Billing Model: Bill Ahead
Microsoft Teams Essentials (AAD Identity) is the first standalone offering of Microsoft Teams designed specifically with small businesses in mind. It brings together features small businesses need to serve customers, including unlimited group video calls for up to 30 hours, group chat, file sharing, and calendaring. Working closely with customers and partners can be a challenge for any business without the right communication tools. Teams Essentials brings existing Teams capabilities together with features specifically designed for small businesses and community groups. Get expansive limits and features for hosting professional meetings and collaborating in one place such as unlimited group meetings for up to 30 hours, meetings with up to 300 people, and 10 GB of cloud storage per user. Teams Essentials also includes existing and new capabilities available in the free version of Teams to meet the needs of small businesses. Simple, easy invitations require only an email address. Users are not required to sign up, sign in, or install Teams to participate in a meeting. Professional meeting tools and capabilities like meeting lobby, virtual backgrounds, Together mode, live closed captions, and live reactions. Never lose context or continuity with always-available chats in Microsoft Teams. Teams Essentials simplifies communications for small businesses and community groups with a single solution for chat and meetings—saving time, and most importantly, keeping meetings and conversations in context. It includes tools to work effectively with anyone, including Office web apps, file sharing, group chats, task management, and more. Costs are top of mind for every business and community. Microsoft Teams Essentials offers the most value at the best price. And with a simplified interface that is easy to learn, it is straightforward and easy for employees to quickly be productive.
