--- description: Review of Microsoft Teams Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Microsoft Teams | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Online Meeting Software](/directory/852/online-meeting/software) > [Microsoft Teams](/software/397766/microsoft-teams) # Microsoft Teams Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/397766/microsoft-teams Page: 1 / 441\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/397766/microsoft-teams?page=2) > Microsoft Teams is a cloud-based group chat solution that helps teams collaborate on documents. Its key features include messaging, conferencing and file sharing. Microsoft Teams has replaced Skype for Business as Microsoft's online meeting solution. The solution helps users store files online, manage documents, create groups and receive notifications. It is customizable for each team and users can communicate through instant messaging, online meetings, calling and web conferencing. The collaboration tool can be used to work on files within Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Sharepoint. Additional features include open application processing interface, assistant bots, conversation search, contact search, and multi-factor authentication. Microsoft Teams integrates with third-party applications such as GitHub, Microsoft Office, Power BI, Delve, Planner, Trello and more. The application is available on a one-time subscription and support is available via phone and online help desk. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 11002 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 11002 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $6.90 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Microsoft Teams is available as part of Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions. Premium plans start at $4.00/user/month and are subject to an annual commitment. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg and 15 more ## Features - @mentions - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Agenda Management - Alerts/Notifications - Annotations - Application Management - Assignment Management - Audio Calls - Audio Capture - Auto Framing - Automatic Transcription - Availability Indicator - Backup and Recovery - Brainstorming - Breakout Rooms - CRM - Calendar Management ## Integrations (68 total) - Adobe Acrobat - Asana - Assembly - Axonify - Booking - Calendar Pro - Calendly - Canva - Claude - Copilot - Copilot - Desk - Drop - Dynamics 365 - Figma ... and 53 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Online Meeting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/852/online-meeting/software) ## Related Categories - [Online Meeting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/852/online-meeting/software) - [Unified Communications Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/1556/ucaas/software) - [Web Conferencing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3822/conference-calling/software) - [Collaboration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4138/collaboration/software) - [VoIP Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4508/voip/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Zoom Workplace](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/101384/zoom) — 4.6/5 (14567 reviews) 2. [Google Workspace](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/344998/google-workspace) — 4.7/5 (17542 reviews) 3. [Google Meet](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/185290/google-meet) — 4.5/5 (12100 reviews) 4. [Slack](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/154669/slack) — 4.7/5 (24089 reviews) 5. [GoTo Meeting](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/188188/gotomeeting) — 4.4/5 (11525 reviews) ## Reviews ### "A Reliable Tool for Team Communication" — 5.0/5 > **jane** | *14 March 2026* | Insurance | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like how Microsoft Teams keeps communication and collaboration in one place. Chat, meetings, and file sharing are easy to manage, which helps our team stay connected and work more efficiently. > > **Cons**: Sometimes the interface can feel a bit cluttered, especially with many chats and channels active, and notifications can get overwhelming if not managed carefully. > > My overall experience with Microsoft Teams has been very positive. It makes communication, meetings, and file sharing easy, helping our team stay connected, organized, and productive throughout the day. ----- ### "Happy with several years of Microsoft Teams use" — 4.0/5 > **Amanda** | *16 March 2026* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like how well integrated Microsoft Teams is with Microsoft's other offerings, such as Loop, Tasks, and Copilot. The Copilot features have been game-changers especially for long and/or intricate meetings, particularly with lots of people chatting. Can take notes for you, allow you to assign out tasks discussed, etc. Takes the cake as far as the Pros for me. > > **Cons**: A big downside for me is not being able modify my cursor appearance while presenting. Having that capability makes it easier for parties to track what I am doing versus where their cursor may be. Helpful for when they take screenshots, as well, as I can make my cursor more easily visible for them. Would love that feature to be added\! > > Overall, have enjoyed my experience with Microsoft Teams. If I find something I don't like or that I think can be improved, I just use their Feedback feature to let them know then they can take it from there. Highly suggest Microsoft Teams, especially if you take advantage of their other products, particularly those driving efficiency such as Loop, Tasks, and Copilot. ----- ### "Best Meetings and Communication Product" — 5.0/5 > **Orlando** | *18 February 2026* | Information Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: To be able to host virtual meetings with vendors from all over the world from my office or home, and sometimes to provide IT support by allowing end-users to share screen and take control. > > **Cons**: So far, I am happy and I see I can now add two accounts and switch between the two. This was last issue I had. ----- ### "A Must Have for Any Organization" — 5.0/5 > **Eric** | *29 January 2026* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Federation is the best part of teams. I can chat with clients, vendors, partners and colleagues within other organizations. It creates seamless communication, even outside of the organization. > > **Cons**: Outages\! That is the worst part. In our org we use Teams for telephony as well. When there is a large-scale Microsoft Outage, Teams is DOA. > > I have been a Microsoft Teams user since Skype for Business converted. Teams is a solid tool. Integration with Copilot M365 makes it one of the most powerful tools on the market today. ----- ### "The gold standard for businesses" — 4.0/5 > **David** | *24 April 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Comes included with every M365 subscription/plan and allows chat and video conferencing. The overall meeting function works as expected and UI is pretty straightforward and easy to navigate. During a call you can screenshare, chat, or transfer files if needed. Chat UI is pretty clean and has all of the most common functions. Ton of 3rd party app integrations available which is nice. > > **Cons**: Teams channels are the worst thing ever. Its confusing to manage and buried under a separate section that you have to dig into to get to that chat. It's kind of confusing when you want to start an ad-hoc meeting and customize the meeting settings ahead of time. It's also supper annoying that it always ask you how your Teams experience was after every single meeting/call. The active/away status is unreliable. > > Overall for businesses its understandable way it's the standard. Functionality wise, it works as needed for instant private/group messaging and video conferencing. Integrations are widely available if you need to connect it to any 3rd party applications. Its modern and feature full but the definition of business/corporate. ----- Page: 1 / 441\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/397766/microsoft-teams?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/397766/microsoft-teams) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data