Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams makes the most sense when collaboration needs to live inside Microsoft 365. Chats, meetings, calendars, and files are designed to work together, so teams that already run on Outlook and SharePoint can keep communication and documents tightly connected without building a patchwork of separate tools.
Compared with Slack’s chat-first approach, Teams is often chosen for meeting-heavy organizations that want scheduling, video calls, and file collaboration to feel native in the same workspace. Channels provide familiar structure for group discussions, while the Microsoft app ecosystem keeps common workflows close to where work happens.
Teams is also a strong fit when IT needs centralized management, policy enforcement, and predictable governance across chat and meetings. The trade-off is that it can feel heavier than Slack, with a busier interface and performance quirks that matter most on older machines or very large tenants.
Best for
Ideal for Microsoft 365 organizations that want chat, meetings, and files under one governed platform.
Standout features
- ✓Outlook and calendar-native scheduling
- ✓SharePoint and OneDrive file collaboration
- ✓Enterprise meetings and breakout rooms
- ✓Channels for organized team communication
- ✓Microsoft app and bot integrations
