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Compare Microsoft Teams and Viva Engage 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (59.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.80 1 User Per Month
No pricing available
Microsoft Teams
Star Rating
(17,579)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.80 1 User Per Month
Learn more about Microsoft TeamsViva Engage
Star Rating
(1,441)3.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Viva EngageMicrosoft Teams vs Viva Engage
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Teams easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft Teams overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Teams meets the needs of their business better than Viva Engage.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Teams is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Teams over Viva Engage.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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.
Viva Engage
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Teams
No trial information availableViva Engage
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
13,073
7.9
1,264
Ease of Use
8.8
13,247
8.1
1,280
Ease of Setup
9.0
3,692
8.3
177
Ease of Admin
8.6
2,034
7.7
166
Quality of Support
8.6
10,521
7.8
756
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
2,008
7.8
147
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
12,503
5.9
1,264
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
8.9
8736
Not enough data
8.7
8992
Not enough data
8.4
8363
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
8286
Not enough data
8.9
8225
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.8
8029
Not enough data
8.8
8256
Not enough data
8.7
7243
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.2
982
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.0
963
Not enough data
8.3
960
Not enough data
7.9
950
Not enough data
8.0
950
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
7.9
554
Not enough data
8.0
549
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.0
7810
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
5575
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
5757
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.0
7364
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
6827
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
7074
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
5540
|
Verified
Not enough data
Software Type
8.8
7135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
5228
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
5775
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
7.8
644
Not enough data
7.8
639
Not enough data
7.8
636
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.7
112
Not enough data
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
8.6
111
Not enough data
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
8.6
108
Not enough data
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
8.1
105
Not enough data
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
8.2
110
Not enough data
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
8.7
105
Not enough data
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
8.2
100
Not enough data
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
8.6
107
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Teams and Viva Engage share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Teams is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Video Conferencing, and AI Note-Taking Software
Viva Engage is categorized as Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) and Employee Intranet
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Teams
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Viva Engage
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
17.2%
Computer Software
9.2%
Financial Services
3.7%
Education Management
3.6%
Marketing and Advertising
3.5%
Other
62.9%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Computer Software
6.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Education Management
3.9%
Higher Education
3.8%
Other
65.4%
Discussions
What software do you need for Microsoft teams?
17 Comments
AG
You need Office 365 to use Microsoft Teams.Read more
What is the use of Microsoft teams?
17 Comments
AP
Teams can be used to conduct meeting as well as chats can be accessed.Read more
What are Microsoft teams features?
11 Comments
DB
Chat, video conferencing, team collaboration.Read more
Yammer and Office integration
1 Comment
HL
Hi, the product is Microsoft owned and as such works well with the overall suite. Recently, they seem to be investing heavily in Teams also which has some...Read more
How do you turn off the annoying email notifications that give me updates?
1 Comment
LF
Constantly. I turn them off or try to opt out as much as possible. I have an entire email nearly dedicated to spam notices.Read more
Whats the best way to use Yammer is it only for sharing an update or a post?
1 Comment
GG
in the application but the Web interface is not bad at allRead more
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