Microsoft Teams
Chat, calls, and collaboration in Microsoft 365
Free
Starting price
4.3/5
G2 rating
4
Pricing plans
2017
Founded
Microsoft Teams is a unified communication and collaboration platform bundled with Microsoft 365. It combines persistent chat, video meetings, file sharing, and deep integration with Office apps — dominant in enterprise and education.
Key features
Team chatVideo meetingsFile sharing (SharePoint)Office integrationPhone callsWebinarsApprovals
Pros
- ✓Included in Microsoft 365
- ✓Deep Office integration
- ✓Strong enterprise features
- ✓Large meeting capacity
Cons
- ✗Complex and bloated UI
- ✗Notification management is poor
- ✗Less pleasant than Slack for daily use
- ✗Requires Microsoft ecosystem
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