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Making Teams available for everyone

With COVID-19 continuing to impact people and countries around the world, teams and schools everywhere are moving to remote work and distance learning. Get Teams for free and learn how to get started.

Work remotely

Distance learning

What’s included in the free version of Teams

Download the Teams app to get free unlimited chat, video calling, file sharing, storage, and more.

Unlimited chat and search

Communicate with your team and always stay up to date with free chat and search app capabilities.

Video calling

Get your whole team on the same page with free, built-in group and one-on-one audio or video calling.

Team and personal file storage

Enjoy 10 GB of team file storage and 2 GB of personal file storage per person.

Real-time collaboration with Office

Work together using your favorite Office apps for web including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.

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Microsoft Teams (free)

Free
(no commitment)

Sign up for free
- Chat and collaboration
  
  Included
  - Includes Microsoft Teams
    
    Included
  - Maximum number of users
    
    included
    
    500K
  - Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams
    
    Included
  - Guest access to Teams
    
    Included
  - File attachments in chat
    
    Included
    
    2 GB per user
  - File sharing within teams and channels
    
    Included
    
    10 GB across all teams
  - Collaboration on Office documents in Teams
    
    Included
  - 250+ integrated apps and services for Teams
    
    Included
- Meetings and calling
  
  This feature is partially included
  - Online audio and video calls
    
    Included
  - Screen sharing
    
    included
  - Customized backgrounds
    
    included
  - Scheduled meetings
    
    Not included
  - Meeting recordings
    
    Not included
  - Host online and video conferencing meetings for up to 250 people⁴ and online events for up to 10,000
    
    Not included
- Productivity apps and services
  
  This feature is partially included
  - Web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
    
    included
  - Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address
    
    Not Included
  - Personal file storage and sharing with OneDrive
    
    Not included
  - Additional Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream
    
    Not included
  - Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher³
    
    Not included
  - Business apps including Bookings, Invoicing, MileIQ
    
    Not included
- Security and compliance
  
  This feature is partially included
  - Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit
    
    Included
  - Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services
    
    Not included
  - Enforced multi-factor authentication
    
    Not included
  - Advanced auditing and reporting
    
    Not included
- Administration
  
  Not included
  - Administration tools for managing users and apps
    
    Not included
  - Usage reporting for Microsoft 365 services
    
    Not included
  - Configurable user settings and policies
    
    Not included
- Support
  
  Not included
  - 99.9% financially backed uptime guarantee⁵
    
    Not included
  - Phone and web support around the clock
    
    Not ncluded
Sign up for free
Microsoft 365 Business Basic

$5.00 user/month
(annual commitment)

Get first six months free with annual commitment. Terms and conditions apply. Promotional pricing reflected in cart.⁶

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- Chat and collaboration
  
  Included
  - Includes Microsoft Teams
    
    Included
  - Maximum number of users
    
    included
    
    300
  - Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams
    
    Included
  - Guest access to Teams
    
    Included
  - File attachments in chat
    
    Included
    
    1 TB per user¹
  - File sharing within teams and channels
    
    Included
    
    1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license²
  - Collaboration on Office documents in Teams
    
    Included
  - 250+ integrated apps and services for Teams
    
    Included
- Meetings and calling
  
  Included
  
  Included
  - Online audio and video calls
    
    Included
  - Screen sharing
    
    Included
  - Customized backgrounds
    
    included
  - Scheduled meetings
    
    Included
  - Meeting recordings
    
    included
  - Host online and video conferencing meetings for up to 250 people⁴ and online events for up to 10,000
    
    included
- Productivity apps and services
  
  This feature is partially included
  - Web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
    
    Included
  - Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address
    
    Included
  - Personal file storage and sharing with OneDrive
    
    1 TB per user
  - Additional Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream
    
    Included
  - Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher³
    
    Not Included
  - Business apps including Bookings, Invoicing, MileIQ
    
    Not Included
- Security and compliance
  
  Included
  - Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit
    
    Included
  - Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services
    
    Included
  - Enforced multi-factor authentication
    
    Included
  - Advanced auditing and reporting
    
    Included
- Administration
  
  Included
  - Administration tools for managing users and apps
    
    Included
  - Usage reporting for Microsoft 365 services
    
    Included
  - Configurable user settings and policies
    
    Included
- Support
  
  Included
  - 99.9% financially backed uptime guarantee⁵
    
    Included
  - Phone and web support around the clock
    
    Included
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Microsoft 365 Business Standard

