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Microsoft Teams Essentials

Microsoft Teams Essentials $4.00

user/month

(annual subscription—auto renews)1
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  • Unlimited group meetings for up to 30 hours
  • Up to 300 participants per meeting
  • 10 GB of cloud storage per user
  • Anytime phone and web support
  • Unlimited chat with coworkers and customers
  • Files sharing, tasks, and polling
  • Data encryption for meetings, chats, calls, and files
  • Live captions in meetings (English)3
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(annual subscription—auto renews)1

Microsoft 365 Business Basic

Microsoft 365 Business Basic $6.00

user/month

(annual subscription—auto renews)1
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Try free for one month 2

Everything listed in Microsoft Teams Essentials, plus:

  • Microsoft Whiteboard4
  • Hundreds of collaborative apps4
  • Collaborative annotations in Teams meetings, so participants can contribute to shared content4
  • Live captions in meetings (over 30 languages)3
  • Team meetings recordings with transcripts
  • Web and mobile versions of Microsoft 365 apps5
  • Expanded cloud storage of 1 TB per user
  • Business-class email
  • Standard security

Microsoft 365 apps and services

  • MicrosoftTeams
  • MicrosoftExchange
  • MicrosoftOneDrive
  • MicrosoftSharePoint
  • MicrosoftOutlook
  • MicrosoftWord
  • MicrosoftExcel
  • MicrosoftPowerPoint
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Try free for one month 2
(annual subscription—auto renews)1

Microsoft 365 Business Standard

Microsoft 365 Business Standard $12.50

user/month

(annual subscription—auto renews)1
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Try free for one month 2

Everything listed in Microsoft 365 Business Basic, plus:

  • Desktop versions of Microsoft 365 apps with premium features
  • Webinar hosting
  • Attendee registration and reporting tools
  • Manage customer appointments

Microsoft 365 apps and services

  • MicrosoftTeams
  • MicrosoftExchange
  • MicrosoftOneDrive
  • MicrosoftSharePoint
  • MicrosoftOutlook
  • MicrosoftWord
  • MicrosoftExcel
  • MicrosoftPowerPoint
  • MicrosoftPublisher (PC only)
  • MicrosoftAccess (PC only)
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Try free for one month 2
(annual subscription—auto renews)1

Microsoft Teams (free)

Microsoft Teams (free) Free
(No commitment)
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Microsoft Teams Essentials

Microsoft Teams Essentials $4.00
user/month
(annual subscription—auto renews)1
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Microsoft 365 Business Basic

Microsoft 365 Business Basic $6.00
user/month
(annual subscription—auto renews)1
Buy now
Try free for one month 2

Microsoft 365 Business Standard

Microsoft 365 Business Standard $12.50
user/month
(annual subscription—auto renews)1
Buy now
Try free for one month 2
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Feature name Microsoft Teams (free) Microsoft Teams Essentials Microsoft 365 Business Basic Microsoft 365 Business Standard

Meetings and calling
This feature is partially included
This feature is partially included
This feature is partially included

Included

Online meetings (calling and video) 6

Included

Included

Included

Included

Participant capacity
Included

100 participants
Included

300 participants
Included

300 participants
Included

300 participants

Maximum group meeting duration
Included

60 minutes
Included

30 hours
Included

30 hours
Included

30 hours

Maximum one-on-one meeting duration
Included

30 hours
Included

30 hours
Included

30 hours
Included

30 hours

Screen sharing

Included

Included

Included

Included

Customized backgrounds

Included

Included

Included

Included

Together mode

Included

Included

Included

Included

Scheduled meetings

Included

Included

Included

Included

Live captions

English only3

English only3

Over 30 languages3

Over 30 languages3

Meeting recordings and transcripts

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Breakout rooms

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Microsoft Whiteboard 4

Not Included

Available with Azure Active Directory identity

Included

Available with Azure Active Directory identity

Noise suppression

Included

Included

Included

Included

Host webinars that include attendee registration pages, email confirmations, and reporting

Not Included

Not Included

Not Included

Included

View your default Outlook calendar

Included

Included

Included

Included

Join meetings without an account

Included

Included

Included
Included

Collaborative annotations 4

Not Included

Available with Azure Active Directory identity

Included

Available with Azure Active Directory identity

Chat and collaboration
This feature is partially included
This feature is partially included

