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Microsoft Teams vs Skype for Business comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.8
Microsoft Teams enhances communication and efficiency, offering valuable collaboration, tool automation, and cost reduction benefits during remote work.
Sentiment score
6.5
Companies save significantly with Skype for Business, achieving ROI in six months despite initial costs, appreciating global connectivity.
I have seen a return on investment from using Microsoft Teams.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
I have seen a return on investment with Microsoft Teams, as it definitely increases productivity and saves time.
Sr. Quality Analyst at Appinventiv
I have seen good communication improvement working out within Microsoft Teams instead of what we were used to in previous tools, where we were lacking communication.
Senior Data Scientist at Evolvision Technologies
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Microsoft Teams customer service is generally positive, responsive, but improvement needed in response times for smaller businesses.
Sentiment score
6.4
Microsoft support for Skype for Business is generally responsive and effective, with enterprise customers valuing priority service.
Microsoft support is excellent, offering instantaneous assistance through either robo support or live personnel.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
We have cases where it took more than six months to resolve very basic issues.
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
We have not needed to contact Microsoft support for the last six years.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Microsoft Teams is highly scalable, handling large user numbers effectively, despite minor licensing complexities, and receives positive scalability ratings.
Sentiment score
7.3
Skype for Business scales well across organizations, supporting various user bases, though some note issues in larger conferences.
We have around thousands of employees in my project using it simultaneously and it is working smoothly.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Microsoft Teams is a scalable solution.
Master in Cyber Security at Ganpat University
Microsoft Teams can be scalable for more than 1,000 people, and I have seen video conferences with 5,000 participants, so the scale is incredible.
Senior Software Engineer at Endava
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Microsoft Teams is generally stable, rated 8-9/10, with occasional issues linked to internet quality and specific devices.
Sentiment score
6.8
Skype for Business is generally stable but can suffer from call quality issues, dropped calls, and missing features.
I appreciate the ability of Microsoft Teams to control the quality of the call.
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
The kind of issue is that it always asks for the password, and I think for Citrix or for a shared platform, it is not really easy to manage, and it is not stable.
IT Director at ATOS
Microsoft Teams is stable once the setup is completed properly.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
 

Room For Improvement

Microsoft Teams needs improvements in security, performance, synchronization, integration, and interface for enhanced user experience and productivity.
Skype for Business struggles with interoperability, reliability, and needs enhancements in integration, features, and user experience compared to newer platforms.
AI capabilities should be integrated into Microsoft Teams to provide better transcript services and offer multiple language support.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
The biggest issue with Microsoft Teams is switching identities, especially when communicating with external organizations.
Microsoft Practice Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Microsoft Teams could be improved through more synchronization with other platforms like Calendly and Gmail.
Team Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The application tends to select the internal microphone on devices rather than detecting external headphones.
Executive at a government with 201-500 employees
 

Setup Cost

Microsoft Teams offers versatile pricing, often bundled with Office 365, with flexible licensing and integration into the Microsoft ecosystem.
Enterprise buyers should note Skype for Business pricing varies, with competitive options available, especially bundled with Office 365.
Microsoft Teams is economical when purchased as part of an Office 365 bundle.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
Microsoft Teams comes with Office 365 licenses like E3, but there are options for those who prefer not to pay for Teams by using alternative products like Slack.
Microsoft Practice Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Regarding the license, the Microsoft 365 license I am taking is quite expensive, and every year it goes higher.
IT Manager at R K Khanna and Associates
 

