What is changing in Microsoft Teams Rooms licensing?
Microsoft has moved Teams Rooms licensing to two options: Basic and Pro. The switchover took effect on September 1, 2022. Basic targets small businesses and comes free with every certified Teams Rooms device. Pro is an all-in-one license with advanced features, management, and monitoring. It costs $40 per device per month with an annual commitment, or $48 per device per month without one.
What is Microsoft Teams Rooms?
Microsoft Teams Rooms is a meeting space solution that enables effective hybrid collaboration. It is an ecosystem of Microsoft Teams software and certified partner hardware devices. Together they give you flexibility for your meetings.
What is Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro?
Teams Rooms Pro is an all-in-one license. It combines existing Teams Rooms features, new innovations, and the Teams Rooms managed service platform. This simplifies the purchasing process for customers. The plan also gives you more automated monitoring and dashboards.
What features does Teams Rooms Pro offer?
These features are available now or coming soon:
- Intelligent audio and video: layout options like front row place attendees in a neat row instead of stacking them. Noise suppression and bandwidth optimization improve the quality. Advanced cameras use AI to help remote attendees feel like they are in the room, with automatic framing that captures the active speaker.
- Increased engagement: you share content wirelessly, raise your hand, and use live reactions. In the classic video grid layout, chat bubbles alert in-room participants to the conversation happening alongside the meeting, so nothing gets missed.
- Powerful collaboration: Microsoft Whiteboard, Microsoft Surface Hub 2S, and the intelligent capture of an analog whiteboard.
- Management and security: enterprise-grade management and security, including access control, remote configuration, and device analytics, plus IT service management (ITSM) integration.
What does Teams Rooms Pro cost?
Teams Rooms Pro costs $40 per device per month with an annual commitment, or $48 per device per month without one.
What is Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic?
Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic is aimed at small businesses. It helps them build a better hybrid meeting experience. Basic includes the Teams meeting experiences, such as scheduling, joining meetings, and sharing content wirelessly.
Do you get Teams Rooms Basic for free?
Yes. Basic comes free with every certified Teams Rooms device you buy on or after September 1, 2022. Customers can apply up to 25 Basic licenses to their tenants.
FAQ
When did the switch to Basic and Pro take effect?
On September 1, 2022.
What is the difference between Teams Rooms Basic and Pro?
Basic targets small businesses and offers the standard Teams meeting experiences. Pro is an all-in-one license with advanced audio and video, increased engagement, powerful collaboration, and enterprise-grade management and security.
What does Teams Rooms Pro cost?
$40 per device per month with an annual commitment, or $48 per device per month without one.
How many Basic licenses can you apply?
Up to 25 Basic licenses per tenant.
Does Teams Rooms Basic come with every device?
Yes. Basic comes free with every certified Teams Rooms device you buy on or after September 1, 2022.
