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Jive vs Microsoft Teams comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Jive
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (28th), Web Content Management (20th), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (7th), Knowledge Management Software (12th), Enterprise Intranet (6th)
Microsoft Teams
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
178
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Jive is 4.5%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 6.9%, down from 12.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Teams6.9%
Jive4.5%
Other88.6%
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

GD
VP - International Business at Amtex S.A.
A flexible solution that improves our administrative efficiency
We use Jive-n for followups on details regarding purchase orders, shipping documents, and other information We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge. This solution provides great flexibility of permission…
Anna Virtsan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
Have streamlined daily workflow and task management but still face inconvenience from recent interface changes and limited integration options
There are challenges and issues in Microsoft Teams, such as after recent updates where group chats were combined with Teams, chats, and groups into one. Users have to work with settings to make it normal again so Teams are separated from chats, and that was a really inconvenient update. Many users ask me to help make it back again to separate Teams and groups from one-to-one chats. That's probably the worst update they've made recently. Additionally, there are some minor features, such as when I work with messages, I don't have an actual forward or quote option when replying to someone's message. I need to be careful not to miss the quote sign. For a lot of people, they are confused about where the quotes option is. I've received a couple of hundred support tickets just regarding this issue. The function to share email to Teams chat doesn't work sometimes due to our compliance policies, and sometimes it would be nice to be able to forward an email to the group chat and have further discussions. Microsoft Teams could improve by being less glitchy because it glitches a lot, leading to undelivered emails and undelivered messages. It would be beneficial if the MS application Shifts, which adds functionality to groups, could be integrated into the groups calendar. Currently, many teams don't use the app because it is not integrated with the general calendar or the Outlook calendar, making it basically a useless application. The platform needs less Copilot and more people. The general Copilot integration into the platform is less glitchy, but Microsoft Teams is quite heavy and glitchy sometimes. Stability depends a lot on compliance restrictions, policies, and quality of internet. Sometimes, when updates are enrolling, the platform glitches, breaks, or shuts down.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Jive came out on top for feature, price, and ability to meet regulatory needs."
"Colleagues are more informed, it is easier to find content, and silo breaking has significantly improved our collaboration."
"The platform works well to collaborate with creating documents or media for a specific goal."
"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."
"In comparison to other platforms, Jive-n provides the fastest way to integrate new affiliates into your organization."
"We recently rebranded our organization and used this tool as our primary channel."
"Various business groups were able to collaborate effectively using this tool."
"Jive-n offers the best curated experience of the social-based content for enterprises."
"The solution's most valuable feature is connecting calls to concerned people anytime. It works much faster."
"The solution's most valuable feature is Microsoft Planner. Most users now use Microsoft Teams since many companies use Microsoft Office 365. It's built into the plan, and they use the same email address for a single sign-on."
"The transition to this solution is very quick so don't hesitate to give it a go, particularly for anyone already using Microsoft products."
"The solution has a lot of capabilities in one application, whereas in the past we had to use multiple applications, and that, I would say, would be the biggest benefit that we've experienced, in that we have only one application that we can use to collaborate and speak with each other."
"Microsoft has delivered integrated tools and collaborative capabilities that continue to strengthen and bring great value to Teams."
"There is a new Skype feature in Teams that is excellent."
"The corporate world widely accepts the solution for virtual meetings. Also, it has good availability."
"Now, several months and a pandemic since my original review, I'm happy to say that the product has improved with better performance and increased functionality."
 

Cons

"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."
"Jive-n can improve their integration, plugins and democratize their configuration abilities."
"Standard Silver technical support is similar to standard support by all vendors, i.e., not quick enough."
"A visual navigator would be very useful as many colleagues have an issue to find their way and connect the dots."
"The mobile app could be better."
"Create a better way of adding users in bulk by email address."
"Stream activity could be better organized."
"We had major performance issues when our user base went up."
"The chat option in the Teams tab is not very helpful. We don't use it very often. There is also an expiration on the recordings. It would be useful to not have a time limit."
"Whiteboard tool not embedded in the solution."
"Sometimes, extracting the older version of a file takes a few minutes."
"Currently, the product limitations are keeping us from migrating to expanding its use."
"If I could completely eliminate Outlook and only use Teams, that would help me immensely."
"The product should improve its security."
"The solution needs to have subtitles."
"It consumes a high amount of system memory."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I rate Microsoft Teams an eight out of ten for its pricing."
"Microsoft Teams comes free if you're using it in an organization."
"I rate the pricing as a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"The standalone license is not cheap."
"We don't have to pay for the solution."
"Its pricing is reasonable."
"The tool's price is high and I would rate it an eight out of ten."
"The tool's price is high. We purchase Microsoft Office 365 on per user basis and we get support also on that basis."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business66
Midsize Enterprise46
Large Enterprise73
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
When we pay for Microsoft Teams, it is always expensive. I do not know exactly how much the license is, but when we pay, it is always expensive.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
There are too many features in Microsoft Teams, and I think it is not good. I believe they should have fewer features in Microsoft Teams and limit it to calls, presentations, and sharing, similar t...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Teams?
My main use cases for Microsoft Teams are for meetings and calls. I have not yet used it for collaboration.
 

Also Known As

Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
MS Teams
 

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Sample Customers

Eloqua, Hitachi Data Systems,T-Mobile, UBM, Thomson-Reuters, Groupon, Nike, Cisco, and others.
Honeywll, AIRFRANCE, AccuWeather, Lilly
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