Microsoft 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
SmartSuite
Score 10.0 out of 10
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SmartSuite provides a collaborative Work Management platform that enables teams to plan, track and manage workflows - whether it be a project, an ongoing process or routine everyday tasks. SmartSuite helps coordinate people and work across all levels of an organization to ensure that team members have the information they need to accomplish the work that matters most. Team members can create a workflow, or choose from over 200 templates that can be tailored to their exact needs.
$10
per month per user
Pricing
Microsoft Teams
SmartSuite
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
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Microsoft Teams
SmartSuite
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
Discounts are available for non profit organizations.
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Microsoft Teams
SmartSuite
Features
Microsoft Teams
SmartSuite
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
7.9
235 Ratings
2% above category average
SmartSuite
9.1
18 Ratings
16% above category average
Task Management
7.9174 Ratings
9.218 Ratings
Gantt Charts
7.791 Ratings
9.114 Ratings
Scheduling
8.0202 Ratings
9.016 Ratings
Workflow Automation
8.1121 Ratings
9.117 Ratings
Mobile Access
8.1223 Ratings
9.017 Ratings
Search
7.4206 Ratings
00 Ratings
Visual planning tools
8.4138 Ratings
00 Ratings
Resource Management
00 Ratings
9.117 Ratings
Team Collaboration
00 Ratings
9.218 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology
00 Ratings
9.118 Ratings
Document Management
00 Ratings
9.117 Ratings
Email integration
00 Ratings
9.117 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking
00 Ratings
9.214 Ratings
Change request and Case Management
00 Ratings
9.016 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management
00 Ratings
9.215 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
8.0
244 Ratings
0% below category average
SmartSuite
-
Ratings
Chat
9.0243 Ratings
00 Ratings
Notifications
8.3242 Ratings
00 Ratings
Discussions
8.6229 Ratings
00 Ratings
Surveys
8.1140 Ratings
00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase
8.5152 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting
6.547 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
5.743 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook
9.1155 Ratings
00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
8.1
229 Ratings
1% above category average
SmartSuite
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Ratings
Versioning
8.4161 Ratings
00 Ratings
Video files
8.3196 Ratings
00 Ratings
Audio files
8.6195 Ratings
00 Ratings
Document collaboration
8.8209 Ratings
00 Ratings
Access control
8.5191 Ratings
00 Ratings
Advanced security features
8.4151 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive
5.353 Ratings
00 Ratings
Device sync
8.5165 Ratings
00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
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.
It is best suited to be a google alternative for a google drive due to its multiple functions. Can add action items, upload multiple types of files and assign people responsibilities and tasks. It combines resource platform abilities with project management functionality in order to unite all your needs in one area.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
For our team, SmartSuite contains all features that we need. Before we use Asana, Trello and tried to use Airtable. But all of these management systems did not satisfy us. Then we started using SmartSuite, got to know all the possibilities and decided to switch to it
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.
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.
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.