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Microsoft Teams free vs Microsoft Teams paid, what’s the difference?

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Published onMarch 17, 2020

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Updated: 3/16/2023

Likemany other teleconferencing services, Microsoft offers both a free and paid version of Microsoft Teams. But, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the company recently announced it would offer afree six-month free trialof paid Teams plans.

As a result, you might be wondering what is the difference between free and paid plans, to begin with. In this Office 365 guide, we’ll give you a look at that.

As a quick summary, the differences between the free and paid versions of Microsoft Teamscomes down to a couple of things. The list includes the maximum number of members, file storage sizes, and extra features for recording meetings as well as phone calls. You’ll also find that there are lots of extra administrative options with paid plans, too.

Now, for the in-depth details. The free version of Microsoft Teams only allows you to have up to 300 members (users) per organization. Paid plans, meanwhile, up that up to a potentially unlimited amount of members, with an enterprise license.

Moving on to file storage, the difference between paid and free is quite substantial. Free Microsoft Teams plans limit storage to 2GB per user, with 10GB shared storage. Paid plans, meanwhile, bump the storage up to 1TB per user.

When it comes to calling, meetings, and screen sharing, free and paid versions of Teams share a bit. Teams free and paid both let you have guest access, 1:1 and group online and audio-video calls as well as unlimited chats and search.

Naturally, both free and paid Teams plans also let you enjoy real-time collaboration using your favorite Office apps on Office on the web. Features like background blur are common across both free and paid plans, too.

In both tiers, you’re also able to have Channel meetings and enjoy screen sharing. However, the free version of Teams doesn’t have access to scheduled meetings, meeting recordings, or phone calls and audio conferencing. These three features are only available in the paid version of Teams.

Finally, there’s the administrative stuff. Naturally, Teams paid is the only plan which has access to certain administrative tools. The list includes tools for managing users and apps, usage reporting, financially backed uptime, as well as configurable user settings and policies.

Teams paid plans also have phone and web support around the clock and additional compliance and security features. On that front, the list includes: Single sign-on to all Office 365 apps and services, and enforced multi-factor authentication.

If you’re hoping to keep a paid tier of Microsoft Teams once your six-month trial ends,we’ve got a more in-depth guideas to which Office 365 plans include Teams for no added cost. These plans range from $5 per user with an annual commitment or all the way up to $12.50 per user.

In 2023. Microsoft announced thegeneral availability of Teams Premium, a new tier built on Microsoft Teams that is designed to enhance the tool’s meeting experience more personalized, intelligent, and secure. The offering is powered by GPT-3.5, OpenAI’s language model.

You can get the Teams Premium add-on at $10 per month. Be sure to check outour separate guidewhere we highlight its offerings and more.

Keep it tuned to OnMSFT for news and information and guides about all things related to Microsoft Teams. And,check out our Microsoft Teams news hubfor more.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Microsoft Teams free vs Microsoft Teams paid, what’s the difference?#