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Microsoft Teams vs Yammer 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
7.5
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (4th)
Yammer
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
4th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 12.7%, down from 18.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Yammer is 6.3%, down from 7.8% 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.
Rishi Pande - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud-based platform supports seamless collaboration but needs branding flexibility
I have transitioned to using Yammer in the cloud for about six to seven years People share their files and ideas and attend meetings in a collaborative manner. They work on specific sales-related documents. Yammer allows collaboration anywhere, anytime, on any device. Its adaptability and…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Valuable screen sharing feature."
"The recording function, the transcript function, the chat function, the live caption function, and the setting up of groups to share documents are useful features of Microsoft Teams."
"Teams integrates with a lot of our technologies, especially features like the Teams channels."
"The feature for video conferencing capability works efficiently for remote meetings."
"Microsoft support is excellent, offering instantaneous assistance through either robo support or live personnel."
"The communication part has been excellent so far."
"I like the tool's screen share feature."
"All of the solution's features are useful since we use it for saving data, chatting, meeting, and all such purposes."
"I find it quite simple and intuitive. It's similar to using a more user-friendly interface for SharePoint. It integrates seamlessly with the browser, so you hardly notice you're using it."
"The integration with Teams is the biggest value for us. In fact, it has only become more valuable now that it has integration with Teams. Teams allows you to stream, so that's good."
"The design of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"The initial setup was simple and straightforward."
"We can send out notifications and ask questions using Yammer."
"Yammer allows collaboration anywhere, anytime, on any device."
"Its most valuable features are the storyline and communities."
"It was a stable solution...It was a highly scalable solution considering it was used in a very big company."
 

Cons

"One area where the product could be improved is its operational memory utilization."
"The product is not fully integrated in Brazil."
"Microsoft Teams has a limitation on the number of people, which could be increased."
"The tool's AI feature works well for English. However, it should also work for other languages, such as Vietnamese."
"The solution's login process could be more straightforward."
"The interface must be improved to reflect the true face of Office 365."
"The remote control needs some improvement."
"We had some upstream outages which impacted collaboration."
"We tried to integrate into SharePoint, but it was not really efficient."
"This solution would be improved if it was well integrated with other communication applications."
"If you are using other applications that are tough to integrate into the environment, that can cause limitations."
"The solution must be able to stream by itself, without integration, the same way that you are able to do it on Facebook Live, Instagram, etc. Streaming must be embedded into it."
"Yammer should offer flexibility to allow branding without writing any code."
"The interface is clunky and could be improved."
"It should have integration with multiple third-party platforms."
"The way you want to control the communication could be an issue. It depends on what kind of company you are. We are a public company, and there are some regulations that we need to comply with. Its ease of use can be an issue for a company because anybody can subscribe and use it. There are many competitors that are overlapping. Since Microsoft bought Yammer, it tends to be in the shadow. It is not put in the front from the service perspective."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing as a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"We get the solution on a corporate plan, where everything is included."
"The solution's pricing is average."
"My understanding is that there are licensing fees, but I'm not sure how much they might be."
"The product is expensive, and I rate its pricing a ten out of ten."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"Microsoft Teams is expensive compared to other solutions."
"The pricing for Teams is very competitive."
"We get it as part of our Office 365 subscriptions, so I don't think we pay any additional cost for Yammer. It's included in the Office 365 subscriptions."
"I think that there is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"Compared to other products like Amazon, Yammer's pricing is fine."
"I don't know about the pricing. Now that Microsoft has bought Yammer, it should be a part of our subscriptions for Office 365."
"The pricing is not bad."
"Yammer is a pretty cheap solution, and it's included in multiple subscriptions."
"Its cost is included in the license bundle for Microsoft."
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Comparison Review

it_user8913 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2013
Yammer vs. SP Social in 2013
There are several discussions on SharePoint’s social strategy going on at the moment. I had some great discussions with my MVP mate Adis during Summit last week. Since #SPC12 almost every SharePoint addicted developer, it-pro, power user has reviewed Yammer. If you don’t know what Yammer is, here a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
70%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
3%
Computer Software Company
3%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 Yammer?
We can send out notifications and ask questions using Yammer.
What needs improvement with Yammer?
Yammer should offer flexibility to allow branding without writing any code. It should also provide seamless integration with other products, utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
What is your primary use case for Yammer?
I have transitioned to using Yammer in the cloud for about six to seven years.
 

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