Shlomi Lavi /
Oct 07, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ThinkingPhones or Skype?
ThinkingPhones is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Skype, and Skype is rated higher (83/100) than ThinkingPhones (80/100). Skype offers users more features (8) than ThinkingPhones (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Skype!
Looking for the right VoIP 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:
Thinking Phone Networks, Inc. Vs. Microsoft
Thinking Phone Networks, Inc.: Our mission is to make your communication systems work for you and provide apps that both you and your staff will love. We seamlessly unify all of your business voice, text, and conferencing services on a single award-winning cloud platform, connect them to your other cloud applications, and then deliver intelligent, mobile-ready apps to your staff...
Microsoft:
Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.
Who is more expensive? ThinkingPhones or Skype?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of VoIP 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 ThinkingPhones and Skype.
ThinkingPhones price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 ThinkingPhones is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of VoIP software. Skype price Has a free version , When comparing Skype to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average VoIP software cost.
Bottom line: ThinkingPhones is more expensive than Skype.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared ThinkingPhones Vs. Skype based on some of the most important and required VoIP features.
ThinkingPhones: We are still working to collect the list of features for ThinkingPhones.
Skype: 3-Way Calling, Call Forwarding, Call Transfer, Call Waiting, Caller ID.
Target customer size
Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. and Skype's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.