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sawyerdenari
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Feb 12, 2024
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Using Teams for messaging customers without paying the license

Hello, My company recently migrated to Google Workspace. We continue to use Teams in order to 1) schedule Teams meetings with customers and 2) Teams chat customers.   How can we continue to do thi...
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    LeonPavesic
    Feb 12, 2024

    Hi sawyerdenari,

    you can use Microsoft Teams without a full Microsoft license or opt for a more budget-friendly license. Here are some options:

    1. Microsoft Teams Free:
      Microsoft provides a free version of Teams. While it has limited features compared to the full version, it might meet your requirements. You can create users without a license through the admin page and use their credentials to access Teams.

      Microsoft Teams - user in organization but without license(not guests) - Microsoft Community
      Free Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams

    2. Microsoft Teams Essentials:
      This standalone version of Teams costs €3.70 per user/month. It offers functionalities like unlimited group meetings up to 30 hours, support for up to 300 participants per meeting, 10 GB cloud storage per user, and more.

    3. Microsoft 365 Business Basic:
      Priced at €5.60 per user/month, this plan encompasses all Teams Essentials features and additional perks such as live subtitles in meetings, Microsoft 365 apps for web and mobile devices, and 1 TB of extended cloud storage per user.
      Preise und Pläne für Microsoft Teams vergleichen | Microsoft Teams



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LeonPavesic
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Feb 12, 2024

Hi sawyerdenari,

you can use Microsoft Teams without a full Microsoft license or opt for a more budget-friendly license. Here are some options:

  1. Microsoft Teams Free:
    Microsoft provides a free version of Teams. While it has limited features compared to the full version, it might meet your requirements. You can create users without a license through the admin page and use their credentials to access Teams.

    Microsoft Teams - user in organization but without license(not guests) - Microsoft Community
    Free Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams

  2. Microsoft Teams Essentials:
    This standalone version of Teams costs €3.70 per user/month. It offers functionalities like unlimited group meetings up to 30 hours, support for up to 300 participants per meeting, 10 GB cloud storage per user, and more.

  3. Microsoft 365 Business Basic:
    Priced at €5.60 per user/month, this plan encompasses all Teams Essentials features and additional perks such as live subtitles in meetings, Microsoft 365 apps for web and mobile devices, and 1 TB of extended cloud storage per user.
    Preise und Pläne für Microsoft Teams vergleichen | Microsoft Teams



Please click Mark as Best Response & Like if my post helped you to solve your issue.
This will help others to find the correct solution easily. It also closes the item.


If the post was useful in other ways, please consider giving it Like.


Kindest regards,


Leon Pavesic
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    sawyerdenari
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    Feb 12, 2024
    Perfect -- thank you!

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