We performed a comparison between Skype for Business and Webex 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 most valuable feature is stability."
"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."
"The integration with Microsoft Outlook for creating and scheduling meetings is nice."
"Scalable communication tool that's easy to install. Even old people are using it, because of its ease of use."
"The most valuable feature is how useful it has been for virtual meetings during the pandemic."
"I like the seamless integration to local telecommunications."
"It saves trouble, and it saves us time."
"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 most valuable feature is Webex's user-friendly video conferencing."
"Webex is a reliable solution and has good video quality."
"What we like about Webex is that it is a hosted solution, so there is no demand for us to invest in hardware, skill, or manpower to maintain our cloud meeting capability."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Great quality of sound, quality of pics and video."
"Webex is user-friendly."
"Webex has enhanced the remote team collaboration process regarding time management and cost savings."
"Screen share is the most valuable feature."
"Skype for Business is not stable."
"I don't recall coming across any big missing features."
"The solution's functionality needs to be moved to Microsoft Teams. Its technology is outdated."
"The ease of configuration or the lack of decent tooling to pinpoint your problems is probably its biggest issue."
"Lacks a zoom-in feature for whoever is presenting."
"I am not familiar with all of the features or whether they can hold conferences because we use Zoom for that. But, in my opinion, if they can do something similar to what Zoom is doing, it will be a complete solution."
"We need a feature where you can virtually raise your hand to silently let the presenter know that you have a question."
"I would like to see an updated user interface and layout even though no functionality is missing."
"No private chat option."
"Webex's stability could be improved."
"I would like it if Webex's mobile interface had all the same application integration as the desktop. Maybe the applications work on mobile as well, but we have not tried it yet."
"Everything just needs to be shrunk down without sacrificing quality so that not so much bandwidth is needed in order to hold meetings effectively."
"Sometimes, the solution lags because of performance issues."
"Webex could improve the performance."
"I think it's very inconvenient to have to enter my email address all the time just to be a visitor."
"There is room for improvement in the chat history and search functionality in Webex, making it easier to find past conversations and commands by keywords."
Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 60 reviews while Webex is ranked 2nd in Virtual Meetings with 121 reviews. Skype for Business is rated 7.8, while Webex is rated 8.0. 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 Webex writes "Used to conduct online third-party client meetings or third-party vendor meetings". Skype for Business is most compared with Zoom, GoToMeeting, TeamViewer, Cisco Meeting Server and Cisco Jabber, whereas Webex is most compared with Cisco Meeting Server, TeamViewer, Zoom, Cisco TelePresence and Huawei Video Conferencing Platform. See our Skype for Business vs. Webex report.
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