BlueJeans Meetings vs Skype for Business comparison

Verizon and Microsoft are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. Verizon is ranked #11 with an average rating of 9.0, while Microsoft is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.8. Verizon holds a 0.6% mindshare in VM, compared to Microsoft’s 8.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Verizon users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

BlueJeans Meetings

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100% willing to recommend

Skype for Business

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79% willing to recommend

BlueJeans Meetings

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between BlueJeans Meetings and Skype for Business based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Virtual Meetings solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed BlueJeans Meetings vs. Skype for Business Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

BlueJeans Meetings

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

11th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Skype for Business

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

3rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of BlueJeans Meetings is 0.6%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Skype for Business is 8.4%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Saurabh Srivastav

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…

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Magdalena Teodorczuk

Senior at Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartosciowych S.A.

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The quality of both audio and video is good."

"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."

"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 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."

"What is most valuable about Skype for Business is that almost everyone knows about it and almost everyone has it. You will be able to reach a large number of people."

"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 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."

"We really like the screen sharing tool. The user experience is smooth, and user-friendly."

"The product helps me make international calls."

"It's a good product, we like using it."

"It saves trouble, and it saves us time."

"The most valuable feature is how useful it has been for virtual meetings during the pandemic."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"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."

"The group feature of Skype for Business needs improvement. It should also be improved for online lectures."

"Make it user friendly."

"I believe optimizing the solution for lighter endpoints, particularly for embedded endpoints on mobile devices, would be valuable."

"We would like to better customize our instructions within the Outlook plugin/invite, but we are unable to do so."

"Skype for Business is not stable."

"Sometimes the connection crashes, which is understandable if you are traveling. But, it would be nice if this could be stabilized somehow."

"Whenever someone is using a messaging platform, the messages needs to be stored. In Skype for Business, the message will not be seen later on if you're not online. It isn't useful, in my opinion."

"The integration with Outlook could be improved."

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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."

"Skype for Business' pricing is reasonable."

"The cost of Skype for Business is incorporated into our Office 365 licenses."

"We negotiated a fair price with Microsoft. It is definitely worthwhile to negotiate with them for the best price for your solution."

"The licensing is billed on a yearly basis."

"Our company pays for a license for us to use the solution."

"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."

"I use the product's open-source version."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

94%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Financial Services Firm

Government

Educational Organization

92%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BlueJeans Meetings?

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.

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What needs improvement with BlueJeans Meetings?

In future releases, I would like to see maybe customized virtual backgrounds, like Google Meet has. BlueJeans doesn't allow as much customization of your background in a video call, so that could b...

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What advice do you have for others considering BlueJeans Meetings?

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. I would recommend using it.

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What do you like most about Skype for Business?

The solution’s video quality is fine.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Skype for Business?

Skype for Business' pricing is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with Skype for Business?

The solution's functionality needs to be moved to Microsoft Teams. Its technology is outdated.

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Also Known As

BlueJeans Network

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

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Overview

INSTANTLY CONNECT AND COLLABORATE

The meeting experience users love

Instantly join, host or manage a video, audio or web meeting from a conference room, your desk or a remote location. Then engage in a productive virtual meeting with the power of immersive HD video and Dolby Voice® audio.

Smart Meetings Meeting Hub

Bolster productivity with in-app intelligence to capture the most important discussion points, assign action items, and quickly replay meeting highlights. Manage and prioritize post-meeting follow-through with time-saving solutions to bring projects to completion and establish accountability across the organization.

Enjoy more natural, high definition sound with Dolby Voice, including background noise cancellation in video and audio meetings across multiple devices and locations. Hear the Dolby difference.

Zero download meetings

Join full-featured video meetings right from your favorite browser. With immersive video and spatial audio you’ll be collaborating face-to-face within seconds. Nothing to download or install.

Skype for Business offers features including presence, IM, voice and video calls, online meetings, conferencing, and telephony solutions that support enterprise-level collaboration requirements. Skype for Business Record meetings, share your screen, and annotate PowerPoint for real-time collaboration with up to 250 people and use whiteboard, polls, Q&A, and built-in IM during your business meetings to make them more productive. Skype for Business provides new client experience, Skype for Business Server provides several new features to improve manageability of on-premises servers and hybrid solutions. Skype for Business also supports the Lync client experience so that you can choose a phased upgrade approach to the new client experience for users. Skype for Business is also an integral part of Microsoft Office 365, providing PSTN Conferencing, Cloud PBX, PSTN Calling, and Skype Meeting Broadcast capabilities to Office 365 users.

Sample Customers

Criteo, Seattle Children's Hospital, The Wharton School, Wikia, Telit, Epilepsy, NENW, IPENZ, Medanta, Mphasis, Royal Academy of Dance, Wharton, Red Hat, HKS Architects, Forum of the Future, Commonfund

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

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