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…
Skype, a good third option.
"Skype is unmatched in terms of its user base, reliability, and ease of use."
The software will upgrade your work pattern and will help in achieving your business goals more fast and make your communication more easy.
Seamless user interface.
More entrusted and enshrined than other platforms like Zoom or Teams
Communication made easy and comfortable with a personal touch
User friendly and great connectivity - 10/10
An All Around Good Communications Tool
Skype has delivered as promised in a virtual world
Call on a budget!
Skype: Feel free to connect!
"Reliable, Rational, And Essential For The Exchange Of Information"
Feel Safe with Skype with 15 years of Expertise
an Engineer's Review of Skype
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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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- No setup fee
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- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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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.
- 7.5Mobile 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.
- 6Integrates with social media(62) Ratings
Integrates with social media sites like Twitter and LinkedIn to promote meetings and webinars.
- 7Record meetings / events(74) Ratings
Meetings and webinars can be recorded for playback.
- 6.5Slideshows(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.
- 7.2Participant 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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- Tech 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
(1-25 of 76)Skype, a good third option.
- User verification
- Easy to use
- It’s a known brand
- Video quality
- Integrations with other apps
- Audio quality
scenarios where it is less appropriate is if people you’re inviting to a meeting don’t have an account or where you want good quality audio and video.
- It's the best call, meeting, and IM software.
- An attractive and straightforward UI is a major selling point.
- IMs and calls are free, and paid features are affordable.
- It's great for group meetings because it allows video and audio calls.
- Free users may find ads intrusive.
- Some callers and texters have dropped.
- Slow internet connections can degrade call quality.
The software will upgrade your work pattern and will help in achieving your business goals more fast and make your communication more easy.
- Through Skype we can communicate very easily globally
- We can do Chat, Call, Video Call, Screensharing, Media & File sharing at a one tip
- We can create different groups and can add a large number of people to the same group, which helps in spreading any news to masses
- Skype need to add different templates which looks more attractive.
Seamless user interface.
- First of all its user friendly and convenient interface. Anybody without much training can use it.
- Easily installable on any operating system [without] installing any dependencies.
- It's inexpensive. Although its free version fulfills almost all requirements. if you want to purchase its paid version for international calls it is still very much cost effective.
- Skype could add a translation feature in its software. If a user sends text to another user in a different language Skype could translate it for that user.
- Skype could add a status feature like WhatsApp so that users can describe their feelings.
- Skype lite app size is still big; Skype should reduce its size.
- Online meetings
- file sharing
- Group conferencing
- May be license cost for professional use could be lowered to compete with other competitors.
- Bandwidth requirements are high and could be reduced
User friendly and great connectivity - 10/10
- Expedites meeting scheduling now that it can all be virtual.
- Many people from different locations can get on a call more easily without the hassle of traveling.
- Very user friendly!
- I’d like to see a feature where you can do interactive presentations - unless this has already been implemented within the past few months that I have not used it!
- Some connectivity issues.
- Other than that I don’t see any other improvements needed since this already helps our team tremendously.
An All Around Good Communications Tool
- It does video calling very well.
- You can share files easily over the platform.
- The chat / instant messaging feature was robust.
- It's very accessible. Users on many platforms can use it.
- It is reliable. I have not had issues with uptime or charshing.
- I think that often people are confused on what usage or functions will cost them money to use.
- Everyone is concerned about security and safety these days. I don't conduct secret business over Skype but I've heard there may be some concerns about this issue if you are thinking of using it for sensitive information.
- Chat history gets deleted after a certain point so if keeping years long records is something that you are looking to do consider saving chunks off from time to time.
Call on a budget!
- Doesn't require high internet speeds.
- Videoconferencing.
- Voice calls.
- Instant messaging.
- Screen sharing and recording.
- Freezes often.
- Needs to update and add more features as competitors provide more and better offerings.
- UI has been the same for years.
- No new features, would love to see some more.
Skype: Feel free to connect!
- Notification system of Skype is awesome.
- You can set your group video call to Dynamic View.
- During a call, you can send files, share contacts, add callers, and share your screen.
- Skype need to improvement in Performance
- The mobile version does not update conversations immediately So need to work on it.
- The file size limit on shared files is less.
- Using our mobile phones, tablets, and desktop PCs to communicate with others is doable, as long as we remember to keep track of our conversations on all of them.
- Excellent video conference software with a solid backbone and an intuitive user interface. When discussing in-depth problems with customers, this is very beneficial.
- Slack-like chat that is constantly being updated by Microsoft makes it simple for businesses to stay on top of communication with others.
- A sign-in procedure that is more secure, and network delays during video calls degrade the user experience, as well as an even more streamlined user interface, are all goals.
- Updated feature sets are required to remain competitive. While operating, it may crash, thus this has to be addressed.
