Skype review
July 26, 2021

Skype review

Maggie Karl | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Skype

Skype is used primarily for remote meetings and interviews, even before the pandemic. Charts and groups are also used to collaborate remotely with different groups and to build connections between coworkers. Since it can be installed on almost any device it's easy for almost anyone in our org to use.
  • Can be installed on basically any device
  • Video meetings four groups of any size
  • Affordable
  • Recording meetings is not intuitive
  • Zoom is easier to broadcast webinars
  • Need to download and update often
  • Special account needed
  • Good to use for remote interviews
  • Works with most platforms
  • Some older devices don't connect as well
  • More affordable than Zoom
Lee's functionality than Zoom, more glitches and log in complications than Google, but affordable and familiar for most of our clients and staff, which makes it an easy tool for a nonprofit. In general, we use Zoom and Google more but Skype is still a useful tool.

Do you think Skype delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Skype's feature set?

Yes

Did Skype live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Skype go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Skype again?

Yes

Good for places with small tech budgets, places that need to do video meetings and/or chats. Better for smaller events, not big virtual event webinars. Less user-friendly and has less functionality than Zoom. Chats and groups work well.

Skype Feature Ratings

High quality audio
5
High quality video
7
Low bandwidth requirements
5
Mobile support
8
Desktop sharing
6
Whiteboards
Not Rated
Calendar integration
5
Meeting initiation
6
Integrates with social media
Not Rated
Record meetings / events
4
Slideshows
4
Live chat
9
Audience polling
Not Rated
Q&A
Not Rated
User authentication
6
Participant roles & permissions
4
Confidential attendee list
4