Skype for Business - Top Competitors (Mar 2022)

Skype for Business (formerly Lync) Software Review
ITQlick Score: 97/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 2.2/10 - low cost
Category: Conference Calling -> Skype for Business review -> Skype for Business competitors
Ranking:Ranked 1 out of 49 Conference Calling systems
Company: Microsoft
Pricing: starts at $2 per user/month
Typical customers: Small, medium and large size businesses
Platforms: Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Links: Skype for Business review, Skype for Business pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 08, 2022

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Skype for Business vs. Alternatives in 2023

Skype for Business competes with top industry meeting software: Zoom, GoToMeeting, and Webex Meetings. Below is how they compare with this software in some specific aspects.
  • Functionality: Skype offers the following features Start a group conversation (via chat or Video call) or invite group participants, Users can join, rejoin, and initiate a meeting, The meeting admin can control the meeting (mute or remove attendees), Transfer your calls to another phone number or another contact, Restart conversations from the point where they ended last time, join a Skype for Business Meeting even if you do not have a Skype for Business account, etc. Compared to its alternatives, Zoom has the Video Webinar feature, which is missing from Skype for Business. Webex Meetings has the audience engagement feature missing in Skype for Business, and GotoMeeting offers the Meeting Transcriptions feature, which is missing in Skype for Business.
  • Customers/Industries: Skype for Business is designed for all industries to streamline communication. Compared to its alternatives, Zoom targets the Education, Finance, Government, Healthcare industries. Webex targets the Education, Healthcare, Government, Finance, Sports & Entertainment, Nonprofits, and Startups industries. GotoMeeting targets the Healthcare, Legal, Education, Technology, Automotive, and Professional Services industries.
  • Cost: Skype for Business is free software. Compared to its alternatives, GotoMeeting has a license price starting at $12/organizer /month, billed annually. Zoom has a free plan, and its premium plans have a license price starting from $14.99 /month/license. Webex does not have its license pricing information public.
  • Cloud-based/On-premise: Skype and its close competitors are cloud-based and on-premise meeting software.
  • Scalability: In terms of scalability, Skype for Business and its close alternatives are designed with features that allow all team sizes to use and grow.
  • Support: In terms of support, Skype for Business only has email and phone support. Compared to its alternatives, Zoom, and Webex offers Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live Rep), and Chat, While GoToMeeting does not provide 24/7 (Live Rep) Chat.

Skype for Business alternatives - for small & large Business

Here are the top 4 alternatives to Skype for Business that are worth checking out: GoToMeeting for SMBs, Saba for large size business, Adobe Connect for growing companies, and Dead Simple Screen Sharing for low budget organizations.

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Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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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
Best for SMBs
GoToMeeting
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$12 per organizer/month
Functionality
14
Best for Enterprise
Saba
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$19 per user/month
Functionality
29
Review
Growing
Adobe Co...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$50 per host/month
Functionality
14
Free version
Dead Sim...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$9 per month
Functionality
3


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