People don’t have to pay long telephone bills anymore to make calls to their friends and family around the world.
It is no longer a difficult task to communicate easily to people with free VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) applications for both corporate calls and personal calls. Many applications are available over VOIP nowadays. The list keeps increasing rapidly within a matter of few months. Two of the best VOIP applications for making calls are Skype and Viber. Skype is older than Viber in terms of the number of years it has been in the world of technology, but when it comes to popularity, Viber seems to be taking the lead. A thorough comparison has been made here between the features of Viber and Skype.
Viber and its features
As already mentioned, Viber is relatively new in the world of VOIP call-making applications, but still has all the necessary features to beat its competitors, especially Skype. It was first created as a mobile application for both iOS and Android platforms. Recently, a desktop version has also been developed by the name Viber Desktop. It is a free application where users are not expected to pay anything. While registering with Viber for the first time, it will require your phone number for completing the process. This means that all your contacts will also be able to view your phone number, which enhances authenticity. Business users and other corporate firms prefer to use Viber because of the reliability of the application. The main advantage of Viber over Skype is that it can be used to make calls directly from your smartphone. The voice clarity and quality is excellent, while you also don’t have to separately type the contact number as Viber automatically imports all the contacts from the mobile.
Skype and its features
Skype has been available for users since a longer time than Viber. It allows to sync your contacts on Skype with the contacts on social networking sites like Facebook.Your email address is used to make a link with the account in Skype. It has a mobile version, tablet version and desktop version, though the desktop version is the best. It has better sound and video quality than Viber. The quality of their HD calls is so high that Viber cannot match up to this quality. If you already know the email address of a contact you are searching for in Skype, then you can type it into the search option on Skype and check if they have an id with Skype.
Verdict
Both Viber and Skype are user-friendly and free applications available on mobile and desktop platforms. Since both of them have very similar features, it might be a bit difficult to make a choice between them. Skype is slightly better in terms of its functions and features, but Viber has the ability to connect internationally to other mobile phones. If you prefer to make calls from your desktop PC, then Skype is the better option whereas if you need to make your calls on-the-go right from the mobile or tablet, then Viber is the one to use.