Microsoft Teams

Likelihood to Recommend

Companies with a large population should seriously consider using Microsoft Teams to communicate, especially if you are already using Microsoft programs like Outlook and their calendar. It all connects together inside of teams. So if you have a meeting on your calendar, Teams will automatically place your status as red (which is 'in a meeting). If you have a very small company and/or don't already utilize Microsoft programs, Teams may not be best suited for your needs.

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Hilary Hobbs

Video Specialist

Spear EducationHigher Education, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Microsoft Teams

8.4

High quality audio

8.8

High quality video

8.4

Low bandwidth requirements

7.7

Mobile support

8.8

Microsoft Teams

7.9

Desktop sharing

8.3

Whiteboards

7.6

Microsoft Teams

8.6

Calendar integration

8.8

Meeting initiation

8.8

Integrates with social media

7.2

Record meetings / events

9.3

Slideshows

8.8

Microsoft Teams

8.9

Live chat

9.4

Audience polling

8.8

Q&A

8.6

Microsoft Teams

7.9

User authentication

9.3

Participant roles & permissions

7.3

Confidential attendee list

7.1

Pros

The ability to have a private chat with one person or a group message with everyone in your department.
All of our important documents are held in the 'wiki' portion of teams, which allows things to be easily accessed and all in one place.
I like that you can use GIFs right in the messenger. It adds a little fun to your usual chats.

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Hilary Hobbs

Video Specialist

Spear EducationHigher Education, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Teams will randomly close for no particular reason throughout the day on my computer. It's a bit of an annoyance.
The activity portion confuses me time to time on which chat it is notifying me since I have private chats with the same people in group chats. Causes a little confusion.
It took me a while to realize that there is a sidebar for the wiki portion. I was only seeing one file when I knew there was more but couldn't find them.

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Hilary Hobbs

Video Specialist

Spear EducationHigher Education, 51-200 employees

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Usability

Microsoft Teams 7.5

Based on 2 answers

Teams has helped in improving team communication. It has helped in cutting down on so many emails. It has also provided easy sharing. I handle 5 different teams and each team is of 8-10 members. This has helped me a lot in team management and communication.

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Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

Microsoft I feel does better than 2 out of the 3 I listed because of Office integration. Most businesses now are Microsoft cloud based and Teams seamlessly fits right in there. Another benefit is if you are using MFA with the Microsoft app in of itself it can help streamline authentication and working offsite. Slack and Campfire just can't offer that.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Chemicals Company, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

Microsoft Teams makes meetings easier for us. It allows management to stay on top of the tasks at hand and manage their staff.

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AUBREY NOVAK

Financial Accountant

Great North BankBanking, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Recommend

Feature Rating Comparison

High quality audio

High quality video

Low bandwidth requirements

Mobile support

Desktop sharing

Whiteboards

Calendar integration

Meeting initiation

Integrates with social media

Record meetings / events

Slideshows

Live chat

Audience polling

Q&A

User authentication

Participant roles & permissions

Confidential attendee list

Pros

Microsoft Teams

Cons

Microsoft Teams

Usability

Microsoft Teams

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Teams

Return on Investment

Microsoft Teams

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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