Microsoft Teams
apps.apple.comSummary
Microsoft Teams is a unified communication and collaboration platform that brings together chat, video meetings, calling, and file sharing. It aims to help individuals and teams connect, organize, and accomplish tasks efficiently, supporting both personal and business use cases across various devices.
Features12/16
See allMust Have
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Screen Recording
Camera Recording
Instant Shared Links
Basic Video Editing
Viewer Analytics
Other
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Timestamped Comments
Emoji Reactions
Auto-Generated Transcripts
Team Library
Slack Integration
Mobile App Support
Enterprise Security & Compliance
Gmail Integration
Custom Branding
Password Protection
API Access
PricingFreemium
See allTeams (free)
- Send messages
- Schedule calls for up to 60 minutes
- Create communities
- Skype integration (chats, calls, contacts)
- Secure meetings
- 1-1 and group chat
- @mentions
- Video/audio calls
- GIFs, emojis, message animations
- Send photos and videos in chats
- Cloud storage for shared documents and files
- Organize shared content in communities (events, photos, links, files)
- Screen share
- Whiteboard
- Breakout rooms
- Manage access to information
- Task lists
- Secure collaboration
- Community safety (owner content/member removal)
- Calls limited to 60 minutes.
- Cannot delete chats (only hide/mute).
- Cannot clear chats or teams.
- Thousands of notifications in activity tab cannot be deleted.
- Calendar doesn't link well with Outlook calendars.
Teams Essentials
- Connect with customers by video, chat, and phone
- Affordable, all-in-one solution
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
- Teams
- Desktop versions of Microsoft 365 apps
- Clipchamp
- Webinar hosting
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
- Everything in Microsoft 365 Business Standard
- Advanced security
- Device management
Teams Phone (Add-on)
- Add cloud-based phone service to Teams
- All features of a landline
- Smart communication
- Seamless collaboration
- Reliable cloud calling service
Teams Rooms (Add-on)
- Strengthen hybrid work
- Enhanced meeting experiences for every space
- Conduct meetings
- Facilitate inclusive collaboration and participation anywhere you work
Teams Premium (Add-on)
- Extra features that help make meetings more personalized, intelligent, and protected
- AI-powered capabilities
- Advanced protection for secure collaboration
Microsoft 365 Family
- Teams accounts for up to six people
- Microsoft 365 apps
- Advanced security
Microsoft Places (Add-on)
- Reimagine flexible work
- Transform spaces into engaging places using AI
Microsoft 365 Copilot (Add-on)
- Boost productivity
- Ease collaboration
- Transform the way you work with your own AI assistant
Microsoft 365 E3 and E5
- Customize Teams for your enterprise
- Favorite Microsoft 365 productivity apps
Rationale
Microsoft Teams is a comprehensive communication and collaboration platform that offers many features similar to Loom, particularly in its video conferencing and sharing capabilities. While it's not solely focused on asynchronous video messages like Loom, it incorporates screen sharing, video calls, and file sharing, which can be used for similar purposes. The website content explicitly mentions screen share, video calls, and sharing photos and videos in chats, which aligns with the core functionalities of Loom. It also highlights features like shared documents (team library), enterprise-level security, and mobile app support. Although it doesn't explicitly state 'instant shared links' in the same way Loom does, the ability to 'set up a meeting within seconds and invite anyone by sharing a link' implies a similar quick sharing mechanism for video content. The 'AI-powered meeting notes' and 'intelligent video technology' suggest capabilities that could include or be related to video transcripts and potentially viewer analytics, though not explicitly detailed as such. The 'GIFs, emojis, and message animations' align with emoji reactions, and 'timestamped comments' are implied through the general chat and collaboration features where feedback can be given.
