Microsoft Teams vs Slack, Which is better?

Microsoft Teams and Slack are two behemoths in the collaboration tools space, but which one is better for your business? We go over the key features and limitations of each option to help you decide which tool is right for you.

[@ShiaMajer]

Thank you so much for the video, was a Slack user for years and just decided to switch to Teams.

[@amitgiant]

Thanks for this quick, easy and most importantly, straight-to-the-point explanation. Really helped in understand what I was seeking to learn!

[@jamila2915]

Great, quick video. Thanks!

[@elukok]

Quick recap: if you are stuck and vendor locked in Microsoft ecosystem - use Teams. Otherwise go with slack.

[@selfilm1]

Very insightful, thank you

[@gbemikeolowe3946]

What if cost is a problem what are other options to help with collaboration with clients, file storage and internal communication.

[@LeslieDugger]

our staff is on both Google and Microsoft 365. Basically a mix of oldies and newbies.

[@karlcc95]

How do you handle your domain in both google and Microsoft ? or you mean just use their productivities tools?

[@teamtettra]

Good breakdown. Thanks.

[@kinseylitton]

This was super helpful!! Thanks so much for the in-depth explanations :)

[@taywells]

So glad to hear that, Kinsey!

[@jacobwwarner]

Thanks for this, I'm part of the M365 camp. Also, what are your thoughts on using Teams as a freelancer? Can you throw out invitations to clients for video conferences and instant messaging channels while restricting their access outside of that?

[@taywells]

Hey Jawa - Great question. Teams is great for inviting third parties but I will say Zoom has a higher adoption rate so more people have Zoom installed on their workstations. That being said, Teams is great if you are looking for video conferencing and instant messaging. Just note that they need Teams installed on their workstation and have a free M365 account to access it.

[@jacobwwarner]

@@taywells WoW, I got the notification for your reply 5 days later. Thanks though. I have a follow up question: does this mean that it doesn't really make sense for freelancers to commit to Teams for video conferencing with clients because of its low adoption and the prerequisite that teams be installed on their computer?

[@andrewadams8601]

@@taywells Teams can be accessed via the browser, you don't have to use the desktop client.

[@rncwnd9615]

This should have been a 10 seconds video.

[@taywells]

Thanks for the feedback.