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Microsoft Teams vs Symphony comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Teams
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
180
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (3rd)
Symphony
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
11th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Teams is 7.2%, down from 14.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symphony is 3.3%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Teams7.2%
Symphony3.3%
Other89.5%
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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.
Nenad Pejcic - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Professional Services Engineer at Aspire Technology
Makes tasks like network planning and performance monitoring much easier
I have experience with solutions from other vendors like Nokia, Huawei, and Tyson. The main pros of Symphony, in comparison, are the modules that provide a comprehensive overview and the automation features for planning data. These aspects are notably beneficial and stand out. On the downside, the major cons revolve around user customization. Unlike other vendors where you can create your reports and customize navigation, Symphony's user optimization in the SCAP module is limited. This lack of flexibility is a significant drawback, especially when compared to other solutions. Overall, while certain modules like those related to SolarWinds are straightforward and comparable, Symphony falls short in terms of user customization.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The transcription feature is great."
"It’s very easy to set up. It doesn't take that long."
"The tool is available on cell phones. It can be used in calls and meetings."
"The solution provides very clear conferencing, even on mobile devices."
"It has allowed for collaboration during the COVID-19 situation (work from home)."
"It's a very simple software that's very easy to understand."
"The platform has facilitated our communication and collaboration, especially in a remote or hybrid work environment."
"The integration, ability to share documents is very good."
"I found the RAM Commander module in Symphony to be the most valuable."
"The entire product is good."
"The overall functions are good."
"The solution is user-friendly, and it is very good security-wise."
"The entire product is good, and the number of available features justifies its cost."
"Symphony and Laravel are the most comfortable frameworks for any developer. It is also lightweight."
 

Cons

"One of my colleagues was trying to use Microsoft Teams on their laptop, and it was slow in terms of booting up when initially starting it. For example, it was not running in the background. In general, it takes some time to load. Zoom tends to have a faster loading time."
"The solution could be lighter in terms of storage performance."
"User interface could be improved"
"The whiteboarding area in the tool has certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"I have faced issues with connection. Maybe, it's an issue from my side. The company accounts in Teams has some issues as well. I could not establish calls with certain domains, and then the product asked me to buy a professional account. The problem with Teams is that they are split between professional or company accounts and personal accounts. It's not very clear how you can go from one to another. That's the main issue with teams."
"We encountered occasional outages, which occurred a couple of times last year while using the product."
"The solution needs to be integrated with Microsoft Planner. I have also faced issues with stability in the first month."
"If it's a group chat, then we can record the session, but we cannot record a one on one session."
"The solution needs to improve CI."
"Compared to established vendors, it lacks user flexibility and customization, especially in the PM module."
"The solution is very expensive, and its pricing could be improved."
"To improve the situation, enhancing the functionality for integrating with other applications and addressing ticketing issues is crucial."
"The area that needs to be improved is modular asset management. When we are uploading the assets in bulk, it is not aligned."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's pricing is average."
"It costs around $12 for SharePoint and Teams per user."
"The tool comes as part of the Office 365 bundle and you don't have to pay anything extra."
"The solution is expensive and I would rate it a nine out of ten."
"It is expensive."
"Microsoft Teams' pricing is fine."
"My understanding is that there are licensing fees, but I'm not sure how much they might be."
"I rate the pricing as a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"It is fairly an expensive product, but works for us."
"It's a costly product, but the number of available features justifies it."
"Symphony is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
45%
Outsourcing Company
5%
Media Company
5%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business66
Midsize Enterprise46
Large Enterprise75
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
Pricing for Microsoft Teams has been good so far. My team does not manage Microsoft Teams pricing or how the licensing is being done, but I know there is a Microsoft E3 license that gives you acces...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
The only thing that frustrates me using Microsoft Teams is where I'm not able to properly integrate some applications, such as some chatbots, to Microsoft Teams. Apart from that, Microsoft Teams ha...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Teams?
My main use case for Microsoft Teams is for chats and meetings, majorly to schedule meetings, and those are the major things for chat and to schedule meetings. A recent scenario where I typically u...
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Sample Customers

Honeywll, AIRFRANCE, AccuWeather, Lilly
BNP Paribas, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Chase
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