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ReadyTalk vs Skype for Business comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

ReadyTalk
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
22nd
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
20
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 September 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of ReadyTalk is 1.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Skype for Business is 3.9%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Skype for Business3.9%
ReadyTalk1.5%
Other94.6%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

it_user479847 - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing Campaign Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Great pay as you go options.
- Marketo Integration - Simulive events - Customer service - Cut down bandwidth - Scale at a cheaper cost - 1 year - No. Very easy! - A few minor issues along the way - No, but would like to have more support outside of US Customer Service: - Great! Technical Support: - Great! - Cheaper,…
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

"Using ReadyTalk has strengthened our webinar program at AMA."
"We host 4 webinars a month using Share tools and have reached on some occasions more than 500 participants just by one invitation being shared through social media."
"Recording live webinars and having our recurring demo webinar scheduled out in advance and all synced to Marketo has been indispensable."
"Their support is great! I have used them a few times and they really get the root of your problems and correct them fast."
"Customer Service: Excellent. Technical Support: Also excellent."
"Customer Service is the best."
"We have recovered the 6 to 8 (agonizing) hours a month we used to spend with another platform's tech support."
"Within the first 6 months of using ReadyTalk, I have saved over $100K in comparison to using other technologies."
"I like the seamless integration to local telecommunications."
"Skype for Business is a scalable solution and we have approximately 350 people using this solution across all departments."
"Skype Business is the best program that performs this type of service, and it is a benchmark in the market."
"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."
"The ability to mute everyone else is pretty useful when there is a large audience."
"The most valuable feature of Skype for Business is overall it is an okay solution."
"I use the chat feature to communicate with my staff, which is very helpful."
"The GUI is very user-friendly."
 

Cons

"Compared to other webinar platforms, ReadyTalk's pricing is a bit high."
"Add animation capabilities!"
"A few minor issues along the way."
"I would love to see a lobby that attendees can wait in prior to starting the conference."
"I wish there wasn't the "arbitrary" 150 people cutoff."
"You have to schedule operator-assisted audio events 24 hours in advance, if the turn around time could be quicker - it would help with last minute events."
"You have to download a spreadsheet three times post-meeting if you want surveys, registration, attendance. Kind of tedious."
"One great feature they can add is the ability to use animations within your slides."
"It would be ideal if the solution could make instant messages more permanent. Currently, if you close the conversation, you lose the instant messages that you shared during the meeting. If those could last beyond the meeting, that would be a great addition, due to the fact that frequently, people give each other key details, important information, or email addresses, etc., during the meeting. If you don't write it down during the meeting, after the meeting closes, it's gone forever. That can be quite frustrating."
"I am not familiar with all of the features or whether they can hold conferences because we use Zoom for that. But, in my opinion, if they can do something similar to what Zoom is doing, it will be a complete solution."
"The integration with Outlook could be improved."
"Skype for Business is not suitable for giving lectures."
"The technical support from Microsoft needs to be improved."
"The inability to integrate Skype with other products is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Going forward, I would like to see better call quality and reliability."
"If you don't write it down during the meeting, after the meeting closes, it's gone forever. That can be quite frustrating."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"To realize value from the purchase of Skype Business, you need to take advantage of all the important functions of the program."
"It may be considered costly for certain markets, such as in India."
"We had a license for every one of our users to use Skype for Business. The license we used was part of an overall Microsoft license package."
"We have been able to save money by moving our conferencing solution to Skype for Business Conferencing."
"When it comes to the pricing of the solution, I rate it as a five out of ten. It falls somewhere in the middle between being cheap and expensive."
"A license is required to use the solution."
"Skype for Business' pricing is reasonable."
"The solution is priced fairly."
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Financial Services Firm
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Construction Company
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Comms Service Provider
10%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
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 ...
 

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

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