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Skype vs Yolla
March 10, 2025 | Author: Adam Levine
28★
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.
6★
Yolla allows to make cheaper international calls to any mobile or landline phone. When calling abroad Yolla displays your number, so the people you call will always know it’s you.
See also:
Top 10 VoIP services for business
Top 10 VoIP services for business
Skype and Yolla are both excellent ways to talk to people far away without actually having to yell really, really loudly. They let you call across the planet, which is quite handy if you’ve got friends, family or urgent complaints to make to a call center on another continent. Both have apps that work on little glowing rectangles (phones) and slightly larger glowing rectangles (computers) and they’ll happily take your money in exchange for letting you call landlines and mobiles, because nothing in life is truly free—except, sometimes, spam calls.
Skype, the ancient one, hails from Estonia (though it’s now in Microsoft's vast and mysterious clutches) and has been around since 2003, meaning it’s old enough to complain about "kids these days." It was built for both chatting and video calls, which is why businesses use it to conduct serious meetings, occasionally while wearing pajamas. It integrates with Microsoft Teams, proving that it is both useful and slightly annoying. You can send texts, share files and generally pretend you’re very busy, even if you’re just messaging a friend to ask if they fancy a pint.
Yolla, the younger and scrappier Lithuanian upstart from 2015, is all about making international calls cheaper so you don’t have to sell a kidney every time you want to check in with your grandmother overseas. It’s designed for travelers and expats who don’t want to deal with roaming charges or, frankly, phone companies at all. Unlike Skype, it insists you register with a mobile number, presumably to ensure that you are, in fact, a human and not some sort of particularly chatty AI. It also lets you share call credits with friends, which is nice if you enjoy giving gifts but hate the effort of shopping.
See also: Top 10 VoIP services
Skype, the ancient one, hails from Estonia (though it’s now in Microsoft's vast and mysterious clutches) and has been around since 2003, meaning it’s old enough to complain about "kids these days." It was built for both chatting and video calls, which is why businesses use it to conduct serious meetings, occasionally while wearing pajamas. It integrates with Microsoft Teams, proving that it is both useful and slightly annoying. You can send texts, share files and generally pretend you’re very busy, even if you’re just messaging a friend to ask if they fancy a pint.
Yolla, the younger and scrappier Lithuanian upstart from 2015, is all about making international calls cheaper so you don’t have to sell a kidney every time you want to check in with your grandmother overseas. It’s designed for travelers and expats who don’t want to deal with roaming charges or, frankly, phone companies at all. Unlike Skype, it insists you register with a mobile number, presumably to ensure that you are, in fact, a human and not some sort of particularly chatty AI. It also lets you share call credits with friends, which is nice if you enjoy giving gifts but hate the effort of shopping.
See also: Top 10 VoIP services
