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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Skype (discontinued)

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ASkype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025.

    $2.99

    per month

    Telonium

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

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    Skype (discontinued)Telonium
    Editions & Modules
    United States Subscription
    $2.99
    per month
    North America Subscription
    $6.99
    per month
    India Subscription
    $7.99
    per month
    Call Recording
    $9
    per month + $0.25/hr of storage.
    Virtual Extension
    $15
    per month
    Regular Extension
    $25
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Skype (discontinued)Telonium
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Skype (discontinued)Telonium
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Telonium
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    53 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    70 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Skype (discontinued)Telonium
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Skype (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.2
    138 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio6.5135 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video7.2133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements5.5130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support5.5118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Skype (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.2
    119 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing5.5118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards6.860 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Skype (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.0
    118 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration6.185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation6.3106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media4.465 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events7.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows6.268 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Skype (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    5.3
    111 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat5.5110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling5.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A5.362 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Skype (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    7.4
    101 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Telonium
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication8.988 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions7.183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list6.260 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Skype (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.5
    4 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Telonium
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Video conferencing5.74 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Audio conferencing6.54 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Video screen sharing6.14 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Instant messaging7.94 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Skype (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype (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 (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype (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 (discontinued) and Telonium
    Feature
    Skype (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
    Best Alternatives
    Skype (discontinued)Telonium
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Skype (discontinued)Telonium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (140 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (42 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Skype (discontinued)Telonium
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Having interacted with a new replacement tool, Microsoft Teams, it is challenging to recommend Skype, as it lacks some essential features, such as being less equipped with the latest updates, and it is not platform-independent, causing issues on PCs and phones, as well as during calls that might hinder work.
    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
    • 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.
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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
    • Skype is a RESOURCE hog. People who have limited bandwidth will have poor call quality.
    • It is hard to figure out how to use emojis and upload images in the chat.
    • The background images do not fool anybody....it is clearly not your real background.
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    Telonium
    • It should include video
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    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.
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    Telonium
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    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
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    Telonium
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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
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    Telonium
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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
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    Telonium
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    We use Skype in combination with Grasshopper. While Grasshopper acts as a routing toll free number with extensions, if we are making calls directly, we do it through Skype. Skype's desktop and mobile apps are easier to use, and provide unlimited local calls at a flat, affordable rate. Allowing our team to use their existing mobile or desktop devices without additional hardware for business office phone calls is important, and Skype makes that possible
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Discontinued Products
    The service provided is up to date, as discussed before buying.
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    Telonium
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Skype made keeping in touch with an advisor in Mexico very easy. The initiative there resulted in 5 new partnerships.
    • Skype has helped me with account management for at least 3 customers in LATAM--usually it's a fast way to answer a question about a support renewal.
    • For about 9 months Skype helped me stay in touch with a colleague in Prague. We would meet once a week to go over sales activities.
    Incentivized
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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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