Comparison

Microsoft Teams vs Mattermost

Overview

Meet, chat, and collaborate all in one place

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform for chat, video meetings, file sharing, and app integrations, serving as the hub for teamwork in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

Mattermost

Secure collaboration for technical and operational teams

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Open-source collaboration platform for secure team messaging, incident coordination, and workflow orchestration in self-hosted or sovereign environments.

Features

—Chat messaging
—Video conferencing
—File sharing and co-editing
—Channels and teams
—Meeting recording
—Apps and bots
—Copilot in Teams
—Live captions and translation

—Team messaging and channels
—Playbooks and incident response workflows
—Self-hosted and air-gapped deployment options
—Integrations with developer and IT tools

Pricing

Microsoft Teams

freemiumFree plan availableTeams Essentials, Microsoft 365 Business Basic, and Business Standard have free trial paths.

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	Free Teams offering for basic chat and meetings.
Teams Essentials	$4/mo	Per user per month paid yearly.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic	$6/mo	Per user per month paid yearly.
Microsoft 365 Business Standard	$12.5/mo	Per user per month paid yearly.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Enterprise Teams access is sold through Microsoft enterprise licensing.

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Mattermost

freemiumFree plan availableMattermost Entry is the free limited-use edition; paid plans are sold as prepaid annual seat subscriptions through sales.

Plan	Price	Notes
Entry	Free	Free limited-use edition for technical evaluation and smaller teams.
Professional	Contact sales	Paid annual seat subscription; public page directs buyers to contact sales.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Paid annual seat subscription with advanced security and scale features; contact sales.

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