🆚 Giropay vs. Skype

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Legacy technology
Legacy technology

About

Giropay was a German payment method based on online banking that was discontinued on December 31, 2024.

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

Frankfurt, Germany
Redmond, Washington, United States

Website

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 #55
Legacy › Rank #15

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Skype legacy technology is 19 times more popular than Giropay.
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 Giropay is more popular in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
Thailand
China
Russia
United States
Germany
India
Vietnam
Ukraine
Italy
Netherlands

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 marketing and merchandising, while Giropay is more commonly used on online shopping sites.
Business
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Travel
Blogs/Wiki
Software/Hardware
Education/Reference
Fashion/Beauty
Real Estate

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#14,928
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Name
Rank
maxwinexch.com
#5,308
mketqua.net
#11,049
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See also

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