More entrusted and enshrined than other platforms like Zoom or Teams
Updated May 24, 2022

More entrusted and enshrined than other platforms like Zoom or Teams

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Skype

Skype is used for team members to keep in touch and direct message one another. Groups can be made to include multiple people/departments. It is widely used throughout the whole organization. Video conferencing is also available. At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Skype was used to facilitate meetings that had been in person.

Pros

  • Instant messaging
  • User friendliness
  • Video conferencing
  • Group threads

Cons

  • Slow, big files
  • Recording video to send later
  • Identification of who is speaking
  • Increased communication within teams
  • Increased communication between teams
  • More effective productivity
Skype is more user-friendly than these other products. Skype has a simple, easy-to-understand user interface that even newcomers to audio/video conferencing can understand intuitively. While Skype and Zoom offer similar features, they are loaded down with extras: more buttons to click, more hoops to jump through. With Skype, it is fairly simple as point and shoot. Other platforms unnecessarily complicate this process.

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Skype go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Skype again?

Yes

I prefer using Skype to the other video conferencing systems available (Teams, Zoom, etc.). Skype handles text, audio, video and can send and receive files through Skype. Staying connected to others in an organization, at least for quick calls/texts/etc, has been made easier with Skype. I would caution against having too many people in a thread. More than 10+ in a text/video/audio thread and people begin to talk over each other, and there is too much information coming at once to be useful.

Skype Feature Ratings

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

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