We performed a comparison between HCL Sametime and Skype for Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zoom Video Communications, Cisco, TeamViewer and others in Virtual Meetings."I can view the status and availability of colleagues or team members, which makes it easy to approach them when they are available."
"The solution is stable and scalable."
"I think Skype for Business is scalable. However, I believe Microsoft is discontinuing the Skype platform altogether, so I don't think it's super-relevant."
"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."
"There are free versions of the solution available."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"We like the easy provisioning of Skype for Business Conferencing."
"I like the fact that it opens up your video conferencing, and, in many cases, the audio at the same time."
"It saves trouble, and it saves us time."
"The webinar should be integrated into Sametime for a larger number of participants."
"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."
"There are issues with the bandwidth, particularly for external meetings,"
"I feel that the whole look and feel of Skype should be improved, including its user-friendliness. It should also improve its scalability."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"Whenever someone is using a messaging platform, the messages needs to be stored. In Skype for Business, the message will not be seen later on if you're not online. It isn't useful, in my opinion."
"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."
"Lacks a zoom-in feature for whoever is presenting."
"We overcame the audio quality issues by asking users to use the 'Call Me' feature with their desk phone."
Earn 20 points
HCL Sametime is ranked 26th in Virtual Meetings while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews. HCL Sametime is rated 8.0, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of HCL Sametime writes "Easily communicate and share files with colleagues". 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 Sametime is most compared with Zoom, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, GoToMeeting and Cisco Meeting Server.
See our list of best Virtual Meetings vendors.
We monitor all Virtual Meetings reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
