Skype (discontinued) vs. Slack

Skype (discontinued)

Slack

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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out of 10	N/A	Skype (the personal edition or Skype free) was a web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software, now superseded by Microsoft Teams' free edition and unsupported from May 2025.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
Slack	Score9.1 out of 10	N/A	Slack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…	$8.75 per month per user

Pricing

Skype (discontinued)

Slack

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

Free: $0
Pro: $7.25*
per month per user
Business+: $12.50*
per month per user
Enterprise: Contact Sales

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

No setup fee

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*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Skype (discontinued)	Slack
Considered Both Products	Discontinued Products Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) Compared to Slack, Skype for Business and MS Teams - I would choose any of them over Skype. Main strength of the other solutions is that they are usually made to be connected to your work e-mail. Incentivized Helpful? Nestor Navarro Workforce Manager at Coverhound (Insurance, 51-200 employees) Chose Skype (discontinued) Skype stacks up much better when it comes to presentations and video calls. I have used Skype for business with my position and I have many more features that anything Slack has. Slack is very basic when it comes to presenting and screen sharing. Skype has presentation tools as … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) The company I work at uses both Slack and Skype and I have to say that Skype doesn't stack up against the competition. The only thing that Skype offers that Slack doesn't is the ability to make calls. Calls are pretty good quality, both audio and video. However, aside from … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) 1.Slack 2.BlueJeans 3.Skype Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) Slack, WebEx, and Google Hangouts. Skype is not as fancy as Slack or WebEx, and not as international or widespread as Google Hangouts, however. As I've stated, it really shines in our closed environment and isolated domain. The truth is we have been using a Windows-only domain … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) Skype has better video support and I like the chat function better than Slack. It doesn't have the wide appeal of Slack with groups but is still an excellent service. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) Skype was much more intuitive than Viber or Slack under all the different aspects - it worked better, it had a faster system, the quality of the calls has always been much better overall. After a couple of trials we all decided to stick to Skype and I would recommend this … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) Skype offers better video chatting and more options than both Slack and FB messenger. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) As a whole business, we did not go with Skype. But for selected use cases we did. These scenarios were based upon what technology the other parties had access to. They were comfortable using Skype so we adapted to using it. We have used it to connect classes on site and off … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) As a business messaging solution, Skype for Business has been replaced by Microsoft Teams which has been a significant upgrade. But the normal Skype hasn't really changed or developed much over the years leading to a steady decline in its customer base as well. A few years back … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) Skype was used literally only cause it was included in the Microsoft Suite and we did not need to pay for another service. However, after using it for some time and constantly running into audio/video issues (especially during client presentations when sharing powerpoint, … Incentivized Helpful? Zachary Schulman Photographer + Owner at Zachary Schulman Photography (Photography, 1-10 employees) Chose Skype (discontinued) I've also used Zoom and Apple FaceTime to audio and video calls when traveling or when working from home on the road. I actually like them all a lot, but I find Skype to be the most useful for when I'm out of the country and I need to make an audio call to someone in another … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) Skype stands out as a more cost-effective solution, but the features are very similar and Skype may fall a bit behind compared to the big competitors it faces due to its occasional technical issues. We selected Skype because our organization is smaller and it is a … Incentivized Helpful? Vasilii Chistyakov Owner at Electronov.net (Retail, 1-10 employees) Chose Skype (discontinued) Compared to Discord, in my opinion, Skype has a simpler and more user-friendly interface. Skype works great on mobile devices and has the same functionality as the PC version. Incentivized Helpful? Philip Butler Founder in Corporate at Radiate Inc. (Music, 1-10 employees) Chose Skype (discontinued) Skype used to be the go-to for everyone we worked with about 5 years ago but Google Meet and Zoom have quickly overcame the service. I'm not sure why though as the services are fairly interchangeable. On our Windows computers Skype runs better than Zoom and Google Meet but on … 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? Kinga Odziemek Owner & Creative Director in Marketing at Brainy Bees (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Skype (discontinued) Since it has been longer out there it does not make mistakes that “newbie” tools can make. It is stable and trusted so both my team and my clients enjoy using it. It is simple and quick to hop on a call or have a short chat with Skype, and manage contacts. Incentivized Helpful? Carlo Borja Online Marketing Specialist in Marketing at Time Doctor (Internet, 51-200 employees) Chose Skype (discontinued) Although you can't do a lot of users in one video chat, Skype still has the best video quality for virtual meetings. Skype is the cheapest among the alternatives. It is absolutely free after all. Skype has been the longest-running platform for online communication. It is still … Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Huisjen Director of studentLife at Mount Pleasant Community Church (Religious Institutions, 11-50 employees) Chose Skype (discontinued) Skype seems to stand up well to Google Hangouts with the added bonus of you not having to have a Google account if you want to use it. It seemed like when I was talking with people about the best way to video conference them almost all of them knew what Skype was and felt … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Skype (discontinued) We stick with Zoom as a company wherever we can, especially for client communications. We sometimes use Hangouts if it's convenient for a short conversation. We stay away from WebEx and Skype as much as we can (but keep Skype available since it's sometimes requested by … Incentivized Helpful?	Salesforce Verified User Chose Slack I believe Slack is the most verstatile messenger, compared to software such as Skype, Facebook Messenger, Skype and Telegram. All those are not great for big companies and are missing many tools such as document archiving and apps integrations. Discord could maybe a nice … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack I think Slack is superior to Skype in every way and is made for teams. While DingTalk is similar, in my experience, Slack is much less buggy and is designed in a much more efficient way. