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Microsoft Teams vs Sendbird 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.8
Microsoft Teams enhances communication and efficiency, offering valuable collaboration, tool automation, and cost reduction benefits during remote work.
Sentiment score
5.3
Sendbird improved ROI by streamlining communication, enhancing engagement, increasing user retention, reducing costs, and boosting customer satisfaction.
I have seen a return on investment from using Microsoft Teams.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
I have seen a return on investment with Microsoft Teams, as it definitely increases productivity and saves time.
Sr. Quality Analyst at Appinventiv
I have seen good communication improvement working out within Microsoft Teams instead of what we were used to in previous tools, where we were lacking communication.
Senior Data Scientist at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
The main return was not something of direct cost tracking on my own side, but more on the time saved, the faster response, and the reduced pressure on agents.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I have seen a return on investment because I was the only person needed to deploy it instead of four people coding for the implementation.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
I have seen a return on investment, as the general sense was that if it made our app users feel more like a community and the app engagement increases, the whole business gets a boost, which matters a lot even if it is difficult to directly quantify into a number.
Vice President, Technology (Mobile Architecture & Platform Lead) at Playfora
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Microsoft Teams customer service is generally positive, responsive, but improvement needed in response times for smaller businesses.
Sentiment score
5.5
Sendbird support is responsive and helpful, though complex issues may require faster responses; community forums enhance user experience.
Microsoft support is excellent, offering instantaneous assistance through either robo support or live personnel.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
We have cases where it took more than six months to resolve very basic issues.
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
We have not needed to contact Microsoft support for the last six years.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The resolution to some problems that involved multiple SDKs came in a little later and required a lot of effort from my end to get the solution out.
Vice President, Technology (Mobile Architecture & Platform Lead) at Playfora
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Microsoft Teams is highly scalable, handling large user numbers effectively, despite minor licensing complexities, and receives positive scalability ratings.
Sentiment score
6.4
Sendbird effectively manages high traffic and large user groups, though some users find scalability and documentation challenging.
We have around thousands of employees in my project using it simultaneously and it is working smoothly.
Technical Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Microsoft Teams is a scalable solution.
Master in Cyber Security at Ganpat University
Microsoft Teams can be scalable for more than 1,000 people, and I have seen video conferences with 5,000 participants, so the scale is incredible.
Senior Software Engineer at Endava
It has very good connection management which helps a large number of concurrent users to connect and use the chatbot and also helps to maintain traffic spikes.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Chats still came in real time, and agents could manage multiple conversations without the system slowing down.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The scalability is quite effective.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Microsoft Teams is generally stable, rated 8-9/10, with occasional issues linked to internet quality and specific devices.
Sentiment score
6.7
Sendbird is stable with minor issues like non-chronological chats, reliable messaging, chatbot accuracy, and rare session or latency problems.
I appreciate the ability of Microsoft Teams to control the quality of the call.
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
The kind of issue is that it always asks for the password, and I think for Citrix or for a shared platform, it is not really easy to manage, and it is not stable.
IT Director at ATOS
Microsoft Teams is stable once the setup is completed properly.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
Conversations loaded properly, messages delivered in real time, and the system generally stayed responsive even when chat volumes increased significantly.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The chatbot availability is approximately 99% and even if some services are down, it does not affect the chatbot availability.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Sendbird works well overall, the stability is sometimes affected by chat lists being randomly ordered rather than in chronological order.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
 