Included

Included

Maximum number of users
Included

100
Included

300
Included

300
Included

300

Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams

Included

Included

Included

Included

Guest access

Not included

Not included

Included

Included

File attachments in chat
Included

2 GB per user
Included

2 GB per user
Included

1 TB per user 7
Included

1 TB per user 7

File storage
Included

5 GB across all teams
Included

10 GB
Included

1 TB8
Included

1 TB8

Real-time collaboration in the Microsoft 365 mobile app, which combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Included

Included

Included

Included

Over 250 integrated apps and services for Teams

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Chat between work and personal accounts

Included

Included

Included

Included

Productivity apps and services
This feature is partially included
This feature is partially included
This feature is partially included
This feature is partially included

Access web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Included

Included

Included

Included

Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Store and share personal files with OneDrive
Included

5 GB per user
Included

10 GB per user
Included

1 TB per user
Included

1 TB per user

Additional Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher9

Not Included

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Make it easier for your customers to schedule and manage appointments with Microsoft Bookings

Not Included

Not Included
Included

Included

Outlook and Skype contact import

Included

Included

Not Included

Not Included

Security and compliance
This feature is partially included
This feature is partially included

Included

Included

Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit

Included

Included

Included

Included

Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Enforced multifactor authentication

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Advanced auditing and reporting

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Administration and support

Not Included
This feature is partially included

Included

Included

Administration tools for managing users and apps

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Usage reporting and analytics for Microsoft 365 services

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Configurable user settings and policies

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Financially backed 99.9% uptime guarantee10

Not Included

Not Included

Included

Included

Phone and web support around the clock

Not Included

Included

Included

Included

Microsoft Teams (free)

Microsoft Teams (free) Free
(No commitment)
Learn more

Most popular

Microsoft Teams Essentials

Microsoft Teams Essentials $4.00
user/month
(annual subscription—auto renews)1
Buy now
Learn more

Microsoft 365 Business Basic

Microsoft 365 Business Basic $6.00
user/month
(annual subscription—auto renews)1
Buy now
Try free for one month 2
Learn more

Microsoft 365 Business Standard

Microsoft 365 Business Standard $12.50
user/month
(annual subscription—auto renews)1
Buy now
Try free for one month 2
Learn more

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  • Microsoft Teams (free)

    Microsoft Teams (free) Free
    (No commitment)
    Learn more

    Meetings and calling

    This feature is partially included

    • Online meetings (calling and video) 6

      Included

    • Participant capacity

      Included

      100 participants

    • Maximum group meeting duration

      Included

      60 minutes

    • Maximum one-on-one meeting duration

      Included

      30 hours

    • Screen sharing

      Included

    • Customized backgrounds

      Included

    • Together mode

      Included

    • Scheduled meetings

      Included

    • Live captions

      English only3

    • Meeting recordings and transcripts

      Not Included

    • Breakout rooms

      Not Included

    • Microsoft Whiteboard 4

      Not Included

    • Noise suppression

      Included

    • Host webinars that include attendee registration pages, email confirmations, and reporting

      Not Included

    • View your default Outlook calendar

      Included

    • Join meetings without an account

      Included

    • Collaborative annotations 4

      Not Included

    • Maximum number of users

      Included

      100

    • Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams

      Included

    • Guest access

      Not included

    • File attachments in chat

      Included

      2 GB per user

    • File storage

      Included

      5 GB across all teams

    • Real-time collaboration in the Microsoft 365 mobile app, which combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

      Included

    • Over 250 integrated apps and services for Teams

      Not Included

    • Chat between work and personal accounts

      Included

    • Access web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

      Included

    • Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address

      Not Included

    • Store and share personal files with OneDrive

      Included

      5 GB per user

    • Additional Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream

      Not Included

    • Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher9

      Not Included

    • Make it easier for your customers to schedule and manage appointments with Microsoft Bookings

      Not Included

    • Outlook and Skype contact import

      Included

    • Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit

      Included

    • Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services

      Not Included

    • Enforced multifactor authentication

      Not Included

    • Advanced auditing and reporting

      Not Included

    • Administration tools for managing users and apps

      Not Included

    • Usage reporting and analytics for Microsoft 365 services

      Not Included

    • Configurable user settings and policies

      Not Included

    • Financially backed 99.9% uptime guarantee10

      Not Included

    • Phone and web support around the clock

      Not Included

  • Most popular

    Microsoft Teams Essentials

    Microsoft Teams Essentials $4.00
    user/month
    (annual subscription—auto renews)1
    Buy now
    Learn more

