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Skype
VoIP software for phone calls, chats, and video conferencing
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Skype Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives
Skype FAQs
Skype has the following pricing plans:
Pricing model: Free
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Q. Who are the typical users of Skype?
Skype has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business
Q. What languages does Skype support?
Skype supports the following languages:
English, Arabic, Russian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Finnish, Estonian, French, Hebrew, Thai, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian (Bokmal), Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Belarusian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Q. Does Skype support mobile devices?
Skype supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone
Q. Does Skype offer an API?
No, Skype does not have an API available.
Q. What other apps does Skype integrate with?
Skype integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft Outlook
Q. What level of support does Skype offer?
Skype offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Chat
Skype product overview
What is Skype?
Skype is a Microsoft tool for phone calls, video conferencing, chats, and messaging. The VoIP program is preinstalled on many Windows systems, and the basic version can be used free of charge. For business users, Skype offers only basic functions.
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Skype pricing information
Value for money
4.3
/5
459
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Free
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Skype features
Functionality
4.1
/5
459
Total features
37
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Skype users reviews
Overall Rating
4.2
/5
459
Positive reviews
82
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Gino D.
Construction, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Overall I would like to recommend this software as part of your communication with the clients, its easy to use and decent. When I am using this software its king of professional because it offers easy to understand function and clear audio and video in times of conference meetings.
In my job we usually use this software to communicate with the clients for their concerns and request, Skype is one of the recommended software for communication for me because it has the professionalism and decent concept. Also it's easy to retrieve files and images because of the features it has. Also this is useful in times of conference call and meetings.
I would like to rest to lengthen the file and image displays sometimes files are removed within a months but sometimes we need to backtrack a file and we cannot download the files itself because its already deleted.
Becky M.
Consumer Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Communications are successful and we've had few problems. Skype has gotten better and better.
With Skype I get easy to use video conferencing for free. Sound and image both come through clearly and it can translate in real time.Skype isn't strictly for Windows, there are versions for Android, Apple, etc. I chose Skype for my company because of the features listed previously and the other communications like chat, SMS, and calling.
Skype chose to include SMS but it's only outbound. There's no way to receive an SMS. That's what I would change if it were up to me.
Roberto V.
Marketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Great but some features could be improved
We have been using Skype since before COVID, one thing I really like is the confirmation messages, showing that the other party already reviewed your message. Overall, it was a great asset during our work from home phase, but since then our company introduced us to Slack. Nevertheless, Skype is still in use by some teams inside our company for internal communication platform. We use the most of embedded options, like short text message, direct conversations, conferences and video chats.
But the main issue is that regardless how great your bandwidth is (you could have up to 1GBPS) and you'll still have connexion issues, making the reliability of the app quite low compared to others like Slack.
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Machinery, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Everyone knows how to use it especially in markets where it is still a dominant voip tool. I am glad Microsoft is still keeping at afloat as many small businesses such as dealerships use it. Some EU markets are still active on Skype and it helps to stay connected to customers this way.
With years it became worse and much more integrated into other Microsoft tools. Having ability to buy minutes and call locally is great, but the quality is not always there.
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Information Technology and Services, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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With the help of skype, I solved many issues in the company. 1. Communication tools 2. Video calling, voice calling, video recording. 3. Between meetings can join people. 4. sharing the resources like files, pdf, images and many more things.
there is a list of features I like about skype. 1. Global customer, company widly use of skype. 2. Provide features like Calling, Video Calling Recording. 3. Chatting Searching old history possible. 4. Support in Web also. one can use as well in browsers.
need to improve this thing. 1. lack of voice in video calling, voice calling. 2. lack of screen sharing with voice. 3. software takes too load sometimes to get old chats.
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