Meetings, Webinars & Town Halls - Feature Comparison

Comparison Table

The following table shows which features are available in meetings, webinars, and town halls. Some features are only available in Teams Premium, which is an add‑on license available to faculty and staff for purchase.

Feature Meetings Webinars Town halls
Announce when callers join or leave Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Anonymous participants Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Attendance and engagement reports Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Attendee Limit 1,000 attendees- additional
join in view only status		 1,000 attendees 10,000 attendees
Breakout rooms Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no Image of a x for no
Channel meeting scheduling Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no Image of a x for no
Chat for town hall attendees Image of a x for no Image of a x for no Premium
Choose co-organizers Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes

Decorate my background

 Premium Premium Premium
Download town hall or webinar transcripts Image of a x for no Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Email customization for events Image of a x for no Premium Premium
End-to-end encryption Premium Image of a x for no Image of a x for no
External participants can give or request control Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no
Green room Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Intelligent meeting recap Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot
Language interpretation Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no
Live captions and Live transcription Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Lobby Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no
Manage what attendees see Premium Premium Image of a checkmark for yes
Meeting chat Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes For organizers, co-organizers, and presenters only.
Microsoft Teams Rooms (Windows) can join as a presenter2 Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Microsoft Teams Rooms (Windows) can join as an attendee2 Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Microsoft Teams Rooms (Android) can join as an attendee or presenter3 Image of a x for no Image of a x for no Image of a x for no
Participants can give or request control Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no
PowerPoint Live Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no
Prevent copying or forwarding chat, captions, and transcripts Premium Premium Premium
Prevent users from joining external meetings Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no Image of a x for no
Prevent users from sharing content in external meetings Premium Image of a x for no Image of a x for no
Q&A Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Reactions Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Premium
Record automatically Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Recording storage and permissions Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes
Registration form for webinars Image of a x for no Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no
Town hall attendee reactions Image of a x for no Image of a x for no Premium
Whiteboard Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a checkmark for yes Image of a x for no
Who can record and transcribe Premium Image of a x for no Image of a x for no
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