Skype

Pros

Skype is a special program with a lot of features such as:
- All versions are free
- Easy to download and use
- Good quality of chatting and messaging, easy and practical
- The program has a high level of security
- Old messages can be accessed even after 3 years

Cons

In order to excel, it would be good to pay attention to some details, for example:
- A clear change in the quality of services after Microsoft included Skype
- Video conferencing can include 100 people, but when it exceeds 20, the quality of sound and image decreases and the program malfunctions a little

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Switching to Skype

Pros

1) "Join via link" feature for hosting calls works effortlessly and excellently.
2) Love the simple & clean interface, and its consistency across different devices.
3) Uncluttered dialer with ultra-fast contact recognition.
4) The "Moderated Group Chats" feature are superbly helpful for big organizations.
5) Their custom emojis are just iconic, distinctive, and has more personality!

Cons

1) Screensharing is hit-and-miss. Oftentimes the shared screen is grainy and severely lagging despite the stable gigabit connection.
2) Calls get canceled out when dual-dialed (both parties try to call each other at the same time).
3) Can't get it to integrate well with most calendar apps.
4) Skype-to-Phone feature doesn't work with most local numbers despite having them under the same region of our subscription.
5) Text search feature is cripplingly weak and slow to match results.
6) Media manager needs fixing - previously shared files end up corrupted and unretrievable at times.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Choosing Skype

Switched From

Reasons for Switching to Skype

Pros

This was great for internal communication if we were on the phone

Cons

I cannot really think of any dislikes. I had a good experience using the platform.

Pros

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.

Cons

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.

Pros

It lets any user access remote contact for free and without needing to worry about cell calling limits while providing instant access to powerful tools like streaming your own screen via screen sharing. A game changer for quick day to day meetings in any workplace scenario whether that's an artist to a client showing progress or within a 30 person office for a monthly progress meeting.

Cons

Occasional discconnection issues and needing to share passwords to formal meetings are standard across programs like these, annoying but not limited to Skype by any means.