RingCentral Meetings vs. Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

RingCentral Meetings

83 Reviews and Ratings

Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

2,583 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 for Business / Lync (discontinued)	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.	N/A

Pricing

RingCentral Meetings

Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

Meetings: $19.99
Per Month Per User

No answers on this topic

Pricing Offerings
RingCentral Meetings	Skype for Business / Lync (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 for Business / Lync (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 for Business / Lync (discontinued)

Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 7.6 21 Ratings	Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) 8.0 195 Ratings
High quality audio	8.021 Ratings	9.1191 Ratings
High quality video	8.021 Ratings	9.0185 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements	7.320 Ratings	5.0181 Ratings
Mobile support	7.319 Ratings	9.0146 Ratings

Comparison of Screen Sharing features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 7.0 21 Ratings	Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) 7.0 191 Ratings
Desktop sharing	7.321 Ratings	9.0191 Ratings
Whiteboards	6.717 Ratings	5.0120 Ratings

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 7.5 21 Ratings	Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) 9.3 188 Ratings
Calendar integration	8.720 Ratings	10.0174 Ratings
Meeting initiation	8.021 Ratings	9.5182 Ratings
Integrates with social media	5.711 Ratings	8.182 Ratings
Record meetings / events	8.319 Ratings	9.0143 Ratings
Slideshows	7.013 Ratings	10.0115 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 7.5 19 Ratings	Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) 7.5 173 Ratings
Live chat	8.019 Ratings	8.5171 Ratings
Audience polling	7.311 Ratings	7.094 Ratings
Q&A	7.310 Ratings	7.094 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Security features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 6.5 19 Ratings	Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) 6.8 156 Ratings
User authentication	7.316 Ratings	9.0142 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	5.517 Ratings	8.5148 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	6.713 Ratings	3.0109 Ratings

Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of RingCentral Meetings and Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Feature	RingCentral Meetings 6.4 3 Ratings	Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) 7.8 1 Ratings
Video conferencing	6.52 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Audio conferencing	6.52 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Video screen sharing	5.02 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Instant messaging	7.63 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

User Ratings
	RingCentral Meetings	Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	7.6 (21 ratings)	8.4 (198 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (2 ratings)	9.0 (7 ratings)
Usability	7.6 (15 ratings)	9.0 (14 ratings)
Support Rating	7.8 (11 ratings)	8.5 (40 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (2 ratings)