    Meetings and calling

    This feature is partially included

    • Online meetings (calling and video) 6

      Included

    • Participant capacity

      Included

      300 participants

    • Maximum group meeting duration

      Included

      30 hours

    • Maximum one-on-one meeting duration

      Included

      30 hours

    • Screen sharing

      Included

    • Customized backgrounds

      Included

    • Together mode

      Included

    • Scheduled meetings

      Included

    • Live captions

      English only3

    • Meeting recordings and transcripts

      Not Included

    • Breakout rooms

      Not Included

    • Microsoft Whiteboard 4

      Available with Azure Active Directory identity

    • Noise suppression

      Included

    • Host webinars that include attendee registration pages, email confirmations, and reporting

      Not Included

    • View your default Outlook calendar

      Included

    • Join meetings without an account

      Included

    • Collaborative annotations 4

      Available with Azure Active Directory identity

    • Maximum number of users

      Included

      300

    • Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams

      Included

    • Guest access

      Not included

    • File attachments in chat

      Included

      2 GB per user

    • File storage

      Included

      10 GB

    • Real-time collaboration in the Microsoft 365 mobile app, which combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

      Included

    • Over 250 integrated apps and services for Teams

      Not Included

    • Chat between work and personal accounts

      Included

    • Access web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

      Included

    • Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address

      Not Included

    • Store and share personal files with OneDrive

      Included

      10 GB per user

    • Additional Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream

      Not Included

    • Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher9

      Not Included

    • Make it easier for your customers to schedule and manage appointments with Microsoft Bookings

      Not Included

    • Outlook and Skype contact import

      Included

    • Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit

      Included

    • Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services

      Not Included

    • Enforced multifactor authentication

      Not Included

    • Advanced auditing and reporting

      Not Included

    • Administration tools for managing users and apps

      Not Included

    • Usage reporting and analytics for Microsoft 365 services

      Not Included

    • Configurable user settings and policies

      Not Included

    • Financially backed 99.9% uptime guarantee10

      Not Included

    • Phone and web support around the clock

      Included

    Most popular

    Microsoft Teams Essentials

    Microsoft Teams Essentials $4.00
    user/month
    (annual subscription—auto renews)1
    Buy now
    Learn more

  • Microsoft 365 Business Basic

    Microsoft 365 Business Basic $6.00
    user/month
    (annual subscription—auto renews)1
    Buy now
    Try free for one month 2

    Meetings and calling

    This feature is partially included

    • Online meetings (calling and video) 6

      Included

    • Participant capacity

      Included

      300 participants

    • Maximum group meeting duration

      Included

      30 hours

    • Maximum one-on-one meeting duration

      Included

      30 hours

    • Screen sharing

      Included

    • Customized backgrounds

      Included

    • Together mode

      Included

    • Scheduled meetings

      Included

    • Live captions

      Over 30 languages3

    • Meeting recordings and transcripts

      Included

    • Breakout rooms

      Included

    • Microsoft Whiteboard 4

      Included

    • Noise suppression

      Included

    • Host webinars that include attendee registration pages, email confirmations, and reporting

      Not Included

    • View your default Outlook calendar

      Included

    • Join meetings without an account

      Included

    • Collaborative annotations 4

      Included

    • Maximum number of users

      Included

      300

    • Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams

      Included

    • Guest access

      Included

    • File attachments in chat

      Included

      1 TB per user 7

    • File storage

      Included

      1 TB8

    • Real-time collaboration in the Microsoft 365 mobile app, which combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

      Included

    • Over 250 integrated apps and services for Teams

      Included

    • Chat between work and personal accounts

      Included

    • Access web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

      Included

    • Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address

      Included

    • Store and share personal files with OneDrive

      Included

      1 TB per user

    • Additional Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream

      Included

    • Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher9

      Not Included

    • Make it easier for your customers to schedule and manage appointments with Microsoft Bookings

      Included

    • Outlook and Skype contact import

      Not Included

    • Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit

      Included

    • Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services

      Included

    • Enforced multifactor authentication

      Included

    • Advanced auditing and reporting

      Included

    • Administration tools for managing users and apps

      Included

    • Usage reporting and analytics for Microsoft 365 services

      Included

    • Configurable user settings and policies

      Included

    • Financially backed 99.9% uptime guarantee10

      Included

    • Phone and web support around the clock

      Included

  • Microsoft 365 Business Standard

    Microsoft 365 Business Standard $12.50
    user/month
    (annual subscription—auto renews)1
    Buy now
    Try free for one month 2

