Microsoft Teams vs. TemplateToaster

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Teams
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
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
TemplateToaster
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
TemplateToaster is website template and theme generating software. It is developed by AcrossSoft, a software development company in New York, NY. The software is a desktop based application and generates templates or themes for content management systems such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and Prestashop.
$49
one-time fee
Pricing
Microsoft TeamsTemplateToaster
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
Standard Edition
$49
Annually
Professional Edition
$149
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft TeamsTemplateToaster
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts are available for non profit organizations.Prices reflect a one-year subscription with optional paid updates following the initial year.
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Community Pulse
Microsoft TeamsTemplateToaster
Features
Microsoft TeamsTemplateToaster
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
8.0
236 Ratings
3% above category average
TemplateToaster
-
Ratings
Task Management7.9175 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.792 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.0203 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.2122 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.1224 Ratings00 Ratings
Search7.4207 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.4138 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
8.0
245 Ratings
0% below category average
TemplateToaster
-
Ratings
Chat9.0244 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications8.3243 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions8.6230 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys8.1141 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase8.5152 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 Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
8.1
230 Ratings
1% above category average
TemplateToaster
-
Ratings
Versioning8.4162 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files8.3197 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files8.6195 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.8210 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control8.5192 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.3152 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive5.353 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.5166 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
TemplateToaster
9.1
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
TemplateToaster
9.5
2 Ratings
20% above category average
API00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
TemplateToaster
9.3
2 Ratings
18% above category average
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Admin section00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Publishing workflow00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
TemplateToaster
9.3
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Content taxonomy00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft TeamsTemplateToaster
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(281 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
3.7
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(67 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(113 ratings)
-
(0 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 TeamsTemplateToaster
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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AcrossSoft
TemplateToaster has the best features which include: BOOTSTRAP 3 support, W3C compliance, all devices and all browsers compatibility, clean and concise code generation, and extensive designing options. A big pack of sample templates comes free with software installation, and all the designing options have been provided as per the latest web design trends. Templates made in TemplateToaster make clients say, “wow, it’s amazing”. TemplateToaster is a designing tool as well as a development tool. In short words, it provides a GUI for designing templates, after the accomplishment of designing, the template can be exported into a fully-fledged web template, which is ready to use as a website design.
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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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AcrossSoft
  • Advanced designing features and using these advanced features very easily e.g. Bootstrap 3 support that makes flawless responsive templates.
  • Encapsulated all the major designing trends with respect to particular CMS.
  • Optimized code is produced for every theme/template as such the coding standards are perfectly followed by this software.
  • All WordPress themes made with this software pass the Theme Check test.
  • Because of W3C compliance it ensures consistency of websites over the web.
  • HTML5 and CSS3 also ensure better look of designs on small screens.
  • Apart from making web templates, one can make full fledged websites too. TemplateToaster allows making static websites with YouTube video inclusion. It has inbuilt FTP, so that user can easily move its website to the server.
  • An amazing and exclusive feature it provides is the option to draw custom widget/module/ block area.
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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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AcrossSoft
  • It is not available for MAC operating system.
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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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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
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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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
Rare, but outages do happen
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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
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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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
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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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Microsoft
I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
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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AcrossSoft
No, I never used any other similar software, its completely a new experience
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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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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
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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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
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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AcrossSoft
No answers on this topic
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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AcrossSoft
  • TemplateToaster returns full value of money.
  • It helps in finishing my projects ahead of time, hence I can finish more projects in less time. In other words, it helps in increasing my efficiency, which brings monetary benefits to me.
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