{"id":60989,"date":"2021-04-22T14:42:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T12:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zenkit.com\/?page_id=60989"},"modified":"2025-11-04T06:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:53:11","slug":"microsoft-teams-alternative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zenkit.com\/en\/chat\/alternatives\/microsoft-teams-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams vs. Zenchat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Zenchat as a Microsoft Teams Alternative<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Teams is a chat-based collaboration platform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It is designed to facilitate effective team communication. But what if important information such as actionable tasks are often lost in the conversation? What if teams are discussing something that needs a more complicated project management tool to manage?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why we\u2019ve created Zenchat, a team messaging and chat solution with integrated task management. As part of our Zenkit Suite, Zenchat is deeply integrated with other products in the Zenkit Suite, including the original Zenkit Base (project management tool), Zenkit To Do (task management tool), and many more to come. That means team members can easily chat about any projects and tasks, and managers can use sophisticated views for more complex project management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Zenkit, we\u2019ve developed an easy to use, yet powerful Suite that evolves and adapts to your needs. If you are looking for a full-featured alternative to Microsoft Teams, give Zenchat a try!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pros Microsoft Teams<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n

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Cons Microsoft Teams<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n

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Pros Zenchat<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n

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Audio and video calls available<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n

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Voice messages only available on mobile apps<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n

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Built-in task management<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n

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Integration with other Microsoft tools<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n

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No topic (task) chats<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n

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Integration with other Zenkit Suite tools<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n

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Email to chat available<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n

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Limited user role options<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n

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All registered trademarks, company names and brand names used on this website are the property of their respective owners. Zenkit has no affiliation with any other products mentioned on this page. Data on features are taken directly from related web sites and marketing materials as of February 2020. Information and features are subject to change. To report corrections, please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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