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Find the right Microsoft Teams for your business

Find the right Microsoft Teams for your business

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Microsoft Teams Essentials

$4.00
user/month, paid yearly
(Annual subscription—auto renews)1

Microsoft 365 Business Basic

$6.00
user/month, paid yearly
(Annual subscription—auto renews)1
See trial terms2

Microsoft 365 Business Standard

$12.50
user/month, paid yearly
(Annual subscription—auto renews)1
See trial terms2

Number of devices

Web and mobile apps only

Up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 mobile devices

Number of users

1–300 employees

1–300 employees

1–300 employees

Cloud storage limits

10 GB per user

1 TB per user

1 TB per user

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Online meetings (calling and video)

Maximum meeting duration

30 hours

30 hours

30 hours

Participant capacity

300

300

300

Scheduled meetings

Guest access

Unlimited chat messages, file attachments, and search

Data encryption for meetings, chats, calls, and files

Chat between work and personal accounts

Over 250 integrated business apps for Teams

Screen sharing

Customized backgrounds

Together mode

Immersive spaces

Meeting avatars 

Noise suppression

Meeting recordings and transcripts

Live captions

English only4

Over 30 languages4

Over 30 languages4

Microsoft Whiteboard and collaborative annotations

Breakout rooms

Webinar hosting with attendee registration and reporting

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for web and mobile3

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Microsoft Access (PC only) for desktop

Online survey, quiz, and poll creator with Microsoft Forms

Apps to manage tasks, such as Microsoft To Do, Lists, and Planner

Data visualization tools with Visio for the web

Web only

Web only

Ability to create shareable project workspaces with Microsoft Loop

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Ad-free email and calendar with Outlook

Web and mobile only

Custom business email (you@yourbusiness.com), including anti-malware and spam filtering, with Exchange

Kiosk

Plan 1

Plan 1

Appointment and staff scheduling with Microsoft Bookings and Shifts

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Secure storage and real-time coauthoring and editing across devices with OneDrive

Team sites to share content, videos, and files using SharePoint and Microsoft Stream

Plan 1

Plan 1

User-friendly interface to help users find answers, people, and content with Microsoft Search

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Advanced grammar and style suggestions to write more clearly and concisely using Editor

Basic features

Basic features

Ability to create custom chatbots using Power Virtual Agents for Teams

AI chat experience that provides the latest web information, writing assistance, data analysis, and task automation with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat5

AI integration across apps with Microsoft 365 Copilot

Available as an add-on6

Available as an add-on6

Available as an add-on6

AI-powered chat grounded in your work content and context with Microsoft Graph

Available as an add-on6

Available as an add-on6

Available as an add-on6

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Advanced identity and access management with Microsoft Entra ID

Free version

Free version

Free version

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Multifactor authentication for work accounts

Single sign-on for apps and services

Ongoing technical support

Troubleshooting tools, videos, articles, and forums

Financially backed 99% uptime guarantee

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Organize your life and work with Microsoft Teams

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Improve productivity, efficiency, and security

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Explore more Teams capabilities and other offerings

DISCOVER MICROSOFT 365

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For home

Maximize every day

Get started seamlessly, focus on tasks, and stay on track with apps and cloud storage across your devices.
For business

Grow your business

Reimagine the way you work with the collaboration tools you need to reach and exceed your business goals.
For enterprise

Transform your enterprise

Empower every employee across your organization with a security-focused solution that enhances productivity and drives innovation.

Frequently asked questions

  • Teams Essentials is designed for a small business in need of an affordable, professional, easy-to-use meeting solution with video and audio calling. Meet all day up to 30 hours, host up to 300 participants, and get 10 GB of cloud storage with Teams Essentials.

    To get the full Microsoft 365 experience, with access to apps like Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as an email domain and Exchange calendar integration, try Microsoft 365 Business Standard.

    Learn more about choosing the right subscription based on the apps you need, knowledge required, and data handling considerations.
  • Access premium benefits for Teams with the purchase of Microsoft 365 and Office 365 subscriptions that have a Teams license, or with a standalone offering of Teams Essentials for small and medium-sized business customers or Teams Enterprise for enterprise customers.
  • All major credit cards are accepted. When paying with a credit card, your subscription amount will appear on your credit card statement. Existing customers may be eligible to pay by invoice and can contact support to check their eligibility for this payment method. Learn more about paying by invoice. For Microsoft 365 plans, depending on your choice of service, you'll be billed monthly or annually.
  • No, once you upgrade and convert from a free account to a paid account, you can’t revert to the free version using the same email address. The email address associated with your converted account can no longer be associated with a free account. To create a new free account, use a different email address (both for the admin and for each user).
  • No, all users in your organization must be upgraded and will have access to the full version of Teams and all Microsoft 365 services. Learn more about upgrading from the Teams free version to a paid subscription.
  • Yes, you can purchase Teams Essentials through any cloud solution provider (CSP). When purchased through a CSP, Teams Essentials with Microsoft Entra ID includes additional features at the same price as Teams Essentials purchased from our website. This is because Teams Essentials from a CSP uses Microsoft Entra for identity management instead of Microsoft Accounts. Additional features that come with a CSP Teams Essentials purchase include Teams channels, Whiteboard, meeting recordings, real-time translation, breakout rooms, meeting notes, noise suppression, third-party app extensibility, and centralized management and configuration.

    Buy Teams Essentials from a cloud solution provider.
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    Cancellation policies for paid subscriptions may vary based on factors such as your customer status, your product, and your domain selections on Microsoft. You may cancel your subscription at any time in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Certain subscriptions may incur a cancellation fee. Learn how to cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription. When a subscription is canceled, all associated data will be deleted. Learn more about data retention, deletion, and destruction in Microsoft 365. 
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    After your one-month free trial ends, your subscription will automatically convert to a paid subscription, and you’ll be charged the applicable subscription fee based on the subscription term and billing plan you select. Cancel anytime during your free trial to stop future charges. A credit card is required to sign up. Learn more.
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    Availability of mobile apps varies by country/region.
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    Live captions are available in the English language with Microsoft account identities and more than 30 additional languages with Microsoft Entra identities. For more information, see the live captions support article.
  5. [5]
    Copilot Chat is available at no additional cost to all Microsoft Entra ID users with a Microsoft 365 subscription. An Azure subscription is required to use agents, priced on a metered basis.
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    Microsoft 365 Copilot may not be available for all markets and languages. To purchase, customers must have a qualifying plan for enterprise or business.
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    The Teams Phone with Calling Plan service component—the domestic calling plan—is sold inclusive of all required taxes and fees, including 911 fees and other transactional taxes that typically apply to communication services in the US. The price includes these taxes and fees. The phone system component is sold tax-exclusive, and any applicable sales tax will appear as a separate charge in the US.
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    Teams Phone Calling Plans are available in specific markets. See country and region availability.
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    The domestic calling plan includes 3,000 minutes for the US, UK, and Canada, and 1,200 minutes for the rest of the world.
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    Available in countries where Teams Audio Conferencing is available for purchase, with exceptions in China and India. See country and region availability.

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