The news came a few weeks after the rollout of Microsoft Teams Premium, which will hit the general public in February 2023 with a 30-day free trial. It’s received with a pinch of salt, however, as small and medium-sized businesses complain about the cutoff date. Microsoft Teams’ naming structure can be confusing to understand. We say goodbye to Microsoft Teams Free (classic) to Microsoft Teams (free), but what are the available options?
Can I still use Microsoft Teams for free after its ending?
The short answer is yes, although you wouldn’t be able to access the chats and other data from Teams without exporting them before the mentioned cutoff date. You have to sign up for the new free version of Teams, which comes under a different set of features. Here’s how to download Microsoft Teams on Windows 10 and here’s how to use it on Windows 11.
Microsoft Teams Essential ($4 per user/month)
For a little bump of $4 per user/month, Microsoft offers an unlimited group meeting (up to 300 participants) up to 30 hours long and 10 GB of cloud storage/user.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic ($6 per user/month)
Another similar plan is the 365 Business Basic for $6 per user/month with all the perks from Essential and an additional 1 TB of cloud storage per user and web and mobile versions of all Microsoft 365 applications. However, for organizations and businesses with over 300 members, Microsoft recommends to upgrade to Microsoft Office 365 E1 for $10 per user/month. Have you used Microsoft Teams’ premium plans? Are you worried about the ending of Teams classic free? Let us know in the comments!
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