Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft TeamsFormerly Lync
Overview
What is Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams?
Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.
Great Software!
How could I work without Skype/Microsoft Teams?
"Reliable communication application, offers seamless integrations, and has numerous features."
Skype is budget friendly, easy to use and reliable software.
"Skype for Business is a remarkable communication tool that has widespread adoption."
Skype is great for meetings
Great communication tool overall.
Skype Review
The First video conference tool I have ever used
Skype keeps employees connected!
Skype for Business - Review
"Great Communication Tool At The Click Of A Button."
Skype Business = Microsoft Teams = Power play!
Meeting and a collaborative Tool
Awards
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Popular Features
- Desktop sharing (190)8.888%
- High quality audio (189)8.080%
- High quality video (184)7.777%
- Low bandwidth requirements (181)6.666%
Reviewer Pros & Cons
Pricing
What is Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams?
Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Alternatives Pricing
What is Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.
What is GoTo Connect?
GoToConnect, from GoTo, is a cloud-based business phone system with built-in web-based video conferencing solutions. It includes features such as call analytics, call recording, softphone, fax to email, voicemail to email, and desktop integration.
Features
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Features related to the performance, reliability & compatibility of web conferencing and webinar (online events) software.
- 8High quality audio(189) Ratings
High quality audio connection is consistently available, with few or no interruptions.
- 7.7High quality video(184) Ratings
High quality video connection is consistently available, with few or no interruptions.
- 6.6Low bandwidth requirements(181) Ratings
Software is optimized so that meetings do not require a huge amount of bandwidth.
- 7.9Mobile support(145) Ratings
Attendees can access meetings/webinars from mobile devices.
Screen Sharing
Features related to remote screen sharing capabilities.
- 8.8Desktop sharing(190) Ratings
Presenters can remotely share a view of their desktop with attendees.
- 8.3Whiteboards(119) Ratings
Presenters or attendees can share notes or annotations they’ve made on a whiteboard/meeting space within the web conferencing UI.
Online Meetings / Events
Features related to hosting and attending meetings and events online.
- 8Calendar integration(173) Ratings
Scheduling capabilities integrate with users’ Calendars.
- 8.1Meeting initiation(181) Ratings
Meetings can be easily initiated, whether they are scheduled or on the fly.
- 7.7Integrates with social media(83) Ratings
Integrates with social media sites like Twitter and LinkedIn to promote meetings and webinars.
- 7.6Record meetings / events(142) Ratings
Meetings and webinars can be recorded for playback.
- 7.7Slideshows(114) Ratings
Presenters can present slideshows during the meeting within the web conferencing platform.
Online Events Collaboration
Features related to collaboration between attendees during web conferences, webinars, and other online events.
- 9.1Live chat(170) Ratings
Participants can use one-on-one and group instant messaging to communicate privately or selectively during meetings.
- 8.4Audience polling(93) Ratings
Presenters can ask for audience input.
- 8.1Q&A(93) Ratings
Attendees can ask questions during the presentation.
Online Events Security
Features related to the security of meetings and other events held via web conferencing/webinar software.
- 8.1User authentication(141) Ratings
Administrators can require users to authenticate their identities before joining a meeting.
- 7.9Participant roles & permissions(147) Ratings
Administrators can grant users different levels of access to conferences, as moderators, presenters, attendees, or participants. Permissions can be set for individual users, or based on user role/group.
- 8Confidential attendee list(109) Ratings
Presenters, moderators, or admins can see a confidential list of attendees that is not visible to all attendees.
Product Details
- About
- Tech Details
- FAQs
What is Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams?
Skype for Business was a unified communications tool superseded by Microsoft Teams.
For personal use, Skype Desktop and Mobile apps are still available for download, but for business functionality the vendor now fully supports Microsoft Teams as the replacement for Skype for Business.
Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams Technical Details
Operating Systems | Unspecified |
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Mobile Application | No |
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Reviews and Ratings
(2587)Attribute Ratings
Reviews
(51-75 of 191)Good, simple collaboration tool
- One positive impact is that it hasn't required a lot of effort/time from IT to install/configure for end-users.
- One negative impact is that the IT dept. still needs to invest in/use other tools for more in-depth collaboration among departments.
- Another positive impact has been that it is a program that works fairly well, and is not that prone to crashing/problems, which helps to lessen workloads on the IT staff.
- It has increased productivity because of the ease of ad hoc meetings
- It has increased productivity because of the superior presence functionality that allows us to see availability immediately.
Still an alternative? Yes, depending on your scenario...
- Reduced telephony usage
- Speed up contact
- Kept users focused
Excellent for remote work!
- Its been great, very useful
- User friendly
A communication app that woks well.
- Collaboration was made smoother.
- Dependable.
- People began to function more efficiently.
- Improved communication.
- Secure.
Skype for Business, A Good Tool for Bankers
- Easy to video chat unless there's a delay.
- Love the feature of changing one's status.
- Can keep tabs on [the] team.
Skype for Business: Meet & Greet Business
- It made collaboration easy.
- It drives communication swiftly.
- For support services, it allows effective conversation with business clients.
- Frequent meeting reminders and timely notifications ensure punctuality among [the] team.
- It helped us increase [the] overall productivity of [the] team.
Skype for Business for Instant Communication
- Fast conversations
- Ability contact with colleagues informally and increases your overall working experience
- Makes communication easier
- By using Skype for Business, we could meet without using expensive video [conference] hardware.
- The chat adds a nice way of communicating with coworkers as a go-between for e-mail and calling.
- Missing calls due [to] bad quality [has] me have[ing] extra calls with clients
- It has allowed our users to more quickly work with each other vs waiting on emails or other forms of communication.
- IT support required more time because of the choice to integrate it so tightly in most Office suite installations.
- For our installation, it required extra servers to facilitate the service.
Best informal communication tool
- Price
- Increase informal communication
- Idea sharing
Helped all areas of our business stay connected
- Fewer in-person meetings needed
- Remote work saves money
- Fewer staff needed to support community
Skype for Business requires zero training and everyone will know how to use it instantly!
- Skype call is free and helps to reduce domestic phone call bills.
- Skype video is free and it helps to reduce high video conference charges.
- Skype on mobile may not be working well sometimes and causes missing of messages or Skype calls.
Good communication solution for any company
- Productivity gains.
- Assertive communication.
- Budget savings.
Skype review
- Ease of use. No need for trainings and demonstrations.
- Easy to conduct and attend meetings.
- Secure means of communications.
- Sometimes takes up too much ram space and makes the laptop slow. I have to manually kill the application.
- Generally quite expensive.
- Communication made easy for many years at our company
- Integration with Outlook/Exchange is good
Skype for Business - easy to use and effective
- Video conferences helps teams stay in touch without needing to travel on-site
- The ability to search into the Global Address List is a huge time saver for our IT staff, and they say "time is money".
- Being able to schedule meetings helps to save money on conference calls since we don't have to purchase 3rd party apps such as Zoom.
- Long distance and International calls (through Skype for Business) also helps to save us money.
The old TEAMS
- As a user this is hard to gauge but before teams this was a common solution
My use of Skype in a normal day
- I think that Skype for business helped to increase the efficiency of the industry in general.
- I think it force the investor to focus only in one products.
- I think Skype for business can help even start-up businesses.
- I think Skype for business can be the best starting tool to learn how to organise your daily routines and engagement with the stakeholders
A must have for corporates
- It's the best value for money software. One on one and group conversations and training people are definite advantages of Skype.
Skype For Business
- It has been positive since day 1, able to coordinate in a professional and timely matter
Good and flexible tool
- Helped minimize wait time for communication.
- Reduced the number of applications we need for different tasks.
- Increase the awareness of each employees availability.