Competitive Product
Comparison Matrix
AUGUST 2013 | LIFESIZE SUMMARY
Delivering the Ultimate Communication Experience
LifeSize offers the most innovative solutions with the lowest total cost of ownership and ultimate flexibility compared to others
on the market. Our video conferencing solutions consistently deliver unparalleled performance and greater productivity with
low cost of acquisition, implementation and operation.
Room-Based Video Systems (supporting up to 1080p60 video/1080p data)
Competitor Product Competitor Weaknesses
Lacks tight integration with Cisco video
infrastructure
No new user experiencestill uses the
Cisco SX20
complicated user interface and remote of legacy
Quick Set
Cisco systems
Price disadvantaged at $10,000 for 720p and a 4x
PTZ camera versus LifeSize Icon
Not tightly integrated with Polycom video
infrastructure
No physical data-sharing input; must upgrade to
the Group 500 system
Requires a $4,000 upgrade from the EagleEye
Polycom Group 300 Acoustic camera to get PTZ capabilities
Fails to deliver a simplified user experience
beyond the home screen
Endpoint-centric Microsoft Lync interoperability
approach is not scalable and provides
interoperability for only that one endpoint
Not tightly integrated with Polycom video
infrastructure
Fails to deliver a simplified user experience
beyond the home screen
Polycom Group 500 Price disadvantaged at $11,000 for 720p and a
PTZ camera versus LifeSize Icon
Endpoint-centric Microsoft Lync interoperability
approach is not scalable and provides
interoperability for only that one endpoint
Fails to deliver a simplified user experience and
has a complicated remote and user interface
Price disadvantaged at $10,000 for 1080p and
Radvision XT5000
a 10x PTZ camera versus LifeSize Icon
Not tightly integrated with Radvision video
infrastructure
LifeSize Equivalent LifeSize Advantages
Tight integration with the LifeSize UVC Platform
for a connected experience, enabling click-to-join
meetings with pop-up notifications, a unified user
interface in bridge calls and push-button recording
Radically simplified user experience with a new user
LifeSize
interface and remote control that promotes self-
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discovery
~$3,000 for 720p60 and a 4x PTZ camera
~$8,000 for 1080p60, 10x PTZ camera and dual
display support
Tight integration with the LifeSize UVC Platform
for a connected experience, enabling click-to-join
meetings with pop-up notifications, a unified user
interface in bridge calls and push-button recording
Up to 1080p data sharing through a physical data port
Comes with either our LifeSize 10x or 4x camera,
LifeSize
which both offer PTZ capabilities
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Radically simplified user experience with a new user
interface and remote control that promotes self-
discovery
Infrastructure-centric Microsoft Lync interoperability
approach is highly scalable; enables interoperability
for any endpoint
Tight integration with the LifeSize UVC Platform
for a connected experience, enabling click-to-join
meetings with pop-up notifications, a unified user
interface in bridge calls and push-button recording
Radically simplified user experience with a new user
LifeSize interface and remote control that promotes self-
discovery
Icon Series
~$6,000 for 720p60, 10x PTZ camera and dual
display support
Infrastructure-centric Microsoft Lync interoperability
approach is highly scalable; enables interoperability
for any endpoint
Radically simplified user experience with a new user
interface and remote control that promotes self-
discovery
~$8,000 for 1080p60, 10x PTZ camera and dual
LifeSize
display support
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Tight integration with the LifeSize UVC Platform
for a connected experience, enabling click-to-join
meetings with pop-up notifications, a unified user
interface in bridge calls and push-button recording
Room-Based Video Systems (supporting up to 1080p30 video)

Competitor Product Competitor Weaknesses LifeSize Equivalent LifeSize Advantages

4-way embedded bridge capable of 1080p30 is a
4-way embedded bridge is an expensive upgrade
Cisco SX20 LifeSize Team standard feature
and supports a maximum of 576p30
Quick Set 220 All features are included in the base price with
Cost per feature model increases MSRP rapidly
superior price/performance

LifeSize Team 1080p30, 720p60 and 720p30 multipoint calls

Cisco TelePresence 1080p30 multipoint calls are not supported 220/ supported
Codec C40/60 Cost per feature model increases MSRP rapidly LifeSize Room All features are included in the base price with
220 superior price/performance

