Quick Verdict

The Neat Bar Gen 2 delivers the best AI framing and the sleekest design in its class, with Neat Symmetry individually sizing each participant regardless of distance. The Logitech Rally Bar Mini offers broader platform support, expandable audio, and the Logitech Sync ecosystem. Choose the Gen 2 if framing quality and room aesthetics are your top priorities. Choose the Mini if you need Google Meet support, Mic Pod expansion, or want to standardize on Logitech across rooms of different sizes.

Head-to-Head Comparison

Camera and AI Framing

The Neat Bar Gen 2's 50MP sensor with 113° field of view and 4x digital zoom is purpose-built for Neat Symmetry — the AI system that individually frames each participant at equal visual size regardless of their position in the room. Someone sitting 15 feet from the camera appears the same size as someone 5 feet away. This is meaningfully different from standard auto-framing, which applies a single crop to the group and inevitably makes distant participants smaller.

The Rally Bar Mini uses a 4K sensor with 120° diagonal field of view and RightSight 2 AI, including Grid View that detects and frames individual participants. The 113° horizontal coverage and 4x digital zoom are comparable to the Gen 2's specs, but the AI approach differs: RightSight applies intelligent framing and speaker tracking without the depth-aware equalization that Neat Symmetry provides.

Winner: Neat Bar Gen 2 — Neat Symmetry's individual-sizing approach is a genuine step forward in meeting equity, particularly in rooms where participants sit at varying distances from the camera.

Audio Performance

Both devices use beamforming microphone arrays, but their capabilities differ. The Rally Bar Mini's 6 omnidirectional MEMS microphones provide 23-foot pickup with expandable coverage via up to 3 Rally Mic Pods. The Gen 2's 9-microphone array (5 end-fire plus 4 tracking/sensor) covers 16 feet (5 meters) with no expansion option.

For rooms within 16 feet of depth, both perform well. For rooms that push toward 20+ feet, the Mini's 23-foot native range and Mic Pod expansion provide a significant safety margin that the Gen 2 cannot match.

Winner: Logitech Rally Bar Mini — greater native range and expandable audio via Mic Pods provide more room flexibility.

Platform Compatibility

The Rally Bar Mini supports Zoom Rooms, Microsoft Teams Rooms, and Google Meet natively in appliance mode, plus USB BYOD. The Gen 2 supports Zoom and Teams natively with Google Meet support and BYOD via USB-C.

For Zoom and Teams environments, both devices are equally capable. The Rally Bar Mini's established Google Meet certification provides a concrete advantage for organizations with Meet in their platform mix.

Winner: Logitech Rally Bar Mini — native support for all three major platforms provides more deployment flexibility.

Design and Build Quality

This isn't close. The Neat Bar Gen 2 at 650 x 70 x 70mm (25.6" x 2.76" x 2.76") is strikingly slim — it disappears below a display in a way that the Rally Bar Mini (719 x 91.4 x 101mm) simply cannot. The Gen 2 weighs 3.75 lbs versus the Mini's 8.88 lbs. Neat's materials and finish are premium, continuing the design lineage that earned the Bar Pro a Red Dot Award. The Rally Bar Mini is well-built but utilitarian — it looks like enterprise equipment, not furniture.

For client-facing meeting rooms, executive offices, and design-conscious workplaces, the aesthetic difference is meaningful. For back-office rooms where nobody notices the video bar, it's irrelevant.

Winner: Neat Bar Gen 2 — the slimmest, most elegant conference camera in its class.

Fleet Management and Ecosystem

The Rally Bar Mini runs on Logitech Sync alongside Rally Bars (large rooms) and Rally Bar Huddles (small rooms). One management platform, one firmware process, one support contract across all room sizes. This ecosystem consistency is unmatched by any competitor.

The Gen 2 runs on Neat Pulse, which provides cloud management, environmental sensing data (occupancy, temperature, humidity, air quality), and remote monitoring. Neat Pulse is capable but only manages Neat devices — there's no equivalent ecosystem spanning small, medium, and large rooms from a single vendor (the Bar Pro handles large rooms, but the product line is smaller than Logitech's).

Winner: Logitech Rally Bar Mini — the Sync ecosystem spanning three room sizes provides operational advantages that compound at fleet scale.

Value and Total Cost

The Rally Bar Mini costs $3,299; the Gen 2 costs $3,990. Neither includes a touch controller — the Logitech Tap adds $1,200-1,500, while the Neat Pad adds approximately $700. This means the fully configured deployment cost is roughly comparable: $4,500-4,800 for the Mini plus Tap versus $4,700 for the Gen 2 plus Neat Pad.

Without a dedicated controller (using the platform's room interface on the display), the Mini's $691 lower price provides clear savings per room. At 20 rooms, that's nearly $14,000.

Winner: Logitech Rally Bar Mini — lower base price with comparable fully-configured costs.

Who Should Buy the Neat Bar Gen 2?

• Design-conscious organizations where conference room aesthetics matter — the Gen 2 is the best-looking video bar available
• Zoom or Teams environments (4-10 people) that prioritize AI framing quality — Neat Symmetry's individual participant sizing is measurably superior to standard auto-framing
• Facilities teams that want environmental intelligence — the integrated occupancy, temperature, humidity, and air quality sensors provide workspace optimization data through Neat Pulse
• Organizations that value the included environmental sensors for workplace health and utilization analytics

Who Should Buy the Logitech Rally Bar Mini?

• Multi-platform organizations that need native Google Meet support alongside Zoom and Teams on a single device
• IT teams standardizing on Logitech Sync across multiple room sizes — the Mini fits between the Rally Bar (large) and Huddle (small) in a single-vendor ecosystem
• Rooms that might need expandable audio — the Mini's Mic Pod support provides a growth path that the Gen 2 cannot match
• Budget-focused deployments where the $691 per-room savings over the Gen 2 matters at scale

The Bottom Line

The Neat Bar Gen 2 and Logitech Rally Bar Mini represent two different philosophies for small-to-medium conference rooms. Neat prioritizes framing intelligence and design elegance; Logitech prioritizes platform breadth and ecosystem scale. Neither is the wrong choice — the decision depends on whether your organization values meeting equity and aesthetics (Gen 2) or operational flexibility and ecosystem consistency (Mini). For most enterprise IT teams deploying across many rooms, the Mini's ecosystem advantages will matter more. For organizations equipping a smaller number of client-facing spaces, the Gen 2's superior framing and design may justify the premium.