🆚 Microsoft Teams vs. Telegram

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Online collaboration tool
Instant messaging app

About

Microsoft Teams is a proprietary business collaboration platform built for hybrid work, offering chat, video conferencing, file storage, and application integration.

It supports persistent chat one-on-one or in channels, HD audio and video meetings with screen sharing, recording and transcription, real-time co-authoring of documents via OneDrive or SharePoint, calendar and Outlook integration, task and polling tools, and webinar and live event capabilities for up to thousands of participants.

Telegram is a cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy.

It provides voice and video calls, unlimited cloud storage for regular chats and media across devices, end-to-end encryption for Secret Chats, supports groups and channels with up to 200,000 members, and allows bots and mini-apps to extend functionality.

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️Group calling for up to 60 minutes and 100 participants
Microsoft 365
Personal$9.99/month
Family$12.99/month
Business Basic$72/user/year
Business Standard$150/user/year
Business Premium$264/user/year
Microsoft Teams Essentials$48/user/year
Free version ✔️
Telegram PremiumVaries by country, $2.49-$4.99/month

Categories

Online Collaboration › Rank #10
Video Conferencing › Rank #3
Instant Messaging › Rank #14
Instant Messaging › Rank #2
Social Media › Rank #8

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Telegram instant messaging app is 70 times more popular than Microsoft Teams.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Telegram is more popular in Russia, Iran, and Ukraine, while Microsoft Teams is more popular in Brunei Darussalam, Qatar, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Russia
Iran
Ukraine
Thailand
United States
Italy
India
Germany
Belarus
Spain

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Telegram is more popular than Microsoft Teams in all market segments.
Business
General News
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Entertainment
Finance/Banking
Travel

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#1,617
#1,752
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Rank
#277
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See also

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