GoTo Meeting vs. Skype

GoTo Meeting

Skype

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
GoTo Meeting	Score 7.9 out of 10	N/A	From GoTo (formerly LogMeIn), GoToMeeting is an online meeting, desktop sharing, and video conferencing software that enables users to connect via the internet. It hosts a suite of online meeting tools, including real-time screen sharing and integrated audio.	$12 per month
Skype	Score 7.3 out of 10	N/A	Skype (the personal edition) is a free web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software. The free version includes audio and video Skype-to-Skype calls, ability to call mobile phones and landlines, paid international calling, and conference calling capabilities for up to 25 people.	N/A

Pricing

GoTo Meeting

Skype

Editions & Modules

Professional: $12.00
Per Organizer / Per Month for 150 Participants [billed annually]
Business: $16.00
Per Organizer / Per Month for 250 Participants [billed annually]
Enterprise: Custom Pricing
3,000 Participants

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
GoTo Meeting	Skype
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Pricing available by monthly or annual subscription, with discounts for annual commitments.

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Community Pulse
	GoTo Meeting	Skype
Considered Both Products	GoTo Meeting Verified User Manager Chose GoTo Meeting GoToMeeting focuses on delivering a reliable and feature-rich meeting experience, while Skype and Google Meet offer broader communication capabilities. For our business, GoTO meeting has been the cheaper and more efficient option. Incentivized Helpful? Nancy Hamlet Founder/Owner Chose GoTo Meeting GoToMeeting is tried and tested in the market. It's got a long legacy but I feel like it is not encumbered by legacy systems like some market leaders. I used Hangout Meets (free) for a while, but the end-user functionality was not as easy to use and I thought it well worth … Incentivized Helpful? peter awortwe IT Asset and Configuration Analyst, Service Catalog Manager, Knowledge Manager Chose GoTo Meeting GoTo Meeting was the choice at the time as it was less costly when we moved away from Skype for business. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose GoTo Meeting GoTo Meeting was the one, which in the period of pandemic and thus need, offered the best price. Not absolutely, but it was not necessary to reorganize the structure and require a great effort from IT. Moreover it was immediately accepted by the teams and well implemented in … Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose GoTo Meeting Zoom is definitely GoTo Meeting's biggest competitor in terms of similar features and overall functionality. I have read about security issues with Zoom in the past, but haven't seen GoTo Meeting make any headlines regarding security. That might be something to consider for … Incentivized Helpful? Shubham Jurail IT Consultant Chose GoTo Meeting it is easy to use in comparison to teams and need lo bandwidth to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose GoTo Meeting GoTo Meeting closely stacks up to other video conference platforms. That being said, Zoom seems to have the best integration for businesses, while GoTo Meeting has some of the best security I have seen in a video conferencing platform. GoTo Meeting is fairly seamless in … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose GoTo Meeting One of the product's limitations that I noticed is that some plans have a limited participant capacity, which might not be able to hold larger meetings and security. Incentivized Helpful? MN Michael Nemeyer Associate Chose GoTo Meeting I would say that Zoom Meetings are the best user interface, followed by GoTo Meeting and finally, Webex Meetings. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose GoTo Meeting A lot of control access for a huge audience. Audio and video quality is much better. Screen sharing presentation is an easy process with multiple access controls. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose GoTo Meeting Compared to other software on the market, I feel that GoTo is easy to use, allows good interaction during the meeting, has a friendly layout and is stable in use. I liked the tool and, certainly, it is something that adds value to the work and brings benefits to the people who … Incentivized Helpful? Mark Piskura FAA Repair Station Training Coordinator Chose GoTo Meeting Just for the fact that we are still using GoTo Meeting after all these years speaks for itself. All the platforms I mentioned above have their positatives and negatives like most software and applications but after years of continued use of GoTo Meeting we've learned work … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Cole IT Administrator / Creative Director Chose GoTo Meeting GoTo Meeting has basically the same toolset as the others. Teams fits better with our organization's structure, but GoTo Meeting allows us to accommodate external contacts who consistently use GoTo Meeting. I do carpentry when I'm not wearing my IT hat. I have several hammers. … Helpful? Verified User Representative Chose GoTo Meeting Right there with some of the other top video-conferencing platforms as it has great visual clarity and the sound/audio is high-quality. It doesn't have any lagging issues and it doesn't cut in-and-out regardless of how many users in on on video-conference. GoTo Meeting is easy … Incentivized Helpful? MF Maria Funcheon Placement Specialist Chose GoTo Meeting GoTo Meeting definitely has better security. I often have meetings where sensitive information is being discussed and it's often a concern that these meetings may be "zoom bombed"". I do not have that concern with GoTo Meeting. I also feel that GoTo Meeting's functionality is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose GoTo Meeting We use Microsoft Teams internally and while that does allow internal teams to collaborate and chat, it has less functionality overall. Teams is not as user friendly and doesn't have things like a whiteboard or a good Q&A for meetings. Teams works well but we use Go To with … Incentivized Helpful? Armand Panganiban Managing Editor Chose GoTo Meeting All of these options are all very similar to GoTo Meeting. They all work very well for enterprise-size applications to fill different needs such as 2-person calls, training sessions or larger-scale webinars. When coordinating a meeting with multiple speakers, we would usually … Incentivized Helpful? Tonney Muiruri Mutungu Software Developer Chose GoTo Meeting One of the attributes that makes GoTo Meeting stack up as the absolute solution to online meetings needs compared to other products is that it focus on delivering efficient