Webex Scheduler for Microsoft Office feature comparison
The Webex Scheduler for Microsoft 365 offers a cloud or on-premises experience. These versions are activated by the authorization type set for your Webex organization. Each authorization type offers a different set of feature for you and your users, which impacts the user experience of the Webex Scheduler add-in.
The following table compares the different features of the Webex Meetings Scheduler add-in.
Settings, features, andcapabilities |
Admin authorization |
Individual authorization |
On-premises authorization (manual update) |
On-premises authorization (automatic update with Hybrid Calendar for Microsoft Exchange) |
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Deployment |
Add a tenant authorization |
Default |
In Webex Site Administration or Control Hub, check the Enable Microsoft Outlook integration while disallowing Webex Meetings from accessing Microsoft 365 account information check box. |
In Webex Site Administration or Control Hub, check the Enable Microsoft Outlook integration while disallowing Webex Meetings from accessing Microsoft 365 account information check box. |
Sign in |
Sign in to Microsoft and Webex account |
Sign in to Microsoft and Webex account |
Sign in to Webex account |
Sign in to Webex account |
Outlook app version |
Later versions of the Outlook client. For more information on the minimum requirements for the Webex Scheduler add-in, see Known Issues and Limitations for the Cisco Webex Scheduler for Microsoft Office 365 |
Later versions of the Outlook client. For more information on the minimum requirements for the Webex Scheduler add-in, see Known Issues and Limitations for the Cisco Webex Scheduler for Microsoft Office 365 |
For more information on the minimum requirements for the Webex Scheduler add-in, see Known issues and limitations for the Webex Scheduler for Microsoft Office 365. |
For more information on the minimum requirements for the Webex Scheduler add-in, see Known issues and limitations for the Webex Scheduler for Microsoft Office 365. |
Authorization |
Allows Webex to access Microsoft account information |
Allows Webex to access Microsoft account information |
No |
Hybrid Calendar allows Webex to access Microsoft account information |
Display host PIN |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Schedule Webex Personal Room meeting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
One-time Webex Meeting scheduling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Attendee can join before host |
Yes |
Yes |
No Attendees can't join a meeting before the host if the meeting is part of a series. |
Yes |
Select co-host from invitees |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes Webex identifies invitees by their email address. Only invitees with an email address that matches both their Microsoft account and Webex account can be set as a cohost. |
Yes Webex identifies invitees by their email address. Only invitees with an email address that matches both their Microsoft account and Webex account can be set as a cohost. |
Anyone with a host account can be an alternate host |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Change audio type |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Display global call-in number to attendees |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Enable and display toll-free number. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Entry and exit tones |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Exclude passwords from email invitations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Breakout sessions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Set default meeting template or change meeting template |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Schedule on behalf |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes To schedule on the behalf of someone else, select the option in the drop-down list in the add-in. |
Yes To schedule on the behalf of someone else, select the option in the drop-down list in the add-in. |
Change auto-generatedpassword |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Tracking codes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cancel Webex Meeting from calendar invite |
Yes |
Yes |
No When canceling a meeting that's part of a series, all meetings in that series also get canceled. These meetings won't show up in the Webex calendar. |
Yes |
Choose meeting type |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Meeting list in the Webex Calendar |
Yes |
Yes |
No Meetings in a series only show up as a single meeting in the Webex calendar.
Users can't find past or future meetings of a series. We recommend that you use
the Outlook calendar to join meetings that are part of a series. |
Yes |
Calendar sync |
Auto |
Auto |
Manual Users need to click the Update meeting button in the add-in whenever meeting details change. |
Auto |