Microsoft Teams down: 5 alternative apps that you may consider

MS Teams app faced a major outage on Thursday.

GoToMeeting is a web-hosted service created and marketed by LogMeIn. Pic: Reuters

Microsoft Corporation on Thursday confirmed that Microsoft Teams is down. Users took to Twitter to say that they were unable to access Microsoft Teams or leverage any features on the app.

Microsoft Teams alternative apps :

1. Google Meet: Google Meet is a video-communication service developed by seach engine giant Google. Google Meet provides services to build business meetings, google meets. Google meet is free and available for all.

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2. Zoom: Zoom Meetings is a proprietary video telephony software program developed by Zoom Video Communications. The free plan allows up to 100 concurrent participants, with a 40-minute time restriction. Features like meetings, phone, chat, zoom for home, on zoom, zoom app marketplace, zoom rooms, zoom events and webinars and others are available.

3. Skype: Skype is a proprietary telecommunications application operated by Skype Technologies, a division of Microsoft, best known for VoIP-based videotelephony, videoconferencing and voice calls. Users can access audio and HD video calling options. Other features include messaging, screen sharing, phone calls, private conversations, call recording and live subtitles.

4. Slack: Slack is a messaging program designed specifically for the office. One can easily chat, send audio and video clips and use other features. Anyone with a Google Account can create a video meeting, invite up to 100 participants, and meet for up to 60 minutes per meeting at no cost.

5.GoToMeeting: GoToMeeting is a web-hosted service created and marketed by LogMeIn. It is an online meeting, desktop sharing, and video conferencing software package. It enables the user to meet with other computer users, customers, clients or colleagues via the Internet in real time. GoToMeeting is a mobile meeting app on the Android.

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