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Skype for Business vs Zoom Workplace 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
Zoom Workplace Business
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
225
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 Zoom Workplace Business is 11.4%, down from 12.5% 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.
Luiz Kazan - PeerSpot reviewer
Utilizing versatile features for efficient personal and work meetings
Zoom offers a number of interesting and valuable features. One of the most interesting is the ability to share only audio and provide ambient music without sharing a screen. The breakout room feature is much more developed than other solutions, allowing users to stay in the same meeting and move to different rooms and back to the main room. The sharing features are great for projecting people who should be in focus. Another valuable feature is the virtual entrance, which uses a username and password recognized by the Zoom system, showing the person's full name and ID. Additionally, the use of video and a good fixed background improves visibility compared to other applications. These features differentiate Zoom from others.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"Desktop sharing is a valuable feature."
"The simplicity and ease of use are the most valuable features. It's so much easier and quicker than writing an email to someone and waiting for them to read it."
"I have found Skype for Business to be stable."
"I like the fact that it opens up your video conferencing, and, in many cases, the audio at the same time."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that it is quick and easy to use. It is a good tool for group calls."
"The solution is scalable and is capable of working on every appliance on every operating system."
"People are now able to virtually collaborate with their staff and have a conference call. We don't need a phone line to make that conference call and we are saving on that. People are able to share their presentations. Also, they can chat using the Skype"
"The biggest advantage with Zoom, compared to other similar products, is the simplicity."
"It is a stable product."
"It always works, and they try to appeal to what the user wants. They added features like background music for those people who use Zoom for online church services. They try to make the solution more useful for the user. For example, I tried to sell WebEx to a church, but I also gave them Zoom for a trial. They were impressed with that because that was the feature they were looking for."
"Zoom is scalable. We have about 10,000 users at my company."
"It meets all of our basic requirements. It's easy to use."
"I have found Zoom to be stable and it has good performance."
"The product runs pretty smoothly so I haven't had to contact technical support."
"This video conferencing product is easy to use."
 

Cons

"There might be some invitation issues with Skype for Business."
"If one of the users has a poor internet connection, this failure will compromise the meeting, causing delays and distortions in the communications."
"The group feature of Skype for Business needs improvement. It should also be improved for online lectures."
"The solution requires deployment on a Microsoft server and its performance is heavy because it consumes too many resources from the RAM."
"Make it user friendly."
"Going forward, I would like to see better call quality and reliability."
"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."
"I should be able to make a desktop phone call when I click a member of my Lync directory."
"One of the main concerns is the difficulty of using it on your mobile device."
"In some cases, I am not able to have a special background during the conversation. It could be because my device is not powerful enough, but I am not able to share a properly designed background. I am having problems setting up my virtual background. It is very easy to set up a virtual background during the conversation with Microsoft Teams, and that's why I like Microsoft Teams, but with Zoom, I find it difficult. I am not able to set up my virtual background very easily. They can look into this area and then see how to improve it."
"Zoom could improve its security. I heard they had a breach the last time."
"The solution lacks security."
"Zoom could improve by increasing the time limitation in the free version."
"When you are connected to one device and you're going to log into another one, Zoom should ask you to transfer without having to disconnect you."
"Setting up and understanding the tool takes time."
"The next version should include features like conflict resolution and Version Control."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"Our company pays for a license for us to use the solution."
"We purchased an open license."
"The solution is priced fairly."
"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."
"It may be slightly costly, but the features are awesome."
"The licensing is billed on a yearly basis."
"I am using a corporate account for which I have not made any payments."
"My company is using the paid version of Zoom."
"The pricing is too high. The cost of the license could be cheaper."
"We are using the free version of Zoom."
"Zoom is licensed as a subscription model and it is available on a monthly or yearly basis."
"Zoom is free."
"Zoom is free to use."
"Has a paid account for multiple users as well as a free option."
"I use the tool's free version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Performing Arts
7%
University
16%
Educational Organization
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
7%
 

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.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoom?
Zoom offers a free version for up to forty minutes.
 

Also Known As

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