# Lifesize, Microsoft Teams Room vs Microsoft Teams Comparison

| | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 513 | 97 | 19,003 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (53.7% of reviews) | Enterprise (41.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (39.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $12.50 host/month | No pricing available | $4.80 1 User Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Lifesize

Pros:
- Easy Setup (10 reviews)
- Ease of Use (9 reviews)

Cons:
- Connectivity Issues (3 reviews)
- Integration Issues (3 reviews)

### Microsoft Teams Room

**Not enough data**

### Microsoft Teams

Pros:
- Team Collaboration (896 reviews)
- Ease of Use (845 reviews)

Cons:
- Slow Loading (418 reviews)
- Performance Issues (266 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (389 reviews) | 9.3 (72 reviews) | 8.9 (14133 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.2 (394 reviews) | 9.3 (74 reviews) | 8.8 (14375 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.2 (136 reviews) | 9.3 (25 reviews) | 9.1 (4727 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.4 (134 reviews) | 9.0 (17 reviews) | 8.7 (2783 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.1 (323 reviews) | 9.1 (67 reviews) | 8.6 (11390 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.4 (134 reviews) | 9.0 (16 reviews) | 8.9 (2800 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.8 (383 reviews) | 9.5 (70 reviews) | 8.6 (13421 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Lifesize

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: LIfesize Standard

Price: $12.50 host/month

Description: Starting at 1 host

Key Features:
- All free features, plus
- Host up to 100 participants
- Meet for up to 24 hours

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/lifesize/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Microsoft Teams Room

#### 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 |
|---|---|---|
| **Lifesize** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft Teams Room** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft Teams** | 8.5/10 | 10549 |

#### Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **File Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (8998 reviews) | 
| **Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (9193 reviews) | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (8499 reviews) | 

#### Business Instant Messaging 

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Audio Conferencing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (8463 reviews) | 
| **Video Conferencing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (8450 reviews) | 

#### Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Mobile Application** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (8187 reviews) | 
| **Web Application** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (8371 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (7377 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (1033 reviews) | 

#### AI - Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Powered Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (995 reviews) | 
| **Smart Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (994 reviews) | 
| **AI Powered Language Translation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (980 reviews) | 
| **Content Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (973 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (587 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (572 reviews) | 

### Room Systems

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Lifesize** | 9.2/10 | 154 |
| **Microsoft Teams Room** | 9.0/10 | 72 |
| **Microsoft Teams** | N/A | N/A |

#### Collaboration 

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Collaborative Whiteboards** | 9.1 (73 reviews) | 9.0 (67 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Meeting Room Check-in** | 9.4 (110 reviews) | 9.3 (67 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Calendar Integration** | 9.2 (98 reviews) | 9.3 (66 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Display 

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Screen Sharing** | 9.4 (136 reviews) | 9.4 (68 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-display** | 9.2 (124 reviews) | 9.2 (64 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Hardware 

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Proprietary Hardware** | 9.1 (125 reviews) | 8.4 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Bring-Your-Own Hardware** | 9.1 (110 reviews) | 8.3 (60 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Room Systems

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Video Conferencing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Lifesize** | 9.1/10 | 387 |
| **Microsoft Teams Room** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft Teams** | 8.8/10 | 10377 |

#### Collaboration Tools

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Screen Sharing** | 9.3 (322 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 9.0 (8136 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Presentations** | 9.4 (121 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 9.1 (5748 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Whiteboarding** | 8.9 (87 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Live Chat** | 9.1 (109 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 9.2 (6384 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Hand Raising** | 9.1 (112 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Meeting Coordination

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scheduling** | 9.2 (260 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 9.0 (7833 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Recording** | 9.0 (243 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 8.9 (7034 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Participant Permissions** | 9.1 (277 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 8.8 (7201 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **One-Click Join** | 9.0 (124 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 8.9 (5682 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Software Type

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Mobile** | 9.1 (265 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 8.8 (7322 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Browser Application** | 8.9 (116 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 8.7 (5317 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Desktop Application** | 9.2 (117 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 9.1 (5984 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Agentic AI - Video Conferencing

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (704 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (707 reviews) | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (669 reviews) | 

### AI Note-Taking Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Lifesize** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft Teams Room** | N/A | N/A |
| **Microsoft Teams** | 8.6/10 | 207 |

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

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Action Item extraction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (117 reviews) | 
| **Summary Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (130 reviews) | 

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

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Speech-to-text Transcription** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (130 reviews) | 

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

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Team-based Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (128 reviews) | 

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

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Language and Accent Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (115 reviews) | 

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

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (123 reviews) | 

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

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (117 reviews) | 

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

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (107 reviews) | 

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

| Feature | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Speaker Recognition** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (124 reviews) | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Lifesize (2):** [Video Conferencing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/video-conferencing), [Room Systems ](https://www.g2.com/categories/room-systems)