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack is better than Skype and Discord, because slack you can keep all you messages organized and find them way easier than you can on Skype and Discord. Slack also have better options to help meet your team organization and communication better. Its also more fun and cute, by … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack While Skype, WhatsApp, and Microsoft Teams messaging platforms offer their unique advantages, Slack stands out to me for its advanced features and intuitive interface. Slack excels in team collaboration, providing robust file sharing, customizable channels, and extensive … Incentivized Helpful? irfan shaik Technical Consultant in Information Technology at Sitetracker (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Slack We have observed that Skype doesnt fit for our business needs as it has various limitations across adding people to the calls. creating the war channels is a very heptic task and long running Skype doesn't work on the mobile very well Incentivized Helpful? Nimish Gupta Co-Founder in Information Technology at Pixel Values (Computer Software, 11-50 employees) Chose Slack Having used these 3 software, I believe Slack covers a much wider use case scenario, the user onboarding experience is seamless, the platform is very user friendly and intuitive, very well organized as compared to the other competing software that's out there in the market. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack has message history unlike Skype. Also Slack has the ability to share large files, have automations, remainders, schedule messages, integration with multiple tools etc. Whereas Skype does not have all these features. Teams takes up a lot of system resources. Whereas Slack … Incentivized Helpful? Muhammad Rohan Director in Information Technology at Devtics Technologies (Computer Software, 1-10 employees) Chose Slack I selected Slack because it is the combination of the two that are mentioned above. In ClickUp you can manage the projects and tasks, in Skype you can communicate. Whereas Slack single-handedly handles both of these features, It manages your projects / tasks and allows you to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack For a big tech company, Slack is more suitable. In my personal opinion, I would prefer Skype for business because it is so clean and focused. You basically talk about work related stuff with colleagues without being distracted from other topics or other fancy features. Slack … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack My previous company works with Microsoft solutions so they used Skype and Teams but current company mostly using alternative solutions and I guess price of the solution is very decisive because of that the current company has less worker. In my opinion, Slack is better than Skyp… Incentivized Helpful? Mrunal Deshmukh Software Engineer in Engineering at Amazon (Computer Software, 10,001+ employees) Chose Slack Teams and Skype have very limited features as compared to Slack. I would prefer Slack any day over them as it is well suited for both internal as well as external communication. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Skype for Business were no match for Slack's features, ease of use and integrations. The other products feel like an afterthought or bundle as part of a more extensive offering, so they can't compete with Slack. Slack is easy to use for novice … Incentivized Helpful? Nancy Cardin Executive Assistant in Corporate at Green Party of Canada (Political Organization, 11-50 employees) Chose Slack i didn't choose Slack - Slack chose me. i am familiar with Skype but i don't know all its functionalities so i cannot say if Slack is better or not. i feel like Skype lags a lot and takes up too much space when replying to another message. Rocket.Chat is great. it could have … Incentivized Helpful? Rod Padua Sr. IT Systems Engineer in Information Technology at Hashicorp (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Slack All work but Slack works the best for our needs. Our users are familiar with Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Skype but for integration with what we do our users have told us that they are more comfortable using Slack. I have not had to add or remove accounts for the other … Incentivized Helpful? Ryan Montague Sales Development Team Lead in Sales at Netgain Solutions (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) Chose Slack Better for chat, but not as good for group video calls Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack’s cross-platform accessibility—whether on desktop, mobile, or via API—makes it highly adaptable for various teams, ensuring it's a comprehensive solution for modern collaboration needs. All these factors contribute to its top-tier usability, making it a favorite for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack is more modern, customisable and user friendly. I definitely prefer slack over other business chat systems. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack has a quick way of getting in touch with colleagues and customers (if they use it). Other tools sometimes don't have the feature of keeping the history on my chats. I like the way of creating channel and groups of peopel for discussine. Other tools cannot have such a … Incentivized Helpful? Gabriel Zang Product Specialist in Information Technology at Techdinamics Integrations Inc. (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Slack Slack is an integral solution for team communication, with an easy to use interface, intuitive access to its different modules, and lighter than its closest competitors. Even though more resource consuming than Google Chat, all the additional features justify the cost-benefit. Th… Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack User friendly Easy integration Large number of users Incentivized Helpful? ekta lodha Senior associate technology L1 in Information Technology at Publicis Sapient (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose Slack Slack contains features of thread, hashtag, multiple messages we can pin , send reactions to comments and many more which makes it different from others Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Because with monday you can only handle your tasks and manage them while with Slack on top of that you can have a one-on-one conversation with your coworkers, you can schedule different uses and you can include apps so you have everything in one app. I'm happy using Slack for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack is better in every way. Slack supports multiple workspaces in a single application. It allows to configure notification of each channels so that you receive messages that you need. Meetings with huddle is pretty awesome where we can have separate space for chat for that … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack's unique stand-out features and engaging options make us lean toward the tool, leaving all other tools in the same field. Slack is good at bringing features that are absolutely necessary to the majority of users. Slack lacks some features like scheduled meet for teams, … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Skype (discontinued)

