Room Bar vs Rally Bar Huddle Comparison

Compare Room Bar vs Rally Bar Huddle side by side: specs, ratings, pros and cons, and which one fits your room best.

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Cisco Room Bar video bar with its single connection cable

At a Glance

The Cisco Room Bar is a compact video bar for huddle and small rooms. It has a 12 MP camera with a 120° horizontal view, 5x digital zoom, auto framing, Frames mode and speaker tracking.

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Best For: Webex rooms
Zoom: 5x digital
View: 120°
Camera: 12 MP, 1/2.3" CMOS, f/2.5, fixed focus; 1080p video
Teams Rooms: Webex (RoomOS) with Teams, Zoom and Google Meet interop; Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android; USB-C BYOD

Rally Bar Huddle

The Logitech Rally Bar Huddle is a compact all-in-one bar for huddle spaces and small rooms. It has a 4K camera with digital PTZ, a 120° field of view, 4x HD digital zoom, six microphones and one 55 mm full-range speaker.

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Best For: Huddle rooms
Zoom: 4x HD digital
View: 120°
Camera: 4K digital PTZ
Teams Rooms: Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms (appliance); Teams, Zoom, Google Meet (USB mode)

Review Scores Compared

Expert Score

Room Bar8.5/10
Rally Bar Huddle8.7/10 Leads

Optics & Room Coverage

Room Bar7.7/10
Rally Bar Huddle8.4/10 Leads

AI Speaker Tracking & Framing

Room Bar8.9/10 Leads
Rally Bar Huddle8.4/10

Room Audio Pickup & Output

Room Bar7.6/10
Rally Bar Huddle9.3/10 Leads

OS Platform & Ecosystem

Room Bar9.8/10
Rally Bar Huddle9.8/10

Deployment & I/O

Room Bar9.4/10 Leads
Rally Bar Huddle7.8/10

Why Room Bar Beats Rally Bar Huddle (and Vice Versa)

Why Room Bar beats Rally Bar Huddle

Better deployment & i/o: 9.4 vs 7.8 out of 10
Better ai speaker tracking & framing: 8.9 vs 8.4 out of 10
Zoom: 5x digital vs 4x HD digital
Horizontal FOV: 120° vs 113°
Vertical FOV: 95° vs 80°
Camera Resolution: 1080p, 30 fps vs 4K

Why Rally Bar Huddle beats Room Bar

Better room audio pickup & output: 9.3 vs 7.6 out of 10
Better optics & room coverage: 8.4 vs 7.7 out of 10
Ideal Room Size: Huddle spaces and small rooms vs Up to 5 people within 3 m (add external mic for larger)
Camera: 4K digital PTZ vs 12 MP, 1/2.3" CMOS, f/2.5, fixed focus; 1080p video
Built-in Mics: 6 vs 4
Mic Pickup Range: 7 m vs 3 m

Review-score leads of 0.5+ points out of 10 first, then specs where only one comes out ahead.

Full Specifications

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General

	Room Bar	Rally Bar Huddle
Best For	Webex rooms	Huddle rooms
Ideal Room Size	Up to 5 people within 3 m (add external mic for larger)	Huddle spaces and small rooms Better

Camera

	Room Bar	Rally Bar Huddle
Sensor	1/2.3" CMOS	—
Zoom	5x digital Better	4x HD digital
Field of View	120°	120°
Speaker Tracking	Yes	—
Megapixels	12 MP	—
Aperture	f/2.5	—
Horizontal FOV	120° Better	113°
Vertical FOV	95° Better	80°
Focus	Fixed focus	—
Multi-Stream / Gallery	Frames mode, People Focus (Webex)	—
People Counting	Yes	—
Camera	12 MP, 1/2.3" CMOS, f/2.5, fixed focus; 1080p video	4K digital PTZ Better
Camera Resolution	1080p, 30 fps Better	4K
Pan and Tilt	—	Digital pan ±48°, tilt ±32° at 4x zoom
AI Features	Auto framing, Frames mode, People focus (Webex), speaker tracking, AI noise removal	RightSight framing, AI noise suppression
Max Frame Rate	30 fps	—
Cameras	—	1
Whiteboard Camera	View whiteboard content from Cisco Board/Desk or Webex app	—

Connectivity

	Room Bar	Rally Bar Huddle
Power over Ethernet	PoE port for Room Navigator and one Cisco IP mic	—
USB	1 x USB-C input, 1 x USB-A	1 x USB-A 3.1, 1 x USB-C 3.1
HDMI	1 x HDMI-in (4K30), 2 x HDMI-out (4K60)	1 out, 1 in
Network	Ethernet 100/1000, Wi-Fi, IPv4/IPv6, 802.1X	10/100/1G Ethernet
Wireless	Bluetooth (radio versions)	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth LE
Displays Supported	2 Better	1
Ports	Analog mic input, PoE port for IP mic	—
Content Sharing	HDMI, USB-C, wireless sharing; 4K content	—
HDMI In	1 x HDMI (4K30)	1 x HDMI (1080p60 passthrough)
HDMI Out	2 x HDMI (4K60) Better	1 x HDMI
Ethernet	2 x RJ-45 100/1000 (1 LAN, 1 PoE for Navigator) Better	10/100/1G
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2x2 MIMO	802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth	Bluetooth and BLE (radio versions)	Bluetooth LE
USB Host Ports	1 x USB-A 2.0	1 x USB-A 3.1
Line In / Out	1 x analog mic input	—

