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Chatter vs Microsoft Teams comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Chatter
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
12th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Teams
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
176
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Chatter is 3.0%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 7.3%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Teams7.3%
Chatter3.0%
Other89.7%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

it_user669357 - PeerSpot reviewer
Salesforce Senior Cloud Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Contextualized collaboration on records allows you to have historical conversations that are accessible by other users.
Chatter is a great way to connect your users, especially if your team is working in multiple time zones or locations. If you're struggling with why to use collaboration tools at all, I'd suggest you watch this video. One the best examples that I've seen is a property team who were managing the entire process from leasing properties with branding to shop merges via Salesforce. All of their notifications were email-based and they were getting 100s per day. By moving these alerts to automated posts into particular groups, the users could not only access multiple updates by using digests instead of per alert, but also choose to control who (group members) and how often they get those alerts.
Anna Virtsan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
Have streamlined daily workflow and task management but still face inconvenience from recent interface changes and limited integration options
There are challenges and issues in Microsoft Teams, such as after recent updates where group chats were combined with Teams, chats, and groups into one. Users have to work with settings to make it normal again so Teams are separated from chats, and that was a really inconvenient update. Many users ask me to help make it back again to separate Teams and groups from one-to-one chats. That's probably the worst update they've made recently. Additionally, there are some minor features, such as when I work with messages, I don't have an actual forward or quote option when replying to someone's message. I need to be careful not to miss the quote sign. For a lot of people, they are confused about where the quotes option is. I've received a couple of hundred support tickets just regarding this issue. The function to share email to Teams chat doesn't work sometimes due to our compliance policies, and sometimes it would be nice to be able to forward an email to the group chat and have further discussions. Microsoft Teams could improve by being less glitchy because it glitches a lot, leading to undelivered emails and undelivered messages. It would be beneficial if the MS application Shifts, which adds functionality to groups, could be integrated into the groups calendar. Currently, many teams don't use the app because it is not integrated with the general calendar or the Outlook calendar, making it basically a useless application. The platform needs less Copilot and more people. The general Copilot integration into the platform is less glitchy, but Microsoft Teams is quite heavy and glitchy sometimes. Stability depends a lot on compliance restrictions, policies, and quality of internet. Sometimes, when updates are enrolling, the platform glitches, breaks, or shuts down.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The conversation function to engage different groups is the most valuable feature."
"Salesforce being the number one cloud-based CRM product, I think one can recommend it in the first go."
"It offers more than what you are looking for, for example, file sharing and "mentions"."
"It helped us to strengthen our digital community all over the world with a dedicated group to share project information and best practices."
"I love the streaming feed of information from the people that I'm following that encourages collaboration at a business level."
"Salesforce Chatter allows for contextualized collaboration on records that allows you to have historical conversations, which are easily accessible by other users."
"It is now possible to share information instantly with all the company without sending emails, but also looking for a topic using the search function."
"The solution is easy to use and helps me to communicate with my students."
"It is easy to share and collaborate, including built-in, edit-in-place, autosave features, without having to download, edit, save, or upload."
"All the functions I needed were supported very well, making the product very effective."
"The solution's stability is quite good, and it doesn't crash and freeze up when you have a large number of users."
"The tool is scalable, flexible, and good in all aspects. I am impressed with its meeting schedules, remote support, and chat."
"The communication part has been excellent so far."
"Microsoft Teams adds value for businesses by providing functionality that includes co-authoring on work documents, publishing Power BI sites for reporting and billing, and integrating calendaring."
"I find the chat and messaging system in Microsoft Teams the most valuable for productivity. We replaced Zoom and other video conferencing tools with Teams for internal and external video calls. Teams is now our standard tool for communication, handling both audio and video conference calls."
 

Cons

"Live consumption of the communication needs to be improved so that it can offer more features similar to Twitter/Slack, such as a live rolling news feed, notification bells (to avoid email alerts), ability to share multiple files or actions in one post, etc."
"I wish an organization could create a company-wide Chatter that automatically follows everyone else in the company so that widespread access was guaranteed."
"Chatter invites should be possible from the UI on opportunity records."
"We would not select them again."
"I would rate the technical support a 7/10 because Salesforce has its own way of looking at technical issues and sometimes takes its own time to implement or release changes as per their convenience."
"The storage of documents was quite limited when we used the tool."
"What I'd like to improve in Microsoft Teams are the calendar management and task management tools, because they're not easy to use."
"The solution should improve internal and external data expansion. I am not able to send records to an external member who has been added to the call. I am only able to send the file to the internal member. These features should be enabled in that Teams so that during the call, we can share the document file and discuss at the same time."
"The solution needs to integrate ChatGPT so that the solution can summarize the meetings. The solution needs integration with AI. Copilot is already in the pipeline."
"Microsoft Teams could work faster if set up on other devices like cell phones."
"They should include AI features in the solution."
"The product should provide a to-do list feature."
"After six months of working with it, I still find the UI a little clunky when it comes to sharing content and moving around between features like the calendar and files."
"One area that could be improved is the authentication process, especially related to Windows sign-on authentication."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Microsoft Teams comes free if you're using it in an organization."
"We need to pay for Microsoft Teams' licenses on a yearly basis."
"The solution is priced high."
"If you have content that requires more security and you want to use it in a more secure manner, with more protection, then it will come at a higher cost."
"There is a need to pay for the licensing... I know that the payments are made on a yearly basis...There are no extra costs in addition to the standard licensing."
"In our experience, pricing may differ from country to country, with some regions offering more favorable rates due to local payment arrangements."
"The solution's pricing is average."
"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten. Its pricing is fixed."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
20%
Construction Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business65
Midsize Enterprise45
Large Enterprise71
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Microsoft Teams?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams for us is the ability to share files from OneDrive seamlessly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
Regarding the license, the Microsoft 365 license I am taking is quite expensive, and every year it goes higher. The solution is expensive for Microsoft Teams as well.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
I installed Microsoft Teams on my laptop and phone. I faced a scenario where I disconnected the call from my laptop, but sometimes the call still came through on my phone. Sometimes this is making ...
 

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Sample Customers

Coca Cola Enterprise, Blue Shield of California, Stanley Black & Decker, Wells Fargo Bank, Phillips, Toyota Motors, American Red Cross, Time Warner Cable, Virgin America,Canon, and Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
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