RingCentral Meetings vs. Skype (discontinued)

RingCentral Meetings

83 Reviews and Ratings

Skype (discontinued)

2,611 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
RingCentral Meetings	Score7.7 out of 10	N/A	RingCentral Meetings is an HD video conferencing and screen sharing solution that lets the user host unlimited video conference calls and share content while meeting and collaborating with anyone, any time, on any device. RingCentral Meetings helps boost business efficiency and customer engagement without costly and time-consuming travel.	$19.99 Per Month Per User
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out of 10	N/A	Skype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025.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

RingCentral Meetings

Skype (discontinued)

Meetings: $19.99
Per Month Per User

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

Pricing Offerings
RingCentral Meetings	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
	RingCentral Meetings	Skype (discontinued)
Considered Both Products	RingCentral Aubrey Novak Financial accountant in Finance and Accounting at Great North Bank (Banking, 11-50 employees) Chose RingCentral Meetings We chose [RingCentral] Meetings because its integrated with our phones and makes it user friendly being all on one platform for our company. Meetings are streamlined with calendar events linked, all contacts are integrated, and it's easy to add someone who is outside of the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose RingCentral Meetings Ring Central is a more comprehensive and streamlined solution compared to the other options out there. Additionally, it seems to be more reliable and has less breakdown or issues as well. It allows you to do many of the same capabilities as the other rival products out there, … Incentivized Helpful? David Yates President in Corporate at Geeks-r-Us, Inc. (Computer & Network Security, 1-10 employees) Chose RingCentral Meetings RingCentral Meetings wins against the competition [for us] in its Cost (and subsequent ROI) Features Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose RingCentral Meetings RingCentral Meetings is a good alternative to these if you have service setup through RingCentral already. Incentivized Helpful?	Discontinued Products No answer on this topic
	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

RingCentral Meetings

Skype (discontinued)

Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 7.6 21 Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.5 138 Ratings
High quality audio	8.021 Ratings	9.7135 Ratings
High quality video	8.021 Ratings	9.6133 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements	7.320 Ratings	9.4130 Ratings
Mobile support	7.319 Ratings	9.4118 Ratings

Comparison of Screen Sharing features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 7.0 21 Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.3 119 Ratings
Desktop sharing	7.321 Ratings	9.5118 Ratings
Whiteboards	6.717 Ratings	9.260 Ratings

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 7.5 21 Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.6 118 Ratings
Calendar integration	8.720 Ratings	9.485 Ratings
Meeting initiation	8.021 Ratings	9.7106 Ratings
Integrates with social media	5.711 Ratings	9.465 Ratings
Record meetings / events	8.319 Ratings	9.477 Ratings
Slideshows	7.013 Ratings	9.968 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 7.5 19 Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.7 111 Ratings
Live chat	8.019 Ratings	9.7110 Ratings
Audience polling	7.311 Ratings	9.964 Ratings
Q&A	7.310 Ratings	9.562 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Security features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 6.5 19 Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.7 101 Ratings
User authentication	7.316 Ratings	9.688 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	5.517 Ratings	9.583 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	6.713 Ratings	9.960 Ratings

Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 6.4 3 Ratings	Skype (discontinued) 9.3 4 Ratings
Video conferencing	6.52 Ratings	9.74 Ratings
Audio conferencing	6.52 Ratings	9.04 Ratings
Video screen sharing	5.02 Ratings	9.24 Ratings
Instant messaging	7.63 Ratings	9.34 Ratings

User Ratings
	RingCentral Meetings	Skype (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	7.6 (21 ratings)	9.0 (140 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
Usability	7.6 (15 ratings)	10.0 (4 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	7.8 (11 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)