    Meetings and calling

    Included

    • Online meetings (calling and video) 6

      Included

    • Participant capacity

      Included

      300 participants

    • Maximum group meeting duration

      Included

      30 hours

    • Maximum one-on-one meeting duration

      Included

      30 hours

    • Screen sharing

      Included

    • Customized backgrounds

      Included

    • Together mode

      Included

    • Scheduled meetings

      Included

    • Live captions

      Over 30 languages3

    • Meeting recordings and transcripts

      Included

    • Breakout rooms

      Included

    • Microsoft Whiteboard 4

      Available with Azure Active Directory identity

    • Noise suppression

      Included

    • Host webinars that include attendee registration pages, email confirmations, and reporting

      Included

    • View your default Outlook calendar

      Included

    • Join meetings without an account

      Included

    • Collaborative annotations 4

      Available with Azure Active Directory identity

    • Maximum number of users

      Included

      300

    • Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams

      Included

    • Guest access

      Included

    • File attachments in chat

      Included

      1 TB per user 7

    • File storage

      Included

      1 TB8

    • Real-time collaboration in the Microsoft 365 mobile app, which combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

      Included

    • Over 250 integrated apps and services for Teams

      Included

    • Chat between work and personal accounts

      Included

    • Access web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

      Included

    • Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address

      Included

    • Store and share personal files with OneDrive

      Included

      1 TB per user

    • Additional Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream

      Included

    • Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher9

      Included

    • Make it easier for your customers to schedule and manage appointments with Microsoft Bookings

      Included

    • Outlook and Skype contact import

      Not Included

    • Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit

      Included

    • Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services

      Included

    • Enforced multifactor authentication

      Included

    • Advanced auditing and reporting

      Included

    • Administration tools for managing users and apps

      Included

    • Usage reporting and analytics for Microsoft 365 services

      Included

    • Configurable user settings and policies

      Included

    • Financially backed 99.9% uptime guarantee10

      Included

    • Phone and web support around the clock

      Included

Microsoft 365 Business Premium

new price $22.00 user/month

(annual subscription—auto renews) 1

Learn more

Includes everything in Microsoft 365 Business Standard, plus:

  • Advanced security.
  • Access and data control.
  • Cyberthreat protection.
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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 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, any Office 365 and Microsoft 365 Business or Enterprise suite, or with a standalone offering of Teams Essentials for small and medium-sized business customers.

Teams Essentials allows you to pay on behalf of up to 50 users. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, select Invite people to Microsoft 365. Add each person’s first name, last name, and email addresses and choose Send. The people you added will receive an invitation email to add their user account information to Microsoft 365.

Credit cards are accepted. We don’t accept PayPal, Venmo, and other similar services.

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 Teams free to a paid subscription (for admins).

Yes, you can purchase Teams Essentials through any cloud solution provider. When purchased through a provider, Microsoft Teams Essentials with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Identity includes additional features at the same price as Teams Essentials purchased from our website. This is because Teams Essentials uses Azure AD instead of Microsoft Accounts. Additional features 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..

Yes. A child can’t purchase Teams Essentials on their own.

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More Microsoft 365 options

  1. Once your paid subscription begins, cancellation policies vary based on your status as a new customer, product, and domain selections on Microsoft. Learn more. Cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription any time by going to the Microsoft 365 admin center. When a subscription is canceled, all associated data will be deleted. Learn more about data retention, deletion, and destruction in Microsoft 365.
  2. After your one-month free trial, you will be charged the applicable subscription fee. Credit card required. Cancel any time to stop future charges.
  3. Live captions are available in the English language with Microsoft account identities and over 30 additional languages with Azure AD identities. For more information, see the Live Captions support article.
  4. Available only with Azure AD Identity.
  5. This plan works with Office 2021, Office 2019, Office 2016, and Office 2013. Previous versions of Office, such as Office 2010, may work with Microsoft 365 with reduced functionality. This compatibility with Office does not include the Office 365 F3 plans.
  6. For HD calling, compatible HD hardware and broadband connection with at least 4 Mbps are required.
  7. OneDrive storage is used for file sharing in chat, so OneDrive storage limits apply.
    Qualifying plans for subscriptions of five or more users include unlimited personal cloud storage; all other plans are limited to 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. Contact Microsoft Support to request additional storage. Storage up to 25 TB per user is provisioned in OneDrive for Business. Beyond 25 TB, storage is provisioned at 25 TB for SharePoint team sites to individual users.
  8. Because Teams runs on a SharePoint Online backend for file sharing, SharePoint storage limits apply to the Files section within a team. Learn more about storage limits and specification for Microsoft Teams.
  9. Access and Publisher are available for PC only.
  10. For more information, see the Microsoft Online Service Level Agreement.
  11. Location permissions must be active. Driving safety is available only in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.