Skype Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all
Skype's competitors and similar companies include Viber, ReadyTalk, GoToMeeting, LifeSize, StarLeaf, Zoom and WhatsApp.
 ReadyTalk ReadyTalk provides unified communications through audio, web and video conferencing, webinars and webcasts. |  LifeSize LifeSize is a company providing cloud-based video conferencing services and integrated equipment. |  StarLeaf StarLeaf provides voice and video conferencing systems for conference rooms and desktops, and software clients for mobile users. |  WhatsApp WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones. | |||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 2003 | Founding Date 2010 | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 2004 | Founding Date 2014 | Founding Date 2008 | Founding Date 2011 | Founding Date 2009 |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Public | Type Subsidiary |
Tags | ||||||||
Locations | Locations Lëtzebuerg, LU HQ | Locations Denver, US HQ Atlanta, US Dallas, US | Locations Boston, US HQ | Locations London, GB HQ Crows Nest, AU Jardim Paulista, BR Neuilly Sur Seine, FR Hamburg, DE Oslo, NO see more | Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Dublin, IE | |||
Employees | Employees 6611% increase | Employees 6991% decrease | Employees 167% increase | Employees N/A | Employees 560 | Employees 294% increase | Employees 7,41213% decrease | Employees 2,4824% increase |
Financial | ||||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) £19.4m (FY, 2018) | Revenue (est.) $4.7b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods £5.4m (FY, 2018) | Cost of goods $1.1b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit £14m (FY, 2018) | Gross profit $3.5b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income (£14.4m) (FY, 2018) | Net income $1b (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||||
Countries | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 100 (Apr, 2018) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 180 (Jun, 2023) |
Partners | Partners N/A | Partners N/A | Partners 10 (Jun, 2018) | Partners N/A | Partners 1.8 k (Apr, 2018) | Partners N/A | Partners N/A | Partners N/A |
Funding | ||||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 26.8m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 98m | Total funding raised $ 40m | Total funding raised $ 164.8m | Total funding raised $ 61.1m |
For sources of this data, please see the company profile
View Company Profiles
Viber
HQ
Luxembourg, LU
Viber is a company that develops a cross-platform calling and instant messaging app.
View companyReadyTalk
HQ
Denver, US
ReadyTalk provides unified communications through audio, web and video conferencing, webinars and webcasts.
View companyLifeSize
HQ
Austin, US
LifeSize is a company providing cloud-based video conferencing services and integrated equipment.
View company