Room Bar vs Neat Bar 2 Comparison

Compare Room Bar vs Neat Bar 2 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

Neat Bar 2

The Neat Bar 2 (Generation 2) is a slim all-in-one bar for small to medium rooms. It has a 50 MP camera with a 113° view and 4x zoom, a five-mic end-fire array plus four voice-tracking mics, and dual speakers with opposing drivers.

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Best For: Small to medium rooms
Zoom: 4x digital
View: 113°
Camera: 50 MP sensor, f/2.8; 1080p people video
Teams Rooms: Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Google Meet; USB BYOD mode

Review Scores Compared

Expert Score

Room Bar8.5/10
Neat Bar 28.6/10 Leads

Optics & Room Coverage

Room Bar7.7/10 Leads
Neat Bar 27.3/10

AI Speaker Tracking & Framing

Room Bar8.9/10
Neat Bar 29.3/10 Leads

Room Audio Pickup & Output

Room Bar7.6/10
Neat Bar 28.6/10 Leads

OS Platform & Ecosystem

Room Bar9.8/10 Leads
Neat Bar 29.1/10

Deployment & I/O

Room Bar9.4/10
Neat Bar 210.0/10 Leads

Why Room Bar Beats Neat Bar 2 (and Vice Versa)

Why Room Bar beats Neat Bar 2

Better os platform & ecosystem: 9.8 vs 9.1 out of 10
Zoom: 5x digital vs 4x digital
Field of View: 120° vs 113°
Ethernet: 2 x RJ-45 100/1000 (1 LAN, 1 PoE for Navigator) vs RJ-45
Remote Management: Cisco Control Hub vs Neat Pulse
Weight: 1.5 kg vs 1.7 kg

Why Neat Bar 2 beats Room Bar

Better room audio pickup & output: 8.6 vs 7.6 out of 10
Better deployment & i/o: 10.0 vs 9.4 out of 10
Ideal Room Size: Small to medium spaces (up to 10 people per Neat medium cate… vs Up to 5 people within 3 m (add external mic for larger)
Megapixels: 50 MP vs 12 MP
Camera: 50 MP sensor, f/2.8; 1080p people video vs 12 MP, 1/2.3" CMOS, f/2.5, fixed focus; 1080p video
HDMI: 2 x HDMI-out, 1 x HDMI-in vs 1 x HDMI-in (4K30), 2 x HDMI-out (4K60)

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	Neat Bar 2
Best For	Webex rooms	Small to medium rooms
Ideal Room Size	Up to 5 people within 3 m (add external mic for larger)	Small to medium spaces (up to 10 people per Neat medium category) Better

Camera

	Room Bar	Neat Bar 2
Sensor	1/2.3" CMOS	—
Zoom	5x digital Better	4x digital
Field of View	120° Better	113°
Speaker Tracking	Yes	Yes (voice tracking)
Megapixels	12 MP	50 MP Better
Aperture	f/2.5	f/2.8
Horizontal FOV	120°	—
Vertical FOV	95°	—
Focus	Fixed focus	—
Multi-Stream / Gallery	Frames mode, People Focus (Webex)	—
People Counting	Yes	Yes (people-counting sensors)
Camera	12 MP, 1/2.3" CMOS, f/2.5, fixed focus; 1080p video	50 MP sensor, f/2.8; 1080p people video Better
Camera Resolution	1080p, 30 fps	People video up to 1080p30; content up to 4K30
AI Features	Auto framing, Frames mode, People focus (Webex), speaker tracking, AI noise removal	Automatic people framing, people counting and light sensors, voice tracking
Max Frame Rate	30 fps	—
Cameras	—	1
Whiteboard Camera	View whiteboard content from Cisco Board/Desk or Webex app	—

Connectivity

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

Platforms

	Room Bar	Neat Bar 2
Remote Management	Cisco Control Hub Better	Neat Pulse
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; USB BYOD mode
Certifications	Microsoft Teams Rooms	Microsoft Teams, Zoom
Operating System	RoomOS 11 or later / Teams Rooms on Android	—
USB / BYOD Mode	Yes (USB-C passthrough; Room Bar BYOD model)	Yes (BYOD-only mode over USB-C, with or without Neat Pad)
Touch Controller	Cisco Room Navigator (table or wall)	Neat Pad or Neat Pad Pro
Zoom Rooms	Interop (SIP / WebRTC)	Certified
Google Meet	Interop (WebRTC, RoomOS mode)	Supported
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	Neat Bar 2
Mounting	Consolidated wall/screen mount; above or below display (can be flipped)	Table, above/below screen, wall
Weight	1.5 kg Better	1.7 kg
Privacy Cover	Privacy cover included	—
Dimensions	534 x 82 x 64 mm	650 x 70 x 70 mm
Power	100-240 VAC, 12 V DC, PSU-12VDC-86W	Built-in PSU 100-240 V; idle 6 W, in call 10-13 W
Power Consumption	14.3 W in meeting, 8.2 W idle, 86 W peak	—
Colors	First Light, Carbon	—
Operating Temperature	0 to 35 °C	—

In the Box

	Room Bar	Neat Bar 2
Warranty	1-year limited	1 year (extended available)
Optional Accessories	Table Microphone Pro, Ceiling Microphone Pro, Room Navigator, multi-head cables	Neat Pad, Neat Pad Pro, PoE power supply with 5 m RJ-45 cable, extended warranty (1 or 2 years)
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	Neat Bar Gen 2, HDMI cable 2 m, Ethernet cable 3 m, power cord 3 m, mount adapter, wall mount, snap-on mount, table stand, 2 mm hex wrench
Licence Included	Cisco Device Subscription (sold separately)	Zoom Rooms or Microsoft Teams Rooms licence sold separately

Identifiers

	Room Bar	Neat Bar 2
Model Number	CS-BAR (TTC7-28)	—

Audio

	Room Bar	Neat Bar 2
Built-in Mics	4	5-mic end-fire array + 4 voice-localization mics Better
Mic Pickup Range	3 m	5 m (15 ft) Better
Speakers	Stereo, 2 full-range drivers, 100 Hz-20 kHz, 93 dB max SPL Better	Dual speakers with opposing drivers
Audio Processing	AEC, AGC, AI noise removal, de-reverberation, full duplex, spatial audio, beamforming	Voice enhancement, echo cancellation, deep noise suppression, dereverberation
Expansion Mics	1 analog mic input; 1 Cisco IP microphone via PoE	—
Mic Array	4-element beamforming array + front-facing tracking mics	5-mic end-fire array + 4 voice-tracking mics
Max SPL	93 dB	—
Speaker Frequency Range	100 Hz - 20 kHz	—
Beamforming	Yes	Yes
AI Noise Suppression	Yes	Yes (deep noise suppression)

Design & Setup

	Room Bar	Neat Bar 2
Mounts	Mounting kit included	Mount adapter, wall mount, snap-on mount and table stand included
Security	HTTPS/SSH management, SRTP AES-128/256-GCM, end-to-end encryption (Webex), WPA3	—

Takeaways

It's a tie on our rating (4.5/5) between Room Bar and Neat Bar 2, so choose on the rows that matter most to you.
Choose Room Bar for webex rooms.
Choose Neat Bar 2 for small to 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