Microsoft Teams
Microsoft's chat and meeting app, with a free personal version and business licences.
Our verdict
What it does well
- Free Teams for personal use allows meetings of up to 100 participants
- Paid licences allow meetings of up to 30 hours
- Business Basic, Standard and Premium allow up to 300 people per meeting
Where it falls short
- Free Teams limits group meetings to 60 minutes
- Free Teams has no recordings, breakout rooms or Whiteboard
- Linux is supported only through the web app or a progressive web app
Microsoft Teams combines chat, channels and online meetings. It runs on Windows and macOS, on Android and iOS, and in a web browser; on Linux Microsoft lists Teams for the web and a progressive web app. Files shared in teams are stored in SharePoint and OneDrive for Business.
Microsoft's support page for the free version compares it with paid options. Teams for personal use (free) allows meetings of 100 participants and 60 minutes, while Microsoft 365 Personal, Family and business licences allow 30 hours. Free Teams includes instant and scheduled meetings and screen sharing, but not recordings, breakout rooms or Whiteboard.
For work, Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Standard and Premium and Teams Essentials allow up to 300 people per meeting, and plans such as Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 raise that to 1,000. Prices for these licences were not available on a page we could read, so none are given here.
Alternatives to Microsoft Teams
Zoom's app for video meetings, team chat, phone, whiteboard, mail and calendar in one place.
- Freemium
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Last updated 16 October 2026. Facts checked against the official site on 16 October 2026. How we make money