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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Teams

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.

    $4.80

    per month per user

    Power Apps

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/APowerApps is a low code / rapid application development product from Microsoft that allows users to quickly build apps.

    $20

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Microsoft TeamsPower Apps
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Teams Essentials
    $4.80
    per month per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month (paid yearly) per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $7.20
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $15
    per month per user
    Power Apps Premium
    $20
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft TeamsPower Apps
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts are available for non profit organizations.—
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft TeamsPower Apps
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Teams
    Teams definitely has the upper hand over zoom and GoToMeeting. The fact that it is bundled with M365 is a huge plus not only from a cost perspective but it gives you deep integration with the other office products. This allows seamless file sharing with sharepoint and OneDrive, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Teams
    It will eventually be the replacement for Skype for Business. Microsoft has announced the end date for Skype and already new instances of Office 365 below a certain number of users don't even include Skype. Already, all they get is Teams. And it's definitely the winner for …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Power Apps
    I rarely used Power BI as a stnd-alone dashboarding environment. However, I have to admit that it's a different purpose tool. I'd rather user Power BI layer as an addition to the low-code application and integrate it in the Power Apps. The latter does not seem to be as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Power Apps
    I think Appian has all major features and my Manager gives this 2 tools to choose one from that. I found Power Apps is easy to learn and develop, but I feel Appian is realy complex. I strugles to learn something in Appian but that didn;t works well. Power Apps gives me …
    Incentivized
    Chose Power Apps
    PowerApps has much power when talking about Office 365 and Azure integrations. Has low cost and it is easy to create/deploy applications. Bonita is open-source but it is necessary to have many technical skills to create applications and also to handle the infrastructure when …
    Incentivized
    Chose Power Apps
    I'm not sure if you can say D365 CRM is an alternative to PowerApps, because basically all the customization of using D365 CRM, or what used to be called XRM, is now called a model-driven PowerApp. Likewise, SharePoint has become intimately connected to canvas PowerApps. Both …
    Incentivized
    Chose Power Apps
    PowerApps is what the company has presented to us as our option. While Nintex is nice and relatively capable, it is always a +1 to the Microsoft platform and requires its own validation and integration. Nintex can also be feature limited in its online version depending on the …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    144 Answers
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    174 Answers
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft TeamsPower Apps
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Teams and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Teams
    8.2
    241 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.1179 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.3208 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.4126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.2229 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search7.6212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools8.4143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Microsoft Teams and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Teams
    8.0
    251 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Chat9.0250 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications8.4249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.7235 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys8.2146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.6157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting6.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts5.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook9.1155 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Microsoft Teams and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Teams
    8.2
    236 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.6168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files8.4202 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.8200 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.9216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control8.6198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.5158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive5.353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync8.6172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Microsoft Teams and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Power Apps
    7.8
    24 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Visual Modeling00 Ratings7.722 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings7.423 Ratings
    Platform Security00 Ratings8.523 Ratings
    Platform User Management00 Ratings7.923 Ratings
    Reusability00 Ratings7.423 Ratings
    Platform Scalability00 Ratings7.622 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft TeamsPower Apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (329 ratings)
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (114 ratings)
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (114 ratings)
    9.7
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft TeamsPower Apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    It's amazing as a daily driver for team communication, and document search/store. Also, if you're doing a lot of LONG meetings and have trouble remembering details, the AI summarization is amazing and convenient. It just works. I'm not saying I always do this, of course, but if I need to 'skim' instead of really digging into every detail from a meeting, the AI-generated summary is generally good enough that I can get away with it.
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    Microsoft
    Power Apps is ideal for scenarios that are neither too complex nor too large. It is easy to begin development in Power Apps, as it is one of the best tools for low-code development. Power Apps can be implemented for complex scenarios as well, provided there is strong knowledge of the tool and ample time for planning. Our applications benefit from Power Apps' cross-platform support, making it easy to use on any device, including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • All in one communication for Teams.
    • High quality and reliable both audio and video meetings.
    • Well organized and clear instant chat.
    • Excellent security features.
    • Beautiful integration with 3rd party tools and systems.
    • Perfect compatibility with windows ,android and iOS.
    • Allow meetings recordings for later us or sharing with teams that missed the live.
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    Microsoft
    • Power Apps has formats that are pre-built that don't require any coding which makes it easier to achieve your vision. This does become a challenge if your App needs don't fit into that format.
    • We deal with a ton of data so the fact that you can connect to any data source in addition to their pre-stablished data connections makes the process a breeze.
