Microsoft Teams does not have its own standalone price for most Indian businesses. It is included in Microsoft 365 — and the plan you choose determines which Teams features your team can access. Understanding Microsoft Teams pricing in India means understanding Microsoft 365 pricing, the Teams Phone add-on, and the Copilot for M365 add-on.
This guide covers everything in INR with GST calculations.
How Microsoft Teams Pricing Works
Microsoft Teams is bundled into all Microsoft 365 Business plans. The plan you select determines:
- How many participants can join a Teams meeting
- Whether you can record meetings and store them in the cloud
- Whether Teams webinars are available
- Which Office desktop apps are included alongside Teams
- What compliance and security tools are active
There is also a standalone Teams Essentials plan for organisations that only want Teams without the full Microsoft 365 suite — but this is the exception, not the norm for Indian businesses.
Microsoft 365 Plans That Include Teams — INR Pricing
All prices below are approximate, annual commitment, per user per month, before 18% GST.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic — ~₹125/user/month
The entry-level plan. Teams is fully included.
What Teams gets you at this tier:
- HD video meetings — up to 300 participants
- Persistent chat and channels
- Cloud meeting recordings
- Meeting transcription and captions
- SharePoint and OneDrive file storage (1 TB per user)
- Web-only versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint (no desktop apps)
Who it is for: Small teams that primarily use Teams for communication and already have Office apps from another source, or teams moving from Gmail/Drive who need Teams and email first.
Annual cost example — 15 users:
| Item | Calculation | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Licence cost | 15 × ₹125 × 12 | ₹22,500 |
| GST @ 18% | ₹22,500 × 18% | ₹4,050 |
| Total annual | ₹26,550 |
GST is fully recoverable as Input Tax Credit for GST-registered businesses.
Microsoft 365 Business Standard — ~₹660/user/month
The most widely deployed plan for Indian businesses. Adds desktop Office apps and Teams webinar hosting.
What Teams gets you at this tier (everything in Basic, plus):
- Desktop Office apps — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
- Teams webinar hosting — up to 1,000 attendees with registration and reporting
- Booking app and Microsoft Forms integration
- Microsoft Loop collaboration spaces
- Clipchamp video editor
Who it is for: Teams that need both Microsoft 365 productivity (desktop Word, Excel, Outlook) and full Teams collaboration. The standard choice for most Indian SMBs.
Annual cost example — 15 users:
| Item | Calculation | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Licence cost | 15 × ₹660 × 12 | ₹1,18,800 |
| GST @ 18% | ₹1,18,800 × 18% | ₹21,384 |
| Total annual | ₹1,40,184 |
Microsoft 365 Business Premium — ~₹1,270/user/month
The highest Business tier. Adds enterprise security and device management on top of Standard.
What Teams gets you at this tier (everything in Standard, plus):
- Microsoft Defender for Business — endpoint threat protection
- Intune device management — manage and enforce policies on team members' laptops and mobiles
- Azure AD Premium P1 — conditional access, MFA enforcement
- Advanced audit and eDiscovery for compliance
- Information protection and data loss prevention
Who it is for: Organisations with compliance requirements — healthcare, finance, legal, government — or IT teams that need centralized device management across a distributed workforce.
Annual cost example — 15 users:
| Item | Calculation | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Licence cost | 15 × ₹1,270 × 12 | ₹2,28,600 |
| GST @ 18% | ₹2,28,600 × 18% | ₹41,148 |
| Total annual | ₹2,69,748 |
Teams Essentials — Standalone Teams Without M365
For organisations that do not need Microsoft 365 productivity apps and only want Teams:
Teams Essentials — ~₹330/user/month
- HD meetings — up to 300 participants
- 30-hour meeting duration limit
- Chat and channels
- 10 GB cloud storage per user
- No desktop Office apps
- No Exchange Online email
- No SharePoint or OneDrive
Teams Essentials makes sense for organisations already using Google Workspace or Zoho Mail who want to add Teams meetings without switching to a full M365 subscription. However, for most Indian businesses setting up cloud productivity from scratch, Business Basic at ₹125/user/month is better value — it adds email, SharePoint and OneDrive for a relatively small premium.
