# Microsoft Teams

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/microsoft-teams
- **Category:** Collaboration Software
- **Homepage:** https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software
- **Also known as:** microsoft-teams
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T14:18:24.504Z

## Vioscale score

**66.1 / 100**, confidence 20% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 0 | 0.058 | 0 | - |
| reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 86.7 | 0.187 | 16.2 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.105 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 10 | 0.07 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 0.094 | 2.4 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software). Independently observed._

Subscription

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Teams | - | - | - |
| Teams Premium | - | - | - |
| Teams Phone | - | - | - |

## About

Microsoft Teams is a video conferencing, meetings, and calling platform that enables communication, collaboration, and engagement at work. It offers instant messaging, file sharing, online meetings, webinars, and integrated workflows.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** iOS, macOS, Web, Android, Windows
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Collaboration Software. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Modality** | |
| Messaging | ✓ |
| Video meetings | ✓ |
| Whiteboard | ✓ |
| **Meetings** | |
| Screen sharing | ✓ |
| Recording / transcription | Recording + AI notes |
| **Security** | |
| End-to-end encryption | - |
| SSO / SCIM | - |
| **Access** | |
| Guest / external access | - |
| **Compliance** | |
| Compliance controls | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Cloud only |
| **Scale** | |
| Max participants | - |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| App marketplace | ✓ |
| Public API / bot framework | ✓ |
| **Commercial** | |
| Free tier | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | [link](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | no | [link](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://www.microsoft.com/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://www.microsoft.com/security) | 2026-08-05 | 75% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/microsoft-teams). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*