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As there are some overlapping capabilities that are delivered by both Teams and a modern intranet, a question raised by many organizations is
“Do we still need an intranet?”, or in other words, “Can Teams deliver an intranet?”.
Teams, SharePoint and intranet: what’s the difference?
Microsoft Teams is built around conversations and collaboration (chat, channels, meetings).
SharePoint provides pages, files and structure (news, policies, knowledge, document management).
A modern intranet such as Involv intranet brings this together in one central, user-friendly hub, with clear navigation, personalization and content governance.
- Teams: collaboration and communication (chat, channels, meetings)
- SharePoint: content and structure (pages, files, permissions, governance)
- Intranet (Involv): one starting point for everyone (news, information, tools, knowledge + integration with Teams)
| Involv | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Branding & Customization | Yes | No |
| Navigation | Easy and smart | Complicated and slow |
| How to find a document | Searches and finds immediately | Requires a lot of clicking through tabs |
| Look and feel | ★★★ | ★ |
| Content governance | Yes | No |
| One stop platform | Yes | No |
| Features | ★★★ | ★ |
| Notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extranet features | ✓ | ✕ |
| Push and email notifications | ✓ | ✕ |
| RSS feed | ✓ | ✕ |
| News page templates | ✓ | ✕ |
| Pre-made homepage templates | ✓ | ✕ |
| Org chart | ✓ | ✕ |
| Extended live search | ✓ | ✕ |
| Personalized news feed | ✓ | ✕ |
| Mobile App | ✓ | Default Microsoft Teams app |
| Chatbot | Coming soon | ✓ |
Disclaimer: Please note that all the comparisons mentioned here have been compiled based on the product information available from the vendors website and our personal experience in March 2020. The vendor may do updates on the product over time. For any inquiries please feel free to contact us at [email protected].
Conclusion 1:
Teams is a chat-based communication platform.
With Teams, you can chat, call, perform an online meeting or share a document with your colleague. Teams works perfectly in scenarios where you are working with a group of people on a given project.
Conclusion 2:
Teams doesn’t fulfill a one-stop platform.
Other than communication functions, Teams can’t fully perform as a one-stop shop where you can go to for top-down organization news, HR tools, DMS, forms and policies, etc. Involv intranet offers all the most requested features which are used and loved by everyone in the organization.
Conclusion 3:
Teams doesn’t represent your company brand.
Because the look customization is very limited in Teams, it doesn’t reflex your company brand and style. Involv intranet provides you with 3 visually appealing homepage templates which allows you to customize the colors, theme and logo to match your company brand.
Get the best from both worlds!
Get the best from both worlds!
Teams + Involv intranet: thé hub for teamwork
The award winning Involv intranet is natively integrated with Microsoft Teams.
Do everything you need to do, in a single place.
Do everything you need to do, in a single place.
