GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued) vs. Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
GlobalMeet Collaborationiwas an audio, web and video conferencing solution that is designed to make global communication easy from anywhere using any device. As of 2023 the product has reached EOL and will no longer be sold.N/A
Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
Skype for Business just allows us to share screens and chat. There isn't a recording to see what happened throughout the meeting and isn't as thorough as GlobalMeet in its capabilities.
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
more of a business feel to it—good for large audience meetings. Reliable.
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
I was not involved in the purchasing decision, but choose GlobalMeet over Skype in some situations since not all organizations permit their colleagues to join other Skype environments. WebEx is not widely deployed in the organization. I have just started using Teams, and I am …
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
GlobalMeet Collaboration is a Tier 1 app that can support large organizations like TIAA, which has over 15K associates. It has all the major functionality that is required to handle most meeting scenarios. Cannot speak to the cost as that is managed by our vendor management …
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
GlobalMeet is very similar to other collaboration products. GoToMeeting and Cisco Webex are very similar products.
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
GlobalMeet just “gets it” which is a rarity in the collaboration world. We tried Skype and it’s good for some things but ultimately we went with GlobalMeet Collaboration because of the reliability. And after all this time we still enjoy the features and overall platform as a …
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
GlobalMeet seems to drop fewer calls than some of the other services I have used. Skype drops calls often.
Zoom would be my next choice if GlobalMeet were not an option.
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
GlobalMeet far exceeds Webex given the ease of use and it does not seem to require the higher speed internet that Webex does which is important for my team given remote locations. I only utilize Skype or hangouts for interoffice meetings or for meetings where there are less …
Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
GlobalMeet has better audio conferencing services than FreeConferenceCall.com in my opinion. We've often had trouble dialing-in with those conferences and we find the "This conference provided by FreeConferenceCall.com" announcement a bit embarrassing and unprofessional at the …
Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Features
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Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
7.2
46 Ratings
9% below category average
Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
8.0
195 Ratings
1% above category average
High quality audio7.446 Ratings9.0191 Ratings
High quality video6.736 Ratings9.0185 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements7.335 Ratings5.1181 Ratings
Mobile support7.313 Ratings9.0146 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
6.0
39 Ratings
27% below category average
Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
7.1
191 Ratings
10% below category average
Desktop sharing7.639 Ratings9.0191 Ratings
Whiteboards4.326 Ratings5.1120 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
6.6
43 Ratings
22% below category average
Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
9.3
188 Ratings
13% above category average
Calendar integration6.034 Ratings10.0174 Ratings
Meeting initiation7.040 Ratings9.5182 Ratings
Integrates with social media7.23 Ratings8.182 Ratings
Record meetings / events6.735 Ratings9.0143 Ratings
Slideshows5.821 Ratings9.9115 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
6.8
35 Ratings
17% below category average
Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
7.5
173 Ratings
8% below category average
Live chat8.233 Ratings8.5171 Ratings
Audience polling4.314 Ratings7.094 Ratings
Q&A8.020 Ratings7.094 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
7.2
38 Ratings
11% below category average
Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
6.9
156 Ratings
15% below category average
User authentication8.634 Ratings9.0142 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions6.736 Ratings8.5148 Ratings
Confidential attendee list6.228 Ratings3.2109 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
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Ratings
Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
7.8
1 Ratings
1% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 6.2 out of 10
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 6.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 9.8 out of 10
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.5 out of 10
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
6.4
(47 ratings)
8.5
(198 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
2.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Usability
7.1
(21 ratings)
9.0
(14 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(14 ratings)
8.5
(40 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Configurability
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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GlobalMeet is well suited for an organization that wants a simple web conference platform with no added features. It seems like this is the way to go if you want to not spend a lot of money for a service. GlobalMeet is not well suited for large organizations, or someone who needs to host multiple meetings and needs robust features such as attendance tracking, presentation sharing, and ease of use.
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Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams is a remote/virtual team collaboration tool must have...especially if you already use Microsoft tools. Of course, since it now part of an MS 365 subscription, it really doesn't make sense to use anything else. It is easy to use and just works. I'm not sure how anyone who works with digital files/documents and needs to work with other people doing similar work can be effective without such a tool. Of course, there are a number of alternatives like Zoom or Webex, but why pay or use another separate tool if you don't need to. :-)
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Pros
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  • Easy to use system for business conference calls
  • Recording feature useful to playback information from the meeting
  • Accessibility of domestic and international call in numbers make it possible for participants to call in no matter where they are traveling or located.
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  • Instant messaging to anyone who we know only by name/email. Even if they're offline, they get the message in missed convos and a notification automatically goes to them via Outlook mail. All conversations are saved and accessible via Outlook.
  • Video and voice calls are a norm in the WFH scenario, and an average employee has around 4-5 calls a day. Skype gives notifications for upcoming meetings, allows easy scheduling via outlook calendar, and its audio/video quality [is] reasonably good compared to the amount of data it consumes.
  • Status availabilities - in the WFH scenario, you could be off for lunch, out of office, busy, sharing screens - and might not want to be disturbed. Skype allows you to do that, and in case you're off, ensures that you know that you have missed messages.
