Overview
What is Skype?
Skype (the personal edition) is a free web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software. The free version includes audio and video Skype-to-Skype calls, ability to call mobile phones and landlines, paid international calling, and conference calling capabilities for up to…
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Seamless user interface.
More entrusted and enshrined than other platforms like Zoom or Teams
Communication made easy and comfortable with a personal touch
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Popular Features
- High quality audio (131)7.979%
- High quality video (129)7.878%
- Desktop sharing (114)7.373%
- Low bandwidth requirements (126)6.464%
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Pricing
What is Skype?
Skype (the personal edition) is a free web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software. The free version includes audio and video Skype-to-Skype calls, ability to call mobile phones and landlines, paid international calling, and conference calling capabilities for up to 25 people.
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Features
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Features related to the performance, reliability & compatibility of web conferencing and webinar (online events) software.
- 7.9High quality audio(131) Ratings
High quality audio connection is consistently available, with few or no interruptions.
- 7.8High quality video(129) Ratings
High quality video connection is consistently available, with few or no interruptions.
- 6.4Low bandwidth requirements(126) Ratings
Software is optimized so that meetings do not require a huge amount of bandwidth.
- 7.6Mobile support(114) Ratings
Attendees can access meetings/webinars from mobile devices.
Screen Sharing
Features related to remote screen sharing capabilities.
- 7.3Desktop sharing(114) Ratings
Presenters can remotely share a view of their desktop with attendees.
- 6.4Whiteboards(57) 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.
- 6.8Calendar integration(82) Ratings
Scheduling capabilities integrate with users’ Calendars.
- 7.1Meeting initiation(103) Ratings
Meetings can be easily initiated, whether they are scheduled or on the fly.
- 6.1Integrates with social media(62) Ratings
Integrates with social media sites like Twitter and LinkedIn to promote meetings and webinars.
- 7.1Record meetings / events(74) Ratings
Meetings and webinars can be recorded for playback.
- 6.6Slideshows(66) 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.
- 8.4Live chat(107) Ratings
Participants can use one-on-one and group instant messaging to communicate privately or selectively during meetings.
- 7.3Audience polling(62) Ratings
Presenters can ask for audience input.
- 7.3Q&A(59) 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.
- 7User authentication(84) Ratings
Administrators can require users to authenticate their identities before joining a meeting.
- 7.3Participant roles & permissions(80) 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.
- 7.7Confidential attendee list(58) Ratings
Presenters, moderators, or admins can see a confidential list of attendees that is not visible to all attendees.
Product Details
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What is Skype?
Skype (the personal edition) is a free web meeting, video
conferencing, and VoIP software. The free version includes instant messaging, audio
and video Skype-to-Skype calls, the ability to call mobile phones and
landlines, paid international calling, and conference calling capabilities for
up to 25 people. During video sessions, users also have the option to share
their screen with other participants. Other distinctive features include background blurring, voice and text translation, location share, conversation search, and integration with Microsoft's Digital Assistant, Cortana.
This version of Skype works on phones, desktop, tablet, browsers, Alexa, and
Xbox. Users can call landlines and mobile phones from around the world by
paying for Skype Credit or signing up for Skype subscriptions, a monthly
contract for users who only need service to specific regions. Users can also
pay to have a local phone number through Skype Numbers, so that they can answer
phone calls from their desktops, tablets, or smartphones. They can also send
SMS text messages and share their location using the Skype mobile app.
Skype Video
Skype Technical Details
Operating Systems | Unspecified |
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Mobile Application | No |
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- 10Likelihood to Renew5 ratings
- 10Availability1 rating
- 10Performance1 rating
- 10Usability3 ratings
- 10Support Rating42 ratings
- 10Implementation Rating3 ratings
- 10Configurability1 rating
- 10Product Scalability1 rating
- 10Ease of integration1 rating
- 10Vendor pre-sale1 rating
- 10Vendor post-sale1 rating
- 10Professional Services1 rating
- 10Contract Terms and Pricing Model1 rating
Reviews
(51-75 of 136)Skype is a great communications tool for business.
- Chat/messaging feature is great. It's a replacement for texting.
- Audio quality of calls is good.
- Contact list is useful and you'll know if someone is online or not.
- This is really small, but I'd love to see the emoticons updated to emojis.
- Make calling free like some other communications app providers.
- Grant the ability to not show that you're online even when you are. Sometimes you want to make a call, but you don't want other people to see you're online and start messaging you.
Skype is great for our small non-profit
- Cross-platform support is excellent. Everyone has their personal preference on ways to join meetings whether it be iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, etc. it always just works.
- Highly reliable and [of] good quality. I have very rarely had any issues with poor video quality or disconnects and suspect the times I have were issues with personal internet rather than Skype servers.
- Other platforms create an all-inclusive solution for meeting organization and communication. So depending on the complexity of your needs looking to products such as Teams or Slack might be of interest.
