We performed a comparison between GoToMeeting and Skype for Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Meetings solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."There is no lagging and the meeting interaction is seamless."
"The most important feature for me was the iPhone app."
"It works, it's reliable."
"GoToMeeting's low latency is crucial because everybody is using VPN to connect to their PCs at work. The sound and video quality are solid, and the whiteboarding features were especially useful. The administrative side of it was fairly simple and intuitive to use."
"We like that this solution allows us to assign separate numbers to people without having to have a physical telephone system in place."
"Ease of setup and login by attendees. Facilitates sharing visually, and not just via audio."
"GoToMeeting is very handy. It's good software. I would definitely recommend it."
"It's cost-effective."
"The most valuable feature is how useful it has been for virtual meetings during the pandemic."
"The security seems good."
"It saves trouble, and it saves us time."
"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."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution is scalable and is capable of working on every appliance on every operating system."
"A good option for virtual meetings."
"The solution’s video quality is fine."
"GoToMeeting is too slow, which is why we no longer use it."
"In addition to the features it already has, I think GoToMeeting should also have additional features that are not present at the moment."
"It is not so stable."
"I would like to see better support for mobile devices."
"I didn't like the fact that they tried to make their new version look like Zoom."
"Using GoToMeeting in a meeting-sized conference room is kind of a letdown. The camera is supposed to track the speaker and focus on that person so that they can be on the screen. That feature rarely worked. We tested it thoroughly, so maybe it was an issue with the size of the conference room. It may not be suitable for large conference rooms."
"Lacks ease of connectivity, calendar integrations, and third-party app integrations."
"The sound quality is good but the video quality needs improvement."
"We overcame the audio quality issues by asking users to use the 'Call Me' feature with their desk phone."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"We have found that there is a lag because it cannot integrate with the internal landline."
"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."
"There are some issues with stability during phone calls. Sometimes the connectivity drops, and it is frustrating."
"The solution requires deployment on a Microsoft server and its performance is heavy because it consumes too many resources from the RAM."
"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 feel that the whole look and feel of Skype should be improved, including its user-friendliness. It should also improve its scalability."
GoToMeeting is ranked 11th in Virtual Meetings with 24 reviews while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews. GoToMeeting is rated 7.8, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of GoToMeeting writes "It features low latency, which is crucial because everybody is using VPN to connect to their PCs at work". 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". GoToMeeting is most compared with Zoom, TeamViewer, Adobe Connect, BlueJeans Meetings and Webex, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, Cisco Meeting Server and Cisco Jabber. See our GoToMeeting vs. Skype for Business report.
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