Microsoft Teams vs Ryver

Microsoft Teams

• Organizations that already pay for Microsoft 365
• Small businesses that want meetings and chat without the full suite
• Companies that want phone calling inside their chat app
• Teams that co-edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files

Ryver

• Teams of up to 30 that prefer a flat monthly price to per-seat billing
• Teams that want chat and task boards without paying for two tools
• Teams moving from Slack or Trello, both of which Ryver can import from

Microsoft Teams

• The free version is built for one person: group calls stop at 60 minutes and 100 participants, with 5 GB of cloud storage.
• Teams Essentials and the Microsoft 365 Business plans stop at 300 users; larger organizations need Teams Enterprise or Microsoft 365 E3 or E5.
• There is no Linux desktop app: Microsoft points Linux users to a progressive web app and says the Linux client is no longer supported.
• Webinar hosting is left out of Teams Essentials and Business Basic, and phone service, Teams Premium and Copilot are separately priced add-ons.

Ryver

• There is no free plan: after the 14-day trial the lowest tier is $69 a month for up to 12 users.
• Voice and video calls are labeled beta and limited to 5 users per call.
• Guests count toward a plan's user limit, which the feature list defines as members plus guests.
• Single sign-on, premium support and advanced team management are limited to Enterprise.

Microsoft Teams

Chat and channels

Chats and channels hold conversations, shared files, Loop and OneNote pages and third-party apps. Paid plans include unlimited chat messages, file attachments and search.

Video meetings

Business plans allow meetings of up to 300 participants and 30 hours, with screen sharing, breakout rooms, custom backgrounds, Together mode and noise suppression.

Recordings, transcripts and captions

Paid plans record meetings with transcripts. Live captions cover more than 30 languages on the Microsoft 365 business plans and English only on Teams Essentials.

Webinars

Webinar hosting with attendee registration and reporting comes with Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot and the enterprise suites, not with Business Basic or Essentials.

Teams Phone

A cloud phone system added to a Teams license. Teams Phone Standard is $10.00 per user / month paid yearly, and US bundles that add a calling plan start at $13.00.

Copilot and Teams Premium

Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams Premium are add-ons. Teams Premium costs $10.00 per user / month paid yearly and needs a plan with a Teams Enterprise license.

Ryver

Forums, teams and direct messages

Chat takes place in open forums, private teams and one-to-one direct messages. Messages, groups, storage and search are unlimited on every plan.

Topic-threaded chat

Topics keep a discussion threaded under its own subject, apart from the running chat. Topics are unlimited on every plan.

Task management

Personal and team task boards with checklists, tags, assignees, due dates and alerts. A chat message can be converted into one or more tasks.

Voice and video calls (beta)

Unlimited calls with up to 5 users per call, including screen sharing. Ryver labels the feature as beta.

Integrations, webhooks and API

Share files from Google Drive, Dropbox or Box, build inbound and outbound webhooks and bots, use the REST API, or connect other apps through a Zapier subscription.

Single sign-on on Enterprise

Enterprise adds login through Active Directory or SAML-based providers such as Okta, along with advanced team management and a testing sandbox.

Microsoft Teams

• Microsoft Teams (free)$0

  For one person: unlimited chat, group calls of up to 60 minutes and 100 participants, tasks and polling, and 5 GB of cloud storage.

• Microsoft Teams Essentials$4.00

  per user / month, paid yearly

  Teams on its own for up to 300 users: meetings of up to 300 people and 30 hours, recordings with transcripts, and 10 GB of storage per user.

• Microsoft 365 Business Basic$7.00

  per user / month, paid yearly

  Suite plan that includes Teams, plus web and mobile Office apps, custom business email and 1 TB of cloud storage per user. Up to 300 users.

• Microsoft Teams Enterprise$8.55

  per user / month, paid yearly

  Teams on its own for organizations of more than 300 people, with recordings, transcripts and 10 GB of cloud storage per user.

• M365 Business Standard with Copilot$23.50

  per user / month, paid yearly

  Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot: Teams with webinar hosting, desktop Office apps and Copilot in the apps. Up to 300 users.

• Microsoft 365 E3$39.00

  per user / month, paid yearly (annual commitment)

  Enterprise suite for any size that includes Teams with webinars, desktop Office apps and added security. Microsoft 365 E5 is $60.00.

Ryver

• Starter$69

  per month for up to 12 users, billed monthly

  Up to 12 users with unlimited chat, file sharing and task management, plus beta voice and video calls. An annual plan is available.

• Standard$129

  per month for up to 30 users, billed monthly

  Up to 30 users with everything in Starter plus custom invite links. An annual plan is available.

• Medium Pack$4

  per user / month, for teams of more than 30

  For teams of more than 30 users: the Standard feature set, charged per user.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds single sign-on, premium support, advanced team management and a dedicated testing sandbox.

Microsoft Teams

• Nonprofit

  75% off Microsoft 365 Business Premium for nonprofits

  Eligible nonprofits can get Microsoft 365 Business Premium, a suite that includes Microsoft Teams, at a 75% discount after registering and confirming eligibility.

Ryver

• Other savings

  Half price for the first 3 months

  On monthly billing the pricing page shows Starter at $34.50, Standard at $64.50 and Medium Pack at $2 per user for the first 3 months, half the regular rates.

• Annual discount

  3 months free on annual plans

  The Annual Price tab shows Starter at $621 a year instead of $828 and Standard at $1,161 instead of $1,548, labeled 3 Months Free. It does not say whether renewals keep that price.