Teams
Teams is a communication product focused on team collaboration.
Official product imagery
Teams screenshots
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Start a private chat from meeting participants
Official Microsoft Q&A screenshot showing the Teams participant list and the control used to begin a one-on-one chat during a meeting.
Microsoft Learn Q&A · Microsoft
Teams client sends inline images in meeting chat
Official Microsoft Learn tutorial screenshot showing a Teams client sharing inline images in a meeting chat.
Microsoft Learn · Microsoft
Teams client receives inline images in meeting chat
Official Microsoft Learn tutorial screenshot showing a Teams client receiving inline images in a meeting chat.
Microsoft Learn · Microsoft
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Alternatives to Teams
Capabilities guide the alternatives
Shared capabilities carry the most weight. Common use cases and categories come next, then audience, platform, deployment, integrations, pricing, and resource fit refine the order.
- Individual and group chat
- Team channels
- Video meetings
- Screen sharing
- Live captions
- Meeting recording
- Collaborative file editing
- Breakout rooms
- Meeting scheduling
- Webinars
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At a glance
The source product and its three nearest reviewed alternatives.
Supported; Not supported or offered; “Not applicable” means the capability does not meaningfully apply.
| Attribute | Teams |  Slack |  Discord | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Platforms | Desktop, Web | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS |
| Offline support | Not available | Limited or unavailable | Limited or unavailable | Limited or unavailable |
| Self-hosting | Not available | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| Privacy | Not applicable | Cloud service policy applies | Cloud service policy applies | Cloud service policy applies |
| API | Not applicable | Public API | Limited or plugin-based | Public API |
Reviewed attributes
Facts, inference, and editorial assessment are labelled separately with confidence and review dates.
| Attribute | Value | Basis | Reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | editorial · medium | 2026-08-20 |
| Pricing | Freemium | editorial · medium | 2026-08-20 |
| Platforms | Desktop, Web | editorial · medium | 2026-08-20 |
| Privacy | Not applicable | editorial · low |
Capabilities
- • Individual and group chat
- • Team channels
- • Video meetings
- • Screen sharing
- • Live captions
- • Meeting recording
- • Collaborative file editing
- • Breakout rooms
- • Meeting scheduling
- • Webinars
Common uses
- • Team collaboration