Just the chat
Channels, threads, DMs and search, without a suite to roll out.
Flaxxa Pulse vs Microsoft Teams
A Microsoft Teams alternative for team chat.
Microsoft Teams is chat, meetings and calling inside Microsoft 365, licensed per user. Flaxxa Pulse is the chat part on its own, channels, threads, DMs and search, with canvases, to-dos and workflows built in, in the browser and on your Flaxxa plan, without a Microsoft 365 subscription.
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Capabilities
Everything Pulse ships with.
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Channels, DMs & threads
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Mentions, pins, saved & reminders
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Canvas docs
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To-dos
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Workflows, bots & webhooks
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Search, files & meetings
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Side by side
Flaxxa Pulse vs Microsoft Teams, feature by feature.
What Microsoft Teams lists on its own website beside what Flaxxa Pulse does. Where their site doesn't say, the table says so.
At a glance
Flaxxa Pulse wins outright on 1 of 14 capabilities.
Capability-by-capability below — judge for yourself.
| Capability |  | Microsoft Teams |
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| Plans | ||
Free option | Free plan, no card | Teams (free) for personal use |
Priced per user | No, part of Flaxxa plans | Yes |
Needs a wider suite | — | Microsoft 365 for Loop and Planner |
| Chat | ||
Channels and DMs | Yes | Yes |
Group chat size | Up to 8 people | Up to 250 people |
Scheduled messages | — | Yes |
Guest access | — | Business Standard, Enterprise, Education |
| Beyond chat | ||
Collaborative docs | Canvases | Loop components (OneDrive licence) |
Task lists | To-dos | Planner app (Microsoft 365 licence) |
Workflows | Pulse event workflows | Workflows app (Power Automate) |
Incoming webhooksadvantage | Yes | Through the Workflows app |
| Meetings and platform | ||
Video meetings | Google Meet link | Native, up to 300 or 1,000 people by plan |
Desktop and phone apps | Browser only | Windows, macOS, web, iOS, Android |
AI features | — | Copilot (paid add-on in Teams) |
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Why do teams look for a Microsoft Teams alternative?
Teams does a great deal; many small teams use only the chat and carry the rest.
Docs and to-dos inside
Canvases and the to-do list are part of Pulse, not separate Microsoft 365 apps.
One Flaxxa plan
Pulse comes with your Flaxxa plan, next to the other Flaxxa apps.
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Where is Microsoft Teams the better choice?
Teams is built for organisations that live in Microsoft 365.
- Native meetings and screen share for large groups.
- Office documents, Loop and Planner in the same place.
- Guest access and shared channels with other organisations.
- Desktop and phone apps, and Copilot.
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FAQ
Flaxxa Pulse vs Microsoft Teams: common questions
If your company runs on Microsoft 365, Teams is the natural choice. If you mainly need team chat, with docs, to-dos and simple automation beside it and no Microsoft 365 licensing, Flaxxa Pulse does that on Flaxxa plans.
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