Superior price/performance at a fraction of

High entry cost is a barrier to most deployments
Cisco TelePresence
Codec C90 Features such as multipoint, data sharing with
WSXGA resolution and 1080p are upgrades
Capable of only standard definition video
Supports only five resolutions, resulting in
Polycom QDX 6000
significant degradation in fps rate as connection
speeds decrease
Fails to deliver a constant 30 fps at advertised
bandwidths
Polycom HDX 6000
Does not support unique layouts to display
multiple images
4-way, 720p30 embedded MCU is an optional
upgrade
Polycom HDX 7000 4-way does not work when Lync RTVideo
license is activated; limited to point-to-point with
Lync RTVideo
Cannot deliver 720p30 video with 720p30
content
Polycom Low bandwidth efficiencyset to sustain 1080p LifeSize Room
HDX 8000/9000 at 30 fps, HDX requires > 2500 Kbps
Multiway gets disabled when Lync interoperability
is used
Not a true all-in-one solutionHDX 4002 has a
separate codec, and HDX 4500 has an attached
Polycom HDX codec
4002/4500
Neither Polycom model can be wall or cart
mounted
General purpose PCs that run an off-the-shelf
Windows OS and require the VidyoGateway for
interoperability
Vidyo Room
Vidyos systems use a third-party camera, 220/
HD-50/100/220
microphone and speakers, so they dont have
total control of the solution or the quality of
experience
Lacks integration and optimizationincorporates
older LCD and camera technology
Cisco MX200/300
Has lackluster design and requires tools to
assemble
Wired touch user interface makes controlling
from a distance difficult
Cisco EX60/90
EX90 (24-inch version) cannot be wall or cart
mounted
LifeSize Room the cost
220i Multipoint, presentation sharing and touchscreen
conference phone are all standard features
720p30 HD video conferencing is standard
LifeSize
Gradually reduces resolution at lower bandwidths
Passport
while maintaining 30 fps
Gradually reduces resolution at lower bandwidths
LifeSize Passport/ while maintaining 30 fps
LifeSize Express
220 Virtual multiway enables users to select from unique
views of video and data
4-way, 1080p30 embedded MCU is standard
LifeSize Team Room 220 and Team 220 work together with
LifeSize UVC Video Engine for Microsoft Lync to
220
provide Lync RTVideo for HD video with 4-way
continuous presence
Offers dual stream 720p at 30 fps for full motion
video and full motion content
Superior bandwidth efficiencyset to sustain 1080p
at 30 fps; Room 220 requires only
1700 Kbps
220
Room 220 and Team 220 work together with
LifeSize UVC Video Engine for Microsoft Lync
to provide Lync RTVideo for HD video with 4-way
continuous presence
True all-in-one solution; no separate boxes or
devices
LifeSize Unity 50 Slim profile and VESA compatibility enable
deployment in any environment, including mobile
carts or wall mounts
Purpose-built video conferencing systems that
LifeSize Passport/ run the secure and efficient Linux OS and deliver a
LifeSize Express
superior experience
LifeSize designs and builds all of its own hardware
LifeSize Room
220 and software, including cameras, endpoints,
microphones and conference phones
Brilliantly optimized, integrated solutioneach
LifeSize Unity component is chosen specifically for individual
quality
500
No tools requiredset up and working in minutes
Easiest-to-use all-in-one video communication
LifeSize Unity
solution available with a simplified user interface
50
VESA compatibility for wall or mobile cart mounting
Desktop and Mobile Video

Competitor Product Competitor Weaknesses LifeSize Equivalent LifeSize Advantages

Only one mobile device supportediPad 2
Requires Jabber video licenses for each user,
Cisco Jabber Video which is costly for large deployments
for TelePresence
Needs several add-ons to match LifeSize UVC
ClearSeas native UVC functionalitiesVCS
Expressway and VCS FindMe
Inferior video quality720p encoding and
Polycom decoding on the desktop; 480p @ 30 fps
receive on iPad 2
CMA Desktop/
RealPresence Mobile Limited number of mobile devices
supported15+ devices on iOS and Android
Requires VidyoRouter and VidyoGateway to
connect to standards-based H.323 or SIP
VidyoDesktop/ endpoint
VidyoMobile Requires a large up-front investment, with the
first port of interoperable mobile video calling
costing $20,000
Broadest platform support with 50+ mobile
devices supported and counting
Ultimate flexibility with unlimited user accounts
LifeSize UVC
and guest invitations
ClearSea
Unmatched ease of use with features like ring all,
seamless multiparty call escalation and live call
transfer
Highest video quality1080p encoding/decoding
on the desktop, 540p @ 30 fps or 720p @ 15 fps
LifeSize UVC receive on iPad 2
ClearSea
Broadest platform support with 50+ mobile
devices supported and counting
Turnkey, all-inclusive and natively interoperable
LifeSize UVC with H.323 and SIP
ClearSea Broadest platform support with 50+ mobile
devices supported and counting

Streaming and Recording

Competitor Product Competitor Weaknesses LifeSize Equivalent LifeSize Advantages

Lacks flexibility and scalabilityone-size-fits- Available as VMware, Hyper-V or physical
all approach appliance with flexible licensingadd capacity as
LifeSize UVC

needed
Polycom RSS 4000 No live streaming to mobile devices
Video Center
Needs separate appliance for streaming Support for the iPhone, iPad and iPod with more
purposes devices to come

