Microsoft Teams
Teams licenses are compared in three groups: meetings and events, phone, and meeting rooms.
Meetings and events
| Feature | Teams EssentialsUp to 300 users | Teams EnterpriseComplement for plans without Teams | Teams PremiumAdd-on on top of a Teams license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meetings | |||
| Meeting duration[7] | 30 hours | 30 hours | From the Teams license |
| Meeting participants[8] | 300 | 1,000 + 10,000 view-only | From the Teams license |
| Recording and transcript[8] | Organizer decides who gets it | ||
| Intelligent recap[8]AI meeting recap; also included with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license | – | – | |
| Live translated captions[1] | – | – | |
| Branded meetings and watermarking[1]Corporate theme, backgrounds, screen watermark | – | – | |
| End-to-end encryption[1]Up to 200 participants | – | – | |
| Queues app[1]Call queue and auto attendant management from within Teams | – | – | |
| Webinars and town halls | |||
| Creating webinars and town halls[9] | Basic | Advanced | From the Teams license |
| Event attendee limit[9]Full interactivity / interactivity (chat, polls, Q&A) / view-only | 1,000 / 1,000 / 10,000 | 1,000 / 3,000 / 10,000 | From the Teams license |
| Advanced event features[9]Event workflows, customization, production controls, monitoring and insights. In Teams Enterprise since April 1, 2026; Teams Premium licenses acquired after that date do not include these features. | – | – | |
| Attendee capacity pack[9]Up to 100,000 attendees in interactive events | – | – | |
Phone
Teams Phone can be added to Business Basic, Standard, Premium, Microsoft 365 E3, F1, F3, Office 365 E1, E3, Teams Essentials and Teams Enterprise. Teams Phone and Audio Conferencing are included in the versions of Microsoft 365 E5 and E7 with Teams.
| Feature | Teams Phone StandardAdd-on | Teams Phone with Calling PlanAdd-on | Teams Phone Resource AccountFree | Audio ConferencingPer organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calling | ||||
| Phone System[3] | – | – | ||
| PSTN connectivity[3]Phone Standard additionally requires Calling Plan, Operator Connect or Direct Routing | From Microsoft | Pay-as-you-go | – | |
| Auto attendant and call queue[4]At least one Teams Phone license required in the tenant | For each AA/CQ account | – | ||
| Joining meetings by phone[6]Dial-in and dial-out | – | – | – | |
Meeting rooms and shared devices
| Feature | Teams Rooms BasicFree, up to 25 rooms | Teams Rooms ProPer room | Teams Shared SpacePer device; formerly Shared Devices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Features | |||
| Number of rooms[2] | Up to 25 | Unlimited | Per device |
| Teams Panels[2] | – | ||
| Pro Management Portal[2]Remote configuration, peripheral health, analytics | Enrollment, inventory, updates | Full | – |
| Teams Phone[2] | – | ||
| Intune, Entra ID P1, Defender for Endpoint P2[2]For the device itself | – | Intune P1 | |
| Intelligent audio and video, dual screens[2] | – | – | |
| Copilot in the room[2]The user must also have a Copilot license | – | – | |
- Included
- Available as add-on
- Not confirmed in official sources
- Not included
- From April 1, 2026, advanced webinar and town hall features moved from Teams Premium to Teams Enterprise. Teams Premium licenses acquired before that date keep the previous scope until they expire.
- Features remaining in Teams Premium: advanced meeting protection, the Queues app, branding and personalization, AI features.
- Foundational event features are in Business Basic, Standard, Premium, F1, F3 and Teams Essentials; advanced event features are in Office 365 E1, E3, E5 and Microsoft 365 E3, E5, E7.
- The Teams Shared Devices license was renamed Teams Shared Space in April 2026.
- No official source was found on whether Audio Conferencing can be added to Teams Essentials.
Sources
- Teams Premium licensing
- Teams Rooms licenses
- Teams Phone licensing
- Auto attendant and call queue licensing
- Teams Shared Space license
- Audio Conferencing in Microsoft 365
- Limits and specifications for Microsoft Teams
- Meetings and events feature comparison
- Teams events licensing overview
- Teams events features
Last updated: 16 October 2026