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Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

2,583 Reviews and Ratings

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33 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)

    Score8.7 out of 10
    		N/ASkype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.N/A

    Whereby

    Score9.9 out of 10
    		N/ANorwegian company appear.in offers their flagship video conferencing platform to small teams, both in a free edition hosting up to 4 guests simultaneously in a session or a paid edition that supports up to 12 simultaneous meeting guests, among other features.

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    Pricing
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Whereby
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    per user
    Pro
    $9.99
    per user
    Business
    $59.99 and up
    per user/room
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Whereby
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Whereby
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Verified User
    Chose Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    The three are great tools, but each one have its set of benefits. Lync it's getting out of market, but certainly it still has a great market to those companies that are not worried with external communication, for example. Teams and Slack, have already this approach, but both …
    Incentivized
    Tommy Boucher
    IT Director in Information Technology at Coveo (Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees)
    Chose Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    Slack and Chatter have great adoption here, for many reasons, including the persistent chat and because it is so easy to deploy.

    BUT, there is no real working Windows clients for those solutions, while Skype for Business is available on almost all platforms. Using a web browser …
    Incentivized
    Whereby
    Alvin Landicho
    Cloud Integration Consultant in Information Technology at Viden Group (Accounting, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Whereby
    When compared to the other VC platforms, we found Whereby the easiest to use for users and invitees. The only install from a recipient's point-of-view is a Chrome extension. Zoom requires a download and an account to sign into. Microsoft Teams is only for other members on the …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Whereby
    Whereby allows you to see everyone instead of just the last few people to talk. It also has no software to download and install. It works on any device that can access a website.
    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
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Whereby
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Whereby
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    8.0
    195 Ratings
    Whereby
    7.8
    14 Ratings
    High quality audio9.1191 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    High quality video9.0185 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements5.0181 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Mobile support9.0146 Ratings5.011 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Whereby
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.0
    191 Ratings
    Whereby
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    Desktop sharing9.0191 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Whiteboards5.0120 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Whereby
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    9.3
    188 Ratings
    Whereby
    9.4
    13 Ratings
    Calendar integration10.0174 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Meeting initiation9.5182 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Integrates with social media8.182 Ratings9.72 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.0143 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Slideshows10.0115 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Whereby
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.5
    173 Ratings
    Whereby
    8.3
    9 Ratings
    Live chat8.5171 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Audience polling7.094 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Q&A7.094 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Whereby
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    6.8
    156 Ratings
    Whereby
    6.9
    11 Ratings
    User authentication9.0142 Ratings8.86 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions8.5148 Ratings5.09 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list3.0109 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued) and Whereby
    Feature
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    Whereby
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    Ratings
    Video conferencing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Skype for Business / Lync (discontinued)Whereby
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (198 ratings)
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (40 ratings)
    5.1
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)