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Microsoft Teams vs Polycom RealPresence Clariti comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 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

Microsoft Teams
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
174
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (2nd)
Polycom RealPresence Clariti
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 3.1%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Polycom RealPresence Clariti is 1.9%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Teams3.1%
Polycom RealPresence Clariti1.9%
Other95.0%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

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.
NH
Network Technical Advisor at a government with 10,001+ employees
The ability to track call flow and history simplifies call management while bridging issues persist
I find the ability to follow the calls, the call flow, the ability to look at the history, and more on the fault-finding tools to be valuable. It improved from a support model perspective. It simplified the licensing, reduced administration since it's based on calls, not based on users. It's about managing the calls and verifying we have enough space as opposed to always adding licenses for endpoints or users.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft Teams is a scalable tool because it integrates with many other tools and different kinds of apps."
"Team sharing is really cool. It's great to have remote access, document sharing, and collaboration during calls and meetings."
"I have participated in meetings with up to 500 people during all-team meetings, and it worked without any issues."
"It is a stable solution."
"This has improved productivity and communication significantly."
"The video conferencing is good."
"I find the chat and messaging system in Microsoft Teams the most valuable for productivity. We replaced Zoom and other video conferencing tools with Teams for internal and external video calls. Teams is now our standard tool for communication, handling both audio and video conference calls."
"You can easily integrate with other applications quite easily."
"It does a good job of integrating with other software."
"I find the ability to follow the calls, the call flow, the ability to look at the history, and more on the fault-finding tools to be valuable."
"Some proprietary Polycom features include speaker tracking, acoustic fencing, noise cancellation, active noise cancellation, and noise cancellation AI."
"It's on-prem, which is great."
"The most valuable feature is its integration with solutions like Zoom and Teams for endpoints. The picture quality is high, and the conference sessions are stable."
 

Cons

"It would be better if Microsoft Teams can link us to the internet on the screen sharing mode during the meeting."
"Microsoft Teams should include better integration of the multi-viewer webinar-type system."
"There can be more customization and also the task management tools needs better tools for integration."
"The tool needs to improve its stability. There are issues when too many people use it at the same time."
"Signing up for a new device for the solution is challenging."
"I don't know how to upgrade some features for integration. It is difficult when it comes to integration with other platforms in some organizations."
"The only issue is sometimes, when I share my screen, and there's text on it, the compression can make it very blurry. If Teams could solve this problem so that text remains clear during screen sharing, that would be nice."
"The biggest issue with Microsoft Teams is switching identities, especially when communicating with external organizations."
"The customer needs this platform to be a little bit more customized."
"The only issue we have is with some of the bridging stuff, particularly with respect to DTMF and outgoing calls."
"The most valuable feature is its integration with solutions like Zoom and Teams for endpoints. The picture quality is high, and the conference sessions are stable."
"Polycom RealPresence Clariti is very bad when moving towards the cloud."
"Could have a wider range of use cases."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't think the solution is as expensive as big Webex licenses. It doesn't usually offer one-on-one licenses, so it's hard to compare. It's more expensive than the Google equivalent, but you can't replace Microsoft Teams with Google's offering."
"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten. Its pricing is fixed."
"I would rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten."
"It is a bit more than moderately expensive."
"If you have content that requires more security and you want to use it in a more secure manner, with more protection, then it will come at a higher cost."
"Microsoft Teams’s pricing is low."
"Microsoft Teams is expensive compared to other solutions."
"The product's pro accounts are cheap."
"Polycom RealPresence Clariti is definitely more expensive than others in the market because of its high quality."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business64
Midsize Enterprise44
Large Enterprise70
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Teams?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams for us is the ability to share files from OneDrive seamlessly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
Regarding the license, the Microsoft 365 license I am taking is quite expensive, and every year it goes higher. The solution is expensive for Microsoft Teams as well.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
Today, we do not integrate any third-party apps into Microsoft Teams, but we may use project management tools such as Jira in the future. We used to integrate something, but now we do not need it. ...
What needs improvement with Polycom RealPresence Clariti?
They are discontinuing the product and they are moving over to Pexip. The only issue we have is with some of the bridging stuff, particularly with respect to DTMF and outgoing calls. That's our big...
What is your primary use case for Polycom RealPresence Clariti?
We use it both nationally and internationally with our partners, however, it's used in a closed environment.
What advice do you have for others considering Polycom RealPresence Clariti?
I would recommend it, however, it depends on the environment. We have a lot of users but not a lot of usage, so the price model is really good for that environment. Overall, I would give it a nine ...
 

Also Known As

MS Teams
RealPresence Clariti, Clariti
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Honeywll, AIRFRANCE, AccuWeather, Lilly
Baptist Health Corbin, North Carolina Central University
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