Microsoft 365 Plan Comparison — Teams Features
| Feature | Business Basic | Business Standard | Business Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (approx, annual) | ~₹125/user/mo | ~₹660/user/mo | ~₹1,270/user/mo |
| Teams meetings (max participants) | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Meeting recordings | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Live transcription & captions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams webinars | No | Yes (1,000) | Yes (1,000) |
| Desktop Office apps | No | Yes | Yes |
| Exchange Online email | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SharePoint + OneDrive | Yes (1 TB) | Yes (1 TB) | Yes (1 TB) |
| Microsoft Defender | No | No | Yes |
| Intune device management | No | No | Yes |
| Azure AD Premium P1 | No | No | Yes |
Teams Phone Add-On — Replace Your PBX
Teams Phone is an optional add-on that enables PSTN calling — making and receiving external phone calls from Teams without a traditional PBX.
Teams Phone add-on — ~₹530/user/month (annual + GST, approximate)
This add-on works on top of any M365 Business plan. It requires Direct Routing (connect your PSTN provider to Teams via SBC hardware) or Operator Connect (a Microsoft-certified carrier integration).
What Teams Phone includes:
- Cloud PBX hosted by Microsoft
- Call queues and auto-attendant (IVR menus)
- Voicemail with transcription
- Call recording and compliance recording
- Number porting — keep your existing numbers
- Transfer and forward rules
- Busy on Busy, call park, delegation
Total cost example — 20 users on Business Standard + Teams Phone:
| Item | Per User/Month | Annual × 20 Users |
|---|---|---|
| M365 Business Standard | ₹660 | ₹1,58,400 |
| Teams Phone add-on | ₹530 | ₹1,27,200 |
| Subtotal | ₹1,190 | ₹2,85,600 |
| GST @ 18% | ₹51,408 | |
| Total annual | ₹3,37,008 |
For a 20-user team replacing a traditional PBX, this eliminates hardware, maintenance contracts and trunk line charges.
Copilot for Microsoft 365 — AI Add-On for Teams
Copilot for Microsoft 365 is the AI layer that integrates into Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Copilot for M365 — ~₹2,500/user/month (annual + GST, approximate)
Requires an eligible M365 base plan (Business Standard or Premium).
What Copilot does inside Teams:
- Generates meeting summaries with key decisions and action items automatically after every call
- Allows participants to ask "What did I miss?" during a live meeting
- Summarises long chat threads and channels on demand
- Drafts chat replies based on conversation context
- Creates meeting agendas from previous conversations
For Indian businesses running multiple meetings daily, Copilot eliminates manual note-taking and follow-up documentation across the entire organisation.
GST and ITC Recovery
All Microsoft 365 licences procured through an authorised Indian reseller like Cloudfy Systems are invoiced in INR with 18% GST.
For GST-registered businesses, this GST is fully recoverable as Input Tax Credit.
Example — 25-user Business Standard deployment:
- Annual licence cost: 25 × ₹660 × 12 = ₹1,98,000
- GST paid: ₹1,98,000 × 18% = ₹35,640
- Net cost after ITC recovery: ₹1,98,000
- Effective rate: ₹660/user/month (GST is a flow-through, not a cost)
This is only available when purchasing through an authorised reseller who issues a valid GST invoice — not through Microsoft's direct global portal.
Which Plan Should You Choose?
Choose Business Basic (~₹125) if:
- You primarily need Teams + email + cloud storage
- Your team already has Office apps or uses Google Workspace for documents
- Budget is the primary constraint
Choose Business Standard (~₹660) if:
- Your team needs desktop Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- You run webinars or large external-facing events
- This is your primary productivity platform
Choose Business Premium (~₹1,270) if:
- You have compliance requirements (healthcare, BFSI, legal)
- You need centralised device management across a distributed team
- Security posture and audit trails matter
Add Teams Phone if:
- You want to eliminate your PBX and consolidate voice calling into Teams
- You have existing DID numbers to port
- Your team makes significant volume of outbound calls to external numbers
FAQ
Is Microsoft Teams free in India? There is a free personal version of Teams, but it lacks admin controls, compliance features, recording and full Office integration. For business use, a Microsoft 365 plan is required.
Can I buy only Teams without Microsoft 365? Yes — Teams Essentials (~₹330/user/month) is available standalone. But for most Indian businesses, M365 Business Basic at ₹125 adds email, SharePoint and OneDrive for a small premium, making it better value.
Does Teams pricing include storage? Yes — all M365 Business plans include 1 TB OneDrive per user plus SharePoint storage for the organisation.
How does GST apply to Microsoft 365 in India? Purchases through an authorised Indian reseller are invoiced in INR with 18% GST. GST-registered businesses can claim full Input Tax Credit, making the net cost effectively pre-GST pricing.
For current INR pricing, volume discounts and a licence recommendation based on your team size, contact Cloudfy Systems Microsoft Teams services. We are an authorised Microsoft partner providing INR billing, GST invoices and full provisioning support in India.