Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

Microsoft Teams vs Workplace by Facebook comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Teams
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (3rd)
Workplace by Facebook
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 12.6%, down from 17.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workplace by Facebook is 3.2%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Arun Srivastav - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamless presentation and collaboration enhance organizational productivity
There are three main areas for improvement: Firstly, AI capabilities should be integrated into Microsoft Teams to provide better transcript services and offer multiple language support. Secondly, it should allow participants to remain visible during presentations, enhancing interaction. Lastly, it needs broader integration capabilities with other products, like Salesforce ( /vendors/salesforce ), which is currently limited.
Aryan Singh1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good integration features but needs to offer more flexibility in the language option offered
There are a couple of things that can be improved in the tool. When we are talking about communications, the tool has interoperable cataloging. The only thing that needs a certain level of improvement within Meta is the vernacular, which can be dependent, as we cannot choose the process of communication that is happening in it. After I launch a bot, if I move from one country to another, and if the entire communication is happening in German, while I have just moved from France, and I need to buy a particular choice of vehicle, then I would want the entire communication to happen in my language. What Meta does not allow as of now is that if I am reaching out to you in French, then only you can have the conversation in French. You cannot select a language in the middle of a conversation. If I want to have a conversation in French, there is a very limited selection. Until and unless a conversation is triggered from a particular language, we do not have the option to choose another language. The tool gives you flexibility in the language, but that is on the business and not on the customer, which sometimes limits the approachability aspect.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It helps our organization with faster communication."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams is its UI...It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Teams are scheduling a meeting and integration with other Microsoft services like SharePoint and OneDrive."
"It has allowed for collaboration during the COVID-19 situation (work from home)."
"It is a stable solution."
"I like the solution's chat and meeting feature. We have different teams and the product helps us to communicate fastly. Within five minutes all the teams can be on the same page."
"I like the whiteboard feature as well. I'm able to scribble some stuff if I need to explain a couple of items."
"I like the product's screen share feature since we can explain things to the users at the other end using it. The solution helps me to establish a virtual connection with my team."
"The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access."
"The product was easy to use."
"The tool's integration feature benefited the workflow...it helped centralize communication."
"A full-featured collaboration tool that is as easy to use as Facebook."
"Storage is the best thing about the solution."
 

Cons

"For future releases, I would like to see Microsoft Teams to make a lighter application and drop some features."
"The interface must be improved to reflect the true face of Office 365."
"Microsoft Teams is quite demanding on bandwidth, which has been a problem during the COVID situation because we don't get enterprise-class bandwidth at home."
"In the next release, I would like to have the interface modernized and brought more up to date."
"Microsoft Teams does not have any features that Zoom, Skype, or Webex don't already have."
"Microsoft Teams can start being more interactive and intuitive by implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning."
"I would like to see Outlook options added to this solution."
"The only issue is sometimes, when I share my screen, and there's text on it, the compression can make it very blurry. If Teams could solve this problem so that text remains clear during screen sharing, that would be nice."
"The implementation could be made easier."
"The conferencing feature does not work well with multiple parties or locations."
"The product should allow users to assign tasks and automate processes."
"There needs to be a restriction on who can download content."
"What Meta does not allow as of now is that if I am reaching out to you in French, then only you can have the conversation in French. You cannot select a language in the middle of a conversation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution has a reasonable price in the market."
"The challenge with Microsoft's licensing model is that the prices are on the higher side, especially for companies that have more users where spending a lot on licenses may be required."
"Microsoft Teams' pricing is fine."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
"It is the standard license which is part of many Office packets."
"It is expensive."
"In our experience, pricing may differ from country to country, with some regions offering more favorable rates due to local payment arrangements."
"We have a license for the solution."
"The solution seemed expensive to me."
"The cost has become one-tenth of the cost in comparison to the old techniques. As we were able to qualify and nurture these leads, the overall cost of the entire sales process was reduced."
"The regular package costs us $4 per user per month."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Enterprise Social Software solutions are best for your needs.
853,118 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
59%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
4%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

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?
Microsoft Teams comes with Office 365 ( /products/office-365-reviews ) licenses like E3, but there are options for those who prefer not to pay for Teams by using alternative products like Slack ( /...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
The biggest issue with Microsoft Teams is switching identities, especially when communicating with external organizations. Users often don't know they have messages from another company unless they...
What do you like most about Workplace by Facebook?
The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access.
What needs improvement with Workplace by Facebook?
There are a couple of things that can be improved in the tool. When we are talking about communications, the tool has interoperable cataloging. The only thing that needs a certain level of improvem...
What is your primary use case for Workplace by Facebook?
I use the solution in my company to create chatbots for our clients, like BMW in India. We have been working on WhatsApp chatbots and Facebook marketing, where we have integrated Adobe Marketo for ...
 

Also Known As

MS Teams
Facebook Workplace, Facebook at Work
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Honeywll, AIRFRANCE, AccuWeather, Lilly
Royal Bank of Scotland, UST Global, DNB Bank, Smart, IJM Corporation, Telenor Group, Mobilink, Landmark Group, Yes Bank, BrightTALK, Kenshoo, Godrej Consumer Products
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Teams vs. Workplace by Facebook and other solutions. Updated: April 2025.
853,118 professionals have used our research since 2012.