Upgrade to access the full power of Microsoft Teams
Expand meeting length, number of participants, and storage space to better serve your collaboration needs.
Microsoft Teams (free)
Originally starting from Free now starting from Free
Free Free
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Group calling for up to 60 minutes and 100 participants
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Unlimited chat with friends and family
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Plan together with tasks and polling
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5 GB of cloud storage
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Data encryption for meetings, chats, calls, and files
Microsoft 365 Personal
Originally starting from R159,00 now starting from R159,00
R159,00 R159,00
/month
Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See terms.
Everything in Microsoft Teams, plus:
Microsoft 365 Family
Originally starting from R199,00 now starting from R199,00
R199,00 R199,00
/month
Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See terms.
Everything in Microsoft Teams, plus:
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For up to six people
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Sign in to five devices at once
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Use on PCs, Macs, phones, and tablets
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Up to 6 TB of secure cloud storage (1 TB per person)
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Data, and device security
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Ad-free secure email
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Designer AI-powered image creator and editor3
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| Microsoft Teams (free)Originally starting from Free now starting from Free Free Free | Microsoft 365 PersonalOriginally starting from R159,00 now starting from R159,00 R159,00 R159,00 /month Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See terms. | Best Value Microsoft 365 FamilyOriginally starting from R199,00 now starting from R199,00 R199,00 R199,00 /month Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See terms. |
| Microsoft Teams (free) | Microsoft 365 Personal | Microsoft 365 Family | |
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| Usage | 1 person | 1 person | 1–6 people |
| Teams | Group calling for up to 60 minutes and 100 participants | Group calling for up to 30 hours and 300 participants | Group calling for up to 30 hours and 300 participants |
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote | Web and mobile apps2 | Desktop apps | Desktop apps |
| Cloud storage to back up files and photos | 5 GB | 1 TB | Up to 6 TB (1 TB per person) |
| Outlook | | Premium | Premium |
| Works on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android |  | | |
| Advanced security for emails and files | | | |
| Ongoing technical support | | | |
Microsoft Teams (free)Originally starting from Free now starting from Free Free Free | Microsoft 365 PersonalOriginally starting from R159,00 now starting from R159,00 R159,00 R159,00 /month Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See terms. | Best Value Microsoft 365 FamilyOriginally starting from R199,00 now starting from R199,00 R199,00 R199,00 /month Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See terms. |
Frequently asked questions
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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. Teams Essentials allows you to enjoy meetings all day up to 30 hours, host up to 300 participants, and get 10 GB of cloud storage.
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.
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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.
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Credit cards are accepted. We don’t accept PayPal, Venmo, and other similar services.
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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).
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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 free version of Teams to a paid subscription (for admins).
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Upgrades from Teams Essentials to Microsoft 365 will be available soon.
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Find more information here about administrative management of your Teams Essentials account.
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Yes. A child can’t purchase on their own.
More Microsoft 365 options
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For education
- Availability of mobile apps varies by country/region.
- [1] Copilot in Excel requires AutoSave to be enabled, meaning the file must be saved to OneDrive; it doesn't function with unsaved files.
- [2] Copilot features in Outlook apply to accounts with @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com email addresses and are available in Outlook.com, Outlook built into Windows, Outlook on Mac, and iOS and Android apps.
- [3] AI usage limits apply; AI features only available to subscription owner and cannot be shared. Learn more.
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