We performed a comparison between HCL Connections and Skype for Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Atlassian, Liferay and others in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)."The most valuable feature is the Activity flow that is used to catch new activities."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"It saves trouble, and it saves us time."
"The tool's most valuable features are its audio and chat functions. They help us save time and have good telephone integration."
"The most valuable feature is how useful it has been for virtual meetings during the pandemic."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"The simplicity and ease of use are the most valuable features. It's so much easier and quicker than writing an email to someone and waiting for them to read it."
"The GUI is very user-friendly."
"Using this solution has helped us to cut long distance calls, as well as video services from third parties."
"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 support is an area where the product can improve...If you are having an issue on a Monday, the support personnel will contact you next Monday."
"The inclusion of a file plugin for Windows Explorer would make it easier to use."
"The stability could be improved."
"The solution has been discontinued by Microsoft."
"The solution lacks to provide reporting functionality, and I would like to see the solution provide that feature."
"The inability to integrate Skype with other products is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I believe optimizing the solution for lighter endpoints, particularly for embedded endpoints on mobile devices, would be valuable."
"I don't recall coming across any big missing features."
"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."
"We need a feature where you can virtually raise your hand to silently let the presenter know that you have a question."
HCL Connections is ranked 6th in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) with 55 reviews while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 60 reviews. HCL Connections is rated 8.2, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of HCL Connections writes "Provides potent document sharing with good integration with the Microsoft desktop and smartphones". 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". HCL Connections is most compared with SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Business, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, GoToMeeting and TeamViewer.
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