Slack

Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Skype (discontinued) and Slack
Feature	Skype (discontinued) 9.6 138 Ratings	Slack - Ratings
High quality audio	9.8135 Ratings	00 Ratings
High quality video	9.6133 Ratings	00 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements	9.4130 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile support	9.4118 Ratings	00 Ratings

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

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Skype (discontinued) and Slack
Feature	Skype (discontinued) 9.6 118 Ratings	Slack - Ratings
Calendar integration	9.585 Ratings	00 Ratings
Meeting initiation	9.7106 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integrates with social media	9.465 Ratings	00 Ratings
Record meetings / events	9.577 Ratings	00 Ratings
Slideshows	9.968 Ratings	00 Ratings

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

Comparison of Online Events Security features of Skype (discontinued) and Slack
Feature	Skype (discontinued) 9.7 101 Ratings	Slack - Ratings
User authentication	9.788 Ratings	00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	9.683 Ratings	00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	9.960 Ratings	00 Ratings

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

Comparison of Project Management features of Skype (discontinued) and Slack
Feature	Skype (discontinued) - Ratings	Slack 8.3 479 Ratings
Task Management	00 Ratings	8.2310 Ratings
Gantt Charts	00 Ratings	6.961 Ratings
Scheduling	00 Ratings	7.9259 Ratings
Workflow Automation	00 Ratings	8.4284 Ratings
Mobile Access	00 Ratings	9.5460 Ratings
Search	00 Ratings	8.8463 Ratings
Visual planning tools	00 Ratings	8.0187 Ratings

Comparison of Communication features of Skype (discontinued) and Slack
Feature	Skype (discontinued) - Ratings	Slack 8.9 488 Ratings
Chat	00 Ratings	9.8488 Ratings
Notifications	00 Ratings	9.1484 Ratings
Discussions	00 Ratings	9.6473 Ratings
Surveys	00 Ratings	8.1302 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase	00 Ratings	7.8300 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting	00 Ratings	8.9110 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts	00 Ratings	8.7182 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook	00 Ratings	8.9120 Ratings

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Skype (discontinued) and Slack
Feature	Skype (discontinued) - Ratings	Slack 8.7 461 Ratings
Versioning	00 Ratings	8.4229 Ratings
Video files	00 Ratings	8.9412 Ratings
Audio files	00 Ratings	9.1403 Ratings
Document collaboration	00 Ratings	8.5318 Ratings
Access control	00 Ratings	8.4305 Ratings
Advanced security features	00 Ratings	8.4264 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive	00 Ratings	9.0211 Ratings
Device sync	00 Ratings	9.1339 Ratings

User Ratings
	Skype (discontinued)	Slack
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (140 ratings)	9.4 (489 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (5 ratings)	10.0 (23 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (4 ratings)	9.2 (103 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (42 ratings)	10.0 (66 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (3 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Configurability	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	10.0 (1 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Professional Services	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

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