Skype for Business Review
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Skype for Business Review
Starting from $5 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 integrate Live Captioning to conference call sessions.
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Shlomi Lavi / updated: Oct 09, 2020
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What is Skype for Business Used For?
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 integrate Live Captioning to conference call sessions. The features enable organizations to manage communications using various mediums such as whiteboards and webinars and integrate with other enterprise applications.The highlight features of this software include Online Meetings, Mail integration, Control Dashboard, Whiteboard function. Skype is a Microsoft product, a public Computer Software company whose headquarters in Redmond, Washington USA; The Company came into existence in 1975 and currently has about 144,000 employees across 170 countries globally.
Average Rating -
The rating of Skype for Business is 4.3 stars out of 5. The rating is based on ITQlick expert review.Typical Customers
The typical customers include the following business size: Small business, Medium business, Large business.Skype for Business 3 Pros
- The software supports user count, up to 250
- It supports non-Skype contacts
- There is a Ctrl + F/Command + F Search function
Skype for Business 2 Cons
- Skype for Business does not fully support VoIP as of yet
- Its web version is not compatible with physical phones as of yet
Competitors & Alternatives
Popular Alternatives to Skype for Business: GoToMeeting, Saba, Adobe Connect, UberConference, Unlimited Conferencing, INXPO, Dead Simple Screen Sharing, Yugma, Fuze Meeting, Fuze.Skype for Business Pricing Information
The cost of license starting from $5 per user/month. The Conference Calling experts at ITQlick has reviewed Skype for Business pricing and gave the software a total cost of ownership (TCO) rating of 2.2 out of 10. Custom price cost for your business is available upon request.Questions to ask the vendor during a demo
Schedule a demo and access 25 must ask questions for the vendor while watching Skype for Business in actionIs it the right software for you?
This software is suitable for small, medium, and large-sized organizations in various industries such as Governmental, Healthcare, Retail, and Manufacturing. It also fits organizations and departments, seeking to incorporate chat, web, and video conferencing into their IT operations. Some notable customers of Skype for Business include Aston Martin, Goodyear, Scania, and Porsche Informatik.Skype for Business Categories
Specifications
Company: | Microsoft |
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Address: | Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, United States |
Customers: | Small business, Medium business, Large business |
Business Area: | Cross Business Areas |
Platforms: | Desktop, Mobile, Cloud |
Operating Systems: | Mac OS, Windows, Linux |
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Author

Shlomi Lavi
Shlomi holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information System Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 15 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant, and implementation expert for small, medium and large size (global) companies.