{"id":270293,"date":"2018-07-13T15:23:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T19:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/?p=270293"},"modified":"2018-07-13T15:23:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T19:23:47","slug":"microsoft-releases-free-version-microsoft-teams-compete-slack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/microsoft-releases-free-version-microsoft-teams-compete-slack\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Releases the Free Version of Microsoft Teams to Compete with Slack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-270343 alignright\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/teams.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/teams.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/teams-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/teams-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/teams-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>Microsoft Corporation announced that they will release a free version of <\/span><a href=\"\/how-much-does-skype-cost\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'how much skype cost');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to compete with Slack, a free app pioneer that allows users to try before upgrading them to a paid version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This free version of Teams is intent to attract small firms and groups of coworkers who don\u2019t want to pay for the commercial Office 365 subscriptions, at least initially.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What does the free version of Microsoft Teams offer?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The free version is available in 40 languages and it supports up to 300 users, unlimited chat messages and search capabilities with 10GB of team file storage plus 2GB per person for personal storage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the free version of Teams upgrades to paid Office 365 plans, users will get more storage and access to more of Microsoft\u2019s cloud-based apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The free version also offers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built-in audio and video conferencing for individuals, groups, and full teams<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrated Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote apps<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlimited integrations with more than 140 business apps such as Evernote and Trello<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/meetings.ipvideotalk.com\/75650328\/register\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-270323\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/Webinar-_-August-14th-at-4PM-EST.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/Webinar-_-August-14th-at-4PM-EST.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/Webinar-_-August-14th-at-4PM-EST-150x19.png 150w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/Webinar-_-August-14th-at-4PM-EST-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/Webinar-_-August-14th-at-4PM-EST-768x96.png 768w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2018\/07\/Webinar-_-August-14th-at-4PM-EST-1024x128.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Is Microsoft Teams free version for my business?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The free version of Microsoft Teams certainly is appealing, but you would want to make sure that the free version is enough for your business! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, there are other <\/span><a href=\"\/cloudspan\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'cloudspan');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoIP service options<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that don&#8217;t cost that much but will ensure you have all the functionalities your business needs. Contact our VoIP experts at <\/span><b>1-800-398-8647<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a <\/span><a href=\"\/cloudspan\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'cloudspan');\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free consultation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today to discuss further!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-f97bbcf3-a027-457a-9194-9f88bc21df9c\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-f97bbcf3-a027-457a-9194-9f88bc21df9c\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-f97bbcf3-a027-457a-9194-9f88bc21df9c\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]>\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/464097\/f97bbcf3-a027-457a-9194-9f88bc21df9c\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'cta');\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-f97bbcf3-a027-457a-9194-9f88bc21df9c\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/464097\/f97bbcf3-a027-457a-9194-9f88bc21df9c.png\" alt=\"Learn more about Microsoft Teams\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Corporation announced that they will release a free version of Microsoft Teams to compete with Slack, a free app pioneer that allows users to try before upgrading them to a paid version. 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