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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
24th
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 June 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 3.7%, down from 13.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Skype for Business3.7%
ReadyTalk1.5%
Other94.8%
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

"Our webinar program was floundering, but after I started working with ReadyTalk, we have been able to increase the number of webinars, these webinars have successively attracted higher quality presenters and have become a real marketing tool for our association."
"Customer Service: World-Class! Technical Support: World-Class!"
"Within the first 6 months of using ReadyTalk, I have saved over $100K in comparison to using other technologies."
"Using ReadyTalk allows us to provided effective trainings, makes our employees more productive, and safer by keeping them closer to home."
"ReadyTalk is a very user friendly tool."
"Chairperson controls are pretty user-friendly."
"Their support is great! I have used them a few times and they really get the root of your problems and correct them fast."
"Recording live webinars and having our recurring demo webinar scheduled out in advance and all synced to Marketo has been indispensable."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Using Skype allows us to connect with external agencies when a Skype call is set up and aids in sharing large files efficiently."
"The solution is easy to use and includes the ability to text message, video and voice chat, and transfer files."
"The product helps me make international calls."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The solution appears to be quite stable."
"The ability to mute everyone else is pretty useful when there is a large audience."
"The conversation history feature in Skype for Business is particularly useful because it links with Outlook, and it is beneficial to access conversations with colleagues from six months ago through Skype for Business."
 

Cons

"Add animation capabilities!"
"Would love to have a calendar (much like Outlook offers) that included scheduled appointments."
"We'd like the joining process for presenters to be more seamless (and they are working on that)."
"I would love to see a lobby that attendees can wait in prior to starting the conference."
"Compared to other webinar platforms, ReadyTalk's pricing is a bit high."
"The aesthetics are not great."
"You have to download a spreadsheet three times post-meeting if you want surveys, registration, attendance. Kind of tedious."
"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."
"If you don't write it down during the meeting, after the meeting closes, it's gone forever. That can be quite frustrating."
"There is normal interface of software, it should be user friendly and eye catchy."
"The user experience during long sessions could be improved to avoid issues like intermittent disconnections or login failures."
"There are some issues with stability during phone calls. Sometimes the connectivity drops, and it is frustrating."
"We would like to better customize our instructions within the Outlook plugin/invite, but we are unable to do so."
"We have had trouble with scalability when trying to host large meetings."
"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."
"We can't rely on Skype for that and that's why we sometimes use Google Meet instead."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is priced fairly."
"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."
"Skype for Business' pricing is reasonable."
"It may be slightly costly, but the features are awesome."
"We purchased an open license."
"The licensing is billed on a yearly basis."
"Our company pays for a license for us to use the solution."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
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?
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...
 

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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

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