We performed a comparison between Digium Asterisk and Skype for Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about 3CX, Kamailio, Digium and others in Unified Communications."The most valuable features are call recording, call logging, and the stability."
"The solution is easy to use and includes the ability to text message, video and voice chat, and transfer files."
"Skype for Business is good for meetings and instant messaging."
"The calling features are most valuable, especially now as we are working remotely."
"The solution’s video quality is fine."
"People are now able to virtually collaborate with their staff and have a conference call. We don't need a phone line to make that conference call and we are saving on that. People are able to share their presentations. Also, they can chat using the Skype"
"There are free versions of the solution available."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I like the fact that it opens up your video conferencing, and, in many cases, the audio at the same time."
"CTI, computer telephony integration, is a necessary component. It must be a part of the basic code. Currently, we need to use external connectors for call centers."
"We have found that there is a lag because it cannot integrate with the internal landline."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"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."
"The technical support from Microsoft needs to be improved."
"I should be able to make a desktop phone call when I click a member of my Lync directory."
"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."
"There are issues with the bandwidth, particularly for external meetings,"
"There are some issues with stability during phone calls. Sometimes the connectivity drops, and it is frustrating."
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Digium Asterisk is ranked 3rd in Unified Communications while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews. Digium Asterisk is rated 8.0, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Digium Asterisk writes "Call recording, call logging, and the stability are pivotal features for our clients". 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". Digium Asterisk is most compared with Kamailio SIP Server, Fortinet FortiVoice, Cisco Unified Communications, 3CX Live Chat and Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer and GoToMeeting.
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