We’ve Tried 5 Skype Alternatives and Here’s Our Honest Team’s Feedback

1

Skype

Brosix IM and Skype have many features in common, particularly when Brosix is compared with Skype for Business. The uncertain future of Skype’s enterprise services leave an opening for other competitors however. Brosix IM could fill this role with its focus on private team networks that provide a relatively simple to use features package, much like Skype.

#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Chat

2

Chanty

When we started building Chanty, our easy-to-use and intuitive team chat app, we had to quite a bit of research. We wanted to analyze our competitors and see what we’re up against and one of the apps we tested was Skype. For each app we tested, we considered its pros and cons from the perspective of a customer, because we wanted to build something better. Skype is just one of the many apps we’ve tried.Improve your team communication with ChantyGive our simple AI-powered team chat a try Sign up freePlease, enter a valid email

#Communication #Project Management #Group Chat & Notifications 1 social mentions

3

Hangouts

There is one thing that’s awesome about Hangouts – it plays well with the rest of Google’s offer. Hangouts is integrated with everything in Google’s arsenal, including Gmail. The moment you open your inbox, a Hangouts chat box will be waiting for you. If you spend a lot of time in Gmail, this is pretty convenient.

#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Messaging

4

appear.in

While using Appear.in, we noticed that video conferences look great. We liked it quite a bit, although we could only test it with four people only. The audio and video quality are great and the AR feature is a lot of fun. It turns out that Appear.in is more of a competitor to Hangouts, rather than Skype. Video communication is the best aspect of the app and chat is more of an afterthought.

#Group Chat & Notifications #Video Conferencing #Communication 1 social mentions

5

Viber

Skype is more convenient for desktop use than Viber because of several reasons. The search function is better, while the rest of the functionalities are similar. The biggest downside to Viber is that you need a phone number to tie it to Viber. Here are our takeaways with the two apps:

#Chat #Group Messaging #Internet Calls

6

FaceTime

Launched 10 years ago in 2010, FaceTime is one of the most popular communication apps out there. It is primarily focused on Apple devices: MacBooks, iPhones, iPods, iPads and iWatches. Good news for Apple users but it also means that Android users won’t be able to use the app. Also, you cannot use TimeFace on Windows either. Moreover, you cannot make any group calls – only one-on-one calls are available. Moreover, FaceTime doesn’t support instant text chat either – you have to use iMessage for this feature.

#Video Conferencing #Video Calls #Communication

7

Microsoft Teams

Skype for Business also provides enterprise IM services, although this is set to be phased out in favor of Microsoft Teams in the coming months.

#Enterprise Communication #Team Collaboration #Communication 1 user reviews

8

Slack

Olga Mykhoparkina is a Chief Marketing Officer at Chanty – a simple and easy to use team chat. This powerful and free Slack alternative is aimed to increase team productivity and improve communication at work.

#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Chat 208 social mentions