**Unique to Microsoft Teams Room (1):** [Room Systems ](https://www.g2.com/categories/room-systems)

**Unique to Microsoft Teams (3):** [Business Instant Messaging Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-instant-messaging), [Video Conferencing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/video-conferencing), [AI Note-Taking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-note-taking-software)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Lifesize | Microsoft Teams Room | Microsoft Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 20.6% | 26.3% | 22.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 53.7% | 32.6% | 38.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 25.7% | 41.1% | 39.5% | 

### By Industry

#### Lifesize

- **Information Technology and Services:** 9.3%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.5%
- **Computer Software:** 4.8%
- **Financial Services:** 4.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.3%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.9%
- **Education Management:** 2.9%
- **Construction:** 2.6%
- **Internet:** 2.6%
- **Other:** 57.5%

#### Microsoft Teams Room

- **Information Technology and Services:** 10.5%
- **Computer Software:** 8.4%
- **Insurance:** 6.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.3%
- **Banking:** 4.2%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.2%
- **Information Services:** 4.2%
- **Staffing and Recruiting:** 3.2%
- **Retail:** 3.2%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.2%
- **Other:** 47.4%

#### 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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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Lifesize

- [Zoom Workplace](https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-workplace/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (56389 reviews)
- [GoTo Meeting](https://www.g2.com/products/goto-meeting/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (17097 reviews)
- [Whereby Meetings](https://www.g2.com/products/whereby-meetings/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1164 reviews)
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- [Zoho Meeting](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-meeting/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1238 reviews)
- [Zoom Rooms](https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-rooms/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (436 reviews)
- [Adobe Connect](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-connect/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (974 reviews)
- [FreeConferenceCall.com](https://www.g2.com/products/freeconferencecall-com/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (529 reviews)
- [RingEX](https://www.g2.com/products/ringex/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1364 reviews)
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### Alternatives to Microsoft Teams Room

- [Zoom Rooms](https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-rooms/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (436 reviews)
- [RingCentral Video](https://www.g2.com/products/ringcentral-video/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (503 reviews)
- [Archie](https://www.g2.com/products/archie-archie/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (234 reviews)
- [Pexip](https://www.g2.com/products/pexip/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (89 reviews)
- [AIRTAME](https://www.g2.com/products/airtame/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (37 reviews)
- [BlueJeans Rooms](https://www.g2.com/products/bluejeans-rooms/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (29 reviews)
- [GoTo Room](https://www.g2.com/products/goto-room/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (26 reviews)
- [ClickShare](https://www.g2.com/products/clickshare/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1 reviews)
- [TrueConf Room](https://www.g2.com/products/trueconf-room/reviews) — 5.0/5 stars (1 reviews)
- [Nearity 360 Alien](https://www.g2.com/products/nearity-360-alien/reviews) — 0.0/5 stars (0 reviews)

### Alternatives to Microsoft Teams

- [Zoom Workplace](https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-workplace/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (56389 reviews)
- [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (48016 reviews)
- [Slack](https://www.g2.com/products/slack/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (39046 reviews)
- [Webex Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-webex-suite/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (18891 reviews)
- [ClickUp](https://www.g2.com/products/clickup/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (12423 reviews)
- [Otter.ai](https://www.g2.com/products/otter-ai/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (492 reviews)
- [Rocket.Chat](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-chat/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (374 reviews)
- [Zoho Cliq](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-cliq/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (267 reviews)
- [Lark](https://www.g2.com/products/lark-lark/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (179 reviews)
- [GoTo Meeting](https://www.g2.com/products/goto-meeting/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (17097 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Lifesize

- Title: [How do I share a video](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-share-a-video) — 4 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Romsy,
You might take a look at this help guide.  https://www.lifesize.com/en/app-help/user/manage-recordings.  Let me know if that does not help.  "
- Title: [Is lifesize safe?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-lifesize-safe) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "The Lifesize assistance, room frameworks and client programming give secure and encoded video, sound, show (media) and call arrangement (motioning) in each call"
- Title: [Is lifesize free to use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-lifesize-free-to-use) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "You can access some limited features in free version. To access the all features you need to unlock the full version."
- Title: [Is it safe/secure?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/question-4c26b3a3-72c0-4579-beaf-aac3faf703e6) — 3 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Security features vary by vendor. We offer best-in-class encryption and firewall traversal to ensure that your meeting is accessible only to people you’ve..."
- Title: [How is the picture quality? Will it distract from my meeting?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/question-dc3e5b61-cf4f-415e-8d54-43a291ade202) — 3 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Quality can vary among services. Free and consumer-grade apps can result in poor picture quality, pixilation and bandwidth hiccups, which can be distracting..."

### Microsoft Teams Room

- Title: [Can you share me some hidden features of it, which average human being can't find?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/34716-can-you-share-me-some-hidden-features-of-it-which-average-human-being-can-t-find) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Must Read this Article - https://bcglobalnews.com/improve-team-communication-with-microsoft-teams/"
- Title: [Does any one use an apps on teams?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/34443-does-any-one-use-an-apps-on-teams) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "I'm not sure of the question.  Do you mean any apps?  There are hundreds of apps.  We've enabled some based on our needs.  For example, we have Smartsheet..."

### 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/lifesize-vs-microsoft-teams-room-vs-microsoft-teams)