How much does ClickShare cost? (spoiler alert: less than you think)

Collaboration is essential to make a business run like clockwork. Fortunately, businesses are absolutely not averse to investing in futureproof, agnostic room solutions and collaboration tools, like ClickShare Present or ClickShare Conference.

But we do understand that technology buyers want to scan the market and look for the best price. However, it’s clear that not all price tags are created equal. Some prices may seem attractive at first, but they do not reveal the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), which also includes things like license fees and updates.

Do you know your TCO?

Nobody likes surprises, at least when it comes to pricing. If you need to make a substantial investment to boost efficient collaboration in your organization, you need to know upfront what you are getting yourself into. You need to know your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Let’s have a look at what you need to consider when evaluating the TCO of a collaboration solution:

• Maintenance & updates: Just like your car needs a regular check, your hardware and software will need maintenance and updates to ensure optimal performance. The more complex this maintenance is, the higher your maintenance costs will be. For many competitive collaboration solutions, firmware updates are not included in the initial price.
• Licenses: Yearly license and subscription fees, like the ones you pay for a Microsoft Teams Room or Zoom Room, can quickly add up and in the long term make your solution more expensive.
• Training: Often forgotten as a cost, training will allow your users to get the most out of your collaboration solution. The more complex a solution is, the more training will be needed.
• Security: A security breach in your collaboration system may result in huge costs for your organization. That’s why you need to take into account the cost of possible, additional security fixes.
   

ClickShare: no surprises

As for Barco’s ClickShare solutions for hybrid meetings, the pricing guideline is simple: what you see is what you get. In other words: the total cost of ownership is what you pay at your initial purchase and no extra additional investments are needed. What you get in return is much more than a piece of hardware and software. It’s a total package that makes management, maintenance and security of ClickShare units throughout your enterprise a breeze.

This package includes:

• Quarterly firmware updates: unlike with many competitive solutions and fixed in-room systems like an MTR, ClickShare firmware updates are free. 
• Management tools like XMS Management Platform allow you to securely and remotely configure and manage ClickShare devices. XMS gives you insightful analytics and dashboards to further improve your collaborative meeting room solutions. Tools like this allow you to save on IT resources for extra support.
• Enterprise-grade security: Unlike many competitive solutions, the security of ClickShare is impeccable. With the ISO 27001 certification for ClickShare, Barco is showing that the processes and infrastructure that help develop ClickShare are secure. Users can be sure that every ClickShare communication is authenticated and encrypted by default, harmonizing with your network and governing security principles.
• 5-year SmartCare maintenance: SmartCare is a service package that provides ClickShare owners with budget predictability, swift hardware replacement and expert support from both Barco and its partners for up to 5 years. SmartCare is included in the purchase of each ClickShare Conference and Present unit and needs to be activated by registering the unit via the XMS Management platform within 6 months of the purchase. 
• Ease of use: ClickShare is so easy to set up and use that users hardly need any training. It’s truly plug and play in any meeting room. With just one click, they can wirelessly share their screen or start a video meeting.
• Interoperability: With a truly agnostic solution like ClickShare, there's no vendor lock-in when it comes to UC&C platforms and no need to invest in additional, and costly yearly licenses or subscription fees. In addition, it works seamlessly with your existing AV solutions and display. 

What you pay for ClickShare

ClickShare essentially comes in two flavors. ClickShare Present is a wireless presentation solution that allows you to enhance collaboration and content sharing in any meeting space, even in a fixed conference room, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams Rooms. ClickShare Present allows you to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and make your meeting much more interactive

ClickShare Conference is a wireless conferencing solution that allows users to host video calls from their own laptop, use their own UC&C solution, and wireless connect to the meeting room display and AV peripherals. We call this Bring Your Own Meeting (BYOM). This solution also allows switching from BYOM mode to fixed room mode in fixed UC rooms.

Here’s the total cost of ownership for both ClickShare product lines

ClickShare Present - wireless presentation and content sharing

Want to talk numbers?

Still not sure about the price for ClickShare? No worries, we are happy to do the math with you. See how the ROI of your meeting rooms increases. What is the amount of time and money you save in the long run?