🆚 Alexa vs. Skype

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Alexa
Skype

Type

Legacy technology
Legacy technology

About

Alexa was a web traffic analysis service from Amazon that was discontinued in 2022.

Skype was a communications platform for voice and video calls and sending instant messages that was retired on May 5, 2025 in favor of Microsoft Teams.

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington, United States
Redmond, Washington, United States

Pricing

Free ✔️
Phone calls
World (unlimited mins)$16.79/month
USA (unlimited mins)$3.59/month
UK (30 mins)$1.79/month
Germany (100 mins)$3.59/month

Categories

Legacy › Rank #23
Legacy › Rank #15

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Skype legacy technology is 2.7 times more popular than Alexa.
Total websites

Market share

Legacy

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Skype is more popular in Thailand, China, and Russia, while Alexa is more popular in the United States, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
Thailand
China
United States
Russia
India
Vietnam
Turkey
Italy
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Skype is more popular among sites focused on business, Internet services, and travel, while Alexa is more commonly used on general news, blogs and wiki, and marketing and merchandising sites.
Business
Internet Services
General News
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Travel
Software/Hardware

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#419
#480
#940
#1,013
#1,383
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Name
Rank
#4,588
maxwinexch.com
#5,308
mketqua.net
#11,049
#11,975
#12,705
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See also

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