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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/ASkype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.N/A

    Telonium

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ATelonium is a telephony and VoIP software solution from Telonium.

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Telonium
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Call Recording
    $9
    per month + $0.25/hr of storage.
    Virtual Extension
    $15
    per month
    Regular Extension
    $25
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Telonium
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Community Pulse
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Telonium
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Telonium
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    98 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    46 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Telonium
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    8.0
    195 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio9.1191 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video9.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements5.0181 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support9.0146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.0
    191 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing9.0191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards5.0120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    9.3
    188 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration10.0174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation9.5182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media8.182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.0143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows10.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.5
    173 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat8.5171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling7.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A7.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    6.8
    156 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication9.0142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.5148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list3.0109 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Telonium
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Video conferencing7.01 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Audio conferencing8.01 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.01 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Telonium
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Telonium
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Telonium
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Telonium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (198 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (40 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Telonium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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. :-)
    Incentivized
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    Telonium
    Telonium enables us to keep your voice systems automated, allowing us to receive all incoming calls and route them to the appropriate person in your office. We are notified whenever a voicemail message is left on your desk. You can play the voicemail without dialing if you receive an e-mail notification.We can customize our phone system from anywhere. There is no need to schedule a technician to visit your site and make adjustments because all phones are delivered ready to connect. We can use this program to prevent unsolicited telemarketers and phone calls from reaching our phones. It is the ideal solution for a better and safer phone service, with a high percentage of filtered calls in our favor. Telonium makes it as simple as possible for us to launch or relocate your service. When our customers and prospects call you, we only need to provide a few pieces of information, and Telonium will handle the rest. When you need to make changes to your system, all it takes is a phone call or a visit to a customer web portal to make immediate changes.However a high-speed Internet connection is required at the location where the phone will be used.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Telonium
    • The control panel function is very good because we can see the progress and work of the agents, individually and also as a group with the different work teams.
    • We have found the call scripts very useful, especially with new agents who still don't know very well how to conduct the conversation with customers.
    • I think the omnichannel support is great because all the communication channels are in the same program, which makes our work easier.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Telonium
    • It should include video
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Telonium
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Telonium
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Telonium
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Telonium
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Telonium
    Using our Customer Portal, you can customize your phone system from anywhere - all phones are delivered ready to connect! There is no longer any need to schedule a technician to come to your site and make adjustments. Automated operators enable automated systems to accept all incoming calls and route them to the appropriate person in your office.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Telonium
    • We can see how our agents and customer service staff have become more focused on their tasks and have been more effective and successful in resolving customer requests. The system is quite easy to install and use, so we didn't have any inconvenience, so without a doubt, our profit margin increased.
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