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Adobe Connect vs Skype for Business comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Adobe Connect
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
18th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Skype for Business
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Adobe Connect is 1.7%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Skype for Business is 3.9%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Skype for Business3.9%
Adobe Connect1.7%
Other94.4%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Emad Mokhatab - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution & Software System Architect at Shaparak
Stable product but hard to integrate
Adobe Connect is not bad for connecting and integrating for remote connecting and video streaming. I think it was not bad, actually.  I don't integrate it in my project. Some other guys work on that. But I think they had some sort of problems with integration with that product. But, they managed to…
MD
Assistant Information Technology Officer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Internal communication has become more efficient while mobile usage still needs improvement
The honest answer is that the product has not really evolved in some time. Microsoft has been pushing everyone towards Teams and Skype for Business has been in maintenance mode for a while. The mobile experience is also not great. Staff who try to use it on their phones find it less reliable than the desktop version, calls drop more, and the interface is clunky. For a modern workforce that expects everything to work on mobile, that is a gap. Despite the initial setup challenges and mobile issues, we have noticed positive outcomes for our organization since adopting Skype for Business. I rate Skype for Business seven out of ten. I think that Skype for Business has served us well for what it is. A government office has different expectations from a fast-moving private company. We value stability and security over the newest features. On those terms, Skype for Business has delivered.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is very stable, with no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze, making it highly reliable for our training and webinar needs."
"I love that I can create classes and that they are "persistent" which means they can be reused over and over again."
"The product has valuable communication features. It also has good performance and stability."
"Persistence for webinar rooms Fast video playing Integration and reusability of the same webinar."
"It is straightforward to set up."
"We have a lot of people using the product, board members and senior staff and we also have support staff running the meetings."
"It trains providers for on-premise deployment in several locations."
"I like Adobe Connect because of its flexibility."
"I like the fact that it opens up your video conferencing, and, in many cases, the audio at the same time."
"The pricing is really good, it is quite affordable because it came with our Office 365, and I get a feeling that smaller organizations can interact with bigger organizations in a more global way by using this service as it is leveling the playing field."
"It's a good and stable product that suits my needs because I've been working from home for the past couple of years."
"You can do meetings of up to two hundred people in a single conversation."
"We have noticed positive outcomes for our organization since adopting Skype for Business, including improvements in efficiency and reduced costs."
"Making calls and having meetings is easy."
"We had a very good experience with Skype for Business; it was a helpful tool, and one of the best tools I've ever worked with."
"The most valuable features of Skype for Business include its persistent chat, Edge Server, Reverse Proxy, front-end server, back-end server, and business calling capabilities, among others."
 

Cons

"We encounter issues while connecting headphones via Bluetooth. This particular area needs improvement."
"They could improve on the VoIP capabilities."
"The solution is quite expensive. In Brazil, Connect is only for obtaining international standards for international companies."
"Other solutions have more marketing and more visibility. Nobody knows Adobe Connect exists."
"Adobe's products are difficult to grasp. They don't have a good explanation."
"The price is a problem."
"I would like to see btter integration."
"We would like to see support for exportable files that have been uploaded into Adobe Connect as templates for activities."
"If one of the users has a poor internet connection, this failure will compromise the meeting, causing delays and distortions in the communications."
"Skype for Business is not suitable for giving lectures."
"Skype for Business could improve the interface. It could be easier to use. Additionally, it's hard to find the people or add people you want to communicate with."
"Microsoft Teams, as I see it now, is more useful than Skype for Business."
"Skype's overall connectivity functionality or ability is one area with room for improvement."
"The solution requires deployment on a Microsoft server and its performance is heavy because it consumes too many resources from the RAM."
"The tool needs to have a dynamic file updating feature, so people you share a file with could update the file dynamically, all at once, all at the same time."
"The solution has been discontinued by Microsoft."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The purchasing process is complicated. It would be beneficial if it were more simplified."
"It is expensive."
"Adobe Connect is free of cost."
"The pricing is really good. It is quite affordable because it came with our Office 365. It is on a per-user license, which is nice. I quite like that they have made it very granular with all of their licensing."
"A license is required to use the solution."
"The licensing is billed on a yearly basis."
"I use the product's open-source version."
"Our company pays for a license for us to use the solution."
"We purchased an open license."
"The cost of Skype for Business is incorporated into our Office 365 licenses."
"Previously, I did not use another solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
23%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Healthcare Company
8%
Performing Arts
7%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise28
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Skype for Business?
If I think back, my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing involves accessing it through our Microsoft Enterprise Agreement which covers the whole Office suite including Skype for Busin...
What needs improvement with Skype for Business?
The honest answer is that the product has not really evolved in some time. Microsoft has been pushing everyone towards Teams and Skype for Business has been in maintenance mode for a while. The mob...
What is your primary use case for Skype for Business?
My main use case for Skype for Business is internal communication across departments and between different government offices. We have staff spread across multiple locations in Malacca, and before ...
 

Also Known As

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Skype for Business Plan 1, Skype for Business Plan 2, Lync Server
 

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Sample Customers

Blue Sky Broadcast, Wiley and Georgetown University, New South Wales (NSW) Schools, BMO Financial Group, The Ministry of Education, Church, Culture & Gender Equality in Greenland, HealthSTAR Communications, IDEXX Laboratories, Philips Healthcare
EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services,LA Fitness, MedcoEnergi International, Tampa General Hospital, and HopewellHoldings Limited.
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