Microsoft Teams vs Sneek

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.

Sneek is a team communication app built around seeing who is available and starting video chats quickly. It displays teammates’ photos at intervals users can control, with options to pixelate snapshots or take them every minute, every five minutes, or manually. Available, busy, and away settings help show a teammate’s status. Users can begin one-to-one video in chat-head or full-screen mode and add people to group calls; screen sharing is also included with Pro. Sneek runs on the web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, and its free plan includes Chrome browser and desktop apps. Slack integration lets Pro users and people on trial start calls with /sneek and send snapshots with /sneeksnap. The free plan covers photos, availability, status messages, snapshot controls, and team member management. Pro adds video, group calls, screen sharing, admin controls, Slack integration, and instant support. Pro is £6/user/mo billed annually or £7/user/mo billed monthly; a seven-day Pro trial requires no credit card and switches to the free version afterward.