Native Zoom Rooms and Zoom for Cisco Rooms (Signed-In Mode) comparison

Meeting experience parity between Native Zoom Rooms and Zoom for Cisco Rooms is largely parity in the joined meeting experience itself. Differences occur primarily in out of meeting experience, device platform, management, and certain room platform features controlled by Cisco RoomOS.

Native Zoom Rooms deliver the full Zoom platform experience end-to-end, while Zoom for Cisco Rooms delivers a near-identical Zoom meeting experience running inside Cisco RoomOS, with Cisco retaining control of the device platform and hardware features.

Requirements for using Zoom for Cisco Rooms

Zoom Rooms version 6.7.0 or higher
Cisco RoomOS 26.2.1.5 or higher
Supported Cisco device:
- Cisco Room Bar
- Cisco Room Bar Pro
- Cisco Desk Pro
- Cisco Room Kit EQ
- Cisco Room Kit EQX
Support Cisco Controller device:
- CS-T10-TS-L-K9
- CS-T10-WM-L-K9
- CS-T10-TS-C-K9
- CS-T10-WM-C-K9
Guest Mode
- No subscription required
- Ability to join meetings
- Limited features
Signed-In Mode
- Subscription required
- Ability to start meetings
- Additional features not available in guest mode

Meeting join and scheduling

Feature	Native Zoom Rooms	Zoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)	Parity
Meeting join flow (one-button-to-push)	Yes	Yes	✅
Calendar integration	Yes	Yes (via Webex Hybrid Calendar)	✅
Join via meeting ID	Yes	Yes	✅
Host key required when joining by ID	Yes	Yes	✅
Start instant meeting	Yes	Yes	✅

In-meeting experience

Feature	Native Zoom Rooms	Zoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)	Parity
Zoom meeting UI	Yes	Yes	✅
Maximum meeting resolution	1080p per video stream	1080p per video stream	✅
Video layouts (speaker, gallery, multi-speaker)	Yes	Yes	✅
49-participant gallery view	Yes	Yes	✅
Breakout rooms	Yes	Yes	✅
Webinar support	Yes	Yes	✅
AI Companion	Yes	Yes	✅
Captions and translated captions	Yes	Yes	✅
Participant management UI	Yes	Yes	✅
Host controls UI	Yes	Yes	✅
Support for all Zoom Rooms languages and closed captions, translated captions	Yes	Yes	✅
Classic Whiteboard	Yes	Selected models only (due to CPU performance requirements)	🚫

In-meeting and out-of-meeting content sharing

Feature	Native Zoom Rooms	Zoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)	Parity
Out-of-meeting share (room code / web share)	Yes	Yes	✅
In-meeting HDMI content sharing	Yes	Yes	✅
In-meeting wireless share (AirPlay)	Yes	Yes	✅
In-meeting wireless proximity sharing	Yes	Yes	✅
In-meeting Zoom device pairing (companion functions)	Yes	Yes	✅

Video, audio, and peripherals

Feature	Native Zoom Rooms	Zoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)	Parity
Dual display support	Yes	Yes	✅
Camera intelligence	Zoom camera modes: Auto framing Multi-focus Speaker focus Manual Presenter Focus Smart Gallery Intelligent Director	Cisco camera AI modes: Group Frames Speaker Manual	✅
Peripheral control layer	Zoom device stack	Cisco hardware stack	✅

Feature

Native Zoom Rooms

Zoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)

Parity

Dual display support

Yes

✅

Camera intelligence

Zoom camera modes:

Auto framing

Multi-focus

Speaker focus

Manual

Presenter Focus

Smart Gallery

Intelligent Director

Cisco camera AI modes:

Group

Frames

Speaker

Manual

✅

Peripheral control layer

Zoom device stack

Cisco hardware stack

✅

Collaboration features

Feature	Native Zoom Rooms	Zoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)	Parity
Zoom Whiteboard persistence	Yes	Yes	✅

Room platform and device UX

Feature	Native Zoom Rooms	Zoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)	Parity
Operating system	Zoom Rooms APK	Cisco RoomOS	🚫
Home screen UI	Zoom Rooms interface	Cisco RoomOS interface	🚫
Recent calls history	Yes	No	🚫
Room controls framework	Yes	Yes (via Cisco RoomOS room control framework)	✅

Device management and platform

Feature	Native Zoom Rooms	Zoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)	Parity
Device management	Zoom Admin portal	Cisco Control Hub	🚫
Firmware update source	Zoom	Cisco Control Hub	🚫
Zoom app upgrade	Yes	Yes (via ZDM)	✅
Schedule Zoom app upgrade	Yes	Yes	✅
Assign to room	Yes	Yes	✅

Out-of-meeting experience

Feature	Native Zoom Rooms	Zoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)	Parity
Access to contacts directory and starting a meeting by contact	Yes	No	🚫
Zoom Phone	Yes	No	🚫
Out-of-meeting ad-hoc Zoom Whiteboard	Yes	No	🚫
Digital Signage	Yes	No	🚫
Zoom Room Control App	Yes	No	🚫
Zoom Apps (out of meeting)	Yes	No	🚫
Zoom web controller	Yes	No	🚫
Zoom Workspace Reservation	Yes	No	🚫
Zoom check-in / check-out and automatic release	Yes	No	🚫