Room For Improvement

Microsoft Teams needs improvements in security, performance, synchronization, integration, and interface for enhanced user experience and productivity.
Sendbird faces challenges in documentation, SDK stability, connection delays, pricing, and seeks improvements in analytics, support, and multimedia features.
AI capabilities should be integrated into Microsoft Teams to provide better transcript services and offer multiple language support.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
The biggest issue with Microsoft Teams is switching identities, especially when communicating with external organizations.
Microsoft Practice Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Microsoft Teams could be improved through more synchronization with other platforms like Calendly and Gmail.
Team Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
With AI-driven development happening, I would say include more AI-driven development or include more options on different libraries and languages.
Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
The documentation for integrating with the Flutter framework is lacking detailed information.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
Integrating the ChatGPT model or cloud model would be beneficial.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Microsoft Teams offers versatile pricing, often bundled with Office 365, with flexible licensing and integration into the Microsoft ecosystem.
Sendbird is perceived as costly with limited trial options, influencing users to consider competitor services due to high expenses.
Microsoft Teams is economical when purchased as part of an Office 365 bundle.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
Microsoft Teams comes with Office 365 licenses like E3, but there are options for those who prefer not to pay for Teams by using alternative products like Slack.
Microsoft Practice Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Regarding the license, the Microsoft 365 license I am taking is quite expensive, and every year it goes higher.
IT Manager at R K Khanna and Associates
overall it is an expensive product as compared to other peers
Vice President, Technology (Mobile Architecture & Platform Lead) at Playfora
The subscription cost is quite high, which prevents us from subscribing before the project completion and user testing.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
 

Valuable Features

Microsoft Teams boosts productivity with superior communication, collaboration features, and integration, making it a preferred tool for businesses.
Sendbird offers scalable API-based messaging with real-time communication, chat management, and integrations to enhance user engagement and support efficiency.
Teams offers the ability to record sessions and store them in OneDrive, which provides 1 terabyte of space.
CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
The platform is user-friendly and has positively impacted our communication, allowing us to communicate with people from different countries and cities in real time.
Team Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The biggest advantage of Microsoft Teams is that it is a combined package where I can do chat, video conferencing, work on spreadsheets, documents, and other things with many people sitting at my desk, which makes work easy, especially with clients who are in remote locations, so it saves a lot of time.
IT Manager at R K Khanna and Associates
Features similar to WhatsApp, such as online and offline statuses, message reactions, and replies, add significant value.
Junior Software Developer at Weavers Web Solutions Private Limited
On average, I save two weeks per project compared to building custom chatbots.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Having the full history in one place makes a very big difference because agents can quickly understand what has already happened and continue helping customers without making them repeat themselves.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

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)
Sendbird
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (10th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (3rd), AI Customer Support (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 6.9%, down from 12.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sendbird is 1.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Teams6.9%
Sendbird1.8%
Other91.3%
Enterprise Social Software
 

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.
Shadrach Godwish Chukwu - PeerSpot reviewer
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Organized real-time customer chats have improved support efficiency and response handling
One thing I found unique about Sendbird is how smooth the real-time chat feels. It does not feel delayed or clunky. Conversations flow naturally, as though you are talking to someone in real time. If I could improve one thing, I would add more built-in analytics around conversations, such as clearer insights on response times, common issues, and agent performance. That would make it much easier to optimize support without relying on external tools. One improvement I see for Sendbird would be more flexibility in customizing the chat interface, especially around how conversations are displayed for agents. Sometimes, when handling multiple chats, having better layout controls or quick filters would make it much easier to stay organized. I also would appreciate more built-in analytics inside the platform itself, such as clearer breakdowns of response times, chat resolution rates, and common customer issues. Right now, you often need external tools to get that level of insights. Overall, it works very well, but those improvements would make the day-to-day support work much smoother and much more efficient.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Construction Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Non Tech Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business66
Midsize Enterprise46
Large Enterprise73
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sendbird?
Testing Sendbird is challenging due to the trial limitations of only one hundred users. The subscription cost is quite high, which prevents us from subscribing before the project completion and use...
What needs improvement with Sendbird?
One thing I found unique about Sendbird is how smooth the real-time chat feels. It does not feel delayed or clunky. Conversations flow naturally, as though you are talking to someone in real time. ...
What is your primary use case for Sendbird?
I have been using Sendbird for approximately two years. I have been using Sendbird mainly for customer communication and support work. During all this time, I have worked with its messaging feature...
 

Also Known As

MS Teams
Sendbird Calls, Sendbird Desk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Honeywll, AIRFRANCE, AccuWeather, Lilly
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