Room Bar vs Rally Bar Comparison

Compare Room Bar vs Rally Bar 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

The Logitech Rally Bar is an all-in-one video bar for medium rooms. Its 4K PTZ camera has 5x optical zoom (15x HD total with digital), and it has six beamforming microphones and two 70 mm speaker drivers rated at 99 dB SPL.

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Best For: Medium rooms
Zoom: 15x HD (5x optical, 3x digital)
View: 90°
Camera: 4K PTZ
Teams Rooms: Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Google Meet (appliance or USB mode)

Review Scores Compared

Expert Score

Room Bar8.5/10
Rally Bar8.8/10 Leads

Optics & Room Coverage

Room Bar7.7/10
Rally Bar8.2/10 Leads

AI Speaker Tracking & Framing

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

Room Audio Pickup & Output

Room Bar7.6/10
Rally Bar8.9/10 Leads

OS Platform & Ecosystem

Room Bar9.8/10
Rally Bar9.8/10

Deployment & I/O

Room Bar9.4/10
Rally Bar10.0/10 Leads

Why Room Bar Beats Rally Bar (and Vice Versa)

Why Room Bar beats Rally Bar

Better ai speaker tracking & framing: 8.9 vs 8.4 out of 10
Field of View: 120° vs 90°
Horizontal FOV: 120° vs 82.1°
Vertical FOV: 95° vs 52.2°
Camera Resolution: 1080p, 30 fps vs 4K, 1440p, 1080p, 900p, 720p and SD at 30 fps
Ethernet: 2 x RJ-45 100/1000 (1 LAN, 1 PoE for Navigator) vs 10/100/1G

Why Rally Bar beats Room Bar

Better room audio pickup & output: 8.9 vs 7.6 out of 10
Better deployment & i/o: 10.0 vs 9.4 out of 10
Ideal Room Size: Medium rooms vs Up to 5 people within 3 m (add external mic for larger)
Zoom: 15x HD (5x optical, 3x digital) vs 5x digital
Camera: 4K PTZ vs 12 MP, 1/2.3" CMOS, f/2.5, fixed focus; 1080p video
USB: 3 x USB-A 2.0, 1 x USB-C 3.0 vs 1 x USB-C input, 1 x USB-A

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
Best For	Webex rooms	Medium rooms
Ideal Room Size	Up to 5 people within 3 m (add external mic for larger)	Medium rooms Better

Camera

	Room Bar	Rally Bar
Sensor	1/2.3" CMOS	—
Zoom	5x digital	15x HD (5x optical, 3x digital) Better
Optical Zoom	—	5x optical (15x HD total)
Field of View	120° Better	90°
Speaker Tracking	Yes	—
Megapixels	12 MP	—
Aperture	f/2.5	—
Horizontal FOV	120° Better	82.1°
Vertical FOV	95° Better	52.2°
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 PTZ Better
Camera Resolution	1080p, 30 fps Better	4K, 1440p, 1080p, 900p, 720p and SD at 30 fps
Pan and Tilt	—	Motorized pan ±25°, tilt ±15° (total coverage 132.1° H x 82.2° V)
AI Features	Auto framing, Frames mode, People focus (Webex), speaker tracking, AI noise removal	AI Viewfinder (174° diagonal), RightSight framing, AI noise suppression
Max Frame Rate	30 fps	30 fps
Cameras	—	2
Whiteboard Camera	View whiteboard content from Cisco Board/Desk or Webex app	—

Connectivity

	Room Bar	Rally Bar
Power over Ethernet	PoE port for Room Navigator and one Cisco IP mic	—
USB	1 x USB-C input, 1 x USB-A	3 x USB-A 2.0, 1 x USB-C 3.0 Better
HDMI	1 x HDMI-in (4K30), 2 x HDMI-out (4K60)	2 out (up to 1080p), 1 in Better
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 (MIMO), Bluetooth LE (remote)
Displays Supported	2	2
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 1.4 (1080p60 passthrough)
HDMI Out	2 x HDMI (4K60)	2 x HDMI 1.4
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 (MIMO)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth and BLE (radio versions)	Bluetooth LE (remote)
USB Host Ports	1 x USB-A 2.0	3 x USB-A 2.0 Better
Line In / Out	1 x analog mic input	—

Platforms

	Room Bar	Rally Bar
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, Google Meet (appliance or USB mode)
Certifications	Microsoft Teams Rooms	Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows
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)	Certified
Google Meet	Interop (WebRTC, RoomOS mode)	Certified
Webex	Native (RoomOS)	—
SIP / H.323	Yes (H.323, SIP; 4-way MultiSite option)	—
Appliance Mode	Yes	Yes
Firmware Updates	Via Control Hub	—
Remote Control	—	Bluetooth LE remote (2 x CR2032)

Design

	Room Bar	Rally Bar
Mounting	Consolidated wall/screen mount; above or below display (can be flipped)	Table stand included; wall and TV mounts available
Weight	1.5 kg Better	7.08 kg
Privacy Cover	Privacy cover included	—
Dimensions	534 x 82 x 64 mm	164 x 910 x 130.5 mm
Power	100-240 VAC, 12 V DC, PSU-12VDC-86W	100-240 V auto-sensing, 19 V 4.74 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
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	—
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, power supply, AC cord, HDMI cable, USB cable, remote, lens caps, documentation
Licence Included	Cisco Device Subscription (sold separately)	Room solution software license not included

Identifiers

	Room Bar	Rally Bar
Model Number	CS-BAR (TTC7-28)	960-001308 (Graphite)

Audio

	Room Bar	Rally Bar
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	2 x 70 mm drivers, 8 W rated, 99 dB SPL @ 8 W
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	Up to 4 Rally Mic Pods and 2 Mic Pod Hubs
Mic Array	4-element beamforming array + front-facing tracking mics	6 omnidirectional digital MEMS
Speaker Output	—	2 x 70 mm, 90 dB SPL @ 1 W, 99 dB SPL @ 8 W (0.5 m)
Max SPL	93 dB	99 dB Better
Speaker Frequency Range	100 Hz - 20 kHz	—
Mic Frequency Range	—	90 Hz - 16 kHz
Beamforming	Yes	Yes
AI Noise Suppression	Yes	Yes (AI filter)

Design & Setup

	Room Bar	Rally Bar
Mounts	Mounting kit included	—
Security	HTTPS/SSH management, SRTP AES-128/256-GCM, end-to-end encryption (Webex), WPA3	AES-128 full disk encryption, device attestation, Arm TrustZone
Security Slot	—	Yes
Cooling	—	57 BTU/h idle, 64 BTU/h in meeting

Takeaways

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