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 integration with Microsoft Outlook for creating and scheduling meetings is nice."
"We really like the screen sharing tool. The user experience is smooth, and user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that it is quick and easy to use. It is a good tool for group calls."
"There are free versions of the solution available."
"I like the fact that it opens up your video conferencing, and, in many cases, the audio at the same time."
"It's a good product, we like using it."
"Using this solution has helped us to cut long distance calls, as well as video services from third parties."
"I think Skype for Business is scalable. However, I believe Microsoft is discontinuing the Skype platform altogether, so I don't think it's super-relevant."
"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."
"Skype for Business is not stable."
"The solution isn't connected to Microsoft Teams, and I feel like there is better communication on that particular solution. The group capabilities are a bit less than Teams."
"I believe optimizing the solution for lighter endpoints, particularly for embedded endpoints on mobile devices, would be valuable."
"There are not many options, in terms of some other third-party integration."
"I venture to say that 30% of the people using this solution at our company have had issues with stability, due to the volatility and crashes."
"There might be some invitation issues with Skype for Business."
"I feel bored with the look and feel of the tool, so it should be changed."
"We have found that there is a lag because it cannot integrate with the internal landline."
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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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