Microsoft Teams vs Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams brings chat, channels, calls, meetings, and screen sharing together, with guest access and unlimited message history. People can join meetings as guests without a Teams account, and free users can sign in with an email address or phone number without a subscription. Free group meetings and calls last up to 60 minutes; one-to-one calls have no time limit. The free plan lists 100 participants and 5 GB of cloud storage. Teams runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web. Its listed integrations include Microsoft 365, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Exchange, Planner, Forms, Power BI, OneNote, Power Apps, Power Automate, and LinkedIn; Teams also has over 250 integrated business apps. Business plans support up to 300 users or people, include encryption for meetings, chats, calls, and files, and can include recordings and transcripts. Business plans list 1 TB per user for Business Basic and 10 GB per user for Teams Essentials. Essentials is $4 a year, billed at $4.00 per user/month, paid yearly; Business Basic is $7 a year, billed at $7.00 per user/month, paid yearly.

Microsoft Word is a document editor available on Android, iOS, macOS, the web, and Windows. It supports offline editing, track changes, and real-time collaboration. The free plan is Word for the web, with sharing and collaboration, basic spelling and grammar tools, and 5 GB of cloud storage. Microsoft 365 Personal costs $9.99 a month, billed monthly, and adds desktop Word for PC and Mac, use on up to five devices simultaneously, 1 TB of cloud storage, and Copilot in Word. Microsoft 365 Business Basic costs $7 a month, billed annually, and includes web and mobile Word, 1 TB of storage per user, business email, and Microsoft Teams. Business Standard with Copilot costs $23.50 a month, billed annually, and includes desktop, web, and mobile Word, Copilot in Word, and 1 TB of storage per user. Desktop apps are listed for Windows and macOS, and the maximum document size is 512.0 MB. Microsoft was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA.