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    N/ASkype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025.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

    WizIQ LMS

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/AWizIQ LMS is designed to meet both teaching and training needs and to give users more control over the learning process. Users can build their learning environment within minutes, add and manage multiple teacher accounts, create online courses, and schedule live classes. This solution provides a space that can be built and customized to the user’s liking.N/A
    Pricing
    Skype (discontinued)WizIQ LMS
    Editions & Modules
    United States Subscription
    $2.99
    per month
    North America Subscription
    $6.99
    per month
    India Subscription
    $7.99
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Skype (discontinued)WizIQ LMS
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Skype (discontinued)WizIQ LMS
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    AuthorGen Technologies
    Chose WizIQ LMS
    WizIQ Live Classroom is much lower quality than Skype, Wechat...No comparison. Poor quality. WizIQ is a scam
    Incentivized
    Chose WizIQ LMS
    Have not tried any other product so far but intend to review some which allow easy creation and addition of online academies for a consultant like me. Yes the pricing factor is a major driver but one needs to check how to transfer/migrate and re-upload content and courses etc., …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    50%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    50%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    50%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    53 Answers
    50%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    70 Answers
    50%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Skype (discontinued)WizIQ LMS
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Skype (discontinued) and WizIQ LMS
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.2
    138 Ratings
    24% below category average
    WizIQ LMS
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio6.6135 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video7.3133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements5.5130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support5.5118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Skype (discontinued) and WizIQ LMS
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.2
    119 Ratings
    25% below category average
    WizIQ LMS
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing5.6118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards6.860 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Skype (discontinued) and WizIQ LMS
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.0
    118 Ratings
    31% below category average
    WizIQ LMS
    -
    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 WizIQ LMS
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    5.4
    111 Ratings
    40% below category average
    WizIQ LMS
    -
    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 WizIQ LMS
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    7.4
    101 Ratings
    9% below category average
    WizIQ LMS
    -
    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 WizIQ LMS
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.6
    4 Ratings
    11% below category average
    WizIQ LMS
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing5.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing6.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Skype (discontinued) and WizIQ LMS
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    WizIQ LMS
    5.3
    7 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings5.86 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings3.56 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings5.87 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings5.87 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings5.87 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings5.36 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings5.56 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings3.53 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Skype (discontinued)WizIQ LMS
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Google Classroom
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Schoology Learning
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    D2L Brightspace
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Skype (discontinued)WizIQ LMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (140 ratings)
    5.4
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    1.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    1.1
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (42 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    1.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Skype (discontinued)WizIQ LMS
    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.
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    AuthorGen Technologies
    They have to try out within their own use case scenarios with a sample learner, and test the features of their course and delivery needs. As there is not a content structuring tool, the course author has to have expertise in content and instruction design to create their own materials. The rest is easy to test and check. Test it on all browsers and test the functionality under various internet service speeds.
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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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    AuthorGen Technologies
    • WizIQ virtual classroom offers an Interactive whiteboard, Screen Sharing, youtube video play, media content upload option.
    • Class Recording in MP4
    • It provides you with a wonderful experience of a Virtual classroom with better Audio and Video streaming.
    • The platform offers courses feature where users can create a paid course, enroll the student in a course and earn.
    • Search functionality to find courses/classes from the list
    • 24*7 after sales customer service
    • Supported languages for the virtual classroom: English, Arabic, Spanish, Czech, French, Greek, German, Turkish, Hindi
    • It provides a Virtual Classroom integration option with Moodle, WordPress, Joomla, Java, PHP, .NET websites.
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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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    AuthorGen Technologies
    • Although all are good but WizIQ needs to improve in these fields...It goes offline once in a while which is a headache as it needs to be constantly managed and needs to be kept under observation all the time.
    • It is better for less userbase management as its browser platform is not stable for a larger number of participants.
    • We need to manage each online department separately.
    • Audio sound needs to be more clear.
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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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    AuthorGen Technologies
    I need to overcome some of the important limitations which have been pending for more than 6 months indicating inability of the vendor or lack of clarity among the development team about what we want and how it can be done easily on their platform and MySQL at virtually no cost without ending up in a feature modification custom development and cost. Teaching and learning with respect to an Indian scenario is different and needs to be adapted to the local needs and realities.
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    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.
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    AuthorGen Technologies
    I have understood and used most of it by now after 6-7 months of exploration and use. Though there are small glitches that could be easily resolved by WizIQ, I feel comfortable to handle the product by now. However, clients find it a challenge to explore and do not wish to spend time to learn
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    AuthorGen Technologies
    It has been very good till date.
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    AuthorGen Technologies
    I have not experienced any of these issues as yet.
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    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.
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    AuthorGen Technologies
    Very responsive and accommodating during the sales period, then totally unhelpful, rude and dismissive when you are unhappy with the product. Now ignoring my messages.
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    AuthorGen Technologies
    It was remote and not in-person.
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
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    AuthorGen Technologies
    It was a product presentation and not a live work through kind of training. I had to remember the presentation from remote and then go about the tool/ builder. It was difficult to handle and I had a lot of doubts and clarifications to address in my initial rounds of launching my courses.
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    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.
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    AuthorGen Technologies
    I have developed my own expertise and that is for sale to my clients as a part of my consulting services. I have much to share for assignment and assessment models, course design aspects and mentoring aspects as this is a remote self paced service. If the courses are live and managed still there needs to be mentoring and support to help the learner.
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    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
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    AuthorGen Technologies
    I selected WizIQ because I used them when I subscribed for org.wiziq for nearly 10 years. It was firstly trusting in their technical support system in place and their new plug-in. Other products that are available for free or a nominal amount, e.g. Zoom and Google Meet are way better in their performance and features in my opinion.
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    AuthorGen Technologies
    Seems pretty good to me as of now. Of course there are usage slabs and commercials to handle before scaling up.
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    Professional Services
    Discontinued Products
    The service provided is up to date, as discussed before buying.
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    AuthorGen Technologies
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    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.
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    AuthorGen Technologies
    • By using the WizIQ our team has launched more than 130 courses for internal staff capacity building.
    • We also monitor which learner is doing well in the overall assigned courses.
    • Created a list of courses which help everyone who is new to the organization.
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