Google Chat vs. Skype (discontinued)

Google Chat

159 Reviews and Ratings

Skype (discontinued)

2,611 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Google Chat	Score8.6 out of 10	N/A	Google Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat helps users track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members.	N/A
Skype (discontinued)	Score7.1 out of 10	N/A	Skype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025.	$2.99 per month

Pricing

Google Chat

Skype (discontinued)

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United States Subscription: $2.99
per month
North America Subscription: $6.99
per month
India Subscription: $7.99
per month

Pricing Offerings
Google Chat	Skype (discontinued)
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Google Chat	Skype (discontinued)
Considered Both Products	Google Verified User Chose Google Chat You do not need to download anything when using Google Chat yet in Webex sometimes it does only work if you download a file. This is similar to Skype where you need to have the application on your computer. Google Chat has added a lot with the great support they have online. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Chat For the above platforms, it is always intended for the larger audience when your business communication has a limited stack you prefer choosing the best and simple communication platform rather than spending on a platform that charges per license. AS we need simple secure and … Incentivized Helpful? Anurag Kushwaha Software Engineer in Engineering at Inevitable Infotech (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Google Chat I use it because of it is already available into the google gmail so for using this I do not have to install any external software for this which can take the storage of my device for installation. The other software was taking much data in comparison to the Google Chat. Incentivized Helpful? Sizwe Mlotshwa, CSAE IT Technician and Security Analyst in Information Technology at MEDITECH South Africa (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) Chose Google Chat Since Google Hangouts Chat comes integrated with G-suite, it just works without any adjustments to our organization's workflows. Other products fail on that front and therefore are not encouraged to be used. Incentivized Helpful? Kristi R-C, CTS, CQT Electrician/Props/Wardrobe/Makeup Artist/Wigs in Engineering at IATSE (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Google Chat Schools, in my area at least, are not being allowed to use Zoom because of incidences of security breaches known as "Zoom bombs," so the schools here chose to use Google Hangouts Chat. That means if I want to talk to the kids or the teachers, I need to use Google Hangouts Chat. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Chat Google Chat is very user friendly and I think it is using low level memory or ram we can say of system. Means it loads quickly, not taking too much time that other tools Incentivized Helpful?	Discontinued Products Fernanda Alonso Project Manager in Customer Service at Obra (Design, 1-10 employees) Chose Skype (discontinued) The advantage of Skype over other programs is the quality of video calls. Another positive point is that Skype concentrates several functionalities in the same program and works in a very intuitive way. If we compare it with other applications, the disadvantage of Skype in … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) Skype is just a robust system that almost everyone I've ever interacted with within a business setting has some experience with. So, for us, it was a decision based on convenience and reliability. Skype is [an] application that has been around for a long time and has many … Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Google Chat

Skype (discontinued)

Comparison of Project Management features of Google Chat and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	Google Chat 8.4 23 Ratings	Skype (discontinued) - Ratings
Task Management	8.013 Ratings	00 Ratings
Gantt Charts	8.59 Ratings	00 Ratings
Scheduling	9.015 Ratings	00 Ratings
Workflow Automation	7.912 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile Access	9.322 Ratings	00 Ratings
Search	9.020 Ratings	00 Ratings
Visual planning tools	7.011 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Communication features of Google Chat and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	Google Chat 8.9 23 Ratings	Skype (discontinued) - Ratings
Chat	10.023 Ratings	00 Ratings
Notifications	10.023 Ratings	00 Ratings
Discussions	8.321 Ratings	00 Ratings
Surveys	8.515 Ratings	00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase	9.012 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting	8.08 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts	8.216 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook	9.07 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Chat and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	Google Chat 9.0 23 Ratings	Skype (discontinued) - Ratings
Versioning	8.716 Ratings	00 Ratings
Video files	8.020 Ratings	00 Ratings
Audio files	8.319 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document collaboration	10.019 Ratings	00 Ratings
Access control	9.516 Ratings	00 Ratings
Advanced security features	10.017 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive	8.116 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device sync	9.321 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Google Chat and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	Google Chat - Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.5 138 Ratings
High quality audio	00 Ratings	9.7135 Ratings
High quality video	00 Ratings	9.6133 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements	00 Ratings	9.4130 Ratings
Mobile support	00 Ratings	9.4118 Ratings

Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Google Chat and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	Google Chat - Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.4 119 Ratings
Desktop sharing	00 Ratings	9.5118 Ratings
Whiteboards	00 Ratings	9.360 Ratings

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Google Chat and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	Google Chat - Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.6 118 Ratings
Calendar integration	00 Ratings	9.485 Ratings
Meeting initiation	00 Ratings	9.7106 Ratings
Integrates with social media	00 Ratings	9.465 Ratings
Record meetings / events	00 Ratings	9.477 Ratings
Slideshows	00 Ratings	9.968 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Google Chat and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	Google Chat - Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.7 111 Ratings
Live chat	00 Ratings	9.7110 Ratings
Audience polling	00 Ratings	9.964 Ratings
Q&A	00 Ratings	9.562 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Security features of Google Chat and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	Google Chat - Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.7 101 Ratings
User authentication	00 Ratings	9.788 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	00 Ratings	9.583 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	00 Ratings	9.960 Ratings

Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Google Chat and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	Google Chat - Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.3 4 Ratings
Video conferencing	00 Ratings	9.74 Ratings
Audio conferencing	00 Ratings	9.04 Ratings
Video screen sharing	00 Ratings	9.24 Ratings
Instant messaging	00 Ratings	9.44 Ratings

User Ratings
	Google Chat	Skype (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (23 ratings)	9.0 (140 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (5 ratings)	10.0 (4 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	7.3 (3 ratings)	10.0 (42 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)