We performed a comparison between Microsoft 365 Business and Skype for Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is scalable."
"I like the user interface. It's pretty good. Data security is also there, and it gives you more storage space. It supports iOS and Android, which is good."
"The solution has pretty good security baked in."
"The best thing about 365 Business is its availability."
"As a small business, the big thing for us is the ability to onboard new people easily. So, it's a matter of minutes to add new users, buy a new license pack for them, assign the licenses to them, and get them logged on. It takes 10 to 15 minutes."
"The solution is stable."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"I don't have any issues with Microsoft 365 Business, it's a good tool."
"Using this solution has helped us to cut long distance calls, as well as video services from third parties."
"We chose Skype for Business after other colleagues suggested that we give it a try. It has served us well."
"Scalable communication tool that's easy to install. Even old people are using it, because of its ease of use."
"We really like the screen sharing tool. The user experience is smooth, and user-friendly."
"The deployment is very fast."
"The calling features are most valuable, especially now as we are working remotely."
"The product helps me make international calls."
"There are free versions of the solution available."
"The cost is a bit high."
"Lacks some additional features."
"The solution needs to offer more integration capabilities with other systems and applications."
"The cloud performance and the ability to work remotely are actually not very good. I prefer to work on-prem on my laptop. The quality is better."
"The integration with other platforms could be improved."
"The price for the license is always expensive."
"The integration with other platforms could be improved."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement."
"The group feature of Skype for Business needs improvement. It should also be improved for online lectures."
"Going forward, I would like to see better call quality and reliability."
"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."
"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."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"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 cost of Skype for Business has room for improvement."
"The technical support from Microsoft needs to be improved."
Microsoft 365 Business is ranked 2nd in Mobile Device Management (MDM) with 240 reviews while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews. Microsoft 365 Business is rated 8.4, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft 365 Business writes "Improves productivity and allows team collaboration in organizations". 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". Microsoft 365 Business is most compared with Google Workspace, Microsoft Intune, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Windows Autopilot and Datto Workplace, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, GoToMeeting and Cisco Meeting Server. See our Microsoft 365 Business vs. Skype for Business report.
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