Compare GoCo and Skype for Business - Dec 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Dec 28, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - GoCo or Skype for Business?

GoCo is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Skype for Business, and Skype for Business is rated higher (97/100) than GoCo (84/100). GoCo offers users more features (5) than Skype for Business (3).

Looking for the right Employee Onboarding solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

GoCo Vs. Microsoft

GoCo: Managing HR and employee benefits shouldn’t be difficult or expensive. With GoCo, it isn’t.

Microsoft: At Microsoft, we aim to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more — and we empower our employees the same way.

Who is more expensive? GoCo or Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Employee Onboarding software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for GoCo and Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software.

GoCo price starts at $5 per employee/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 GoCo is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Employee Onboarding software. Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software price starts at $2 per user/month , When comparing Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Employee Onboarding software cost.

Bottom line: GoCo cost is around the same cost of Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared GoCo Vs. Skype for Business based on some of the most important and required Employee Onboarding features.

GoCo: Benefits Administration, HR Management, Payroll, HR Analytics, Human Resources.

Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software: Chat, Conference Calling, VoIP.

Target customer size

GoCo's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, and Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

GoCo

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $5 per employee/month

GoCo is a modern cloud based human resource, payroll, and benefits solution built for small and medium sized businesses of between 20 200 employees. GoCos HR software helps organizations to automate the process...

Categories: Business performance management, Performance Management, UCaaS Providers, Self-Service Portal.

Skype for Business

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $2 per user/month

Skype for Business (formerly Lync) software is a cloud-based Conference Calling software that enables users to host HD calling for multiple people. It allows them to organize meetings, record calls, and integra...

Categories: Business Phone Systems, Call Recording, Cloud PBX, Online Meeting, UCaaS Providers.

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GoCo: 5 Features

Benefits Administration
HR Management
Payroll
HR Analytics
Human Resources

Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software: 3 Features

Chat
Conference Calling
VoIP
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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GoCo
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$5 per employee/month
Functionality
15
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Skype fo...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$2 per user/month
Functionality
11
Agile HR
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$2,495 per license
Functionality
15
321Forms
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$80 per month
Functionality
12
OnboardCentric
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$130 per month
Functionality
6

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.