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."
"Video conferencing to hold virtual meetings helps to prevent employee displacement, where everyone can now enjoy the comfort of their own offices."
"The GUI is very user-friendly."
"Skype for Business is good for meetings and instant messaging."
"Desktop sharing is a valuable feature."
"The Microsoft tech support are very good. They get back to you. I log a support call, and I usually have someone on the phone within a half an hour, so it is pretty good."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that it is quick and easy to use. It is a good tool for group calls."
"We really like the screen sharing tool. The user experience is smooth, and user-friendly."
"I rate the solution's stability a nine on a scale where one is not stable and ten is very stable...I rate the solution's initial setup a nine on a scale where one is difficult, and ten is easy."
"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 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."
"I should be able to make a desktop phone call when I click a member of my Lync directory."
"There are issues with the bandwidth, particularly for external meetings,"
"There are not many options, in terms of some other third-party integration."
"Skype's overall connectivity functionality or ability is one area with room for improvement."
"There are some issues with stability during phone calls. Sometimes the connectivity drops, and it is frustrating."
"The solution has been discontinued by Microsoft."
"We are looking for a more collaborative tool, not only in terms of virtual meetings but also for teams to collaborate, share a document, work together, and all those types of things."
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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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