Find the right Microsoft Teams for your business
Microsoft Teams is designed for all kinds of groups. Get started for free or get Teams as part of Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Teams (free)
Microsoft Teams (free), Free (no commitment)
Includes Microsoft Teams
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
Microsoft 365 Business Basic, CAD $6.40 user/month (annual commitment)
Includes Microsoft Teams
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, CAD $16.00 user/month (annual commitment)
Includes Microsoft Teams
Office 365 E3
Office 365 E3, CAD $26.60 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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Included |
Included |
Included |
Online meetings (calling and video)1 |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Participant capacity |
100 participants2 |
300 participants |
300 participants |
10,000 participants |
Maximum meeting duration |
60 minutes3 |
24 hours |
24 hours |
24 hours |
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 |
Chat and collaboration |
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 |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
File attachments in chat |
2 GB per user |
1 TB per user4 |
1 TB per user4 |
Unlimited4 |
File storage |
10 GB across all teams |
1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license5 |
1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license5 |
1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license5 |
Real-time collaboration in Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
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 storage6 |
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 Publisher7 |
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|
Included |
Included |
Business apps including Bookings, and MileIQ12 |
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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 |
|
Included |
Included |
Included |
Advanced auditing and reporting |
|
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 |
Have peace of mind with 99.9% financially-backed uptime guarantee8 |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
Phone and web support around the clock |
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Included |
Included |
Included |
FastTrack deployment support9 |
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Included |
Offers and add-ons

Free Audio Conferencing

25% Off Business Voice
Enjoy a cloud-based phone system for Microsoft Teams with domestic calling, dial-in audio conferencing, and customer support. New subscribers save 25% through April 30, 2021.
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1. For HD calling, compatible HD hardware and broadband connection with at least 4 Mbps are required.
2. To support our customers during COVID-19, we’ve extended this limit to 300 until further specified.
3. To support our customers during COVID-19, we’ve extended this limit to 24 hours until further specified.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Access and Publisher are available for PC only.
8. For more information, see the Microsoft Online Service Level Agreement.
9. With purchase of 150+ licenses.
10. Availability of Audio Conferencing and Calling plans varies by country/region. See countries and regions that are supported for more information.
11. Get Audio Conferencing for free, available now through January 31, 2021 for any Enterprise Agreement customer and through March 31, 2021 for any customers purchasing through partners or on the web. Customers purchasing through partners or on the web may acquire free Audio Conferencing licenses for up to twelve (12) months by visiting their admin portal. Offer available only for net new Audio Conferencing seats (defined as seats incremental to any existing seats as of August 1, 2020) for customers with paid subscriptions that include Microsoft Teams. Excludes users accessing Teams through a trial offer. Not available to customers and users based in India and to customers in China. If you’re an Enterprise Agreement customer without a Microsoft Account representative, work with your Enterprise Agreement reseller to request the promotion. Standard limitations and trial terms apply.
12. Availability of Business Apps varies by country/region.