What is Microsoft Teams?

Work together how you want, when you want. Create and collaborate on documents with others and keep everyone organized and up-to-date with shared notebooks.

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Microsoft Teams won the following awards in the Digital Workplace category

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Microsoft Teams Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Teams?

3% Negative
5% Neutral
92% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Respectful
  • Fair
  • Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Instant Messaging

87

Calendars

84

File Sharing Collaboration

84

Mobile App

84

Employee Engagement

82

Task Management

82

Employee Directory

82

Document Management

82

Virtual Offices

81

Networked Enterprise

81

Workflow & Approvals

81

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

85

Ease of Implementation

84

Breadth of Features

83

Quality of Features

83

Usability and Intuitiveness

82

Ease of IT Administration

82

Ease of Data Integration

81

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

80

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Ease of Customization

78

Vendor Support

78

Microsoft Teams Reviews

Rancy B.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Not for Profit
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Fantastic Product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

Integration with Microsoft 365: One of the primary differentiators is the deep integration with Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) services. Teams seamlessly integrates with apps like SharePoint, OneDrive, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, offering a cohesive collaboration experience. Unified Platform: Microsoft Teams serves as a unified platform for chat, video conferencing, file sharing, and collaboration, bringing together various communication and collaboration tools in one application.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integration with Microsoft 365 Powerful Search and Discovery: Teams include a powerful search and discovery feature, making it easy for users to find messages, files, and other content. The search functionality helps users quickly locate relevant information across channels and conversations. Guest Access and External Collaboration: Teams support guest access, enabling external collaborators to participate in discussions and collaborate seamlessly. This is valuable for organizations working with clients, partners, or vendors.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Resource Consumption: Users have reported that Microsoft Teams can consume a significant amount of system resources, especially during video calls or when running in the background. This can potentially impact the overall performance of the computer. Learning Curve: Some users, particularly those new to collaboration platforms, may find a learning curve associated with the various features and settings in Microsoft Teams. Navigating the interface and understanding all functionalities may take time for some users.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Define Objectives and Use Cases: Clearly define your collaboration objectives and use cases. Understand how your team or organization intends to use Microsoft Teams, whether it's for chat, video conferencing, document collaboration, or project management. Plan User Adoption Strategies: Develop a user adoption plan to ensure a smooth transition to Microsoft Teams. Provide training sessions, resources, and support to help users familiarize themselves with the platform's features.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Joao M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Huge platform with many features combined!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

The possibility to integrate with many other products developed by Microsoft. It acts as an integration center for many services.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The easy integration with power platform services (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate).

What do you dislike most about this product?

The fact that it consumes much RAM. It is being improved on the up to date Teams, but it's still an issue that some companies might face.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Surely should give it a go. It is a essencial tool for the company I work at. Losing its functionalities would be a disaster.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Unique Features
  • Saves Time

Divneet S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Media
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

great product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

best in class

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

recordings and transcripting

What do you dislike most about this product?

online status

Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Caring
  • Client Friendly Policies
  • Altruistic

Cons

  • Less Generous

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