    • The online learning resources and tutorials are helpful as well for those who are tech savvy.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • The webinars feature has some missing functionally such as the ability for all users to use the Q&A feature (only those with a Microsoft Teams account can use it now), the ability to upload documents for attendees to easily access and download, and the ability for presenters and organizers to easily chat amongst themselves throughout the webinar.
    • The "Channels" organization hierarchy could be more clear. If you have several channels set up, it can get clunky and hard to find the specific channel you are looking for.
    • The MS Planner tool lacks functionality and organization. You cannot assign more than one person to a task and it's confusing when you try to share tasks with people - it would be nice if they were automatically added to someone's calendar.
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    Microsoft
    • Sometimes the cost of solutions is greater than the benefit. Licensing is expensive relative to the scope of some business user-created personal or team-level solutions.
    • While there is a starter-kit for Governance, it is complicated to stand up and requires dedicated resources to provide on-going governance operations. Many organizations are not going to be able to dedicate resources to governance and this causes the sprawl, solution duplication, silos, unneeded and unplanned licensing expenses, and a general "wild wild west" environment.
    • There needs to be better direction and best practices given around Power Platform Environment utilization and optimization.
    • The accessibility to the platform and ease for business partners to independantly create solutions is both a benefit and a negative. When the business outcome needed is a good fit for PowerApps it is a quick win, but when not a good fit it becomes a frustration for the business partner attempting to make the platform do something it is not well-suited for. The business partner entangles tech teams in the effort which drains resources and provides a lack-luster solution. All of this to say, it would be beneficial to have some tools that business partners could leverage to determine\understand if the type of business outcome they need is well suited to PowerApps or not.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Teams is included with our Office 365 subscription and we have no intention of migrating off of Office 365 and Microsoft products. Since Microsoft Teams is included for free with our Office 365 subscription, and since we enjoy all the features, benefits, and functionality, there is no question that our team will continue to use the product
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    If you have the full Microsoft Office suite, it works really well because it's integrated well within its ecosystem, but if not, it can be annoying because it tries to open a shared file in the web versions of the file equivalents. The web version is also a bit slow, and the login is very difficult to handle if you have multiple Microsoft or Outlook accounts.
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    Microsoft
    PowerApps is a great solution and I have spent the last year familiarizing myself with the platform and building custom applications to complete a whole range of tasks such as asset management, custom invoice generation, and item restriction tracking. We as a company have barely begun to scratch the surface of what can be achieved with PowerApps.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    Rare, but outages do happen
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    Sometimes about once a week I get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be something wrong". But it goes away in a few minutes.
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    Microsoft
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    The overall support provided by Microsoft for Microsoft Teams has been quite good but there is still some room for improvements. Microsoft needs to proactively work on fixing the open bugs in order to provide a seamless experience to the users. But over the service and experience provided by the Microsoft team have been quite satisfactory.
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    Microsoft
    The community forums are extremely responsive to questions asked, there is a good body of online documentation and many community posts to draw from. Although the platform has changed, which means some of the posts are out of date and the solutions provided aren't relevant. Of relevance, I read over 400 articles plus documentation to get this first app built in SharePoint, move it to SQL and make it work exactly the way it should.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Teams offers a much more integrated experience between their chat and video call function compared to Google Chat and Slack. Both other tools are much better for internal communications are they have simpler UI without other features. Whereas Microsoft Teams can be used for more critical conversations, particularly between external companies, and has been very useful in sales conversations which is what we chose it for when speaking to companies that work exclusively through Microsoft.
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    Microsoft
    1. PowerApps functionality comes with E1 over E3 License without adding extra costs 2. For Nintex you pay (at the beginning) for each workflow, so my intention would be, to do no workflows to prevent additional costs, but I want a platform with a fair price that allows me to create workflows without thinking about the price for each workflow and we use only some workflow and relative easy workflows and forms as a medium-sized company. 3. PowerApps provides a lot of functionality without needing to invest in premium features directly.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Microsoft
    Honestly, this tool is worth every penny. Yes, it's not free and you pay for the quality of services and the license. But the ROI and the benefits are all there. Also, the renewal, negotiation, and contract terms are all very well explained by our Microsoft account manager, and she's a charm.
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    Microsoft
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
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    Microsoft
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    Professional Services
    Microsoft
    I used Skype for Business to take calls, hold conferences, and provide remote assistance to users. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, is superior to Skype for Business in my opinion. My job entails a lot of screen sharing.
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    Microsoft
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Personally, I would say that by using Microsoft Teams, it upped my collaboration with my colleagues by around 50% or around more than half of what I usually did prior to using it.
    • I had 100% show rate and attendance on all of my meetings in the past 6 months.
    • If I may add, I also have been chattier & collaborative towards my colleagues in past 3 months particularly the month of December when we had huge traffic at work. I would estimate this behavior to have been increased by around 60% than what I usually incur during normal operating days.
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    Microsoft
    • Automation of manual processes brings an ROI on labor costs.
    • Intake of data provides clean database design.
    • Connectivity to data-lake provides insights and trends into the data.
    • Able to scale operations with efficiencies provided by the app.
    • Can mature the process and workflows to do more.
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