and comprehensive online meetings experience in a simpler, safer and more easier to use way. With it, no … Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose GoTo Meeting It works well; it has a nice feature list and good quality; the reason we chose the tool was that it was out of the normal rotation of the tool. Incentivized Helpful? Jennifer Aiksnoras Owner Chose GoTo Meeting Zoom is my preferred meeting product. It is easy to use, integrates with my systems, and allows me to easily connect with even the most non-techy of my clients. Incentivized Helpful? DB Danny Boyle Senior Staffing Manager Chose GoTo Meeting I really like GoTo Meeting because it is a wonderful tool that provides me with a quality service, with innumerable features which are extremely flexible and adapt to my needs and are very wonderful, nothing is missing to add to this program. I really like that It gives me … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Executive Chose GoTo Meeting in terms of security is less known makes it safer. We still use the software because we rely on it since day one. We understand that new alternatives are widely used but we still trust this software for its reliability. For corporate use is cheaper than its competitors. Incentivized Helpful? MG Marcus Gonzalez ESL Teacher Chose GoTo Meeting GoTo Meeting is just an all-around faster program. GoTo Meeting is a less clunky program than its competitors. The meetings we have when using this program are often smoother than the virtual meetings we have had using programs such as Zoom. I hope we use this program more in … Incentivized Helpful? Dustin Hovey Founder // Freelance Digital Marketing Consultant Chose GoTo Meeting For large webinars and external customer-facing meetings, GoTo Meeting is a strong solution. Microsoft Teams, and Zoom, are alternatives I prefer to use when speaking to smaller teams and for other types of connections due to their improvement in UI, mobile apps, and ease of use. Incentivized Helpful?	Skype Verified User Professional Chose Skype Skype is a great tool and it is better than the others, Zoom, GoToMeeting, Appear.in because it is widely used around the world. The other applications require new users to sign up and download software, where most people I work with already have Skype and are ready to go and … Incentivized Helpful? Ricardo G Lopes English Interpreter & Translator Chose Skype Skype has more solid features and more stability than Net2Phone, although Net2Phone is more focused on phone calls. Skype is a bit behind Avaya Communicator, again because Avaya Communicator is more focused on phone calls, and Skype is everywhere. Skype is not at the same level … Incentivized Helpful? Jason Hartigan Business Analyst Chose Skype It's very difficult to compare Skype to the other tools listed above that are in the database. Skype is much more fully featured and easy to use with many users than Google Hangouts or Google Duo. WebEx and GoToMeeting are better conference call style set ups but not really … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose Skype As a business messaging solution, Skype for Business has been replaced by Microsoft Teams which has been a significant upgrade. But the normal Skype hasn't really changed or developed much over the years leading to a steady decline in its customer base as well. A few years back … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Skype Skype was used literally only cause it was included in the Microsoft Suite and we did not need to pay for another service. However, after using it for some time and constantly running into audio/video issues (especially during client presentations when sharing powerpoint, … Incentivized Helpful? JK justin kamau CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) Chose Skype Skype is very fast compared to the others. It has an easy user interface where no special training is required. It has a very supportive team that helps immediately when we need help. Compared to other software, Skype is very cheap in both purchasing cost and maintenance cost … Helpful? Verified User General Manager Chose Skype Zoom costs more to use than Skype. However similar in features and has more support in the current business environment. WhatsApp is free but not at all as integrated into your system like Skype, It's not multi-platform like Skype is. It works on the PC but it has to be … Incentivized Helpful? Ray Fisher Chief Operating Officer Chose Skype I would say that Skype and Go To Meeting are very similar. Not sure that I can say which one is better than the other but they are both time savers. Not quite sure if Go To Meeting offers a mobile login so that might be an advantage in using Skype. Incentivized Helpful? Amanda Layman Founder Chose Skype I still use these other services, but Skype is nice for clients who aren't familiar with these other offerings or who just prefer to use Skype. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Skype Skype is much more professional and international to use. The login is shared by the administrative staff which allows all of us to take turns doing interviews, it also helps that Skype is available with Microsoft Office so that parents can have teacher conferences via Skype … Incentivized Helpful? Premkumar Thangarajan Senior Database Administrator Chose Skype We use Microsoft Windows and products a lot here and Skype is our choice since it is compatible and easy to maintain for the IT Support Team. Everyone is familiar with this product across different countries due to the global reach and support from Microsoft. Incentivized Helpful? Dawn Solomon Sr. SAP Business Process Analyst/Team Lead HR/FICO COE Chose Skype WebEx can be used if it is a formal setting but sometimes it is not necessary to have a formal call that you have to pay for the time used. Skype is quick, you can have a quick informal meeting to discuss issues if you are both online and can work together to see what each … Incentivized Helpful? Ryan Elfline Senior Financial Analyst Chose Skype I believe skype's biggest advantage is that it is free to use the messaging system. Incentivized Helpful? Chris Whisonant Lead Consultant Chose Skype We are a consulting firm that implements and recommends IBM Sametime for our customers. However, we use Skype internally due to not having to maintain an investment in hardware/networking/etc... to provide IM capabilities to our team. IBM Sametime, as an on-premises or … Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Screen sharing Pro Easy to use Pro Set up	Pro Video calls Pro Easy to use Pro Screen sharing
Top Cons	Minus Internet connection Minus User interface Minus Stable internet	Minus Chat history Minus Language translation Minus Mobile version

