{"id":19396,"date":"2024-02-05T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brosix.com\/?p=19396"},"modified":"2024-02-05T13:42:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:42:00","slug":"slack-vs-skype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brosix.com\/blog\/slack-vs-skype\/","title":{"rendered":"Slack vs. Skype: Which Chat Is the Champion of the Enterprise Market?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Streamlined<\/span> team communication<\/span><\/a> is extremely important, especially if you\u2019re running<\/span> a team of <\/span>remote <\/span>workers<\/span>. You want your team members to get all messages in time, never miss a notification, and perform a set of more complex actions like <\/span>sharing<\/span> files and <\/span>collaborating<\/span> on projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to<\/span> team chat apps<\/span><\/a>, it\u2019s hard to find more popular ones than Skype and Slack. Skype has been the primary means of communication for many businesses for more than a decade, while <\/span>Slack<\/span><\/a> has revolutionized the industry since it entered the market in 2013. They\u2019re both known as reliable, easy to use, and intuitive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which one is <\/span>the better option<\/span> for your business? Read on to see how Slack and Skype compare in different categories that are relevant for<\/span> efficient team collaboration<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Slack<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"About<\/p>\n

Slack started as an<\/span> internal communications<\/span><\/a> tool for a development company called Tiny Speck. It became available <\/span>to <\/span>the public in <\/span>February 2013 <\/span>and has since reached more than 12 million <\/span>active Slack <\/span>users worldwide. It\u2019s known for its innovative use of Channels<\/span>, <\/span>a feature that allows for more structured conversations with multiple groups at once.<\/span><\/p>\n

In late 2020, <\/span>during the pandemic,<\/span> Slack was acquired by Salesforce<\/span><\/a>, which is a move that some have characterized as Slack admitting defeat to Microsoft\u2019s Teams platform. This move is supposed to make Salesforce more competitive with the tech giant by entering the enterprise communication market.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Skype<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"About<\/p>\n

Skype has been around since 2003. <\/span>Famous for its <\/span>video calls<\/span><\/a>, Skype is an early-internet darling that brought VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology into the mainstream.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was famously acquired by eBay in 2005 for $2.6 billion and then by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion. Since then, Microsoft <\/span>has been <\/span>trying to transform it from a peer-to-peer to a cloud-based<\/span> communication model<\/span><\/a>. Skype <\/span>has undergone<\/span> several <\/span>redesigns, <\/span>shifting from a personal communications app<\/span> to<\/span> a business one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although <\/span>Skype is<\/span> still an efficient app for <\/span>team communication<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>video conferencing <\/span>, there is a case to be made that <\/span>Skype is being upstaged by Microsoft\u2019s rising star<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Did We Compare Them?<\/b><\/h2>\n

We had five criteria in mind<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for our detailed comparison between<\/span> these two apps.<\/span><\/p>\n