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’s video quality is fine."
"The solution is scalable and is capable of working on every appliance on every operating system."
"A good option for virtual meetings."
"The most valuable features are the history tracking which allows us to see who participated and who didn't in the meetings as well as the integration with Outlook."
"You can do meetings of up to two hundred people in a single conversation."
"What is most valuable about Skype for Business is that almost everyone knows about it and almost everyone has it. You will be able to reach a large number of people."
"One of the best features of Skype for Business is that you can set it up on mobile phones, and you can set it up on laptops. You can connect to the tool from anywhere."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The webinar should be integrated into Sametime for a larger number of participants."
"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."
"Skype for Business could improve the interface. It could be easier to use. Additionally, it's hard to find the people or add people you want to communicate with."
"The integration with Outlook could be improved."
"The tool needs to have a dynamic file updating feature, so people you share a file with could update the file dynamically, all at once, all at the same time."
"Sometimes Skype is slow, and we cannot use other elements of our devices while using the Skype solution."
"I feel that the whole look and feel of Skype should be improved, including its user-friendliness. It should also improve its scalability."
"I feel bored with the look and feel of the tool, so it should be changed."
"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."
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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, Cisco Meeting Server and GoToMeeting.
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