$12.50 user/month
(annual commitment)

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- Chat and collaboration
  
  Included
  - Includes Microsoft Teams
    
    Included
  - Maximum number of users
    
    included
    
    300
  - Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams
    
    Included
  - Guest access to Teams
    
    Included
  - File attachments in chat
    
    Included
    
    1 TB per user¹
  - File sharing within teams and channels
    
    Included
    
    1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license²
  - Collaboration on Office documents in Teams
    
    Included
  - 250+ integrated apps and services for Teams
    
    Included
- Meetings and calling
  
  Included
  
  Included
  - Online audio and video calls
    
    Included
  - Screen sharing
    
    Included
  - Customized backgrounds
    
    included
  - Scheduled meetings
    
    Included
  - Meeting recordings
    
    Included
  - Host online and video conferencing meetings for up to 250 people⁴ and online events for up to 10,000
    
    included
- Productivity apps and services
  
  included
  - Web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
    
    Included
  - Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address
    
    Included
  - Personal file storage and sharing with OneDrive
    
    1 TB per user
  - Additional Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream
    
    Included
  - Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher³
    
    Included
  - Business apps including Bookings, Invoicing, MileIQ
    
    Included
- Security and compliance
  
  Included
  - Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit
    
    Included
  - Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services
    
    Included
  - Enforced multi-factor authentication
    
    Included
  - Advanced auditing and reporting
    
    Included
- Administration
  
  Included
  - Administration tools for managing users and apps
    
    Included
  - Usage reporting for Microsoft 365 services
    
    Included
  - Configurable user settings and policies
    
    Included
- Support
  
  Included
  - 99.9% financially backed uptime guarantee⁵
    
    Included
  - Phone and web support around the clock
    
    Included
Buy now

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Compare Teams plans
Product feature		Microsoft Teams (free)	Microsoft 365 Business Basic	Microsoft 365 Business Standard
		Microsoft Teams (free) Free (no commitment)	Microsoft 365 Business Basic $5.00 user/month (annual commitment) Get first six months free with annual commitment. Terms and conditions apply. Promotional pricing reflected in cart.⁶	Microsoft 365 Business Standard $12.50 user/month (annual commitment)
		Sign up for free	Buy now	Buy now Learn more
Chat and collaboration	Chat and collaboration	Included	Included	Included
Includes Microsoft Teams		Included	Included	Included
Maximum number of users		included 500K	included 300	included 300
Unlimited chat messages and search in Teams		Included	Included	Included
Guest access to Teams		Included	Included	Included
File attachments in chat		Included 2 GB per user	Included 1 TB per user¹	Included 1 TB per user¹
File sharing within teams and channels		Included 10 GB across all teams	Included 1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license²	Included 1 TB per organization plus 10 GB per license²
Collaboration on Office documents in Teams		Included	Included	Included
250+ integrated apps and services for Teams		Included	Included	Included
Meetings and calling	Meetings and calling	This feature is partially included	Included Included	Included Included
Online audio and video calls		Included	Included	Included
Screen sharing		included	Included	Included
Customized backgrounds		included	included	included
Scheduled meetings		Not included	Included	Included
Meeting recordings		Not included	included	Included
Host online and video conferencing meetings for up to 250 people⁴ and online events for up to 10,000		Not included	included	included
Productivity apps and services	Productivity apps and services	This feature is partially included	This feature is partially included	included
Web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint		included	Included	Included
Exchange email hosting with custom email domain address		Not Included	Included	Included
Personal file storage and sharing with OneDrive		Not included	1 TB per user	1 TB per user
Additional Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream		Not included	Included	Included
Desktop versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher³		Not included	Not Included	Included
Business apps including Bookings, Invoicing, MileIQ		Not included	Not Included	Included
Security and compliance	Security and compliance	This feature is partially included	Included	Included
Microsoft Teams data encryption at rest and in transit		Included	Included	Included
Single sign-on to all Microsoft 365 apps and services		Not included	Included	Included
Enforced multi-factor authentication		Not included	Included	Included
Advanced auditing and reporting		Not included	Included	Included
Administration	Administration	Not included	Included	Included
Administration tools for managing users and apps		Not included	Included	Included
Usage reporting for Microsoft 365 services		Not included	Included	Included
Configurable user settings and policies		Not included	Included	Included
Support	Support	Not included	Included	Included
99.9% financially backed uptime guarantee⁵		Not included	Included	Included
Phone and web support around the clock		Not ncluded	Included	Included
		Microsoft Teams (free) Free (no commitment)	Microsoft 365 Business Basic $5.00 user/month (annual commitment) Get first six months free with annual commitment. Terms and conditions apply. Promotional pricing reflected in cart.⁶	Microsoft 365 Business Standard $12.50 user/month (annual commitment)
		Sign up for free	Buy now	Buy now Learn more