Platforms

	Room Bar	Rally Bar Huddle
Remote Management	Cisco Control Hub	Logitech Sync
Teams Rooms	Webex (RoomOS) with Teams, Zoom and Google Meet interop; Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android; USB-C BYOD	Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms (appliance); Teams, Zoom, Google Meet (USB mode)
Certifications	Microsoft Teams Rooms	Zoom Rooms
Operating System	RoomOS 11 or later / Teams Rooms on Android	Logitech CollabOS
USB / BYOD Mode	Yes (USB-C passthrough; Room Bar BYOD model)	Yes (USB mode)
Touch Controller	Cisco Room Navigator (table or wall)	Logitech Tap or Tap IP
Zoom Rooms	Interop (SIP / WebRTC)	—
Google Meet	Interop (WebRTC, RoomOS mode)	—
Webex	Native (RoomOS)	—
SIP / H.323	Yes (H.323, SIP; 4-way MultiSite option)	—
Appliance Mode	Yes	Yes
Firmware Updates	Via Control Hub	—

Design

	Room Bar	Rally Bar Huddle
Mounting	Consolidated wall/screen mount; above or below display (can be flipped)	Multi Mount included; wall and TV mounts available
Weight	1.5 kg Better	1.8 kg
Privacy Cover	Privacy cover included	Integrated motorized privacy shutter
Dimensions	534 x 82 x 64 mm	78.9 x 549.6 x 76 mm
Power	100-240 VAC, 12 V DC, PSU-12VDC-86W	100-240 V auto-sensing, 19 V 2.1 A
Power Consumption	14.3 W in meeting, 8.2 W idle, 86 W peak	—
Colors	First Light, Carbon	—
Operating Temperature	0 to 35 °C	0 to 40 °C

In the Box

	Room Bar	Rally Bar Huddle
Warranty	1-year limited	2-year limited (1- and 3-year extensions)
Optional Accessories	Table Microphone Pro, Ceiling Microphone Pro, Room Navigator, multi-head cables	Cleanable off-white fabric front cover, TV mounts, Tap / Tap IP
In the Box	Room Bar, Room Navigator (bundle), HDMI 2.0 cable 1.5 m, 86 W power supply, privacy cover, Ethernet cable 8 m, mounting kit	Rally Bar Huddle, Multi-Mount, power supply, AC cord, HDMI cable, USB cable
Licence Included	Cisco Device Subscription (sold separately)	Room solution software license not included

Identifiers

	Room Bar	Rally Bar Huddle
Model Number	CS-BAR (TTC7-28)	960-001485

Audio

	Room Bar	Rally Bar Huddle
Built-in Mics	4	6 Better
Mic Pickup Range	3 m	7 m Better
Speakers	Stereo, 2 full-range drivers, 100 Hz-20 kHz, 93 dB max SPL	1 x 55 mm full-range, 8 W rated, 83 dB SPL @ 1 W/1 m
Audio Processing	AEC, AGC, AI noise removal, de-reverberation, full duplex, spatial audio, beamforming	AEC, voice activity detection, AI de-noising
Expansion Mics	1 analog mic input; 1 Cisco IP microphone via PoE	Not supported (no Rally Mic Pods) Better
Mic Array	4-element beamforming array + front-facing tracking mics	6 omnidirectional digital MEMS
Speaker Output	—	1 x 55 mm, 8 W rated, 83 dB SPL @ 1 W / 1 m
Max SPL	93 dB	—
Speaker Frequency Range	100 Hz - 20 kHz	—
Mic Frequency Range	—	90 Hz - 16 kHz
Beamforming	Yes	Yes (5 adaptive beams)
AI Noise Suppression	Yes	Yes (AI de-noising)

Design & Setup

	Room Bar	Rally Bar Huddle
Mounts	Mounting kit included	Multi-function mount included; TV Mount for Video Bars, TV Mount Adapter Kit
Security	HTTPS/SSH management, SRTP AES-128/256-GCM, end-to-end encryption (Webex), WPA3	AES-128 file-based encryption, device attestation, Arm TrustZone
Security Slot	—	Yes

Takeaways

It's a tie on our rating (4.5/5) between Room Bar and Rally Bar Huddle, so choose on the rows that matter most to you.
Choose Room Bar for webex rooms.
Choose Rally Bar Huddle for huddle rooms.

Pros and Cons

Room Bar

PROS

Native Webex plus Teams, Zoom and Meet interop
120° horizontal view
AI noise removal and spatial audio
Two 4K60 HDMI outputs

CONS

Mics optimised for 3 m and up to 5 people
1080p video