Features

GoTo Meeting

Skype

Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software

Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
	GoTo Meeting 8.1 365 Ratings 2% above category average	Skype 7.4 134 Ratings 7% below category average
High quality audio	8.4364 Ratings	7.9131 Ratings
High quality video	8.5357 Ratings	7.8129 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements	7.5333 Ratings	6.4126 Ratings
Mobile support	7.8285 Ratings	7.6114 Ratings

Screen Sharing

Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
	GoTo Meeting 8.5 358 Ratings 7% above category average	Skype 6.9 115 Ratings 14% below category average
Desktop sharing	8.8358 Ratings	7.3114 Ratings
Whiteboards	8.2239 Ratings	6.457 Ratings

Online Meetings / Events

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
	GoTo Meeting 8.2 360 Ratings 0% above category average	Skype 6.7 115 Ratings 20% below category average
Calendar integration	8.2317 Ratings	6.882 Ratings
Meeting initiation	8.3346 Ratings	7.1103 Ratings
Integrates with social media	8.0174 Ratings	6.162 Ratings
Record meetings / events	8.3323 Ratings	7.174 Ratings
Slideshows	8.3278 Ratings	6.666 Ratings

Online Events Collaboration

Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
	GoTo Meeting 8.3 331 Ratings 1% below category average	Skype 7.7 108 Ratings 8% below category average
Live chat	8.6324 Ratings	8.4107 Ratings
Audience polling	8.1230 Ratings	7.362 Ratings
Q&A	8.2252 Ratings	7.359 Ratings

