microsoft-teams-vs-teamviewer

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration tool used by businesses for internal communication. Teamviewer is a screen sharing technology often used for technical support that also contains collaboration features.

Features

Microsoft Teams and Teamviewer both include key features that make them top choices.

Microsoft Teams includes text and video chat functionality, as well as file sharing and individual screen sharing. It also integrates with Microsoft Office software. Teamviewer provides multiple screen sharing and file sharing capabilities. Teamviewer also includes custom branding and clipboard syncing.

Limitations

Microsoft Teams and Teamviewer both have limitations that are important to consider.

Microsoft Teams lacks multiple screen share, and loses some utility for businesses that don’t use Microsoft Office. Teamviewer is a resource intensive program that has a limit on the number of devices an account can manage.

Pricing

TeamViewer offers 3 tiers of pricing. The single-user plan allows one user to manage up to 200 devices for $49.00/month. The multi-user plan allows multiple users to manage a total of 300 devices for $99.00/month. Lastly, the corporate plan allows multiple users to manage up to 500 devices for $199.00/month.

Microsoft Teams is included in Office 365, which has three tiers of pricing. The cheapest option is $5.00 per user per month and includes Office services including Teams and SharePoint. The Office 365 Business Premium plan costs $12.50 per user per month and includes the Microsoft Office Suite. The Microsoft 365 Business Plan costs $20.00 per user per month and includes advanced security protection. A free version of Microsoft Teams is also available with limited functionality.