  • Screen sharing - we have to share screens at least once or twice a day with a coworker when working on some issues/features, and Skype easily lets us do that. One of the best things about Skype is that the screen can be shared without being on a video/voice call - which is of immense advantage because oftentimes, you could prefer sharing the screen, while it [is] too noisy to talk.
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Cons
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  • There is a cost for the conferencing services unlike competitors like FreeConferenceCall.com or Skype which have free options. However, you pay for what you get and the audio/connection quality can and has been an issue for us with other vendors.
  • There are a lot of shortcuts that can be used on the line to mute/unmute lines, record the audio, request operator assistance, etc. However, these are difficult to memorize so we end up forgetting or relying on a print-out of the shortcuts that we keep near our desks. I wish there was an easier way to use these such as voice commands.
  • In the post-conference email recaps you get the phone numbers of those who dialed in. However, it can be difficult to know who these numbers belong to unless you remember the direct #s for the participants. I wish there was a way to save contact info for certain phone numbers within the system and let GlobalMeet add the names to the numbers for all future post-conference emails.
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  • Connection issues can be hard to diagnose when they come up(as some knowledge of server information may be needed to reestablish as the connection troubleshooting options on the sky are not as user-friendly as the rest of the platform.
  • Some issues setting up camera/sound could use more info on troubleshooting options with playback sound, video, etc.
  • Statuses sometimes are unreliable and do not display correctly .
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Likelihood to Renew
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GlobalMeet is not a very good tool. There are better web meeting platforms available in the marketplace. The system is clunky, not intuitive, and experiences often technical issues. They have made updates recently but it is too little too late. It may be a good platform for smaller organizations with tighter budgets.
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The software is simple to install and configure. It is rather simple to explain for correct use. It is possible to profile users for the different functions offered. It is integrated quite completely with Outlook and with Active Directory security. It performs all communication functions well with one or more interlocutors and the possibility of granting control of your computer is convenient.
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Usability
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I have provided such a high rating because setting up the meeting only requires a few clicks. Within a couple minutes of telling my team that I will set up a meeting and send an invite, that invitation is already sitting in their inbox. I move at a fast pace and GlobalMeet is keeping up
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Very easy to use. Even though Microsoft Teams has a lot of features and integrations, as a user I feel completely comfortable on finding what I need, getting information about the app extensions and using them. It's a very comprehensive tool, intuitive design and does not make me feel tired to be using it. I am glad with the current experience.
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Reliability and Availability
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We have never had an issue with the availability of GlobalMeet. It has always been available when we needed it.
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Performance
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For the most part GlobalMeet loaded everything quickly. The only problem that we had was when the whole company was on a training at one time, we had a hard time with screen sharing and the pages loading in a timely manner. Everything seemed to slow down when lots of people were on the system at once
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Support Rating
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As previously mentioned, I was in charge of facilitating a weekly meeting with 60 attendees. I had major issues with the screenshare crashing repeatedly during the meeting. I got in contact with a GlobalMeet Technician immediately. He was extremely responsive and worked with my technician to resolve all of the issues quickly. After his intervention, I never had the same issue again.
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I have only had to reach out to the Support team at Skype for Business once with an issue, and I was pleasantly surprised and encouraged by the quickness and thoroughness of their response. The wait time was short and my question was dealt with politely and clearly, so I would say the support team has it together.
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Implementation Rating
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GlobalMeet was easy to get set up with the company and starting to use.
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Skpe for business is utilized company wide in regards to my company. Everyone not only uses it, but uses it often. It is an effective way of communicating. It also integrates very nicely with outlook and all conversation history is pushed to a folder within the outlook system. We also have it so that if someone misses a message, they are sent an email reminder saying that there is a message that went unread.
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Alternatives Considered
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I was not involved in the purchasing decision, but choose GlobalMeet over Skype in some situations since not all organizations permit their colleagues to join other Skype environments. WebEx is not widely deployed in the organization. I have just started using Teams, and I am not as familiar with using it yet. However, I have had success with joining other organizations that use Teams on a call. It is disappointing that functionality such as the whiteboard is not mutually available in those situations (yet).
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For the below reason I will always choose this app over its competitors: Better audio and video quality, Little to no disconnections or freezing when on a call/video conference Integrates well with mailbox/ calendar/ one drive, and SharePoint is easy to use
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Scalability
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This product seems to be able to handle the growing amount of work within our company without any problems.
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Return on Investment
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  • The price for webinar for GlobalMeet is quite pricey compared to other similar vendors.
  • GlobalMeet can be used for unlimited free calls and video conferencing, hence in our company with extensive global calls this platform is very cost-effective.
  • Unlike most conferencing software. Other users don't have to download GlobalMeet App and therefore it is easy to send meeting invite to clients.
  • Attentively support system that responds fast to queries and this saves time for us.
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  • Skype for Business has enabled a migration in part away from fixed line telephony and introduced the user to mobile working with a headset which cannot be overstated as being a game changer.
  • Being able to schedule Skype for Business meetings through Outlook has meant meetings with colleagues without a meeting room has been a great enabler.
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