Microsoft Teams vs Vodia PBX

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.

Vodia PBX is a SIP private branch exchange that connects telephone trunks with user extensions. It handles call transfers, conferences, incoming queues, hunt groups, paging and parked calls, alongside auto attendants and advanced call routing. Call-center tools include agent groups, queue login and logout, service-level measurements, callbacks and outbound dialing lists. The system supports multiple business numbers and voicemail transcription. Vodia describes JavaScript-based voice agents that integrate with OpenAI, ElevenLabs and other AI platforms, and lists integrations including Microsoft 365, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Cliniko and Cloudbeds. Calls can be encrypted with TLS, SRTP and ZRTP; the product overview also describes automatic intrusion detection. Deployment options include cloud, on-premise and hybrid environments. Users can access a browser client or native Windows, Android and iOS apps; listed platforms also include Linux, macOS and API access. Pricing is on request, with a 60-day trial. Prepaid licenses have fixed extension bundles, while usage-based licensing has no predefined extension limit.