What is better Google Hangouts or Skype? It’s a good idea to use our scoring system to give you a general idea which Communications Software product is will work better for your company. For overall product quality, Google Hangouts attained 8.8 points, while Skype gained 9.0 points. Meanwhile, for user satisfaction, Google Hangouts scored 92%, while Skype scored 98%.
Details about their features, tools, supported platforms, customer service, and more are provided below to help you get a more accurate analysis. Don’t forget to get only the features your business requires to avoid wasting money for features which are redundant.
We realize that not all people have enough time to examine a large number of different solutions, so we came up with a list of suggestions that you may find useful. Our top selections for the Video Conferencing Software category are: Skype, Slack, Lifesize.
Google Hangouts offer integrations with the following business systems and applications:
Google Apps
Zendesk
UberConference
HipChat
FreshService
Flowdock
Slack
Liferay
West Unified Communications
Sprint
Smartsheet
Lucid
Languages Supported
English
Chinese
German
Hindi
Japanese
Spanish
French
Russian
Italian
Dutch
Portugese
Polish
Turkish
Swedish
Arabic
Prominent Clients
Shaw Industries, All Recipes, Ocado
Available Devices
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone/iPad
Mac
Web-based
Windows Mobile
Company Size
Small Business
Large Enterprises
Medium Business
Freelancers
Available Support
email
phone
live support
training
tickets
General Info
Connect with the people that make your business run via HD video, voice or text. Save money and time on travel, but still get all the benefits of face-to-face contact.
Skype is a free communications app but for those who want to fully maximize its potential and use it to improve productivity and drive revenue up, there is an enterprise pricing package for business communication that costs only $2 per user per month. With one simple platform, Skype for Business offers the following features:
Online meetings for up to 250 people
Secure communication lines via strong authentication and encryption
Powerful productivity with Office
Premium plans are also offered with more advanced features.
Online Plan 2 (Skype for Business online meetings): $5.50 user/month
Join on any device—PC/Mac, tablet, or phone
Group HD video and audio calling for up to 250 people
Skype for Business offers integration with the following business systems and applications:
MS Word
MS Outlook
MS PowerPoint
MS Lync
WorkXpress
Agile CRM
Lucid Meetings
Wimi
Mendix
Grasshopper
SalesExec
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
OnePage CRM
Moxie Concierge
Cayzu Helpdesk
Interactive Intelligence CaaS
Bitium
BigContacts
8×8 Virtual Contact Center
1CRM
Slack
GroupWise
Yugma
Languages Supported
English
Chinese
German
Hindi
Japanese
Spanish
French
Russian
Italian
Dutch
Portugese
Polish
Turkish
Swedish
Arabic
Prominent Clients
VerbalizeIt, AIRDEX, Diverse Learners, Advansys
Available Devices
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone/iPad
Mac
Web-based
Windows Mobile
Company Size
Small Business
Large Enterprises
Medium Business
Freelancers
Available Support
email
phone
live support
training
tickets
General Info
Skype is a software application whose text, voice, and video tools make it simple to share experiences with the people that matter to you, wherever they are. As the flagship communication program of the Microsoft family, Skype brings a level of stability and competence expected from the software giant.
In case you are still having doubts about which product will work best for your company it might be a sensible idea to analyze each service’s social metrics. Such metrics are quite often a sign of how popular every software is and how large is its online presence.For instance, if you look at Google Hangouts LinkedIn account you’ll see that they are followed by 73 users. In case of Skype the amount of followers on their LinkedIn page is 63138.
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