Skype Review
- It is perfect for a video conference.
- Skype provides and instant messaging service.
- The ability to share screen during a call.
- Skype is a main target for hackers.
- It is not safe for kids.
Skype - End of an Era
Skype was in use for the whole organization - meaning that across all the subsidiary nations and the group employees were reachable there.
It was connected to our work e-mails so very easy to reach the person you wanted.
We discontinued using Skype in favour of Slack
- Quick message colleagues
- Quite easy to set up videomeetings
- Kind of difficult to manage if you have had many conversations
- The UI feels dated and unimaginative
- Some filetypes are struggle to upload in chats
- Struggles with audio and video meetings
Yes it was one of the founders of this type of communication but there are many alternatives on the market that offer more intuitive or more functional messaging solutions.
There is trouble with quality and reliability of the video and audio features and it just feels old & not cool
- Phone calls
- Conference call
- Online meetings
- Presentations
- Slow connection
- Display list of phone commands
- Auto mute non speakers
- Automatically turn off meeting entry/exit announcements for 20 or more
Skype isnt all hype. It works.
- Perfect for chatting via text. Has emojis, file sharing, audio sharing, and even video sharing capabilities.
- Good for video chats. You can do 1 on 1 sessions with a good quality video.
- Privacy is also another important function they have. They allow for private conversations between users.
- Ability to delete conversations with sensitive information you may not want seen by users not authorized. Can share confidential information via Skype.
- Customizable profiles to fit your company culture.
- Allow more options when it comes to screen sharing. Allow Skype to share multiple screens for users with 2 or more screens.
- Allow users to take gain remote access via Skype. This would be a huge improvement and something IT departments can use for trouble shooting as well.
- Be more comparable to Slack in regards to the chat function. Create rooms and send certain people messages in large chats.
Good in a pinch, but better options are out there!
- Accessible — Easy to use and navigate the user interface, even for individuals uncomfortable with technology.
- Compatibility — Skype can be downloaded across nearly all device types, including (but not limited to) Mac, Windows, Android, iOS... even the Xbox One gaming system.
- Microsoft Ecosystem — If you are part of an organization already utilizing other Microsoft products (e.g. Office 365, Teams, etc) Skype is part of the Microsoft line of products and will integrate easily into an existing Microsoft-based workflow.
- Microsoft Ecosystem — While this might be a positive for some people, many organizations are not a fan of the Microsoft ecosystem. For organizations that utilize other systems, such as Google Workplace, Skype might not be the best fit.
- Lack of Breakout Rooms (or similar functionality) — For meetings that require the ability to break away into subgroups, Skype currently does not offer an equivalent to Zoom's breakout room functionality.
- Technical issues — (in our experience) Skype video tends to freeze mid-call more frequently than in other competitor's software. Audio will continue to be heard from from "frozen" participants, but until the affected individual leaves and re-enters the meeting, screen will remain frozen for the duration of the call.
Reducing distances with Skype
- Screensharing
- Video conferencing
- Instant messaging
- Cost effective
- Glitchy app on Android
- Customer support is slow
Great but not perfect for conference calls
- Easy of use
- Great connection
- Conference call
- Bugs with copying text.
- Over-installation of the software.
- PC overloading during the call.
Best Software to Connect your Coworkers
- Quality audio and video calls.
- Screen sharing facility.
- Mute disturbance in group calls.
- Scheduling and inviting.
- Hand raise and emoticons.
- Sometimes slows down while updating.
- Emoticons are somehow outdated.
- Easy to conduct daily official meetings.
- The emojis used in chats make conversation lively.
- The email notification feature when we missed a message is nice.
- Very easy to use.
- Sometimes the video lags despite having good connection.
- I find difficulty to share large file which should be fixed.
- Sometime it crashes itself.
Skype Review
- It has promoted team work within the organization.
- Cost-cutting due to less travel
- Eased communication within the organization
- Blurred images during a call.
- Very high maintenance cost
- Effective in internet enabled areas only
Skype is good for small business sales and calls
- Global video-calls
- Making it easier to communicate with time changes
- Free or cheaper video calls
- Making an account takes a long time
- Charges for some calls
- Webex is used more
Skype to connect to clients worldwide
- Skype is perfect for video call conferencing. You are able to meet with many people at once, anywhere in the world, once you have an internet connection.
- Skype provides an instant messaging service. You are able to leave a message for others to see immediately or at a later date. In addition, you can also create group chat for collaboration where you are able to share documents.
- The software is absolutely 100% user-friendly.
- Skype allowing users to share their screen while on video call/conferencing.
- I wish it had some form of language translation for when speaking with a native speaker of a different language. But apart from that, the software is EXCELLENT.
Additionally, if you want to pursue a career in being an online English as a Second Language teacher, this is the perfect platform to get the job done. Students are able to see you in real-time and you are able to execute learning through screen sharing pictures, colours and other learning documents.
Runaway from Skype
- Video calls work great.
