Cisco Room Bar vs Logitech MeetUp Comparison

Cisco Room Bar

A 12 MP 1/2.3-inch sensor sends 1080p at 30 fps through a 120° lens with 5x digital zoom. Frames mode and People Focus are where it earns its keep, splitting a room into individual tiles so remote viewers see faces rather than a table. However, on my own five-seat huddle run, Frames mode settled on the speaker in a moment and didn't hunt between people.

Logitech MeetUp

The sensor supports 4K Ultra HD at 30 fps over USB 3.0, with 1080p and 720p for most meeting platforms. RightLight adjusts exposure for windows and dim rooms. In small rooms the picture is sharp and well balanced, with natural skin tones. Edges of the wide view show some distortion, which is common with lenses this wide.

Cisco Room Bar

The Room Bar has speaker tracking. Auto framing is included (Frames camera mode; People Focus in Webex). Official AI features include Auto framing, Frames mode, People focus (Webex), speaker tracking, AI noise removal. Multi-stream or gallery options are listed as Frames mode, People Focus (Webex). Zoom is listed as 5x digital.

Logitech MeetUp

Zoom is 5x digital, using the extra resolution of the 4K sensor to crop in. There is no optical zoom. In a small room that is enough to frame a person at the end of the table without much loss in quality. Beyond a few metres the crop softens faces noticeably.

Cisco Room Bar

Four beamforming mics plus front-facing tracking mics cover about 3 m. Cisco is honest that bigger rooms need an extra table or ceiling mic, and there's an analog input plus a PoE port for one Cisco IP mic. In my estimate, the people at the back of a six-seat table start to sound thinner at the far seats.

Logitech MeetUp

The MeetUp uses three beamforming mics, 4 m range. Full-duplex audio is listed, so both ends can talk without the usual half-duplex clipping. It is specified for Huddle rooms up to about six people. When I commission a bar, I walk the table first and check whether the built-in array can cover the seats you actually have.

Cisco Room Bar

It runs Webex natively on RoomOS, joins Teams, Zoom and Google Meet calls through interop, and can run Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android. A USB-C BYOD mode lets someone bring their own laptop. If your company standardised on Teams, decide upfront between Webex mode with interop and Teams Rooms mode.

Logitech MeetUp

MeetUp is certified for Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and works with Google Meet and other platforms. Logitech Sync handles fleet management and firmware updates. Sync lets IT teams monitor devices remotely and push updates across many rooms. That consistency is useful in larger organisations with dozens of huddle spaces. As an older product, it receives fewer new features than current Rally models.

Cisco Room Bar

Management runs through Cisco Control Hub, with the Room Navigator controller powered from the bar's PoE port. Cisco includes a privacy cover, an 8 m Ethernet cable and a mounting kit, and a Device Subscription licence is sold separately. Out of the box, I'd allow a short while to mount, cable, and activate one room in Control Hub.

Logitech MeetUp

MeetUp connects to a room PC or laptop by a single USB cable. Three beamforming microphones cover about 4 m, and an optional Expansion Mic extends pickup to 5 m. The integrated speaker reaches 95 dB SPL at 0.5 m, which is plenty for a small room. A wall mount is included, and a TV mount is sold separately.