Compare Lark and Microsoft Teams 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (39.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 50 Users
$4.80 1 User Per Month
Lark
Star Rating
(179)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 50 Users
Browse all 3 pricing plansMicrosoft Teams
Star Rating
(18,351)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.80 1 User Per Month
Learn more about Microsoft TeamsSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- 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 and organization, especially for remote work.
- Users say Lark stands out for its user-friendly interface and quick setup process. Many find it easy to navigate, with features like video calls, messaging, and document collaboration seamlessly integrated, making it a convenient choice for teams looking to streamline their workflows.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft Teams has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its strong market presence and extensive user base. This is supported by a wealth of recent reviews, indicating that many organizations rely on Teams for their daily operations and appreciate its robust functionality.
- According to verified reviews, Lark's strengths lie in its mobile application and real-time collaboration features, which users find particularly beneficial for managing daily tasks and staying organized. The ability to access everything from one workspace is frequently highlighted as a major advantage.
- G2 reviewers note that while Microsoft Teams offers a rich feature set, some users have experienced challenges with its initial setup compared to Lark, which is praised for its straightforward onboarding process. This difference can impact how quickly teams can start using the software effectively.
- Users highlight that Microsoft Teams provides a more extensive range of integrations, which can be crucial for larger enterprises needing to connect various tools. In contrast, Lark, while effective for small businesses, may not offer the same level of integration flexibility, which could limit its appeal for larger organizations.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Lark
Starter
$0.00
50 Users
The essentials to get your core team up and running
- Unlimited chats and message history
- Custom and secured business email
- 100 GB storage
Microsoft Teams
Teams Essentials
$4.80
1 User Per Month
- 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.
Free Trial
Lark
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Teams
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
136
8.9
13,607
Ease of Use
9.1
139
8.8
13,829
Ease of Setup
8.1
42
9.0
4,234
Ease of Admin
8.8
30
8.6
2,343
Quality of Support
8.9
130
8.6
10,983
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
30
8.9
2,326
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
130
8.6
12,986
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.2
89
8.9
8874
9.0
85
8.7
9093
9.1
82
8.4
8423
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
82
9.0
8375
9.0
86
8.9
8340
Business Instant Messaging
9.4
82
8.8
8096
8.9
78
8.8
8306
8.4
73
8.7
7313
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.2
1003
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.0
979
Not enough data
8.3
972
Not enough data
8.0
964
Not enough data
8.0
961
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.0
570
Not enough data
8.0
559
Knowledge Pages
9.4
38
Not enough data
9.4
37
Not enough data
9.4
37
Not enough data
9.3
37
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
9.3
36
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.7
38
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.5
36
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
9.6
36
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
9.1
35
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
Goal Creation
9.1
24
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.4
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.3
63
9.0
7969
|
Verified
9.4
63
9.1
5655
|
Verified
8.9
59
Feature Not Available
9.6
63
9.2
6069
|
Verified
9.3
63
Feature Not Available
Meeting Coordination
9.5
66
9.0
7580
|
Verified
9.4
61
8.9
6926
|
Verified
9.1
62
8.8
7131
|
Verified
9.3
62
8.9
5610
|
Verified
Software Type
9.4
62
8.8
7226
|
Verified
8.8
59
8.7
5265
|
Verified
9.4
64
9.1
5867
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
7.8
673
Not enough data
7.9
670
Not enough data
7.8
649
Design
9.5
54
Not enough data
9.3
54
Not enough data
9.1
52
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.7
54
Not enough data
9.7
55
Not enough data
File Types
9.5
52
Not enough data
9.3
52
Not enough data
9.3
46
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
49
Not enough data
9.2
48
Not enough data
9.5
53
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.7
53
Not enough data
9.2
50
Not enough data
9.4
52
Not enough data
Operating System
9.1
49
Not enough data
9.3
49
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
In-store tasks - Retail Task Management Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task management - Retail Task Management Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics and reporting - Retail Task Management Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.0
30
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
27
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
9.3
26
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.3
26
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
111
Not enough data
8.8
120
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
118
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.6
113
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.1
106
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.2
112
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
108
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.2
101
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.6
113
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Pre-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Meeting Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Meeting Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Lark and Microsoft Teams are categorized as Video Conferencing and Business Instant Messaging
Unique Categories
Lark is categorized as Document Creation, Onboarding, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Employee Intranet, Note-Taking Software, Retail Task Management, Knowledge Base, and Meeting Management
Microsoft Teams is categorized as AI Note-Taking Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Lark
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Teams
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
13.8%
Computer Software
11.3%
Marketing and Advertising
6.9%
Higher Education
6.9%
Internet
5.0%
Other
56.0%
Information Technology and Services
17.2%
Computer Software
9.2%
Financial Services
3.7%
Education Management
3.6%
Marketing and Advertising
3.5%
Other
62.9%
Discussions
How does Lark app work?
1 Comment
RQ
It's one-stop shop for all your work needs. It's like Google Suite on steroids!Read more
Lark has no more discussions with answers
What software do you need for Microsoft teams?
18 Comments
DK
To use Microsoft Teams effectively, you typically need the following software and components:
Microsoft Teams Application: You can download and install...Read more
What are Microsoft teams features?
12 Comments
NS
most used features in my work place
text based chat
video calling
team meetingsRead more
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