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Skype Free vs Skype for Business

What's the difference between Skype free and Skype for Business?

Features

Free Skype

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Skype for Business

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For

Home, It is great for smaller businesses of up to 20 employees.

Business, provides enterprise grade-security, allows you to manage employee accounts.


Maximum number of users

1

300


Share photos, videos and files

Up to 300 MB

File storage and sharing with 1 TB of OneDrive storage


HD video calling

HD one to one or group video calling - now with call reactions.

Industry-leading HD video for online meetings that feel top quality and trustworthy. Focus more on the people in your call, with added features like automatic cropping and head tracking.


Sharing

Share anything from presentations to holiday photos during a call.

Share your screen or a file. Give and take control.


Capture and recording

Capture those special moments in a Skype call with your loved ones or record important meeting with colleagues.​

Record the meeting, take quick polls, run Q&As, and add attachments to your meeting.


Built-in IM

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Incoming Skype calls from 3rd party apps

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Any device

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URL invites

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Invite your team with a personalized link.


PowerPoint upload

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Present with interactive tools, with annotation, highlighting, and laser pointer.


Whiteboard

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Draft, draw and edit together like being in the same room.


Large group meetings

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Gatherings up to 250 people and 10k people with Skype Meetings Broadcast.

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