{"id":37662,"date":"2025-03-06T19:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/blog\/?p=37662"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:01:10","slug":"on-premise-alternative-as-skype-for-business-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/blog\/on-premise-alternative-as-skype-for-business-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Alternatives to Skype for Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Time is running out for Skype business users!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft has officially retired Skype for Business Online as of July 31, 2021<\/strong>. Additionally, the extended support is set to conclude in October 2025<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still haven\u2019t migrated, what does this mean to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once extended support ends, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates. This may lead to severe business risks if they continue to operate on-premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clock is ticking. You need to switch to a new communication and collaboration tool. Microsoft recommends its Teams app as an alternative. However some organizations still prefer on-premise solutions<\/a> to have full control over their data, and to easily integrate with existing infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to find the alternatives? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I’ll walk you through 10 on-premise alternatives to Skype for Business Server, highlighting critical enterprise messaging platform features<\/a> for secure communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>10 Best On Prem Skype Business Alternatives (Hosted Skype)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft shut down Skype for Business to push companies away from managing their own servers and toward Microsoft Teams,<\/strong> its cloud based solution. But the move is not favorable for most businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving to the cloud can mean relying on internet connectivity, so any downtime may stop ongoing work. You will also have less control over your data since it’s stored on Microsoft\u2019s servers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s always a way out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the top 10 on-premise communication solutions that you can switch to, if Microsoft Teams is not your choice. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. MirrorFly<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Why is MirrorFly\u2019s on-prem solution better than Skype Business server? <\/strong>
It\u2019s 100% customizable,<\/strong> gives data sovereignty, and allows white-labeling,<\/strong> which no other on-premise server, including Skype, comes with. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Businesses that are not OK with moving to Cloud as suggested by Microsoft will find MirrorFly as the best choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS Teams is great. Yet, a company cannot customize it as much as it can with its own platform. On the other hand, there are only limited options to add branding elements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the only option left with them is to build their own platform, developing one from scratch with hand-coding would take years. The solution? APIs and SDKs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh yes, the on-prem solution – MirrorFly has it. You can deploy your platform on any server you prefer, which means you have full control over the features, infrastructure, security and data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video meetings built on MirrorFly are super-smooth as the solution supports adaptive frame bitrate. Instant messages get delivered even faster than a blink of an eye, as MirrorFly comes with 99.999% uptime SLA and an average response time of less than 3 ms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What features do MirrorFly offer?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n