# Granola vs Microsoft Teams Comparison
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## AI Generated Summary
- **G2 reviewers report** that Microsoft Teams excels in providing a comprehensive suite of collaboration tools, combining chat, video meetings, and file sharing all in one platform. Users appreciate features like group chat, notifications, and screen sharing, which enhance team connectivity, especially in remote work settings.
- **Users say** Granola stands out for its seamless integration with tools like Google and Zoom, making it incredibly easy to use. Reviewers highlight the absence of manual steps to join meetings, allowing them to focus on conversations without the distraction of a bot, which is a significant advantage for on-the-go professionals.
- **According to verified reviews** , Microsoft Teams has a robust support system, with users noting the quality of assistance available when needed. This is particularly beneficial for larger organizations that may require more extensive support during implementation and ongoing use.
- **Reviewers mention** that Granola's ease of use is a major selling point, with many finding it intuitive and straightforward. Users appreciate the automatic transcription feature, which allows them to capture meeting notes effortlessly, enhancing productivity without added complexity.
- **G2 reviewers highlight** that while Microsoft Teams has a higher overall satisfaction score, Granola's users rate it highly for specific features like transcription and action item extraction, indicating that it may be particularly well-suited for users focused on note-taking and meeting summaries.
- **Users express** that Microsoft Teams can sometimes feel overwhelming due to its extensive features, which may not be necessary for smaller teams or businesses. In contrast, Granola's streamlined approach appeals to small businesses looking for a straightforward solution without the extra functionalities that larger platforms offer.



| | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.8 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 32 | 18,942 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (62.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (39.6% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $4.80 1 User Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Granola

Pros:
- Ease of Use (9 reviews)
- Daily Use (7 reviews)

Cons:
- Integration Issues (2 reviews)
- AI Inaccuracy (1 reviews)

### Microsoft Teams

Pros:
- Ease of Use (969 reviews)
- Team Collaboration (896 reviews)

Cons:
- Slow Loading (418 reviews)
- Performance Issues (299 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (24 reviews) | 8.9 (14073 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.6 (25 reviews) | 8.8 (14312 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.9 (24 reviews) | 9.1 (4669 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.7 (2734 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.7 (16 reviews) | 8.6 (11338 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.9 (2751 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (21 reviews) | 8.6 (13364 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Granola

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Microsoft Teams

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Teams Essentials

Price: $4.80 1 User Per Month

Key Features:
- Seamless integration with Exchange: Teams Essentials works with On-Premises or Hosted Exchange so that Office clients can get Teams in the cloud.
-  Upgraded online meetings: Provide professional features like virtual backgrounds, screen sharing, and recording from any device for your clients.
- Fully-enabled dynamic chats: Keep conversations going internally or externally with continuous chat, searchable history, and in-app file sharing and collaboration.

[Learn more about Microsoft Teams](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-teams/reviews)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Business Instant Messaging

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Granola** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft Teams** | 8.5/10 | 10529 |

#### Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **File Sharing** | Not enough data | 8.9 (8982 reviews) | 
| **Notifications** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9180 reviews) | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | 8.4 (8490 reviews) | 

#### Business Instant Messaging 

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Audio Conferencing** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8450 reviews) | 
| **Video Conferencing** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8436 reviews) | 

#### Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile Application** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8176 reviews) | 
| **Web Application** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8365 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | 8.7 (7370 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 8.2 (1030 reviews) | 

#### AI - Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Powered Search** | Not enough data | 8.1 (994 reviews) | 
| **Smart Notifications** | Not enough data | 8.3 (994 reviews) | 
| **AI Powered Language Translation** | Not enough data | 8.0 (979 reviews) | 
| **Content Generation** | Not enough data | 8.1 (973 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 8.0 (586 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | 8.1 (572 reviews) | 

### Video Conferencing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Granola** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft Teams** | 8.8/10 | 10306 |

#### Collaboration Tools

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Screen Sharing** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8112 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Presentations** | Not enough data | 9.1 (5731 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Whiteboarding** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Live Chat** | Not enough data | 9.2 (6345 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Hand Raising** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Meeting Coordination

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scheduling** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7803 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Recording** | Not enough data | 8.9 (7020 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Participant Permissions** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7196 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **One-Click Join** | Not enough data | 8.9 (5678 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Software Type

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7312 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Browser Application** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5315 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Desktop Application** | Not enough data | 9.1 (5973 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Agentic AI - Video Conferencing

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | 7.8 (702 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | 7.9 (706 reviews) | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | 7.9 (668 reviews) | 

### AI Note-Taking Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Granola** | 9.0/10 | 12 |
| **Microsoft Teams** | 8.5/10 | 202 |

#### Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Action Item extraction** | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 8.5 (116 reviews) | 
| **Summary Generation** | 9.8 (10 reviews) | 8.9 (129 reviews) | 

#### Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Speech-to-text Transcription** | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 8.8 (129 reviews) | 

#### Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Team-based Access** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 8.7 (125 reviews) | 

#### Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Language and Accent Support** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 8.2 (115 reviews) | 

#### Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrations** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 8.4 (122 reviews) | 

#### Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Access Control** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 8.7 (116 reviews) | 

#### Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Semantic Search** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 8.2 (107 reviews) | 

#### Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software

| Feature | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Speaker Recognition** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 8.6 (122 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [AI Note-Taking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-note-taking-software)


**Unique to Microsoft Teams (2):** [Business Instant Messaging Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-instant-messaging), [Video Conferencing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/video-conferencing)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Granola | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 62.1% | 22.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 37.9% | 38.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 0% | 39.6% | 

### By Industry

#### Granola

- **Computer Software:** 25.0%
- **Financial Services:** 16.7%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 12.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 12.5%
- **Manufacturing:** 4.2%
- **Public Relations and Communications:** 4.2%
- **Professional Training & Coaching:** 4.2%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 4.2%
- **Investment Management:** 4.2%
- **Information Services:** 4.2%
- **Other:** 8.3%

#### Microsoft Teams

- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.2%
- **Computer Software:** 9.3%
- **Financial Services:** 3.7%
- **Education Management:** 3.5%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.5%
- **Higher Education:** 3.3%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.2%
- **Accounting:** 2.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.1%
- **Insurance:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 49.7%

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## Top Discussions

### Granola

No discussions available for this product.

### Microsoft Teams

- Title: [What is the use of Microsoft teams?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-microsoft-teams) — 19 comments, 6 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Collaboration "
- Title: [What software do you need for Microsoft teams?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-software-do-you-need-for-microsoft-teams) — 18 comments, 10 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "To use Microsoft Teams effectively, you typically need the following software and components:

Microsoft Teams Application: You can download and install..."
- Title: [What are Microsoft teams features?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-microsoft-teams-features) — 12 comments, 4 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "most used features in my work place
text based chat
video calling
team meetings"
- Title: [Does it integrate with gmail](https://www.g2.com/discussions/15479-does-it-integrate-with-gmail) — 9 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "No"
- Title: [Is there a way to mute notifcations?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33039-is-there-a-way-to-mute-notifcations) — 7 comments, 4 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "If you go to "Channel notifications" in your settings, you can adjust notifications (and turn most of them off). "

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/granola-vs-microsoft-teams)