- Skype has a premium calling option and the call prices should go down as a result of the improved integration.
an Engineer's Review of Skype
- Reliable connection for calls and conference meetings
- Ability to join a meeting from a phone line
- Ability to share screen with other meeting participants
- Ability to record meetings
- Not possible to hold Webinars
- No social networking groups unlike Teams
If simplicity + ease are what you're looking for, go for Skype. If more than that, look elsewhere
- UX/UI is very intuitive
- Built in video features make privacy/backgrounds simple
- Cross-device functionality is seamless
- Audio quality is horrible: choppy, robotic, dropped, etc.
- Other functions outside video calls are virtually useless + other apps (Slack) work much better
- Limited features: no breakout rooms, lack of interactivity, it's very basic
However, if you're looking for a more robust system and video/audio quality are extremely important features to you, I'd look elsewhere. We're a smaller team so dealing with multiple accounts/different logins across SaaS programs isn't an issue, but I could see this problematic if you're a larger organization managing everything from a central account (Microsoft for example).
Skype make video calling easier.
- Easy to use and you can also access through your mobile
- Video and audio quality is so good
- It is very safe to use.
- You can also share your screen
- Sometimes there is a lag in the application.
- Sharing files sometime creating issue.
- Audio quality need to improve.
Probably the best free collaboration tool
- Skype saves money particularly well since it's free
- Skype allows one-to-one interaction as well as easily maintainable group discussions
- Skype has screen sharing capabilities which become much better recently
- Reliability - Skype sometimes is not very reliable in delivering messages right away
- Notification management - the "smart" notification feature is not easy to find and properly configure
- Integration - there is no integration with corporate email system
- Security - there is no easy control of chat group members in case of resource rotation
Skype lives up to the Hype!
- Skype allows on demand video and audio conferencing calls.
- Skype allow screen sharing for presentations.
- Sky allows filesharing for collaboration.
- 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.
Skype is great!
- Seamless chat similar to Slack in that way makes it really easy to communicate quickly with clients
- Great video call software that makes screen share easy and effective. Really helpful when going over in-depth issues with clients.
- Calls international are great and save us paying unnecessary fees.
- I wish it was easier to share your profile with a QR code.
- Would be a cool feature to have Skype synch with your google or Microsoft calendar.
- Honestly works great, not a lot to complain about!
Review from a Consultant Office
- Quick and easy IM system
- Quick and easy Calling system
- User Friendly Interface
- Buggy on occasion
- Audio quality can be poor
- Video quality can be poor
- Poor visibility on security/encryption capability
Skype is less appropriate for companies dealing with sensitive information- financial, health care institutions and the like.
- Seamless chat functions.
- Group chat features.
- Consistent quality - we run into issues from time to time when using this platform.
- Sometimes colleagues don't receive notifications about new messages.
- 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.
- The overall functionality and robustness could use new features and updates. For example, breakout rooms, screen sharing, recording the calls, etc.
- If there are issues with connections or technical issues, there aren't many resources or links to help out or self troubleshoot. No technical support chat available either.
- Overall, [an] increase of functionality and customization is what is needed the most. Still a stable product.
- Internal video calls and screen sharing.
- Easy and affordable tool for foreign calls (you can purchase a small credit for every user, so he can make foreign calls from everywhere at affordable prices).
- Get a local phone number for customers (but it is not perfect, see cons).
- Voice quality is good
- Multi-platform (PC, tablet, phone)
- Easy to use
- All attendees of the call must have an account.
- Screen sharing in the standard version doesn't have enough options (you might want to share only a specific window).
- You must log in to Skype if you want to check if you have a voice mail (getting an email alert would be a good solution).
- Foreign calls from everywhere at affordable prices.
- Get a local phone number for customers.
- One on one calls between Skype users.
- Multiple user calls (when you just want to share a link).
- Calls with users that do not have an account.
- Screen sharing might be tricky.
- Get an email notification for voice mail.
Great service for chatting and file sharing
- Good quality video stream for video calls
- Ability to transfer "massive" files via chat
- Skype works even with very slow internet speeds
- If there are a large number of participants in a conversation, there may be problems with the audio volume of individual participants.
- In the latest updates, a pop-up window during a conversation is more disturbing than helping.
Skype great communication tool
- Good call quality
- Easy connectivity
- Many functions
- More friendly communications like gifs
- Better imaging on video calls
- Better multiple chats saved conversations
Great tool for virtual collaboration
- Instant messaging/chatting is excellent. You can have multiple windows open at the same time.
- Can set notifications when the user's status changes e.g. is online.
- Allows to conduct video calls with multiple people.
- Excellent and modern user interface.
- Works well with iOS.
- Excellent integration with MS Outlook.
- High bandwidth is needed for video calls /screen sharing which at time leads to lag.
- Takes more time to start up when we restart the system.
- Limited features like breakout room, voting options are not available.
Skyping about Skype!
- Privacy of communication and file transfers
- Sharing the screen and recording
- Organizing contacts so that Favorites/Most common can be sorted from the rest
- Deleting contacts no longer wanted on a list
- More emoticon options
- A white board would be helpful
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.