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

Meeting join and scheduling

FeatureNative Zoom RoomsZoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)Parity
Meeting join flow (one-button-to-push)YesYes
Calendar integrationYesYes (via Webex Hybrid Calendar)
Join via meeting IDYesYes
Host key required when joining by IDYesYes
Start instant meetingYesYes

 

In-meeting experience

FeatureNative Zoom RoomsZoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)Parity
Zoom meeting UIYesYes
Maximum meeting resolution1080p per video stream1080p per video stream
Video layouts (speaker, gallery, multi-speaker)YesYes
49-participant gallery viewYesYes
Breakout roomsYesYes
Webinar supportYesYes
AI CompanionYesYes
Captions and translated captionsYesYes
Participant management UIYesYes
Host controls UIYesYes
Support for all Zoom Rooms languages and closed captions, translated captionsYesYes
Classic WhiteboardYesSelected models only (due to CPU performance requirements)🚫

 

In-meeting and out-of-meeting content sharing

FeatureNative Zoom RoomsZoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)   Parity
Out-of-meeting share (room code / web share)YesYes
In-meeting HDMI content sharingYesYes
In-meeting wireless share (AirPlay)YesYes
In-meeting wireless proximity sharingYesYes
In-meeting Zoom device pairing (companion functions)YesYes

 

Video, audio, and peripherals

FeatureNative Zoom RoomsZoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)   Parity
Dual display supportYesYes
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 layerZoom device stackCisco hardware stack

 

Collaboration features

FeatureNative Zoom RoomsZoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)  Parity
Zoom Whiteboard persistenceYesYes

Room platform and device UX

FeatureNative Zoom RoomsZoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)   Parity
Operating systemZoom Rooms APKCisco RoomOS🚫
Home screen UIZoom Rooms interfaceCisco RoomOS interface🚫
Recent calls historyYesNo🚫
Room controls frameworkYesYes (via Cisco RoomOS room control framework)

 

Device management and platform

FeatureNative Zoom RoomsZoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)    Parity
Device managementZoom Admin portalCisco Control Hub🚫
Firmware update sourceZoomCisco Control Hub🚫
Zoom app upgradeYesYes (via ZDM)
Schedule Zoom app upgradeYesYes
Assign to roomYesYes

 

Out-of-meeting experience

FeatureNative Zoom RoomsZoom for Cisco Rooms (signed-in mode)  Parity
Access to contacts directory and starting a meeting by contactYesNo🚫
Zoom PhoneYesNo🚫
Out-of-meeting ad-hoc Zoom WhiteboardYesNo🚫
Digital SignageYesNo🚫
Zoom Room Control AppYesNo🚫
Zoom Apps (out of meeting)YesNo🚫
Zoom web controllerYesNo🚫
Zoom Workspace ReservationYesNo🚫
Zoom check-in / check-out and automatic releaseYesNo🚫