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."
"It's a good and stable product that fits my needs."
"The solution’s video quality is fine."
"The most valuable feature of Skype for Business is that it has many other tools that you can be integrated with it. It makes the meetings more interactive."
"Our employees use this solution for a communal space to collaborate for organizational decision making."
"Skype for Business is good for meetings and instant messaging."
"Using this solution has helped us to cut long distance calls, as well as video services from third parties."
"I use the chat feature to communicate with my staff, which is very helpful."
"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."
"The integration with Outlook could be improved."
"Whenever someone is using a messaging platform, the messages needs to be stored. In Skype for Business, the message will not be seen later on if you're not online. It isn't useful, in my opinion."
"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."
"The solution has been discontinued by Microsoft."
"I feel bored with the look and feel of the tool, so it should be changed."
"The technical support from Microsoft needs to be improved."
"This service could be improved by adding some missing features. It lacks integration with Teams, which is a feature I would like to see in the next release."
"We need a feature where you can virtually raise your hand to silently let the presenter know that you have a question."
Earn 20 points
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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