Microsoft Teams Reviews & Product Details

Honestly, the best thing about Microsoft Teams is that it keeps my whole workday in one place. Chat, video calls, and file sharing are all right there. I can jump from a message straight into a meeting, pull up a document, and share my screen without any drama, which is a huge win. Overall, it keeps the team in sync and cuts down on a ton of back-and-forth emails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes Microsoft Teams can feel a bit heavy, especially when I’m switching between multiple teams and channels, and it can take a moment to load everything smoothly. Notifications can also get a little noisy if they aren’t tuned properly, but once I adjust the settings, it’s mostly fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about Microsoft Teams is its ability to bring communication, collaboration, and meetings into a single platform. The integration with Microsoft 365 applications makes it easy to share files, collaborate on documents in real time, and manage team discussions efficiently. Its chat, video conferencing, and channel-based organization help improve productivity and keep projects well coordinated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One aspect I dislike is that Microsoft Teams can sometimes feel resource-intensive, especially when multiple chats, channels, and meetings are active simultaneously. The large number of features can also make navigation challenging for new users, and finding older messages or files may occasionally require additional effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about Teams is its messaging feature. It allows you in real time to see who is available and to exchange messages to get answers quickly. The alternative of emailing is significantly slower and you have no control as to whether someone reads your email. But you can see on Teams whether they have read your message. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Teams is a bandwidth hog. This is not as much of a problem when you are in an office using their bandwidth, but if you are at home and your home internet bandwidth is not great, this can be a real headache with dropped calls and poor quality of calls. I will use Zoom for applicant interviews for example so that I don't have to count on them having sufficient bandwidth at home to have a successful call. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's useful for all our internal office chat communications, reaching out to colleagues is quick and easy to use.

I especially enjoy the ability to see each others availability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The least helpful function for me is the status message bar. I didn’t find it very useful, and most of my colleagues don't really fill out anything in that status message field either.

A few people in our company do sometimes update it with a quote they like, rather than using it to share their mood or how they were actually feeling each day. So for me, that status bar isn’t something I really need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As I’m a student and I have to attend classes, I’ve tried other meeting apps, but this one is really good and better than the others out there. It has almost every feature a tutor needs, and it works well for my classes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the one thing which i dont like about this app is just its theme and UI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft Teams works well enough for basic office collaboration, but as a video conferencing platform in 2026, it still feels inconsistent and frustrating at times. I’d rate it a 6/10 overall.

The biggest positives are the Microsoft 365 integration, calendar sync, meeting scheduling, and enterprise-level collaboration tools. For organizations already deeply invested in the Microsoft ecosystem, Teams is convenient and hard to avoid. But if you are on Google Workspace, avoid Teams at all cost.

However, the actual meeting experience still has too many reliability issues for a mature product. Over the past few months, I’ve repeatedly seen:

* screen sharing lag and random freezes

* Bluetooth headset connectivity problems

* delayed chat synchronization

* audio glitches during meetings

* excessive RAM/CPU usage

* desktop app instability compared to browser versions

* notification bugs and delayed messages

* occasional login and authentication issues across devices

The new Teams client is faster than before, but still feels bloated compared to Zoom or Google Meet when it comes to pure video conferencing performance. Meetings with large groups especially can become messy, laggy, or resource heavy.

I also feel Microsoft keeps pushing new AI/Copilot features while some core meeting stability and usability issues still remain unresolved.

Good enterprise collaboration suite overall, but for video conferencing specifically, competitors still provide a smoother and more reliable experience in many cases.

Personally, I feel they missed out on a huge opportunity during the Covid period and let Zoom take over instead of positioning Skype as the go to tool for video conferencing. And the transition from Skype to Teams, I lost all calling credits as well, which became unusable and they couldnt even refund it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

screen sharing lag and random freezes

Bluetooth headset connectivity problems

delayed chat synchronization

audio glitches during meetings

excessive RAM/CPU usage

desktop app instability compared to browser versions

notification bugs and delayed messages

occasional login and authentication issues across devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’m currently working remotely as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, so I have to submit candidates on a daily basis. Microsoft Teams is a very important part of my work life, whether it’s for day-to-day communication with my team or conducting candidate screenings to follow the process and submit profiles further to our clients. It is a very useful and essential tool in my daily work routine. I would highly recommend it to everyone, as it is very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As I just mentioned the things I like about it, there are also a few things that can sometimes be frustrating. During candidate screenings, many candidates are not used to using Microsoft Teams in their daily routines, so they often find it difficult to use even basic features such as turning on the camera. Since we do not have access from our end to enable their camera, it can be challenging to guide them through the process.

Sometimes Teams asks for multiple permissions that candidates do not fully understand. If someone wants to turn on their camera, the process could be made simpler instead of asking for several permissions and confirmations, as that can become confusing and frustrating for less technical users.

This is not necessarily something I dislike about Teams itself, because in many cases the issue comes from the candidate not being familiar with the platform. However, I believe the experience could be improved by providing clearer guidance or allowing limited assistance/access options for the other person in the meeting.

Overall, there is nothing I truly dislike about Microsoft Teams, as it is still a great and very useful platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its structured workspace organizes project chats, shared files, and calendars into dedicated channels, so all the relevant context stays in one easy-to-access place. Features like device handoff let you smoothly transition live calls between your desktop and phone while you’re on the move, and the AI-powered Copilot assistance can quickly summarize missed meetings and lengthy chat threads. Since it’s often bundled with enterprise software licenses, it ends up being a highly cost-effective, all-in-one productivity hub for organizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft Teams is often criticized for being resource-intensive, which can slow down older computers and quickly drain laptop batteries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about Microsoft Teams is that it brings communication, collaboration, and productivity together in one platform. It’s convenient that teams can chat, hold meetings, share files, and manage tasks without constantly switching between different apps. From a technical perspective, I also appreciate how seamlessly it integrates with other Microsoft tools like Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneDrive, which helps keep my workflow smoother and more organized. Since I enjoy learning and working in environments where collaboration matters, I find Teams very efficient for both day-to-day professional work and overall project coordination. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing I dislike about Microsoft Teams is that it can sometimes feel overwhelming because of the large number of notifications, chats, and channels happening at the same time. In some situations, important messages can get buried under ongoing conversations. I also feel that the application can occasionally become slow or consume a lot of system resources during meetings or multitasking. However, I see these more as areas for improvement rather than major drawbacks, because overall the platform is still very useful for collaboration and communication. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It helps to coordinate meetings, and helps to set up tasks and deadlines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It lags a lot , and it needs me to continously sign up ,even after signing up , the UI feels very messy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.