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Microsoft Teams vs Sendbird comparison

 

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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
7.6
Number of Reviews
163
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (4th)
Sendbird
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 11.8%, down from 19.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sendbird is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

Santhosh Varghese - PeerSpot reviewer
Whiteboard and content sharing features are good
I would rate Teams's stability as a nine out of ten. However, some recent updates have made it less stable. I find it a little bit choppy. Sometimes, I find the network quality is not very good with low bandwidth. So, sometimes, when you have low bandwidth the quality becomes very poor. So, you have to optimize your usage.
Pranay Koley - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates user communication with rich features
In our company, we are using Sendbird for building a chat feature within our salon application.  I am using the Flutter framework to implement the chat feature, which facilitates communication between users and businesses, specifically salon shops There are many useful features with Sendbird. I…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool's integration capabilities are seamless."
"The conversation capabilities and document management are the solution's most valuable features."
"The integration, ability to share documents is very good."
"We like that you can get a lot of users on one call without the call actually failing or losing quality. Hosts can connect, if I recall correctly, up to 90,000 people. If you need a massive company-wide meeting, you can do it."
"In general, Teams allows me to connect with anyone in the organization and share files with the team."
"When comparing similar solutions, there aren't many differences between them, but the best feature I would highlight is the quality and stability of their platform."
"Its feature that allows for meetings is very good. Also, the solution's performance has been good, and there have been no issues. I rate the performance of the solution a ten out of ten."
"It provides a collaborative space for efficient work processes."
"The backend system was managed by Sendbird, eliminating the need for caching systems or local storage on user devices."
"Sendbird is very flexible, and they have made great strides towards optimization."
"The most valuable feature for us, besides chat, was file transfer, as we used it for sending files and images in chats."
"Sendbird is reliable and generally crash-free."
"There are many useful features with Sendbird."
"Features similar to WhatsApp, such as online and offline statuses, message reactions, and replies, add significant value."
"The Sendbird developer portal provides each step, including methods, making it easy to implement."
"Sendbird provides many features for real-time messaging, such as receipt ID and typing indicators."
 

Cons

"The solution needs to be more stable. I have found Zoom to be more stable than Teams."
"There are a lot of creative people out there who can put some more UI capabilities in Microsoft Teams."
"Signing up for a new device for the solution is challenging."
"Sometimes, I find the network quality is not very good with low bandwidth."
"One thing that needs improvement in the solution is licensing tools within the application, preferably on a per-user basis. Also, it would be great if the contacts list could be synced between it and Outlook. If I receive an email in Outlook, I can easily create a meeting with that person's credentials. But I must manually find and enter their email address in Microsoft Teams. It's a small thing, but it can be frustrating."
"The tool lacks AI. We will require AI in the solution to be able to integrate with all other tools."
"Microsoft Teams can start being more interactive and intuitive by implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning."
"They should add an integration API for the solution."
"More analytics tools could be integrated into Sendbird."
"The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information."
"I thought that there should be the audio and the video call functionality as well."
"Their pricing is very high compared to competitors, which is a concern for us."
"The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information. Initially, I struggled to connect users and manage tokens for active and offline sessions, which caused frustration."
"Impersonating a user or using a template user to send messages for development purposes would be very useful."
"A major issue was the requirement for a separate connection to Sendbird, resulting in a delay when initiating the chat."
"At times, there are unexpected behaviors where the documentation suggests something different from how the SDK actually behaves, requiring us to create workarounds."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a bit more than moderately expensive."
"Pricing is free to a threshold and then after that you have to license per user."
"The solution is affordable."
"In our experience, pricing may differ from country to country, with some regions offering more favorable rates due to local payment arrangements."
"It is affordable because it also includes the licenses on Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office and SharePoint."
"Microsoft Teams is a cheap solution."
"The solution's pricing is average."
"Microsoft Teams comes free if you're using it in an organization."
"There is a starter plan for $399 per month, and a pro plan for $799 dollars."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
73%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
3%
Computer Software Company
3%
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Company Size

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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?
I’m unsure about the exact cost, but I believe it’s reasonable. Using Teams for collaboration, video conferencing, and messaging helps save costs, especially for communicating with third-party comp...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
Improvements could be made in utilizing AI features, such as getting a transcript of meetings. During my usage, there were no AI features available.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sendbird?
Testing Sendbird is challenging due to the trial limitations of only one hundred users. The subscription cost is quite high, which prevents us from subscribing before the project completion and use...
What needs improvement with Sendbird?
The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information. Initially, I struggled to connect users and manage tokens for active and offline sessions, which caused...
What is your primary use case for Sendbird?
In our company, we are using Sendbird for building a chat feature within our salon application. I am using the Flutter framework to implement the chat feature, which facilitates communication betwe...
 

Comparisons

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Also Known As

MS Teams
Sendbird Calls, Sendbird Desk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Honeywll, AIRFRANCE, AccuWeather, Lilly
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