Microsoft Teams vs Pumble

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.

Pumble is a team communication and collaboration app for businesses, with public and private channels, direct messages, group chats, and threaded replies. Teams can exchange files, links, voice messages, and video messages, then search past conversations and files. Voice and video meetings include screen sharing, meeting links, and in-call messaging. Pumble runs on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Its API is publicly available for creating private or public integrations, and API access is available on any subscription. The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited users, channels, and message history, with 10 GB of workspace storage and up to three apps and integrations, alongside Clockify and Plaky. Paid plans start at $2.49/user/mo (annual); paid features can be tried for seven days without a credit card. Higher plans add storage, integrations, meetings, recordings, guest users, analytics, and Enterprise security controls.