--- title: Microsoft Teams License Options for Enterprises description: Read through the Microsoft Teams license options to make the right choice for your organization. Microsoft Teams makes collaboration easy. --- [ProArch Blogs ](https://www.proarch.com/blog) # [Microsoft Teams License Options for Enterprises](https://www.proarch.com/blog/microsoft-teams-license-options-for-enterprises) Written by [Rebecca Spoont](https://www.proarch.com/blog/author/rebecca-spoont) | May 3, 2021 8:38:26 PM If you’re one of the millions of businesses with a remote or hybrid workforce, enabling employees to work efficiently is key to the success of their role. [Microsoft Teams](https://www.proarch.com/services/microsoft-overview) is a powerful tool that is helping teams all over the world collaborate in real time - safely and securely.  If you are currently leveraging [Microsoft 365](https://www.proarch.com/guides/microsoft-365-security-best-practices), formerly Office 365, you have access to Teams. It also has add-on phone features for companies that already have a Microsoft 365 subscription but require more features like external calling and audio conferencing. Microsoft has several licensing options to fit your business needs and get you started on Teams. ###### Organizations using Teams without add-on license features can:  - Communicate internally and externally with other Teams users, both peer-to-peer and in a conference call environment - Instant message, video share, and chat, in one-to-one and group settings - Upload and collaborate on files - Set up teams and channels Add-on licenses are a great way for companies to add connectivity to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) so employees can communicate with people externally.  The Microsoft Teams add-on licenses are:  1. **Phone System**: $8 per user/month  2. **Audio Conferencing**: $4 per user/month  3. **Domestic Calling Plan**: $12 per user/month  4. **Domestic + International Calling Plan**: $24 per user/month  5. **Teams Phone with Calling Plan**: $15 per user/month  The add-on licensing options available to you depends on your plan. However, add-on licenses are available for all enterprise-level subscriptions.   ###### For $8 per user per month, you can utilize the[Phone System](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/what-is-phone-system-in-office-365).    Any basic PSTN connectivity requires this license. It includes features like voicemail, but if you’d like to place or receive phone calls to or from the PTSN without a provider, you’ll need a different license.  Phone System users can utilize mobile devices, a headset, or a Teams-compatible phone to place and receive calls.   - Phone System license is required for the purchase of Audio Conferencing and Calling Plans add-ons - Phone System license is included in Microsoft 365 E5 and Office 365 E5 - For calls to and from outside the organization, purchase a Calling Plan to connect to the PTSN    ###### For $4 per user per month, the [Audio Conferencing](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/audio-conferencing-in-office-365) license will help you plan and lead meetings.   Audio Conferencing is for users who are responsible for scheduling and/or leading meetings. These conference calls will require a unique access code for members, making the process more secure and efficient. With the Audio Conferencing license, meeting attendees who attend don’t require assigned licenses.   - A phone System license is required for Audio Conferencing  - Audio Conferencing license is included as a $0 add-on for SKUs: - Microsoft 365 F1, F3, and E3 - Office 365 F3, E1, and E3 - Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Standard, and Premium   ###### Users can make domestic calls for $12 per user per month, or $24 for an International Calling Plan.   The Calling Plan add-on can be adjusted to fit the user, depending on their role and your organization’s needs. Members can be assigned a domestic plan or international plan, which means you can purchase international plans only for those who need them. Each assignee gets a primary phone number and can make/receive calls. When combined with the Phone System license, the Calling Plan can be the voice solution for your entire company.   - Phone System required for Calling Plans  - Required to use Microsoft Cloud for PSTN connectivity    ###### Get [Microsoft Teams Phone with Calling Plan](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/microsoft-teams-phone) for $15 per user each month  *Teams Phone with Calling Plan replaced Microsoft Business Voice effectively March 1, 2022.*   Teams Phone with Calling Plan is a cloud-based phone system that enables users to make, receive, and transfer calls to and from landlines and mobile phones on the public switched telephone network (PSTN) in Microsoft Teams. - Teams Phone with Calling Plan includes a phone system and a domestic calling plan. Audio Conferencing functionality – previously available as part of Business Voice - will be part of all Teams-inclusive Microsoft 365 and Office 365 SKUs (vs. an add-on feature) starting on March 1, 2022. - Teams Phone with Calling Plan requires a [Microsoft 365](https://www.proarch.com/guides/microsoft-365-security-best-practices) or Office 365 subscription that includes Microsoft Teams.   ##### Benefits of Microsoft Teams add-on licenses:  - Eliminates the need for on-premises equipment  - Built-in security and control  - Easily reduce or increase the number of lines based on your needs  - Consolidation of conferencing tools  - A consistent and familiar user experience as part of the Microsoft 365 environment    If you need help deciding which Microsoft Teams license option fits your organization’s objectives, [contact us](https://www.proarch.com/contact). ProArch’s Microsoft License Specialists can work with your company to select the Teams license options that works.  [View full post](https://www.proarch.com/blog/microsoft-teams-license-options-for-enterprises) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Rebecca Spoont" }, "dateModified" : "2025-06-20T18:01:47.081Z", "datePublished" : "2021-05-03T20:38:26Z", "headline" : "Microsoft Teams License Options for Enterprises", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 627, "url" : "https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/2959741/Teams%20License%20Options%20Blog.png", "width" : 1200 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.proarch.com/blog/microsoft-teams-license-options-for-enterprises", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60, "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png", "width" : 60 }, "name" : "ProArch Blogs" } } ```