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VSee vs. Skype: Free Group Video + Fast Screen Share

As secured Skype alternative, VSee, we are huge fans of Skype, what its founders were able to do, and what its engineering team continues to do even as we point out its group video conference and screen share limitations. While VSee is similar to Skype, it’s simple design provides a high quality group video that’s free and a faster way to screen share.

Skype changed the world with its free Voice-over-IP (VoIP) service alternative in 2003, proving to the industry that you can have great audio quality without a telcom’s dedicated lines. Since then it has added video conferencing and screen sharing to its service, touching and connecting 1 billion people.

Note: This article may contain outdated material. Please see VSee Privacy Policy for current privacy and security practices.

VSee as Skype Alternative?

• • Higher quality video works well over 3G networks and in developing countries
  • Ability to share applications instead of only desktops protects your privacy
  • Endpoint to endpoint encryption keeps off-the-record conversations private
  • Group video chat is free

Optimized For Use Over 3G And In Developing Countries

VSee uses less than 50% of the bandwidth of Skype at the same video quality, hence offering you a better experience in bandwidth-starved situations such as at public WiFi hotspots, over 3G wireless connections, or in countries where the network infrastructure is still developing. VSee’s novel network sensing algorithm is “light” on your network, where it continuously senses the instantaneous network capacity and adjusts to video quality.

VSee vs. Skype Network Performance

Comparing the delivery of video with the same resolution: VSee vs Skype. We could see using VSee the delivery is much smoother due to its technology to deliver data at a much lower bandwidth.
*Measurements taken with a third-party application
(NetLimiter 3)

VSee able to deliver high definition video at 1280 x 720p resolution without a drop in quality and use much lower bandwidth.

Share Applications, Not Your Entire Desktop

With Skype, application-sharing is done by either sharing the entire desktop or a region of your desktop.
But what if you need to check your email while sharing a PowerPoint? There is the potential for exposing
private or embarrassing information.

In contrast, VSee allows you to easily share a specific application. Simply bring any application to the
foreground and click on the “Share” button in the top right corner of the application window. This user
design naturally protects your privacy by showing a window only if you you intentionally choose to show it.

Another key advantage of VSee application-sharing is that you can continue to see others’ faces even while
sharing. In Skype, you are not able see the video of the person who is sharing his/her desktop, making it impossible to observe meeting nuances and facial expression. Having video allows you to adjust the pace of the presentation and know when people are confused or attention wanes — just as you would in person.

Encrypted Off-The-Record Conversations

Like all companies making money off advertising, Skype acknowledges collecting users’ communications. It is also a popular medium to transmit viruses (see the latest exposure here). You might also want to check out this PC World article on why you should be concerned if you are a Skype user.

VSee is designed to be secure from the start. It uses an open industry standard, FIPS 140-2 compliant, 256-bit AES encryption on all control and media traffic. All data is always encrypted end-to-end, and VSee uses RSA public/private key to exchange the AES session key such that VSee servers do not have access to the AES session key.

This means only the people in your conversation can decrypt content received through VSee. VSee is trusted by security-conscious groups such as the Navy SEALs, U.S. Congress, and NASA Mission Control. See VSee Security for additional information.

Free For Personal And Commercial Use

Skype group video chat costs $8.99 per month. VSee allows unlimited group video for free.

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Testimonials from VSee users

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