For the past 10 years, whenever I needed to call an international number, I used Skype. It had my back when I had to clear things up with the US university admissions from Austria, arrange a hotel pickup in Bali, or call my EU bank to see why my card was blocked while I was trekking through Argentina. I could call anywhere in the world for cents, and it was delightful.
In February 2025, Microsoft announced it was closing Skype down, and on May 5 it officially stopped operations. I was really sad when I heard the news with Skype, a huge chunk of my life disappeared. It felt the same way as if, one day, nobody would be playing on Call of Duty 2 servers anymore (that hasn t happened yet, right?).
Anyway, here I ve compiled a list of the top 6 alternatives to Skype for international calling. I used the following criteria to select them:
Connect-EZ is an app/service that allows users to register with their email address and make/receive free phone calls to other users’ via their email address utilizing a data connection – without an underlying phone package.
The plugin enables your website to a single point of contact by adding the voice call capability directly into it. Phone calls come through to your phone (via or app).
