Compare Slido and Skype for Business - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 08, 2022

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

Slido is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Skype for Business, and Skype for Business is rated higher (97/100) than Slido (62/100). Slido offers users more features (4) than Skype for Business (3).

Looking for the right Event Management 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:

Slido Vs. Microsoft

Slido: Meet your most influential participants and discover which topics resonated the most with your audience

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? Slido or Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Event Management 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 Slido and Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software.

Slido price starts at $199 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Slido is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Event Management 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 Event Management software cost.

Bottom line: Slido is more expensive than Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Slido Vs. Skype for Business based on some of the most important and required Event Management features.

Slido: Data analysis, Presentation Streaming, Conference Calling, Social Media.

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

Target customer size

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



Slido

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $199 per license

Slido is a fast growing cloud-based Event Management software, it is designed to support small and medium size business. Slido received a rating of 5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered affordabl...

Categories: Data analysis, Business Phone Systems, Conference Calling, Feedback Management.

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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Slido: 4 Features

Data analysis
Presentation Streaming
Conference Calling
Social Media

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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Slido
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$199 per license
Functionality
11
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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
Eventbrite
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
Eventzilla
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$1.50 per license
Functionality
11
ProClass
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$1,499 per year
Functionality
7

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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.