Valuable Features

Microsoft Teams boosts productivity with superior communication, collaboration features, and integration, making it a preferred tool for businesses.
Skype for Business enhances collaboration with Microsoft integration, conferencing, VoIP, and support for remote work on multiple devices.
Teams offers the ability to record sessions and store them in OneDrive, which provides 1 terabyte of space.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
The platform is user-friendly and has positively impacted our communication, allowing us to communicate with people from different countries and cities in real time.
Team Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The biggest advantage of Microsoft Teams is that it is a combined package where I can do chat, video conferencing, work on spreadsheets, documents, and other things with many people sitting at my desk, which makes work easy, especially with clients who are in remote locations, so it saves a lot of time.
IT Manager at R K Khanna and Associates
The conversation history feature in Skype for Business is particularly useful because it links with Outlook.
Executive at a government with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Teams
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
178
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (2nd)
Skype for Business
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 3.1%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Skype for Business is 3.9%, down from 13.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Teams3.1%
Skype for Business3.9%
Other93.0%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Anna Virtsan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
Have streamlined daily workflow and task management but still face inconvenience from recent interface changes and limited integration options
There are challenges and issues in Microsoft Teams, such as after recent updates where group chats were combined with Teams, chats, and groups into one. Users have to work with settings to make it normal again so Teams are separated from chats, and that was a really inconvenient update. Many users ask me to help make it back again to separate Teams and groups from one-to-one chats. That's probably the worst update they've made recently. Additionally, there are some minor features, such as when I work with messages, I don't have an actual forward or quote option when replying to someone's message. I need to be careful not to miss the quote sign. For a lot of people, they are confused about where the quotes option is. I've received a couple of hundred support tickets just regarding this issue. The function to share email to Teams chat doesn't work sometimes due to our compliance policies, and sometimes it would be nice to be able to forward an email to the group chat and have further discussions. Microsoft Teams could improve by being less glitchy because it glitches a lot, leading to undelivered emails and undelivered messages. It would be beneficial if the MS application Shifts, which adds functionality to groups, could be integrated into the groups calendar. Currently, many teams don't use the app because it is not integrated with the general calendar or the Outlook calendar, making it basically a useless application. The platform needs less Copilot and more people. The general Copilot integration into the platform is less glitchy, but Microsoft Teams is quite heavy and glitchy sometimes. Stability depends a lot on compliance restrictions, policies, and quality of internet. Sometimes, when updates are enrolling, the platform glitches, breaks, or shuts down.
reviewer1854369 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive at a government with 201-500 employees
Relying on dependable communication features for efficient collaboration
I work with Microsoft Exchange. We use Microsoft Azure, though I am not involved with the back-end operations. I work with Microsoft Exchange and ServiceNow for the service desk. I do not work with Cloud Observability or Automation Engine. We use Microsoft Copilot with Teams. We do not use Microsoft Security Copilot as it is not cloud-based. We have moved from Skype for Business to Teams recently, though some of us still use Skype for Business because it is convenient. Skype for Business is particularly useful for remoting onto people's devices. I prefer Skype for Business over Teams for screen sharing. Sometimes there are compatibility issues when running Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business together. Phone calls in Teams might ring and then go silent, or the microphone might not detect calls from either application. I rate Skype for Business a 9 out of 10 because it works effectively with minimal issues.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Construction Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Marketing Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business66
Midsize Enterprise45
Large Enterprise72
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise27
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Microsoft Teams is good and fine.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams already comes with rich qualities, and the impact on the IT professional is very large with great features in terms of collaboration, team activity engagements, and friendly emojis ...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Teams?
My main use case for Microsoft Teams is team communications and collaborations, and sharing updates. For any task, we use Microsoft Teams. We share the specific builds for the distributions, and if...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Skype for Business?
Skype for Business is affordable and has decent pricing. The video quality is a bit lower than Teams or Zoom, but it remains a good solution overall.
What needs improvement with Skype for Business?
I cannot think of many ways in which Skype for Business could improve in general. It works fairly efficiently for our purposes with Skype for Business. There is one issue regarding the audio settin...
What is your primary use case for Skype for Business?
We use Skype for Business for internal meetings, conference calls, remoting into PCs, and phone calls. Our virtual meetings typically include two or three participants, keeping them small. It is ea...
 

Also Known As

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

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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