We performed a comparison between HCL Sametime and Skype for Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Meetings solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I can view the status and availability of colleagues or team members, which makes it easy to approach them when they are available."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"We like the easy provisioning of Skype for Business Conferencing."
"The most valuable features are the history tracking which allows us to see who participated and who didn't in the meetings as well as the integration with Outlook."
"Making calls and having meetings is easy."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"The solution is easy to use and includes the ability to text message, video and voice chat, and transfer files."
"The simplicity and ease of use are the most valuable features. It's so much easier and quicker than writing an email to someone and waiting for them to read it."
"It's a good product, we like using it."
"The webinar should be integrated into Sametime for a larger number of participants."
"I am not familiar with all of the features or whether they can hold conferences because we use Zoom for that. But, in my opinion, if they can do something similar to what Zoom is doing, it will be a complete solution."
"Skype for Business could improve by having a document channel or repository. Microsoft Teams has a better repository place for documents that you can share with your team. You can access it anywhere from any device."
"We have found that there is a lag because it cannot integrate with the internal landline."
"Lacks a zoom-in feature for whoever is presenting."
"The solution should improve the chat and add more flexibility to make a call."
"The group feature of Skype for Business needs improvement. It should also be improved for online lectures."
"I believe optimizing the solution for lighter endpoints, particularly for embedded endpoints on mobile devices, would be valuable."
"The integration with Outlook could be improved."
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HCL Sametime is ranked 26th in Virtual Meetings while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 60 reviews. HCL Sametime is rated 8.0, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of HCL Sametime writes "Easily communicate and share files with colleagues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Skype for Business writes "Reliable, useful for remote work, and great but isn't as robust as Microsoft Teams". HCL Sametime is most compared with , whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, GoToMeeting, TeamViewer and Cisco Meeting Server. See our HCL Sametime vs. Skype for Business report.
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