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Alternatives to Microsoft Teams
3 software tools sit alongside Microsoft Teams in this directory. Below is what separates each from Microsoft Teams on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 3
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- Microsoft Teams starts at
- Free, then $4/month
Why people look past Microsoft Teams
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Microsoft Teams entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Microsoft Teams publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $12.5/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Microsoft Teams pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Video conferencing that's easy, reliable, and secure
- Starts $10.99 a month dearer, at $14.99/month.
A simpler, smarter way to work
- Starts $9.5 a month dearer, at $13.5/month.
Get on a video call in seconds
- Starts $0.6000000000000001 a month cheaper, at €3.4/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Every Microsoft Teams alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Teams (this page) | Free, then $4/month | Subscription | 4 | |
| ZoomLeading video conferencing platform with superior meeting quality and video reliability, widely adopted for large-scale meetings and external communication. | Free, then $14.99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Microsoft Teams |
| Webex by CiscoUnified communications platform with strong video, phone, and recording capabilities, offering more flexible meeting and channel management than Teams. | Free, then $13.5/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Microsoft Teams |
| Google MeetIntegrated collaboration tool within Google Workspace with simpler UX, automatic calendar integration, and less resource-heavy than Teams. | Free, then €3.4/month | Freemium | - | vs Microsoft Teams |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Microsoft Teams badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (3)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Zoom , Free, then $14.99/month
- Webex by Cisco , Free, then $13.5/month
- Google Meet , Free, then €3.4/month
Cheaper than Microsoft Teams (1)
Entry price under Microsoft Teams's $4/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Google Meet , Free, then €3.4/month
What you would be giving up
Microsoft Teams is most often brought in for remote meetings, team collaboration, document sharing, project management, webinars. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Microsoft Teams is broadly right and the question is cost, the Microsoft Teams pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.
Microsoft Teams runs on web, windows, macos, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Microsoft Teams alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Microsoft Teams?
- 3 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Zoom, Webex by Cisco, Google Meet. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Microsoft Teams?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Zoom, Webex by Cisco, Google Meet.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Microsoft Teams?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Microsoft Teams's $4/month: Google Meet at Free, then €3.4/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Microsoft Teams?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Microsoft Teams?
- Microsoft Teams is most often brought in for remote meetings, team collaboration, document sharing, project management, webinars. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Microsoft Teams?
- None of the software tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Microsoft Teams alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Microsoft Teams against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Microsoft Teams covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every software tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 3 tools beside Microsoft Teams. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.