Does Microsoft have an employee directory?

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Hi everyone,Quick question for the group.My company uses Microsoft Teams every day, and people are constantly trying to find the right person internally, who owns what, who reports to who, who sits in which team/department, etc.Teams search and profile cards help a bit, but we’re really looking for a proper employee directory, specifically:A clean employee directory experience (not scattered across different places). Rich employee profiles (photo, title, department, manager, contact info, location, etc.). Strong employee search (by name, department, role, location, ideally more)Is there a native employee directory in Microsoft 365 that does this well out of the box.If not, what are people using instead, SharePoint, Viva, custom build, or a third-party directory that pulls from Entra ID / M365?Would love to hear what’s working in real life.

gregone27 · Accepted Answer

Org Explorer in Microsoft Teams is the closest native option. It’s handy for quickly seeing reporting lines and navigating the org, but it’s not a full employee directory (limited profiles, browsing, and “find the right person” search).

If you need a proper employee directory in a Microsoft 365 environment (rich employee profiles, fast people search, browse by department/location, and better org charts), OneDirectory is a top employee directory for Microsoft. It sits on top of Microsoft 365/Entra data and turns it into a directory experience employees actually use.

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