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Microsoft Teams pricing

Microsoft Teams pricing: From $4/user/mo (Teams Essentials). Free plan: yes — 60-minute group meeting cap. AI (Copilot): paid Copilot add-on on top of your base plan. Rated 4.4/5 on G2 (19,300 reviews). Each figure links to the comparison it was verified in.

Last verified September 12, 2026 Official site ↗Vendor pricing ↗ Methodology Get this as JSON
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Entry price
From $4/user/mo (Teams Essentials)Verified in slack-vs-microsoft-teams
Free plan
Free planYes — 60-minute group meeting cap
AI pricing
Flat add-onCopilot: Paid Copilot add-on on top of your base plan
G2 rating
4.4 / 519,300 reviews · checked
On HelpCompare
3 comparisons ↓6 migration guides ↓
Bill Belcamino
Bottom line up frontby Bill Belcamino, founder of HelpCompare
Editorial assessment

Bottom line up front: What does Microsoft Teams cost once you add what an organization actually needs?

Teams Essentials starts at $4/user/mo, but the pieces most organizations end up wanting sit in the wider Microsoft stack and cost extra.

Copilot is a flat-fee add-on, phone dial-in needs an Audio Conferencing license for each organizer (people dialling in need none), and IP allowlisting and Conditional Access need Microsoft Entra ID P1, included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium. The setting I'd put a calendar reminder on is guest access, because external guests with any business or consumer email address can be added to teams. Contractors finish, but their guest access to the files in those teams doesn't end just because the project did. Review guests every quarter and remove anyone whose project is over. Teams fits organizations already on Microsoft 365; Linux users get the web app or a PWA, not a native desktop app.

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Microsoft Teams pricing

Everything we have verified about Microsoft Teams

Every row was recorded on a HelpCompare comparison page. The Source column links to the page it was verified on and the date it was last checked.

AttributeValueSource & date
Entry price From $4/user/mo (Teams Essentials) slack-vs-microsoft-teams

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Free plan Yes — 60-minute group meeting cap slack-vs-microsoft-teams

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Microsoft Teams security, offline access & remote work

Compliance reports, sign-in controls, offline access and the setup details that matter for remote, hybrid and in-office teams. Each value links to the vendor page it came from. Microsoft Teams’s own security documentation: learn.microsoft.com. Scope: Microsoft Teams in Microsoft 365 / Office 365 commercial cloud. Certifications are Office 365-level with Teams in scope; identity controls (SAML federation, MFA, Conditional Access) come from Microsoft Entra ID; Conditional Access needs Entra ID P1 (e.g. Microsoft 365 Business Premium). Teams in-country data residency applies to new tenants.

Security & compliance

SOC 2 report
SOC 2 Type IIsource
ISO/IEC 27001
Certifiedsource
Other certifications
ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 1source
HIPAA (BAA)
BAA availablesource
GDPR data processing agreement
DPA offeredsource
Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC)
Yessource
SCIM user provisioning
Not published
Two-factor authentication
YesEnforcement: Microsoft Entra ID Free (security defaults)source
Admin audit log
Yessource
Data residency choices
Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, IT, Japan, NO, PL, QA, South Korea, South Africa, SE, Switzerland, UAE, UK, Americas, APAC, EMEAsource
Encryption
TLS 1.2+ with AES-256 in transit; BitLocker plus per-file encryption at rest; optional end-to-end encryption and Customer Keysource
Self-hosting option
Not published

Offline access

Offline mode
Not documented
Desktop apps
Windows, macOSsource
Mobile apps
iOS, Androidsource

Remote, hybrid & in-office

IP allowlisting
YesMicrosoft Entra ID P1 (included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium)source
Device & session controls
YesMicrosoft Entra Conditional Access policies apply to Teams sign-ins (device compliance, location); Intune mobile application management; Conditional Access requires Entra ID P1.source
Office & room hardware
Microsoft Teams Rooms turn meeting spaces from huddle areas to large conference rooms into one-touch-join Teams rooms, sold as Windows and Android devices from partners.source

Microsoft Teams: worth knowing

  • RemoteMicrosoft says Teams can deliver HD video in under 1.5 Mbps; actual use varies per call. source
  • RemotePhone dial-in (Audio Conferencing) needs an add-on license for each organizer; people who dial in need none. source
  • RemoteExternal guests with any business or consumer email address can be added to teams. source
  • OfficeThere is no native Linux desktop app; Linux users use Teams on the web or as a PWA. source
Slack vs Microsoft Teams: security & offlineZoom vs Microsoft Teams: security & offlineGoogle Meet vs Microsoft Teams: security & offlineSecurity databaseOffline databaseRemote vs office guide

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