We performed a comparison between Skype for Business and TeamViewer 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."The GUI is very user-friendly."
"The product helps me make international calls."
"It has benefited my organization because I can use it on the phone, I can use it on a laptop, wherever I want. The communication channel is very easy now and I can call and chat. It's experienced. Together, my team manages everything. It's very easy."
"We really like the screen sharing tool. The user experience is smooth, and user-friendly."
"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."
"I like the seamless integration to local telecommunications."
"I have found Skype for Business to be stable."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"TeamViewer is useful for accessing data and systems remotely. Using this application, I can access other computers using an ID number that I provide to the users whose laptop I would like to access."
"I recommend it as a solution for remote disk users."
"The pilot feature is what stands out the most. I love the ability to use the pilot feature for remote inspections. The augmented portion of the software comes in handy when I have to assist my inspectors. They use the app in the field, and they show me what they're seeing through their phones."
"I have been satisfied with TeamViewer overall."
"The implementation is quite straightforward."
"There have been a couple of times with the handy remote access feature, where I have been asked for something at eight o'clock on a Thursday evening and it is on my desk machine, but I am driving back to my office. With TeamViewer, I can just stay at my home machine, connect to my work machine, and get the data needed without having to drive back across town."
"The most valuable feature of TeamViewer is the ability to remote control a computer system. Overall it is a complete solution."
"I am satisfied with TeamViewer, and its performance."
"There might be some invitation issues with Skype for Business."
"I don't recall coming across any big missing features."
"Skype for Business could improve by having a document channel or repository. Microsoft Teams has a better repository place for documents that you can share with your team. You can access it anywhere from any device."
"Skype for Business is not stable."
"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."
"We have found that there is a lag because it cannot integrate with the internal landline."
"I believe optimizing the solution for lighter endpoints, particularly for embedded endpoints on mobile devices, would be valuable."
"We overcame the audio quality issues by asking users to use the 'Call Me' feature with their desk phone."
"They could give more information about using certain kinds of applications for secure transactions, such as secure file transfers."
"A feature that they could add is chat with sound to talk."
"Sometimes, the app can be a little cumbersome when accessing certain aspects of the program."
"TeamViewer can improve connectivity. I had some problems connecting to my clients and now I use AnyDesk."
"I have noticed that when I access another person's computer, sometimes the tab is visible, and sometimes it is not, which can be difficult."
"It would be very helpful if they could provide a manual for the installation process and describe more of their features."
"TeamViewer could improve by having a cloud version. Having the solution on the system could cause some cyber security concerns with data."
"It should have ability to display notes in the computer list."
Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews while TeamViewer is ranked 3rd in Virtual Meetings with 85 reviews. Skype for Business is rated 7.8, while TeamViewer is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Skype for Business writes "Reliable, useful for remote work, and great but isn't as robust as Microsoft Teams". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TeamViewer writes "Solid cross-platform remote control, but with kludgy central management and some serious feature issues on macOS". Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, GoToMeeting, Cisco Meeting Server and Cisco Jabber, whereas TeamViewer is most compared with TeamViewer Tensor, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Parallels Access and ISL Online. See our Skype for Business vs. TeamViewer report.
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