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We performed a comparison between Genesys PureConnect and Skype for Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Can integrate with a lot of gateways in voice."

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"The product's initial setup phase is very easy.""We like the easy provisioning of Skype for Business Conferencing.""The most valuable feature of Skype for Business is that it has many other tools that you can be integrated with it. It makes the meetings more interactive.""We like the tools our administrator can use to identify which calls had quality issues and why. This makes troubleshooting our user experience somewhat easier.""We really like the screen sharing tool. The user experience is smooth, and user-friendly.""Video conferencing to hold virtual meetings helps to prevent employee displacement, where everyone can now enjoy the comfort of their own offices.""Scalable communication tool that's easy to install. Even old people are using it, because of its ease of use.""Our employees use this solution for a communal space to collaborate for organizational decision making."

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Cons
"Customer support can sometimes be delayed."

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"The group feature of Skype for Business needs improvement. It should also be improved for online lectures.""I don't recall coming across any big missing features.""The inability to integrate Skype with other products is an area of concern where improvements are required.""The challenge we had with Skype for Business was with the signing in when a user signed out and when signing in back in again, there was a bit of a problem. We switched from Skype for Business to Teams, and Teams never had that sign-in problem once we did the switch.""The initial setup could be simplified.""If one of the users has a poor internet connection, this failure will compromise the meeting, causing delays and distortions in the communications.""Make it user friendly.""Sometimes Skype is slow, and we cannot use other elements of our devices while using the Skype solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
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  • "We have been able to save money by moving our conferencing solution to Skype for Business Conferencing."
  • "We negotiated a fair price with Microsoft. It is definitely worthwhile to negotiate with them for the best price for your solution."
  • "The pricing is really good. It is quite affordable because it came with our Office 365. It is on a per-user license, which is nice. I quite like that they have made it very granular with all of their licensing."
  • "It may be considered costly for certain markets, such as in India."
  • "It may be slightly costly, but the features are awesome."
  • "To realize value from the purchase of Skype Business, you need to take advantage of all the important functions of the program."
  • "The cost of Skype for Business is incorporated into our Office 365 licenses."
  • "We purchased an open license."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Can integrate with a lot of gateways in voice.
    Top Answer:As of now, they are doing great in all areas and they keep improving their services
    Top Answer:There are many use cases for Genesys, as it has almost all the channels needed to have a better customer experience which will increase customer satisfaction.
    Top Answer:The solution’s video quality is fine.
    Top Answer:The solution has very limited features. The solution should improve the chat and add more flexibility to make a call.
    Ranking
    Views
    968
    Comparisons
    860
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    192
    Rating
    9.0
    4th
    out of 63 in Virtual Meetings
    Views
    2,839
    Comparisons
    1,073
    Reviews
    23
    Average Words per Review
    332
    Rating
    7.7
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Interactive Intelligence Customer Interaction Center, CIC
    Skype for Business Plan 1, Skype for Business Plan 2, Lync Server
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    Overview

    Gives your contact center a standards-based, multichannel software platform to blend all media types with your business systems.

    Skype for Business offers features including presence, IM, voice and video calls, online meetings, conferencing, and telephony solutions that support enterprise-level collaboration requirements. Skype for Business Record meetings, share your screen, and annotate PowerPoint for real-time collaboration with up to 250 people and use whiteboard, polls, Q&A, and built-in IM during your business meetings to make them more productive. Skype for Business provides new client experience, Skype for Business Server provides several new features to improve manageability of on-premises servers and hybrid solutions. Skype for Business also supports the Lync client experience so that you can choose a phased upgrade approach to the new client experience for users. Skype for Business is also an integral part of Microsoft Office 365, providing PSTN Conferencing, Cloud PBX, PSTN Calling, and Skype Meeting Broadcast capabilities to Office 365 users.
    Sample Customers
    Americas Credit Union, Nowa Era, ING Bank, SJ Traffic Control, Western & Southern Life, Thomas Cook Northern Europe, Raiffeisen Bank, T-Mobile Austria, BOS Bank, mBank, Lasik MD, Allianz, Memira, Goteborg Energi AB
    EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services,LA Fitness, MedcoEnergi International, Tampa General Hospital, and HopewellHoldings Limited.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    University8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization87%
    Computer Software Company2%
    Government2%
    Financial Services Firm2%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise70%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise46%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business4%
    Midsize Enterprise89%
    Large Enterprise8%
    Buyer's Guide
    Workforce Engagement Management
    March 2024
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    Genesys PureConnect is ranked 3rd in Workforce Engagement Management with 1 review while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews. Genesys PureConnect is rated 9.0, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Genesys PureConnect writes "Provides great functionality". 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". Genesys PureConnect is most compared with Genesys Cloud CX, NICE CXone, Cisco Jabber, Kamailio SIP Server and Calabrio WFM, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, GoToMeeting and Cisco Meeting Server.

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