Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Microsoft Teams for Free

That’s right, free.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Microsoft Teams for Free launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Microsoft Teams▲251

   Microsoft's Slack competitor

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Overview▲115

   A dashboard for everything you need in Microsoft Teams

   2024 · frameable.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Air for Teams▲615

   The fastest way to find, store, and share content

   2022 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tandem▲919

   A virtual office for remote & distributed teams

   2019 · tandem.chat · its alternatives →

5. 5ZT
   Zoom / Teams Open Source alternative for online learning▲154

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Teamflow▲491

   Feel like a team again with your own virtual office

   2021 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hangouts Chat by Google▲550

   Intelligent team communication

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Trivia for Microsoft Teams▲123

   Fun quizzes, puzzles, polls and games right inside MS Teams

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9TA
   Talk – A free group video call app with screen sharing▲310

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Microsoft Teams▲11

    The chat-based workspace in Office 365

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Conversations by Thursday▲470

    Time for new social rituals for your remote team

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    8seats▲106

    Team Messaging Evolved. Easier, faster +Add AI team members.

    2024 · 8seats.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Migrate channels from Slack to Teams▲88

    Migrate channels from Slack to Teams

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Koan Microsoft Teams Integration▲99

    Easily track OKRs and status directly in Microsoft Teams

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    WTEAM▲113

    All-in-one virtual office for remote & distributed teams

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Slido for Microsoft Teams▲128

    Live polls, quizzes and Q&A for Teams

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Microsoft Teams for EDU▲71

    New tools improving learning for all students

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Clerk for Microsoft Teams▲65

    SMS and voice for Microsoft Teams

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19LT
    Linen.team – A lightweight, thread-first Slack alternative▲124

    Hi HN! I'm Kam, the founder and one of the authors of Linen. Today, we are launching Linen.team (https://linen.team/), a lightweight threaded messaging app for your team. Modern workplace messaging apps (like Slack) are based on IRC, which is great for small groups, but as it scales, breaks down quickly: you either get overwhelmed by notifications or you have to turn them all off. Most chat apps have threads tacked on but aren't built from the ground up with this design in mind. We wanted to create a thread-first experience where you can organize and prioritize conversations…

    2024 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Jotform for Microsoft Teams▲236

    Send form submissions to Teams automatically

    2024 · jotform.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Microsoft Teams▲7

    The chat-based workspace in Office 365

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Freedom for Teams▲96

    The best app and website blocker for all team members

    2023 · freedom.to · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Communities for Microsoft Teams▲81

    A new private place to connect in teams

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    AeroFS Free Edition▲94

    File sync in the private cloud free for teams up to 30

    2015 · its alternatives →

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