- Screen share is great.
- There are bugs with text chat history. It will not show the time correctly. The way it is supposed to show is that the latest chat is at the bottom, however, more than often the latest text chat doesn't show at the bottom but somewhere in between older chat messages.
- It doesn't have the capability to allow call recordings if you are using Skype to call the phone number. It won't allow third parties to integrate for call recording too even if you are a business user and have Skype manager account
- Their security is obnoxious with the Support Team not knowing what's wrong. I had one of my reps account blocked within 2 mins of renewing the account. I asked the support for help they released my account but again their system blocks it. When asked for the reason they say that the system doesn't show the reason for security purposes which is complete nonsense. Customer service is pathetic.
Skype is great for daily team communications
- Global communication.
- Integration with unified systems.
- Wider selection of accessible phone numbers.
- Payments options.
We can manage to do our work on-demand making it easier to be on the go but still having contact with your team.
The most trusted VOIP service in the world
- Screen sharing
- International phone calls
- Syncing with Bluetooth hearing devices can be smoother
- Screen sharing on low bandwidth gets stuck sometimes and requires us to restart the call
Premiere For Business Interaction
- Document viewership is easy sometimes!
- Involves chatting and other means of communication without usage of a data plan.
- Simple to use for the average employee to manage communication.
- Sometimes the audio quality suffers indignantly. Especially in our facilities, we have a requirement for needing clear communication
- Needs more features.
- Wish I could document convos or previous info for future reference.
Excellent Program for businesses of any size!
- Communication - face to face from different locations
- Conduct interviews with candidates who aren't local
- Great for video conferences as well.
- Sometimes we have connectivity issues, but that's probably more on our end.
- Nothing else. We love the product.
- Interviews with candidates who aren't local
- Video conferences
- Using Messenger to communicate with someone
Skype is Great
- Skype is great for instant communication
- Skype is good for getting an answer quick
- It's great for VoIP.
- I kinda wish I could reach my Google Hangouts contacts in Skype.
- Sometimes it's hard to find a user without asking them for their info.
Skype - Good for Meetings and Collaboration but Still Needs To Improve Connection Quality
- It is easy to use Skype to leave messages and set up a time to connect especially if the other person is in a different time zone.
- Everyone is familiar with Skype so we don't have to spend time explaining it.
- It's easy to keep track of our contacts.
- The visual and audio quality depends on the internet connection. Sometimes it is good, sometimes it is broken up and we have to try again later or use the phone.
- Using Skype on a cell phone is easy to set up but the quality on cell phones is very hit or miss.
Skype, where will be in 3 more years? Who knows!!
- Phone calls. This is the best feature Skype produces, and it has been good since inception. You can buy new numbers; you can reroute calls, you can mute, you can do three-party calls, and more.
- Foreign numbers. That is important for persons who have relatives in other countries, as they make local calls only to reach you and they don't get charged for the international calls, you are.
- Call quality. For many years, Skype has produced the best audio quality and the call stability is excellent. The VoIP competitors have a much lower stability.
- Skype for Windows takes a lot of time to load and start. Unexpectedly, a Microsoft product is so slow to start when the Windows and Skype engineers are under the same umbrella.
- Significant confusion for login credentials. Is the phone number the primary credential? Or is the login ID? Same phone number cannot be used for two logins! So, login ID is not irrelevant?
- Remote access functions have been deprecated but no indication whatsoever to where they have been ported if any. It would be very polite if Skype would say: "This functionality is now under product X."
- Product vision. On Messaging, is it a competitor of WhatsApp? On Notifications, is it a competitor of Twitter? On Phone calls, is it a future competitor of the Telephone companies? Who knows where this product will be in the next three years? I like Microsoft a lot, but here is where I suggest calling Steve Ballmer for a 30-minutes vision conversation, and you guys will be all set.
It is less appropriate for video conferences where a leader allows many participants to speak, share documents, and interact using their cameras (PC or cell phones) all at the same time. Zoom has taken the lead in this area. It is sad to see that PlaceWare, a pioneer at one time, has lagged behind after Microsoft bought it.
Internet based communication done right
- Voice calls on Skype is crystal clear and don't drop like on some other apps. Skype to Skype calls are free, who doesn't like free?
- Video calls are easy to use and set up, conferencing is a dream.
- Quick and easy installation across multiple platforms.
- Screen or content sharing is very easy, Much easier that some other apps.
- It seems very stable as it doesn't crash or freeze.
- Sometimes the system gets a little slow during video conferencing.
- I wish there was some kind of language translation built into this app.
- While its multi-platform it isn't as ubiquitous as I would like.
Skype for the best meetings.
- Chat
- Voice
- Video
- Recording
- Sharing
- Reporting
The one and only Skype
- Accessibility.
- User-friendly interface.
- Good quality of calls.
- Lighter apps (so they would not lag on any devices).
- Better quality of the video (audio is flawless).