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Microsoft Teams (free)
Microsoft Teams (free), Free (no commitment)
Includes Microsoft Teams
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
Microsoft 365 Business Basic, $14.00 user/month (annual commitment)
Includes Microsoft Teams
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, $22.50 user/month (annual commitment)
Includes Microsoft Teams
Office 365 E3
Office 365 E3, $40.00 user/month (annual commitment)
Feature name | Microsoft Teams (free) | Microsoft 365 Business Basic | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Office 365 E3 |
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Meetings and calling |
This feature is partially included
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This feature is partially included
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This feature is partially included
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Included |
Online audio and video calls |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Screen sharing |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Customized backgrounds |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Scheduled meetings |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Meeting recordings |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Host online and video conferencing meetings for up to 300 people1 |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Host online events for up to 10,000 |
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Included |
Audio conferencing2 |
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Available as add-on |
Available as add-on |
Available as add-on |
Phone system and PSTN calling2 |
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Available as add-on |
Chat and collaboration |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Includes Microsoft Teams |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Maximum number of users |
500K |
300 |
300 |
500K |
Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Guest access to Teams |
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File attachments in chat |
2 GB per user |
1 TB per user3 |
1 TB per user3 |
Unlimited3 |
File sharing within teams and channels |
10 GB across all teams |
1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license4 |
1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license4 |
1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license4 |
Collaboration on Office documents in Teams |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
250+ integrated apps and services for Teams |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Productivity apps and services |
This feature is partially included
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This feature is partially included
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Included |
Included |
Web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Personal file storage and sharing with OneDrive |
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1 TB per user |
1 TB per user |
Unlimited personal cloud storage5 |
Additional Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Publisher6 |
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Included |
Included |
Business apps including Bookings, and MileIQ |
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Included |
Bookings available as free add-on |
Security and compliance |
This feature is partially included
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This feature is partially included
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This feature is partially included
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Included |
Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Enforced multi-factor authentication |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Advanced auditing and reporting |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
eDiscovery with in-place search, hold, and export |
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Administration |
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This feature is partially included
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This feature is partially included
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Included |
Administration tools for managing users and apps |
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Usage reporting for Microsoft 365 services |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Configurable user settings and policies |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Access to equivalent on-premises servers (Exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business) |
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Included |
Support |
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This feature is partially included
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This feature is partially included
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Included |
99.9% financially backed uptime guarantee7 |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Phone and web support around the clock |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
FastTrack deployment support8 |
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Included |
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1. For HD calling, compatible HD hardware and broadband connection with at least 4 Mbps are required.
2. Availability of Audio Conferencing and Calling plans varies by country/region. See countries and regions that are supported for more information.
3. OneDrive storage is being used for file sharing in chat, so OneDrive storage limits apply. Unlimited personal cloud storage for qualifying plans for subscriptions of five or more users, otherwise 1 TB per user. Microsoft will initially provide 1 TB of OneDrive for Business storage per user, which admins can increase to 5 TB per user. Request additional storage by contacting Microsoft support. Storage up to 25 TB per user is provisioned in OneDrive for Business. Beyond 25 TB, storage is provisioned as 25 TB SharePoint team sites to individual users.
4. Because Teams runs on a SharePoint Online backend for file sharing, SharePoint storage limits apply to the Files section within a team. See “Storage limits and specification for Microsoft Teams” for more details.
5. Unlimited personal cloud storage for qualifying plans for subscriptions of five or more users, otherwise 1 TB per user. Microsoft will initially provide 1 TB per user of OneDrive for Business storage, which admins can increase to 5 TB per user. Request additional storage by contacting Microsoft support. Storage up to 25 TB per user is provisioned in OneDrive for Business. Beyond 25 TB, storage is provisioned as 25 TB SharePoint team sites to individual users.
6. Access and Publisher are available for PC only.
7. For more information, see the Microsoft Online Service Level Agreement.
8. With purchase of 150+ licenses.