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)."Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the Activity flow that is used to catch new activities."
"Our employees use this solution for a communal space to collaborate for organizational decision making."
"We chose Skype for Business after other colleagues suggested that we give it a try. It has served us well."
"The product helps me make international calls."
"The solution is easy to use and includes the ability to text message, video and voice chat, and transfer files."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"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."
"We really like the screen sharing tool. The user experience is smooth, and user-friendly."
"I use the chat feature to communicate with my staff, which is very helpful."
"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."
"We need a feature where you can virtually raise your hand to silently let the presenter know that you have a question."
"Going forward, I would like to see better call quality and reliability."
"Sometimes Skype is slow, and we cannot use other elements of our devices while using the Skype solution."
"I don't recall coming across any big missing features."
"The technical support from Microsoft needs to be improved."
"We overcame the audio quality issues by asking users to use the 'Call Me' feature with their desk phone."
"I should be able to make a desktop phone call when I click a member of my Lync directory."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
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 59 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, Yammer, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Atlassian Confluence, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, GoToMeeting and BlueJeans Meetings.
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