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Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) vs. Sococo

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Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

2,583 Reviews and Ratings

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9 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    		N/ASkype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.N/A

    Sococo

    Score10 out of 10
    		N/ASococo is a remote collaboration tool with integrations with third-party applications such as Google Docs, Atlassian JIRA, and Box.

    $14.99

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Sococo
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Sococo
    $14.99 or $13.99 if paid annually
    per month per seat
    Sococo Unlimited
    $24.99
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Sococo
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Sococo pricing plan includes a 10 seat minimum and 500 minutes per seat per month. Additional minutes price at $5 per 1,000 minutes. Sococo unlimited include a 100 seat minimum with unlimited minutes per seat per user.
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    Community Pulse
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Sococo
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Mohammad Aminul Islam
    Postdoctoral Associate in Engineering at University at Buffalo (Higher Education, 5001-10,000 employees)
    Chose Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Skype for Business is great for arranging interactive sessions with group members. It has great audio and video quality and live chat enable others to communicate with each other personally or as a group during any session. File sharing is also easy. It is best for its quality …
    Incentivized
    Social Communications Company
    John Ball
    Software Team Lead in Engineering at Dynniq UK and Ireland (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 201-500 employees)
    Chose Sococo
    Sococo lacks the power of Slack for storing and searching old messages but I think Dlack is overkill in most situations. When using instant messages ad an alternative to a quick phone call who needs a record? Skype for Business is just awful for conference calls. You can't …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sococo
    WebEx Meetings, Skype for Business, and Google Hangouts all require that you create some sort of "call event" that people can join or leave. Sococo gives you the ability to seamlessly move between meetings within one app and also provide a status of available or unavailable, or …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sococo
    I prefer Sococo over Lync/Skype for a few reasons.
    I feel the user interface is slicker, better voice clarity, easier to hop between calls. And, all call members can go to a common chat room on their own accord instead of one person trying to invite everybody. I also feel that …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Sococo
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Sococo
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    8.0
    195 Ratings
    Sococo
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio9.1191 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video9.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements5.0181 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support9.0146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Sococo
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.0
    191 Ratings
    Sococo
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing9.0191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards5.0120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Sococo
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    9.3
    188 Ratings
    Sococo
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration10.0174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation9.5182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media8.182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.0143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Slideshows10.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Sococo
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.5
    173 Ratings
    Sococo
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat8.5171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling7.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A7.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Sococo
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    6.8
    156 Ratings
    Sococo
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication9.0142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.5148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list3.0109 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Sococo
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    Sococo
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Sococo
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Sococo
    4.7
    3 Ratings
    Task Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Sococo
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Sococo
    5.3
    5 Ratings
    Chat00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Sococo
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Sococo
    4.6
    2 Ratings
    Versioning00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Sococo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (198 ratings)
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (40 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)