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BlueJeans Meetings [EOL] vs Skype for Business comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 28, 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

BlueJeans Meetings [EOL]
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Skype for Business
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

Saurabh Srivastav - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect-Hybrid Cloud and Automation at Red Hat
Accommodates large meetings with up to 500 participants, and I find it pretty intuitive and user-friendly
As per company policy, most internal meetings happen through Google Meet, but for large-scale meetings with more than 500 participants, we use BlueJeans Meetings. It's more like a broadcast meeting platform, which Google Meet doesn't allow The main advantage is the ability to host large meetings…
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

"It is available in all flavors. You can use it in the browser, and you can use it on an Android phone for which a BlueJeans app is available. I use an Android phone, so I only know about Android. So, you can join a meeting from the application installed on your phone or from the mobile browser, or you can use it from a laptop or a PC."
"BlueJeans is a very good tool, and I have never experienced quality issues with the voice or video."
"It is really easy and there are no complicated graphics or icons. It is simple and has an intuitive design. It's user-friendly over anything else I have used."
"The quality of both audio and video is good."
"The main advantage is the ability to host large meetings with up to 500 participants. The sound quality is also better on BlueJeans. I find it pretty intuitive and user-friendly."
"BlueJeans Meetings is very easy to set up; it is integrated with Outlook and you just have to select your participants for it to automatically populate the main body of your email."
"Skype Business is the best program that performs this type of service, and it is a benchmark in the market."
"I think Skype for Business is scalable."
"CCE is an interesting proposal to realize an hybrid voice deployment (Cloud services and local telco) with little effort."
"It's a good and stable product that suits my needs because I've been working from home for the past couple of years."
"The most valuable feature of Skype for Business is overall it is an okay solution."
"We really like the screen sharing tool. The user experience is smooth, and user-friendly."
"I like the seamless integration to local telecommunications."
"A good option for virtual meetings."
 

Cons

"I haven't had any big challenges. The annotation feature should be improved. So if I need to mark something or point something out, it's there, but it's not that user friendly. Other than that it's fine. In terms of collaboration, I think there could be some improvement."
"Its cost is very high. If you sell it in India, which is a price-conscious market, the prices should be as per the market competition. You cannot charge the rates that are applicable in the US. They should tailor it to the local market. It should be in line with what the competition is offering."
"BlueJeans doesn't allow as much customization of your background in a video call, so that could be improved."
"Screen sharing is available but there is no feature for remote access, to take control of another machine."
"Skype's overall connectivity functionality or ability is one area with room for improvement."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"The technical support from Microsoft needs to be improved."
"The stability could be improved."
"Skype for Business could improve by having a document channel or repository. Microsoft Teams has a better repository place for documents that you can share with your team. You can access it anywhere from any device."
"Conferencing and interoperability need to be improved."
"There are issues with the bandwidth, particularly for external meetings,"
"The solution requires deployment on a Microsoft server and its performance is heavy because it consumes too many resources from the RAM."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I once tried buying it for myself, but it was very costly. It is quite expensive as compared to other solutions. With BlueJeans, there are carrier charges if you call the toll-free number. The customer doesn't pay for the call, but the buyer or the subscriber of BlueJeans has to pay for it. That is where BlueJeans becomes very costly, and that is where Google, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom are very helpful because you don't have to pay these charges."
"We negotiated a fair price with Microsoft. It is definitely worthwhile to negotiate with them for the best price for your solution."
"Our company pays for a license for us to use the solution."
"It may be considered costly for certain markets, such as in India."
"Previously, I did not use another solution."
"The cost of Skype for Business is incorporated into our Office 365 licenses."
"The licensing is billed on a yearly basis."
"We purchased an open license."
"I am using a corporate account for which I have not made any payments."
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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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BlueJeans Network
Skype for Business Plan 1, Skype for Business Plan 2, Lync Server
 

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