Microsoft Teams vs Zoom Workplace

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.

Zoom Workplace brings meetings and collaboration tools together across web, desktop, mobile, and browser extension platforms. Listed meeting features include screen sharing, breakout rooms, and recording. Workplace Basic is free for one user and allows up to 100 participants, with group meetings of three or more limited to 40 minutes. Basic also lists 10 shared documents, three editable boards, and five videos of up to two minutes each. Workplace Pro costs $15.99 a month when billed monthly, for one to nine users. It allows meetings up to 30 hours and includes 10 GB of cloud recording storage per license, unlimited videos, and unlimited document sharing. AI Companion is included with paid services at no additional cost; account owners and administrators control whether its features are enabled. Listed integrations include Microsoft, ServiceNow, Google, Oracle, Salesforce, Atlassian, Google Calendar, Zapier, Zendesk, and Outlook. Pro also includes premium apps for one year, with terms applying.