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Skype for Business vs TeamViewer Business comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 31, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Skype for Business
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TeamViewer Business
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Skype for Business is 11.7%, up from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TeamViewer Business is 6.8%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Magdalena Teodorczuk - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers great audio and video quality for virtual meetings
I like the instant messaging feature in the product since I prefer to use the chat functionalities provided by the solution. It is easy to integrate the product with some of the other solutions in the market. I rate the integration capabilities of the product a ten out of ten. The product's user interface is user-friendly. I use the product at a personal level, so I can't speak about the support it provides for the maintenance part. I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.
Heiko Humpert - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows an ease of access to various systems and has a straightforward setup process
The product allows easy access to any system in case of any issues We cannot see the number of monitors working on the system simultaneously. It becomes complicated to switch from one monitor to another for different windows. The product's stability depends on the network's stability in our…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Skype for Business is good for meetings and instant messaging."
"The most valuable feature of Skype for Business is that it has many other tools that you can be integrated with it. It makes the meetings more interactive."
"It's a good and stable product that fits my needs."
"One of the best features of Skype for Business is that you can set it up on mobile phones, and you can set it up on laptops. You can connect to the tool from anywhere."
"The GUI is very user-friendly."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution’s video quality is fine."
"The ability to mute everyone else is pretty useful when there is a large audience."
"The most valuable feature of TeamViewer is the ability to remote control a computer system. Overall it is a complete solution."
"The document control is quite good."
"I recommend it as a solution for remote disk users."
"This solution is straightforward to use."
"It is easy to use and has a pretty good UI."
"It saves trips to customer sites, which saves time. I am able to get in there remotely and fix things."
"The product is easy to install."
"The most valuable feature of TeamViewer is the remote access connection. Additionally, it is easy to use."
 

Cons

"We overcame the audio quality issues by asking users to use the 'Call Me' feature with their desk phone."
"Sometimes the connection crashes, which is understandable if you are traveling. But, it would be nice if this could be stabilized somehow."
"The stability could be improved."
"I venture to say that 30% of the people using this solution at our company have had issues with stability, due to the volatility and crashes."
"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 feel that the whole look and feel of Skype should be improved, including its user-friendliness. It should also improve its scalability."
"I would like to see an updated user interface and layout even though no functionality is missing."
"Skype's overall connectivity functionality or ability is one area with room for improvement."
"It needs to have proper authentication. I would like to see in-depth integration with Google and Microsoft products, for example. It would be nice to have a cell phone version as well."
"The performance could always be better."
"I don’t see any areas where improvement is needed."
"I am not sure about all the features of TeamViewer, but if they have no voice communication or file transfer features they should add them."
"On occasion, when remote connection process can't connect to a machine, the error messages aren't always helpful to tell you why you can't connect, as the message doesn't help troubleshoot whether it is too slow, too much interference, etc. I usually have to run to another computer and figure out what is going on, then restart it. The diagnostics could be improved."
"TeamViewer could improve by having support for other operating systems, such as Linux."
"TeamViewer can improve by making the interface more user-friendly. It looks very basic, they can make it more modern and easy to use."
"I can use up to three computers, but sometimes I have four. So, it would be nice to have at least four computers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We purchased an open license."
"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."
"The licensing is billed on a yearly basis."
"It may be considered costly for certain markets, such as in India."
"We have been able to save money by moving our conferencing solution to Skype for Business Conferencing."
"I am using a corporate account for which I have not made any payments."
"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."
"The price of the license could be less expensive."
"I used the free version of TeamViewer."
"TeamViewer is very pricey. You have to sign up for a yearly subscription."
"There is no license needed to use TeamViewer."
"It would be nice if it is cheaper."
"TeamViewer offers a free version to try. Download and give it a shot. See what it's like and if you like it, then buy the license for it."
"TeamViewer pricing is reasonable... The simultaneous controller licensing model of TeamViewer - compared to LogMeIn’s controlled Host licensing model - seems to benefit us so far. We’re currently saving about 30 percent on licensing cost... The savings from licensing have been eaten up by the soft costs involved in dealing with and working around TeamViewer’s deficiencies in allowing granular control by multiple controllers, and the issues with the various settings that are missing on the macOS Host."
"TeamViewer is $600 or $700 per port per year..."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Performing Arts
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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?
The video quality could be improved, possibly due to internet connection issues. However, there is no significant weakness in Skype for Business.
Should I choose Teamviewer Tensor over the regular Teamviewer?
The number one advantage of TeamViewer for me is its ease of use, specifically as it relates to the client side. By far, one of its best features is the remote access it provides. I can control som...
What do you like most about TeamViewer?
It is easy to use and has a pretty good UI.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TeamViewer?
The tool's price is a problem because TeamViewer wants users to sign up, and I feel most of the products want their users to do the same. TeamViewer is very pricey. You have to sign up for a yearly...
 

Also Known As

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

EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services,LA Fitness, MedcoEnergi International, Tampa General Hospital, and HopewellHoldings Limited.
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