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."
"One of the best features of Skype for Business is that you can set it up on mobile phones, and you can set it up on laptops. You can connect to the tool from anywhere."
"The GUI is very user-friendly."
"Desktop sharing is a valuable feature."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The quality of the meetings is very good."
"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."
"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"
"The product helps me make international calls."
"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 feel that the whole look and feel of Skype should be improved, including its user-friendliness. It should also improve its scalability."
"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."
"I should be able to make a desktop phone call when I click a member of my Lync directory."
"If one of the users has a poor internet connection, this failure will compromise the meeting, causing delays and distortions in the communications."
"We would like to better customize our instructions within the Outlook plugin/invite, but we are unable to do so."
"Skype's overall connectivity functionality or ability is one area with room for improvement."
"There are issues with the bandwidth, particularly for external meetings,"
"Sometimes the connection crashes, which is understandable if you are traveling. But, it would be nice if this could be stabilized somehow."
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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, Mitel Application Suite and Cisco Unified Communications, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer and GoToMeeting.
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