Compare Lark and Microsoft Teams 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (40.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 50 Users
$4.80 1 User Per Month
Lark
Star Rating
(151)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 50 Users
Browse all 3 pricing plansMicrosoft Teams
Star Rating
(15,830)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.80 1 User Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Microsoft Teams excels in its integration with other Microsoft products, making it a seamless choice for organizations already using tools like Word and Excel. In contrast, reviewers mention that Lark offers a more user-friendly interface and better mobile application performance, which is particularly beneficial for teams that prioritize mobile collaboration.
- Reviewers say that Microsoft Teams has robust video conferencing features, including the ability to record meetings and share screens easily. However, users on G2 highlight that Lark's video conferencing capabilities are slightly superior, with features like live chat and real-time collaboration tools that enhance the overall meeting experience.
- G2 users mention that Microsoft Teams has a steeper learning curve, particularly in terms of setup and administration, with a score of 8.5 for ease of admin. Conversely, Lark is praised for its ease of use and setup, scoring 9.1 and 7.5 respectively, making it a more accessible option for small businesses and teams.
- Users say that Microsoft Teams provides a comprehensive set of collaboration tools, including file sharing and document collaboration, but reviewers mention that Lark shines in its document version control and tagging features, scoring 9.1 and 9.4 respectively, which are essential for teams working on shared documents.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft Teams has a strong focus on enterprise-level features, which may not be necessary for smaller teams, while Lark's free entry-level price and small-business focus make it an attractive option for startups and smaller organizations looking for cost-effective solutions.
- Users report that both platforms offer solid support, but Lark edges out with a higher quality of support rating at 8.9 compared to Microsoft Teams' 8.5, indicating that users may find more responsive assistance when using Lark.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Lark
Starter
$0.00
50 Users
The essentials to get your core team up and running
- Unlimited chats and message history
- Custom and secured business email
- 100 GB storage
Microsoft Teams
Teams Essentials
$4.80
1 User Per Month
- Seamless integration with Exchange: Teams Essentials works with On-Premises or Hosted Exchange so that Office clients can get Teams in the cloud.
- Upgraded online meetings: Provide professional features like virtual backgrounds, screen sharing, and recording from any device for your clients.
- Fully-enabled dynamic chats: Keep conversations going internally or externally with continuous chat, searchable history, and in-app file sharing and collaboration.
Free Trial
Lark
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Teams
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
122
8.9
11,840
Ease of Use
9.1
123
8.8
11,951
Ease of Setup
7.5
26
8.9
2,494
Ease of Admin
8.8
23
8.5
1,804
Quality of Support
8.9
116
8.6
9,448
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
23
8.7
1,781
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
117
8.5
11,266
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.2
82
8.9
7875
9.0
80
8.7
8146
9.1
76
8.4
7543
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
77
9.0
7447
9.1
78
8.9
7382
Business Instant Messaging
9.4
77
8.8
7211
8.9
72
8.8
7441
8.5
67
8.7
6420
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.3
224
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.2
222
Not enough data
8.5
220
Not enough data
8.3
218
Not enough data
8.3
218
Knowledge Pages
9.5
36
Not enough data
9.5
35
Not enough data
9.6
36
Not enough data
9.4
35
Not enough data
9.3
35
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
9.4
34
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.8
36
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
9.3
36
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
9.5
34
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
9.6
34
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
Goal Creation
9.1
24
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.4
24
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.2
62
9.0
6833
|
Verified
9.4
61
9.1
4614
|
Verified
8.9
57
Feature Not Available
9.5
61
9.2
4777
|
Verified
9.2
62
Feature Not Available
Meeting Coordination
9.4
63
9.0
6389
|
Verified
9.4
59
8.9
5868
|
Verified
9.1
60
8.8
6129
|
Verified
9.3
60
8.9
4603
|
Verified
Software Type
9.4
60
8.8
6200
|
Verified
8.9
57
8.7
4298
|
Verified
9.4
63
9.1
4833
|
Verified
Design
9.5
52
Not enough data
9.4
52
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.7
51
Not enough data
9.7
53
Not enough data
File Types
9.6
50
Not enough data
9.4
50
Not enough data
9.5
44
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
9.6
51
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.7
51
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
9.4
50
Not enough data
Operating System
9.2
47
Not enough data
9.4
47
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
In-store tasks - Retail Task Management Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task management - Retail Task Management Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics and reporting - Retail Task Management Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.0
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
Platform Data
9.0
18
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
26
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
9.0
25
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Pre-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Meeting Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Lark and Microsoft Teams are categorized as Video Conferencing and Business Instant Messaging
Unique Categories
Lark is categorized as Document Creation, Onboarding, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Employee Intranet, Note-Taking Software, Retail Task Management, Knowledge Base, and Meeting Management
Microsoft Teams has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Lark
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Teams
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
12.6%
Computer Software
11.9%
Marketing and Advertising
7.7%
Higher Education
7.7%
Internet
4.9%
Other
55.2%
Information Technology and Services
17.0%
Computer Software
9.2%
Education Management
3.8%
Marketing and Advertising
3.5%
Financial Services
3.5%
Other
62.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Lark
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Muhammad H.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
I at Xiaomi is using the specially customised version of Lark known as MiWork and it is one of the best things happened to be me at Xiaomi. We are using lark/MiWork for all sort of communications, be that calling, video conferencing or text messaging, Its...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Sourabh M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It has unlimited cloud storage for Enterprise users only.This application has no notification bell and calendar so sometimes there is a chance that one can miss their meetings.
Microsoft Teams
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ulrike H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I like the fact that I can access the tool from everywhere - on my desktop and on my phone. It allows my to have multiple workspaces, so I can connect to my own organization as well as to the organizations of my customers. I think it is a good tool for all...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Tyler Y.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Unfortunately, a lot of the things Lync can do are obscured by the user interface. It’s attractive enough and doesn’t look cluttered at first glance, but most of my attempts to do non-basic things involve hunting through icons and menus that are...
Muhammad H.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
I at Xiaomi is using the specially customised version of Lark known as MiWork and it is one of the best things happened to be me at Xiaomi. We are using lark/MiWork for all sort of communications, be that calling, video conferencing or text messaging, Its...
Ulrike H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I like the fact that I can access the tool from everywhere - on my desktop and on my phone. It allows my to have multiple workspaces, so I can connect to my own organization as well as to the organizations of my customers. I think it is a good tool for all...
Sourabh M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It has unlimited cloud storage for Enterprise users only.This application has no notification bell and calendar so sometimes there is a chance that one can miss their meetings.
Tyler Y.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Unfortunately, a lot of the things Lync can do are obscured by the user interface. It’s attractive enough and doesn’t look cluttered at first glance, but most of my attempts to do non-basic things involve hunting through icons and menus that are...
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Discussions
How does Lark app work?
1 comment
RQ
It's one-stop shop for all your work needs. It's like Google Suite on steroids!Read more
Lark has no more discussions with answers
What are the best features of Microsoft teams?
20 comments
SB
I believe Microsoft Teams offers many advanced features related to learning management products. Like Attendance, assignment push-pull, Reviewing marks, etc.Read more
What is the use of Microsoft teams?
13 comments
AP
Teams can be used to conduct meeting as well as chats can be accessed.Read more
What software do you need for Microsoft teams?
12 comments
AG
You need Office 365 to use Microsoft Teams.Read more
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