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Skype (discontinued)

Skype (discontinued)

Overview

What is Skype (discontinued)?

Skype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025.

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Pricing

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United States Subscription

$2.99

Cloud
per month

North America Subscription

$6.99

Cloud
per month

India Subscription

$7.99

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.skype.com/en/international…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $2.99 per month
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Product Demos

Skype Video Call Demo Video (No Audio)

YouTube

One Chat - All in one Messenger for WhatsApp, Fb, Skype & more

YouTube

Designing a Drawer / Sliding panel in Winform App C# (Skype Demo)

YouTube

Skype on Symbian Video Demo

YouTube

Demo of Skype for the iPhone

YouTube

Sony Xperia M Skype Video Call Demo - Front Camera Quality - PhoneRadar

YouTube
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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.

7.5
Avg 7.9

Screen Sharing

Features related to remote screen sharing capabilities.

6.6
Avg 7.9

Online Meetings / Events

Features related to hosting and attending meetings and events online.

6.8
Avg 8.2

Online Events Collaboration

Features related to collaboration between attendees during web conferences, webinars, and other online events.

6.8
Avg 8.1

Online Events Security

Features related to the security of meetings and other events held via web conferencing/webinar software.

7.6
Avg 8.0

VoIP system collaboration

Team collaboration via cloud phone system

7.5
Avg 7.7
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Product Details

What is Skype (discontinued)?

Skype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software with 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.


Skype is superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported starting from May 2025.

Skype (discontinued) Video

What is Skype?

Skype (discontinued) Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Skype (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.

Skype (discontinued) starts at $2.99.

Reviewers rate User authentication highest, with a score of 8.5.

The most common users of Skype (discontinued) are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Skype a product for video conferencing.

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 07, 2025
HG
Vetted Review
Verified User
Skype (discontinued)
4 years of experience
As a Skype user, I interact with my peers in real-time, making it easy to make decisions that benefit the organization. Additionally, since it is a global product, people can reach out to their colleagues from anywhere, as long as they have a machine and an internet connection.

Easy and affordable option for local number with unlimited local calls

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 18, 2024
BM
Vetted Review
Verified User
Skype (discontinued)
15 years of experience
We use Skype for international calls, local calls in place of a regular office number, and for text communication with international vendors.

This lets us answer calls from an "office" phone line whether we are in the office or not, and also allows us to make calls from this number to other local US numbers, even if an employee is not currently in the US, without any additional costs.

We route a Grasshopper.com toll free number with extensions to various Skype numbers in order to implement this from a central number.

With this setup we are able to do anything we need when it comes to phone for local or international calls, and at a much lower cost than alternative business phone services.

It is helpful that Skype numbers also now support text messaging for the businesses that prefer to leave a text instead of a voicemail.


Skype - A good business communication and marketing tool

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 14, 2024
AP
Vetted Review
Verified User
Skype (discontinued)
10 years of experience
We use Skype to make calls to customers in US, UK, etc. which are in different time-zones. Skype is our mode of communication to prospects and existing clients. Our developers do project discussions through this channel. We use Skype for marketing purpose also, basically to contact clients and have the first level of communication with them, to understand more about their requirements.

Great for one on one

Rating: 6 out of 10
October 18, 2023
Vetted Review
Verified User
Skype (discontinued)
7 years of experience
It has allowed us to connect with our team members around the world in one on one scenarios. It is helpful to be able to see them face to face even when we cannot see them in person very often. It makes us feel closer. However, it has not been great for groups.
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