The best Zoom Rooms controller is the touch panel built for your room system: Logitech Tap IP for Rally Bar and RoomMate rooms, Logitech Tap for PC-based rooms, Poly TC8 or Poly TC10 for Poly Studio X and G7500, Neat Pad Generation 2 for Neat, Yealink CTP25 for Yealink MeetingBars, and the AVer CP10 G2 for AVer Zoom Rooms. Matching brands gives you the simplest pairing and one vendor for firmware.
Zoom Rooms controllers compared
| Controller | Screen | Power | Pairs with | Also a scheduler? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logitech Tap IP | 10.1 in | PoE | Rally Bar family, RoomMate | Use Tap Scheduler outside the room |
| Logitech Tap | 10.1 in | Via USB link to PC | Windows PC-based Zoom Rooms | No |
| Poly TC8 | 8 in | PoE | Studio X series, G7500 | No |
| Poly TC10 | 10.1 in | PoE | Poly room systems | Yes |
| Neat Pad Gen 2 | 8 in | PoE | Neat Bar, Board | Yes |
| Neat Pad Pro | 10.1 in | PoE | Neat systems in larger rooms | Yes |
| AVer CP10 G2 | 10.1 in | PoE+ | AVer VB370A | Yes |
| Yealink CTP25 | 10.1 in | See product page | Yealink MeetingBar rooms | No |
How to choose
Appliance video bars (Android-based bars like Rally Bar, Poly Studio X, Neat Bar) pair with a network controller from the same brand over PoE. The controller and bar discover each other on the LAN.
PC-based Zoom Rooms need a controller that connects to the Windows or Mac room computer. Logitech Tap uses a direct cable to the PC. An iPad running the Zoom Rooms Controller app also works.
Screen size: 8 inches fits huddle and small rooms. 10.1 inches is easier to read in medium and large rooms and leaves space for room controls like lights and blinds.
Mounting: plan the cable path. Logitech offers table, riser and wall mounts for Tap and Tap IP.
Can an iPad be a Zoom Rooms controller?
Yes. Zoom Rooms supports iPads and Android tablets as controllers through the Zoom Rooms Controller app. They are cheap and familiar, but you need to handle power, mounting, theft and locking the tablet to the app (Guided Access or MDM single-app mode). For rooms you will manage at scale, a purpose-built PoE controller is less work.
Third-party panels
Crestron also makes Zoom-certified touch panels, a good fit when a Crestron control system runs the building. Check Zoom's certified hardware list for current models.
Our picks
- Logitech rooms: Tap IP. One PoE cable, works with Zoom, Teams and Meet appliance modes.
- Poly rooms: TC8 for huddle and small rooms, TC10 when you want the bigger screen or scheduling.
- Neat rooms: Neat Pad Gen 2; Neat Pad Pro for boardrooms.
- Yealink rooms: Yealink CTP25, which also offers one-cable USB-C sharing for laptops.
- PC-based room with existing compute: Logitech Tap.
See also Zoom Rooms controllers, best touch controllers and best Zoom Rooms hardware.
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