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Microsoft Teams (free) vs Teams for Linux: catalog facts
Microsoft Teams (free)	Teams for Linux
Freemium Free edition available; Teams Essentials costs $4 per user per month, paid yearly.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web	Linux
Chat, file sharing and meetings in one app Meetings of up to 100 participants on the free tier	Runs Microsoft Teams as a standalone Linux app Actively maintained with a large contributor base
Requires a Microsoft account Proprietary and tied to Microsoft services	Unofficial and not supported by Microsoft Depends on the Teams web service, so changes there can break features
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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