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Frequently asked questions

Yes! The free version of Teams includes the following:

Unlimited chat messages and search.
Built-in audio and video calling for individuals, groups, and full team meetups.
10 GB of team file storage plus 2 GB per person for personal storage.
Integrated real-time content creation with Office apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
Unlimited app integrations with 140+ business apps to choose from, including Adobe, Evernote, and Trello.
Ability to communicate and collaborate with anyone inside or outside your organization, backed by Microsoft’s secure, global infrastructure.

No, your account will not expire.

Several Teams features are only available in the paid version in Microsoft 365. The full-featured, paid version of Teams includes:

Additional storage, with plans starting at 1 TB file storage per user.
Rich file collaboration in the Office desktop apps.
Meeting scheduling and intelligent video capabilities.
Additional first- and third-party app integrations.
Advanced IT controls.
Enterprise-level security and compliance.

Compare Microsoft 365 paid plans.

The individual who created the tenant (i.e., the person who signed up for the free version of Teams) can upgrade directly from the Teams free product by clicking on your profile in the top left-hand corner. Upgrading from the free version of Microsoft Teams also unlocks the full set of Teams capabilities, including scheduled meetings, calendar, 1 TB of file storage, and advanced administration features.

Yes. Customers who purchase Microsoft 365 Business Standard or Business Basic directly from the free version of Teams will not lose any data. Customers needing to purchase Microsoft 365 enterprise plans can work with some of our trusted partners to migrate their data to their new paid plan.

Anyone with any corporate or consumer email address can sign up for Teams today. People who don’t already have a paid Microsoft 365 commercial subscription will have access to the free version of Teams. If an existing Microsoft 365 commercial customer tries to sign up for free, they will be routed into a managed experience for their existing tenant. Existing customers who don’t have a Teams license as part of their Microsoft 365 plan will soon be eligible for a one-year free trial.

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Get Teams along with Office apps, file storage sharing, email, and more.

^{1. OneDrive storage is being used for file sharing in chat, so OneDrive storage limits apply. Unlimited personal cloud storage for qualifying plans for subscriptions of five or more users, otherwise 1 TB per user. Microsoft will initially provide 1 TB per user of OneDrive for Business storage, which admins can increase to 5 TB per user. Request additional storage by contacting Microsoft support. Storage up to 25 TB per user is provisioned in OneDrive for Business. Beyond 25 TB, storage is provisioned as 25 TB SharePoint team sites to individual users.

2. Because Teams runs on a SharePoint Online backend for file sharing, SharePoint storage limits apply to the Files section within a team. See “Storage limits and specification for Microsoft Teams” for more details.

3. Access and Publisher are available for PC only.

4. For HD calling, compatible HD hardware and broadband connection with at least 4 Mbps required.

5. For more information, see the Microsoft Online Services Level Agreement.

6. Offer available to new Microsoft 365 Business Basic commercial customers in the US between April 7th, 2020 and June 30th, 2020, and all other markets between April 10th, 2020 and June 30th, 2020 and applies to first year only. Cancel any time to stop future charges. 300 seat maximum. Promotional discount received by purchasing annual subscription, billed monthly with payment method required. Promotional pricing reflected in cart. Monthly charges will begin in month seven of the first year of the annual subscription.}