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Polycom RealPresence Clariti vs Zoom Workplace Business comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Polycom RealPresence Clariti
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zoom Workplace Business
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
234
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Polycom RealPresence Clariti is 1.8%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoom Workplace Business is 7.0%, down from 11.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zoom Workplace Business7.0%
Polycom RealPresence Clariti1.8%
Other91.2%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

NH
Network Technical Advisor at a government with 10,001+ employees
The ability to track call flow and history simplifies call management while bridging issues persist
I find the ability to follow the calls, the call flow, the ability to look at the history, and more on the fault-finding tools to be valuable. It improved from a support model perspective. It simplified the licensing, reduced administration since it's based on calls, not based on users. It's about managing the calls and verifying we have enough space as opposed to always adding licenses for endpoints or users.
Yifate Yusuf - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at GE
Unified communication has transformed our collaboration and consistently boosts project delivery
The best features Zoom Workplace Business offers include screen sharing, clear video and audio, online meetings, large-scale events, call management, mobile apps, unified communication platform, and collaboration. The feature I find myself using the most is an AI-powered collaboration platform that is used to streamline communication, increase employee engagement, optimize in-person time, and improve productivity. The screen sharing is very effective and a helpful tool where we are able to screen share with our colleagues and discuss different tasks and project management ideas. Collaboration has become very efficient, and remote working has also become efficient and prevalent in my organization. We have been able to save a lot of time using Zoom Workplace Business. It has been a game-changer. Zoom Workplace Business elevates the experience with Zoom AI Companion included at no additional cost. It is designed to help employees be more productive, collaborate better, enhance their skills, and unlock time savings.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product increases the ability of Teams in cases when we need to collaborate with whiteboards or specific video-coms or audio-coms to install a meeting presence room."
"The most valuable feature is its integration with solutions like Zoom and Teams for endpoints. The picture quality is high, and the conference sessions are stable."
"Some proprietary Polycom features include speaker tracking, acoustic fencing, noise cancellation, active noise cancellation, and noise cancellation AI."
"The solution is stable, there are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"I find the ability to follow the calls, the call flow, the ability to look at the history, and more on the fault-finding tools to be valuable."
"It simplified the licensing, reduced administration since it's based on calls, not based on users."
"It does a good job of integrating with other software."
"It's on-prem, which is great."
"It is a stable solution."
"The ability to discuss and share training content would be the most valuable features of Zoom."
"With Zoom or Teams, it is very easy to share content and the ability to conduct reviews is beneficial."
"The solution is easy to set up."
"The performance is good."
"Zoom is a scalable solution, we have 150,000 people using it in my organization."
"The solution is reliable and the performance is good."
"The most valuable feature is push notifications"
 

Cons

"The customer needs this platform to be a little bit more customized."
"The idea of the Clariti 2.0 is good, however, they're still moving too slowly."
"Could have a wider range of use cases."
"I'd like to see a wider range of use cases for this product."
"The only issue we have is with some of the bridging stuff, particularly with respect to DTMF and outgoing calls."
"Polycom RealPresence Clariti is very bad when moving towards the cloud."
"It's a heavy application that requires a lot of bandwidth."
"If a user has bad connectivity, Zoom will not work well."
"Zoom could be improved as the connectivity can be a little tricky sometimes, and it's not clear when people need to be let in or not."
"Occasional system overload that requires a restart."
"Zoom lacks dashboards, more could be included."
"The video side should be improved, especially if too many people log in at once."
"The paid version is quite expensive. There's no middle ground between free and paid."
"There were times on the free version where I wasn't done the meeting and it just took me out. They need to give more time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Polycom RealPresence Clariti is definitely more expensive than others in the market because of its high quality."
"The solution's pricing is good."
"For personal use, I use the free version of Zoom, so I haven't paid anything."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable. I think we get discounts as an organization."
"The exact costs are handled on a corporate level, however, I understand that if you just want to own a license for your small business or something like that, it's around $300 a year, which is very reasonable."
"The price is $149 USD yearly."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee."
"The pricing is too high. The cost of the license could be cheaper."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business102
Midsize Enterprise33
Large Enterprise111
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Polycom RealPresence Clariti?
They are discontinuing the product and they are moving over to Pexip. The only issue we have is with some of the bridging stuff, particularly with respect to DTMF and outgoing calls. That's our big...
What is your primary use case for Polycom RealPresence Clariti?
We use it both nationally and internationally with our partners, however, it's used in a closed environment.
What advice do you have for others considering Polycom RealPresence Clariti?
I would recommend it, however, it depends on the environment. We have a lot of users but not a lot of usage, so the price model is really good for that environment. Overall, I would give it a nine ...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoom?
I cannot say anything about pricing, setup costs, and licensing of Zoom Workplace Business since it is handled globally for us.
What needs improvement with Zoom?
I would like the price to be a bit lower. Besides pricing, there are no other points I would like to see improved.
 

Also Known As

RealPresence Clariti, Clariti
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Baptist Health Corbin, North Carolina Central University
Fortinet, Veeva, Proofpoint, Box, Ticketmaster, Trend Micro, Caesars Entertainment, Santa Clara University, Pandora, Stanford Continuing Studies
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