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    N/ASkype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025.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

    Zoom Contact Center

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AZoom Contact Center helps businesses deliver prompt, accurate, and highly personalized customer experiences that drive loyalty. It includes intelligent self-service and routing, a unified communications and contact center, and video optimized high-touch engagements.

    $828

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Skype (discontinued)Zoom Contact Center
    Editions & Modules
    United States Subscription
    $2.99
    per month
    North America Subscription
    $6.99
    per month
    India Subscription
    $7.99
    per month
    Essentials
    $69
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Premium
    $99
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Elite
    $149
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Skype (discontinued)Zoom Contact Center
    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)Zoom Contact Center
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Zoom
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    44 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    42 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    53 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    70 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    40 Answers
    Features
    Skype (discontinued)Zoom Contact Center
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Skype (discontinued) and Zoom Contact Center
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.2
    138 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Zoom Contact Center
    -
    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 Zoom Contact Center
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.2
    119 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Zoom Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing5.5118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards6.860 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Skype (discontinued) and Zoom Contact Center
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.0
    118 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Zoom Contact Center
    -
    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 Zoom Contact Center
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    5.3
    111 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Zoom Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat5.4110 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 Zoom Contact Center
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    7.4
    101 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zoom Contact Center
    -
    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 Zoom Contact Center
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    6.5
    4 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Zoom Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing5.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing6.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing6.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Skype (discontinued) and Zoom Contact Center
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Contact Center
    8.2
    31 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Agent dashboard00 Ratings8.331 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings7.928 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings7.827 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings8.326 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings8.424 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings8.431 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings8.527 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings8.523 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings7.726 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings8.131 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings8.529 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Skype (discontinued) and Zoom Contact Center
    Feature
    Skype (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Contact Center
    8.3
    30 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Inbound call routing00 Ratings8.429 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings8.427 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings8.528 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings8.428 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings8.328 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings8.428 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings8.128 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings8.424 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Skype (discontinued)Zoom Contact Center
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Skype (discontinued)Zoom Contact Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (140 ratings)
    8.7
    (46 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (42 ratings)
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Skype (discontinued)Zoom Contact Center
    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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    Zoom
    At our company, we launch a new property project and receive many customer inquiries in a single day. Zoom contact center helped our team manage all calls and follow-ups properly without missing leads. It is very useful for handling customer communication. During peak hours, some agents face call delays, making it a bit difficult to track reports quickly.
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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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    Zoom
    • AI-powered self-service - customers can interact with our virtual agents and get answers to common inquiries, which ensures fast resolutions.
    • Better omnichannel support ensures our agents have an easy time managing customer interactions across chat, voice, and SMS.
    • With Zoom Contact Center in place, we have realized increased agent productivity thanks to its AI features and its ability to integrate with our CRM tool.
    • The advanced routing and insights ensure that customer issues head to the right customer agent depending on skills.
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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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    Zoom
    • The integration with Zoom Phone is still ongoing, so it initially required some tricky configuration and additional phone numbers, but that's no longer a requirement now.
    • I would love a way to use physical handsets with the Contact Centre. Currently, it's all softphone integration on a PC or Mac. But it's a great experience and very similar to using Zoom Meetings, so there's minimal training for staff needed.
    • The Admin Settings on the backend can be tricky to navigate. Still, you have much more customization and constant feature upgrades than I've ever seen with any other Contact Centre service.
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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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    Zoom
    We are very likely to renew Zoom Contact Center because it has been a stable and reliable solution for our organization. It fits well within the broader Zoom ecosystem that we already use, including Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone, and Zoom Chat, which creates a more seamless experience for users and reduces complexity.
    The product quality has been strong overall, and we have also had positive experiences with Zoom’s customer service. While there are still areas where reporting and certain features could improve, the platform has delivered enough value in usability, stability, and integration to make renewal likely.
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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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    Zoom
    Usability is one of Zoom Contact Center's strongest selling points. It feels like a natural extension of the Zoom platform rather than a bolted-on contact center tool, which made adoption across our team noticeably smoother than previous system rollouts. Zoom Contact Center is clean, intuitive, and easy to navigate for both agents and administrators. For organizations already using Zoom, the learning curve is minimal.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    unless the network or internet is down - it has been there for us
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    does not seem to slow down even on our busy days
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    We have had a positive experience with Zoom Contact Center support overall. Support has generally been responsive and helpful, and our interactions have given us confidence in the product and platform.
    In addition to the support experience itself, the product has been stable and reliable in day-to-day use, which helps reduce the need for frequent support involvement. When support has been needed, the experience has been solid enough to reinforce our overall positive view of the platform.
    For those reasons, we would rate the overall support highly, while still recognizing there is always room for improvement.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    it was mostly self service articles and looking up information on the zoom site and public forums
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    I implemented Zoom Contact Center myself, and overall the process was straightforward. The platform was relatively easy to configure, and it did not require an unusually large amount of internal support or complexity to get up and running.
    One of the advantages during implementation was how well it fit within the broader Zoom environment, which helped reduce friction and made the setup feel more familiar. In our experience, the implementation process was manageable and efficient overall.
    There is always some room for improvement, but the implementation was smooth enough that I would rate the experience highly.
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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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    Zoom
    This tool has enabled us to identify each user's needs across our various communication channels. It has also facilitated a direct point of contact with Zoom’s technical support team, allowing us to document and escalate any situation requiring specialized assistance, which is the primary reason we chose Zoom. I would recommend it to any colleague or company, as it offers a wide variety of tools, and—now, with the integration of AI—the level of service has improved significantly.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    pricing and billing is always a concern to us but have not had anything to complain about even after they introduced a change to there models
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
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    Zoom
    we have not even scratch the surface of how big we can make this
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    Professional Services
    Discontinued Products
    The service provided is up to date, as discussed before buying.
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    Zoom
    some of teh pro services that we used was helpful and great to have as a resource
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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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    Zoom
    • Intuitive, Easier and almost effortless to maintain.
    • Lesser Operational Expenses that the alternative we also have
    • We wish it has a better integration with Zoom Phone, in terms of channels integration (Voice and Chat) to quick identify callers.
    • It is missing "modular" programming to "reuse" Existing Flows and call them from other flows then return to the main flow.
    • It is missing the capability to compartmentalizing different teams/groups related to reporting, admin, and global parameters.
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    ScreenShots

    Zoom Contact Center Screenshots

    Screenshot of the video-optimized CCaaSScreenshot of the Zoom Workspace video room experienceScreenshot of the analytics used to optimize contact center performance