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Skype vs Viber
March 07, 2025 | Author: Adam Levine
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Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chats over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system. Skype has also become popular for its additional features which include instant messaging, file transfer, and videoconferencing. Skype alternative for enterprise is called Skype for Business.
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Viber is a mobile app that provides free international calls and text messages to other Viber users using 3G or Wi-Fi. Uses your existing contact list - check out which of your phone contacts and friends is already on Viber so that you can call and text them for free.
See also:
Top 10 VoIP services for business
Top 10 VoIP services for business
Skype and Viber are, in many ways, much like two friendly extraterrestrials who’ve arrived on Earth with remarkably similar purposes: offering you the ability to make voice calls, video calls and send text messages across the globe, all for the very reasonable price of "not much at all." Both can be found lurking on your phone, tablet or computer, ready to facilitate international calls, group chats and the occasional meme. They even allow you to share pictures and videos, making sure your phone becomes the main conduit for all your social interactions – a task it takes to like a duck to water, if that duck was an overachieving technology company.
But while they share these abilities, Skype has always been more businesslike – as if it arrived in a crisp suit, ready to discuss the finer points of video conferencing with Microsoft’s help. Since its humble origins in 2003 in Estonia, it’s become a tool of choice for those wishing to chat with a little more corporate flair, complete with options for paid calls to regular phones. It’s got a penchant for formality and integration and you might find it integrated into your Outlook calendar before you even notice it. If Viber is the one throwing the party, Skype is the one making sure the conference calls run smoothly.
Now, Viber – born in 2010 in Israel – prefers to show up in jeans and a T-shirt, enthusiastically offering you stickers and fun features for your social chats. It’s built for those casual, spontaneous moments where you just want to check in, share a meme or call someone on the other side of the world without any formalities. With end-to-end encryption as a given, it’s the security-conscious, laid-back friend, offering features like Viber Out for calls to non-Viber users. It’s not quite as business-savvy, but it’s certainly more fun at the party.
See also: Top 10 VoIP services
But while they share these abilities, Skype has always been more businesslike – as if it arrived in a crisp suit, ready to discuss the finer points of video conferencing with Microsoft’s help. Since its humble origins in 2003 in Estonia, it’s become a tool of choice for those wishing to chat with a little more corporate flair, complete with options for paid calls to regular phones. It’s got a penchant for formality and integration and you might find it integrated into your Outlook calendar before you even notice it. If Viber is the one throwing the party, Skype is the one making sure the conference calls run smoothly.
Now, Viber – born in 2010 in Israel – prefers to show up in jeans and a T-shirt, enthusiastically offering you stickers and fun features for your social chats. It’s built for those casual, spontaneous moments where you just want to check in, share a meme or call someone on the other side of the world without any formalities. With end-to-end encryption as a given, it’s the security-conscious, laid-back friend, offering features like Viber Out for calls to non-Viber users. It’s not quite as business-savvy, but it’s certainly more fun at the party.
See also: Top 10 VoIP services