Online Events Security

Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
	GoTo Meeting 8.4 332 Ratings 1% above category average	Skype 7.3 97 Ratings 13% below category average
User authentication	8.3296 Ratings	7.084 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	8.5317 Ratings	7.380 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	8.5261 Ratings	7.758 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	GoTo Meeting	Skype
Small Businesses	ClickMeeting Score 9.5 out of 10	ClickMeeting Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	ClickMeeting Score 9.5 out of 10	ClickMeeting Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises	Google Meet Score 8.3 out of 10	Google Meet Score 8.3 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	GoTo Meeting	Skype
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (400 ratings)	7.0 (136 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.0 (41 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
Usability	8.5 (32 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Availability	9.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	9.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	6.7 (49 ratings)	10.0 (42 ratings)
Online Training	7.3 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.2 (5 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Configurability	1.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	3.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	4.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	GoTo Meeting	Skype
Likelihood to Recommend	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) It enhance the overall coordination and synergy among team members, fostering a conducive environment for in-depth project requirement deliberations. The versatility of this communication tool empowers us to engage in interactive discussions, share insights, and align our strategies cohesively, thereby contributing significantly to the success and efficiency of our project management endeavors. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft Skype is well suited for quick calls back and forth, in both video and audio, among team members who have it already installed and who know how to use it. It is less well-suited when trying to do a presentation for somebody who does NOT have it installed or who lacks internet speed. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) Goto meeting delivers high-quality audio and video, which ensures clear communication even in virtual environments. The mobile app allows users to join meetings on the go, ensuring flexibility for participants who may not always be at their desktop computers. virtual backgrounds and appearance settings are useful. Incentivized Mahedi Hassan Network Engineer Read full review	Microsoft The instant chat function is great. Very straightforward, easy to use, easy to learn, no technical issues. Video calls are pretty easy also, user friendly and a mostly stable connection with no issues. Voice calls are easy also, eliminates the need for an external landline or the need to use your cell phone. Clear connections, not really any dropped calls. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) You have to download an app that doesn't work well in order to blur the speakers and hosts background. I tried the third party app a few times, but its terrible. I think the Customer service is ok In my opinion, if you don't have the latest updates to your computer, it won't run properly. Sometimes the host video doesn't appear. Incentivized BW Britt Wittelsberger Senior Marketing Manager Read full review	Microsoft This is really small, but I'd love to see the emoticons updated to emojis. Make calling free like some other communications app providers. Grant the ability to not show that you're online even when you are. Sometimes you want to make a call, but you don't want other people to see you're online and start messaging you. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) While we have found GoTo Meeting to be very useful and a part of our normal way of doing business, there are alternatives that are more cost-effective. For example, Microsoft Teams is available as part of our M365 subscription. This will require us to complete a cost analysis to determine which product makes more sense for us to move forward with. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft I have given this rating as this need to give more than that as it's very helpful for us and makes our work more efficient and fast. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) The simplicity of GoToMeetings desktop, mobile, and web-based applications make it a very robust and user-friendly meeting solution. At times, it may be more complex than needed, but it is nice to have so many features that can be used if needed. Once installed, it is very easy to use and navigate. Incentivized Rusty Angell Field Correspondent Read full review	Microsoft Skype is not as good as Facetime in terms of ease to glance at it and figure out how it works. I think that's a result of Skype trying to be too many things at once. A lot of the menu and UI could be streamlined, and I would jettison some of the additional functions that have been tacked on over the years to simplify. That being said, while some options are slightly hard to find, they all work flawlessly once found. Incentivized Daniel Epstein Producer/Videographer/Editor Read full review
Support Rating	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) When we have issues, they seem to respond quickly and do everything they can to help us. They have even tried to find other ways we could get more use out of their product, or improve the way we are currently using it. Overall, their support has been fairly good for us. Incentivized Parker O'Very Marketing Operations Read full review	Microsoft I am not aware of the current support level for Skype for business, as I have never used even though I have the product. However, the support for Skype's personal paid users is not where it could be. Users who pay for Skype features do not have a clear path to reach out to support. So, rating 6, can be better as soon as I need to use Skype for business support and get a good experience. I will say that I will renew Skype for Business subscription, which is a significant inconsistency on my end. The explanation is that Skype for Business comes bundled with Office for Business, with no additional cost, so why not. Incentivized Ricardo G Lopes English Interpreter & Translator Read full review
Implementation Rating	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) Not really, it is very simple to install and get started. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft It can be used on the phone via mobile application as well as on the desktop by logging in to the website. Easily installed and ready to use. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) Zoom is definitely GoTo Meeting's biggest competitor in terms of similar features and overall functionality. I have read about security issues with Zoom in the past, but haven't seen GoTo Meeting make any headlines regarding security. That might be something to consider for larger organizations Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft Microsoft Teams provides basically the same services. Local number calling is not available (that I know of) but that only matters if you have any need to use it. Teams is a little more stable, especially with a lot of people on a call. Skype is easier to set up and to operate. Skype also has a larger install base. Incentivized Tim Daciuk Director, Advanced Analytics Read full review
Professional Services	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) No answers on this topic	Microsoft The service provided is up to date, as discussed before buying. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) Positive: Staying close to client and making sure they have the best customer service. Positive: Creating higher client conversion rates by being present on calls. Negative: When technical issues occur on GoTo Meeting the client is left wondering how professional we are. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft Overall Skype is a good investment. We use regular Skype so its a product that comes with Windows PC's as a standard app. We dont use Skype for Business so this cuts cost overall. Using the basic functions of Skype and not Skype for business does have some downsides but you do save money. There are many other apps we use as well as Skype in order to accomplish all of our goals. The downside of course is that the more you want Skype to do, the more money it will cost the organization as a whole. It does have many more functions which you have to upgrade to Skype for business for. That is my only criticism. Incentivized NN Nestor Navarro Workforce Manager Read full review
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