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I've been using Skype for Business as well as Microsoft Teams.
We also used WebEx.
View full review »Depending on the person with whom I am dealing or having a meeting, I may use Zoom or Skype. I have not installed Zoom and prefer to use it on the browser. I cannot speak about the functionality offered by Zoom.
I have experience with Microsoft Teams.
Before choosing Skype for Business, we used solutions such as BigBlueButton (BBB) and open source universal communication platforms. We found these alternatives to be effective.
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Skype for Business
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Skype for Business. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
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Felipe Oliva Encabo
IT engineer at JCCM
I previously used Microsoft Teams. I switched to Skype for Business because of security issues.
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reviewer1775001
IT architect at a university with 10,001+ employees
I've previously used WebEx, Zoom and Google Hangouts, depending on what my client is using so I go with what they've chosen.
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Gary McQueen
Systems Engineer at Advance business consulting
We were using mobile phones to connect with our team before. We started using Skype for Business because it was a business-delivered product.
View full review »We also use MS Teams. I also have some experience with Cisco.
When I came to this company, they were using Skype, so I adopted it. I didn't migrate over to something else with any other purpose in mind.
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reviewer1381629
Owner at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Skype is actually the first tool like this that I have used. Another company I work with is trying out Zoom, but that's fairly recent.
View full review »We've used TeamViewer for very specific accounts. We've also used Microsoft Teams. It's better than Skype for Business as it integrates more effectively.
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Marc Spicer
Director Of Technology at UNCF
Different parts of our organization were using Skype and Zoom, and we are trying to standardize the use of solutions for virtual meetings. Zoom is being used for external communication, and Skype for Business is being used internally.
Microsoft Teams is replacing Skype for business and we have also used Amazon Chime.
All of these solutions are different audiences. The first category is internal communications and collaboration, and that would be Skype and Teams. In the next tier, you have external meetings, webinars, and conferences of medium-sized scale. These are within the Zoom realm. Finally, you have virtual events such as registrations and breakout rooms. Although Zoom has that capability, the scale is different, which is where Chime and some of the other products come in.
The tier that Teams and Skype for Business are in, suits that tier. Skype is not about conferences, large meetings, webinars, and the like. It is for people working together online, sharing information, transferring files, and changing the screens depending on who is presenting. It's a collaborative remote use case.
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Rasik Chauhan
Works at TechnipFMC
Previously, we used Lotus Notes Chat, but it is not as powerful as Skype for Business.
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Toni Choroski
Office Ohrid at AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE
I previously used WebEx and we are still using Zoom. Zoom offers a cheaper license than Skype for Business.
View full review »We also use Cisco Meeting Server, Cisco Webex, and Adobe Connect.
All of the platforms are very good and of high quality.
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LayalChahine
Procurement Manager at EXCEED IT Services
I have used Teams before.
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Suzy Poly
Data analyst at bigcat
We previously used Zoom and we also had an in-house messaging system developed within the company.
I have previously worked with Slack, and it was not easy to use, while Skype has been comparatively much better. Compared to Skype, Slack was only providing my company with a free trial, after the expiry of which we could not make calls.
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Akash Mukherjee
Manager Global Business Development at Trigent Software Ltd
We currently use both Skype and Google Meet. Google Meet is very user friendly with good voice quality. We can record our calls and then share screens when we're making a presentation. It's an easier solution than Skype even though we use both platforms.
For our external client meetings we use Google Meet and internally we use Skype.
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SamWu
Product Line Manager at Edgecore
I previously used Microsoft Messenger, which is now merged into Skype for Business.
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reviewer1280004
Manager, Quality and Process Excellence at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I have been receiving meeting invitations from outside of our organization using other solutions, such as Webex. When I attend those meetings I use their software.
View full review »We did not use another solution prior to this one.
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reviewer938901
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
I have used previously many other solutions, such as IBM and Microsoft Teams.
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Lenka Kunecova
Senior Channel Sales Executive at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Previously, I did not use another solution.
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PunitThakkar
CEO at Shivaami Cloud Services Pvt. Ltd.
We used to use G Suite Hangout as a similar solution. But, prior to that, we were not using anything else in this domain. We chose Skype for Business after other colleagues suggested that we give it a try. It has served us well.
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GlobalSe6644
Global Service Leader - Unified Communications and Collaboration at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
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reviewer938853
Regional Sales Director - India & Middle East at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
I'm also familiar with Microsoft Teams or Zoom.
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reviewer1311051
Sr. IT Project Manager at a university with self employed
We have begun using Microsoft Teams in place of Skype for Business and it is very good for collaboration. However, it is also missing the "raise hand" feature.
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Skype for Business
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Skype for Business. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.