Tight integration with endpoint for one-button

Complex recording and publishing
recording and auto-publishing
proceduresneed to dial IP addresses and
URLs Support for the iPhone, iPad and iPod with more
Cisco TelePresence LifeSize UVC
devices to come
Content Server No live streaming to mobile devices Video Center
Federation enables bandwidth savings and
No ability to federate multiple servers for WAN
massive enterprise-wide streaming without
bandwidth savings
additional equipment

Unavailable for purchase as a standalone
applicationneed Cisco DMM, plus Cisco MXE
for transcoding
Cisco Show & Share
Supports resolutions only up to 720p30
Expensive, time-consuming to set up and use,
and a much more complex implementation
Single application to perform all three tasks
record, stream and publish
Simplest possible deployment
LifeSize UVC
Video Center Scales easily from 1 recording port to 20 on a
single instance
Scales to 1000s of streams on a single instance

Microsoft Lync Interoperability

Competitor Product Competitor Weaknesses LifeSize Equivalent LifeSize Advantages

LifeSize UVC Multipoint Enterprise Edition
Polycom RMX + Requires endpoint and expensive infrastructure supports both Lync 2010 and Lync 2013 clients
Polycom endpoint MCU appliance LifeSize UVC Includes native Microsoft Lync video
Multipoint interoperability
Cisco infrastructure Does not scale flexibly; requires expensive
Enterprise
+ video endpoint appliance for expanding capacity Flexible capacity scales one port at a time
Edition + any
Radvision gateway + Does not deliver full-screen continuous LifeSize endpoint Host up to 128 participants and up to 49 on-
video endpoint presence to Lync clients and endpoints screen continuous presence with endpoints and
Lync clients
Bridging
Competitor Product Competitor Weaknesses
Cisco MCU 4500
series
Cisco MCU 5100
series
Polycom RMX series
Polycom 800 series
Radvision Scopia
Elite series
Cloud Video Service (Infrastructure as a Service)
Competitor Product Competitor Weaknesses
Cisco WebEx
Telepresence
Cisco Jabber Video
BlueJeans Network
Polycom Cloud Axis
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LifeSize Equivalent LifeSize Advantages
Sustains consistent 30 or 60 fps for the best
quality
LifeSize Bridge
Lacks frame rate stability as capacity increases Includes native Microsoft Lync interoperability
(LB);
Lacks native Microsoft Lync interoperability LifeSize UVC (LifeSize UVC MP Enterprise Edition)
Multipoint (UVC
Lacks built-in high availability clustering Flexible capacity scales one port at a time (UVC
MP) MP)
Best price in the market at any resolution
High price per port at ~$15,000 for Best price in the market at any resolution
1080p30/720p60 LifeSize Bridge
Expanded Conference license key ($14,999)
(LB);
Expensive to host large meetings48-port enables 48-port 1080p30 meetings with a total
LifeSize UVC
1080p30 meeting occurs only on an price of $79,998 (LB)
Multipoint (UVC
RMX 4420, costing $919,000
MP) Flexible capacity scales one port at a time (UVC
Cannot scale one port at a time MP)
Host up to 49 on-screen participants (continuous
Poor quality image; lacks frame rate stability
LifeSize Bridge presence) (UVC MP)
Scheduling requires additional management (LB);
Built-in scheduling for flexible deployments
software LifeSize UVC
Flexible capacity scales one port at a time (UVC
Cannot scale one port at a time Multipoint (UVC
MP) MP)
No high-end, capacity solutions
Best price in the market at any resolution
LifeSize Equivalent LifeSize Advantages
No call escalation to multiparty (call me, my
Easy-to-use seamless escalation from
internal bridge, my external bridgeall different
LifeSize peer-to-peer to multiparty calling
addresses)
Connections Designed for real-time ad hoc communication,
Confusing solutionsupported/unsupported
including unlimited soft client guests
calls between free and paid services
Designed for infrequent use; pricing by port or Flat-rate, unlimited use pricing, designed for real-
by minute is expensive time ad hoc communication, including unlimited
No ability to make a basic callmeet me LifeSize soft client guests
bridge only Connections On-demand, unlimited nine-way bridging with
No provisioning, management or directory every seat for seamless escalation, from
services peer-to-peer to multiparty calling
Not a cloud solutionrequires full RealPresence
on-premises deployment, and CloudAxis is then
an add-on True cloud solution; no up-front investment in
LifeSize infrastructure
No ability to make a basic callmeet me
Connections Auto-provisioning, directory services with
bridge only
presence and full management/deployment tools
No actual interoperabilityjust a web client and
IM invitation
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