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."
"File sharing and email invitations for a conference. I can have a meeting with people at the opposite end of the Earth, sharing documentation; it is quite easy."
"I have found Skype for Business to be stable."
"The most valuable feature of Skype for Business is overall it is an okay solution."
"The product helps me make international calls."
"The most valuable features of Skype for Business include its persistent chat, Edge Server, Reverse Proxy, front-end server, back-end server, and business calling capabilities, among others."
"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."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that it is quick and easy to use. It is a good tool for group calls."
"The solution’s video quality is fine."
"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."
"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 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."
"We overcame the audio quality issues by asking users to use the 'Call Me' feature with their desk phone."
"Skype for Business is not stable."
"Skype's overall connectivity functionality or ability is one area with room for improvement."
"We would like to better customize our instructions within the Outlook plugin/invite, but we are unable to do so."
"I should be able to make a desktop phone call when I click a member of my Lync directory."
"I don't recall coming across any big missing features."
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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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