- Features
- Arkchat
- MS Teams
- Why does it Matter?
Team Collaboration
- In-group Private Messaging
- Yes
- No
- Teams requires you to move private conversations into a separate chat or create a private channel, which splits the project's history. Arkchat lets selected members chat privately inside the same group, preserving the full project context while keeping sensitive side-talk invisible to others.
- Unified Cross-Org Collaboration
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams allows external collaboration via Shared Channels or Guest Access, but external members must often be added to separate channels or switch between different organizational tenants. Arkchat brings internal teams, vendors, and customers into one single group with selective privacy, removing the need for separate spaces.
- Integrated Subject Threads
- Yes
- Yes
- Teams organise conversations within wide "Channels," where multiple topics can merge into a single, long chat history. Arkchat requires every discussion to be organized under a specific subject thread by default, ensuring that project context is preserved and easy to retrieve.
- Custom Topic Organisation
- Yes
- No
- Teams uses channels as its primary way to separate topics, but it lacks sub-topics or a flexible topic structure within a channel. Arkchat lets you organize multiple threads under custom topics (like "Design," "Purchase," or "Client Queries") inside one group, preventing channel sprawl and making every decision easy to find.
- Instant, all-party translation
- Yes
- No
- Teams offers native translation, but it is often private to the individual user and requires manual clicks or a "Teams Premium" or "Copilot" subscription for advanced automation. Arkchat translates every message instantly for everyone in the group, ensuring work moves forward without anyone having to manually click "Translate".
- Unified project communication
- Yes
- No
- Teams spreads work across multiple channels, private chats, Planner boards, and SharePoint folders, which can lead to fragmented information and missed context. Arkchat keeps the right people, topics, threads, and private discussions in one organized space, ensuring no decision or update is ever missed.
Project and Work Management
- Direct message-to-task conversion
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams allows you to create tasks from messages, but the process involves multiple clicks and manual entry into a separate Planner or To-Do list. Arkchat converts any message into a trackable task instantly with no extra tools or manual steps, keeping the entire workflow directly inside the chat thread.
- Unified Task-Thread Architecture
- Yes
- No
- Teams separates chat, tasks (Planner), and approvals (Power Automate), often forcing users to switch between apps or tabs to find the full history. Arkchat keeps all discussions, tasks, files, updates, and approvals in one clean thread, so you always see the full picture in a single view.
- Automated Status Tracking
- Yes
- No
- eams does not track task progress automatically; users must manually update task statuses (e.g., "In Progress" or "Completed") within the Planner app. Arkchat shows what’s done, pending, or delayed automatically based on real-time chat actions, eliminating the need for constant manual chasing or follow-ups.
- Sequential Approval Engine
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams has a native Approvals app that supports sequential sign-offs, but complex multilevel chains frequently require setting up Power Automate workflows. Arkchat turns any message into a multilevel approval instantly, allowing you to create continuous approval chains that match your project needs without any workflow setup.
- Native Task-File Linking
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams stores task and approval files in SharePoint document libraries or personal OneDrive folders. If these files are moved or the folder structure is changed, the links in your tasks can break. Arkchat keeps every file physically attached to the exact task or approval it belongs to, ensuring context is never lost.
- Actionable AI Workflows
- Yes
- No
- Teams AI (Copilot/Facilitator) excels at summarizing meetings and detecting action items, but turning these into trackable tasks typically requires manual confirmation and syncing with the separate Planner app. Arkchat’s AI instantly generates subtasks and converts its own responses into trackable tasks or approvals within the chat thread, ensuring work moves from "talk" to "track" without extra steps.
- Unified Project Visibility
- Yes
- NO
- Teams spreads work across separate channels, private chats, Planner boards, SharePoint folders, and Power Automate flows, often leading to fragmented context and search fatigue. Arkchat keeps conversations, tasks, approvals, and files in a single, unified place, providing clear and predictable visibility into all operations.
Business Growth
- Business Discovery Marketplace
- Yes
- No
- Microsoft Marketplace (accessible through Teams) is a platform for buying software, AI agents, and IT services. Arkchat features a built-in marketplace where any business can post products or services to get discovered by real buyers and start collaborating instantly.
- Structured Buyer-Seller Workflows
- Yes
- No
- Teams supports messaging, meetings, and file sharing with guests, but lacks native, structured workflows for managing commercial outcomes. Arkchat allows you to discuss requirements, share files, create tasks, and track approvals with customers in one unified thread, specifically built for closing deals.
- Instant Message-to-Task Conversion
- Yes
- Partially
- In Teams, converting a customer's message into a task requires hovering over the message, navigating the "More actions" menu, and manually entering details into Planner or To-Do. Arkchat converts any customer message into a trackable task in one click with no extra steps or external tool setup, keeping the workflow entirely within the chat thread.
- Integrated Requirement Tracking
- Yes
- No
- Teams mixes customer chats, files, and approvals across various channels, private chats, SharePoint folders, and Power Automate flows. Arkchat keeps every requirement and approval permanently tied to the exact task or message thread it belongs to, ensuring zero loss of context.
- Unified Deal-to-Work Flow
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams requires users to switch between chats, channels, meetings, Planner boards, and documents, which can lead to communication lag. Arkchat centralizes every customer conversation, file, task, and approval in one thread, helping you respond faster and close deals sooner.
Data Privacy and Control
- Selective message visibility
- Yes
- No
- Teams cannot hide selected messages from specific people inside the same channel; to discuss sensitive info privately, you must move to a separate private channel or chat. Arkchat lets internal teams, vendors, and customers work in one group while keeping sensitive discussions private through private threads in the same thread.
- Unified Project History
- Yes
- No
- Teams spreads project information across channels, private chats, SharePoint folders, Planner boards, and Power Automate flows. Arkchat keeps the entire project record—conversations, files, tasks, and approvals—in a single thread, ensuring nothing is lost in app-switching.
Business Chat vs Social Chat
- Direct Action Architecture
- Yes
- No
- Teams is a full business hub built around channels, meetings, files, and Planner. Arkchat is a business chat system where conversations instantly become tasks, approvals, and organized work without requiring you to switch to separate tabs or apps.
- SME & Project Focus
- Yes
- No
- Teams works best within large organizations using the full Microsoft 365 stack; for smaller teams, it can feel complex and heavy to manage. Arkchat is built for SMEs and project teams that need simple, structured collaboration with internal and external people in one unified thread.
- Chat-Centric Workflow
- Yes
- No
- Teams distributes work across many tools—Channels, Planner, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Power Automate—often requiring users to jump between different tabs and apps to complete a project. Arkchat uses chat as the core place where tasks, approvals, files, and updates connect automatically within the conversation thread.
- Instant Work Conversion
- Yes
- No
- Teams requires users to manually create tasks in Planner or build custom automation flows in Power Automate. Arkchat turns chat messages and even AI responses into trackable tasks and approvals instantly with a single click—no setup, external tools, or manual syncing required.
- Unified Cross-Org Collaboration
- Yes
- No
- Teams requires Shared Channels, Guest Accounts, or separate teams for external collaborators, often needing complex admin setup like B2B Direct Connect. Arkchat lets internal teams, vendors, customers, and partners collaborate in one group with private threads, eliminating the need for separate spaces or tenant-switching.
- Unified Workspace Architecture
- Yes
- No
- Teams spreads work across multiple apps: SharePoint (files), OneDrive (private files), Planner (tasks), Outlook (email), and Power Automate (workflows). Arkchat combines chat, tasks, approvals, files, AI, and a marketplace into a single, unified platform, eliminating the need to toggle between tools.
