team's system we have on our laptops and PCs and allows for easy connectivity without lots of …
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The Cisco Webex Board Series provides an easier-to-manage and use solution when compared to the Surface Hub and Microsoft Teams solutions.
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Cisco webex board can be integrated with Cisco webex cloud, Cisco Call Manager. you can configure the webex to call manager can make extension calls and can join the local calls. The interactive screen is of very good quality. We can register the webex board directly to the …
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Cisco Webex Board Series is similar to zoom but has great other features that allow for collaboration and work spaces in breakout rooms. It provides a series of widgets and features to utilize. Cisco Webex Board Series also allows for great invites and host abilities to allow …
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We use Microsoft Teams together with Cisco Webex. Since Webex is preferred in more organizations, there is no problem connecting to meetings. Even if people do not have webex, they can easily join the meeting and share screens. This is a huge advantage.
Chose Cisco Board Series
Almost all telepresence vendors have hardware options that stack against each other in the entry, mid and high-end options. Nevertheless, the build quality and seamless integration with Webex really is beyond compare with Webex Boards. I would always recommend the SmartNet …
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by the type of size of screen, depending on the meeting rooms
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The above-mentioned tools that I used before are not much more effective than Cisco Webex Board Series. It enables me to save everything on the cloud which I have created on the Webex Board and associate it easily with a virtual meeting. My team members can easily pick up where …
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In the Polycom model we tested, both solutions are similar in facial tracking, in the type of protocol they use to communicate. But thanks to the design that the Webex Board has and that we already had a Webex platform in the organization, they were the reasons why the Webex …
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Compared to Cisco Webex Board Series, the displays are not good and the UI isn't optimized, with very limited app support. The key element of the Cisco Webex Board Series is that we knew this significant investment would be for the long term and we trust that Cisco will keep …
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Select Cisco Webex Board Series for its high quality and ease of use. I can also connect several computers through the application. Its technology is impeccable and there is also the theme of the blackboard where the whole team can participate. It really has been the best for …
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I have never used any other devices like Cisco Webex Board Series, so I can not compare.
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GoToRoom is a mediocre product. Compared to Cisco Webex Board Series, the displays are bad, and UI is not at all optimised. It has very limited app support. Customer support is also very bad. The demo team had postponed for 3 times and were ignoring calls. However, when they …
Highfive (discontinued)
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
Highfive has much better video streaming than Skype for business. It allows for multiple attendees to stream at once and collaborate. The options for sharing your screen or desktop is good too.
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
I have used most of these products primarily as a user and rarely as a host. The one I have the most experience with is Join.me. I believe that product better matches my needs and is much more flexible for small meetings that I host from my laptop. What they do not have is more …
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In my opinion, Zoom is a far superior product to Highfive because it has everything that they are missing. The ability to remove people from meetings was a huge pain point for us as people will forget to close out of Highfive and we had no way of removing forcing us to create …
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
We ultimately did not actually select Highfive. Zoom was more robust than Highfive was and we were already using Zoom for external meetings. We just decided to switch everything to the same licensing.
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
Webex is quite clunky. The user interface is not as simple to use as UberConference and you have to download an app in order to use it on your desktop. Because of this, new users are often late to meetings because of the time it takes to download the app. UberConference doesn't …
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
I haven't really used anything besides UberConference since I started my professional career. I know that RingCentral has something similar, but every other conference line I've seen has required a huge complicated PIN number. You won't believe how much of a difference that …
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
UberConference has a great platform that costs us nothing to use. We love it.
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Zoom and RingCentral do not have a free version, to my knowledge. The technology for both is good but requires a download which causes delays for new users, especially when working with multiple clients.

Google Hangouts is my go-to but many clients do not have access to Google …
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
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 …
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
UberConference works well but I think Loom might have a slight edge with screen share recording.
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
UberConference is comparable to the other platforms for conference calls. We use Zoom internally but vendors use it to schedule our demo calls for their products and services.
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N/A - We have not worked to find other alternatives.
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They all have a free version. They all have clear audio and video. Skype has unlimited amount of time allowed where Zoom and now UberConference limit your calls to 45 minutes and then they just cut out.
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
UberConference is so much more intuitive, easy to use, and easy to manage compared to FreeConfereceCall.com. The controls over user access and communication is unmatched, too. There's really no reason to ever use FreeConferenceCall.com once you experience UberConference.
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
UberConference is a much cleaner tool than the other options out there. I prefer to host all conference meetings so we can use UberConference and avoid the other choices. Any time I'm invited to a meeting and a PIN is required, it's become a chore and annoyance.
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
We selected UberConference due to its overall value: robust features and a competitive price.
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Uberconference in my opinion is the best software out there. One of the things that makes it especially better than all of the other options is that there is no additional software needed for us our our clients. We used to have so many issues with downloading software and …
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I like the fact that UberConference does not require any downloads. Our being able to conference with clients and colleagues that may not be tech-savvy or may have their computers locked down by IT makes a huge difference to us. UberConference ease of use and free use tier are …
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
UberConference is free and easy to start and invite users to. It lacks the features of other paid options like Zoom and Slack, and even Zoom's free plan can often satisfy many of our requirements over UberConference.
Chose Highfive (discontinued)
If this had conference recording it would stack up well. It's not quite as fully featured, but it gets the job done.
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
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Ratings
Highfive (discontinued)
7.7
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3% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
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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
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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
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Ratings
Highfive (discontinued)
7.9
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3% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
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7.8
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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
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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
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Small Businesses
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Score 10.0 out of 10
Whereby
Whereby
Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 8.6 out of 10
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 8.6 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
8.7
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7.7
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User Testimonials
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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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