- Features
- MS Teams
- Why does it Matter?
Team Collaboration
- Private conversations inside the same group
- Yes
- No
- Teams requires you to move private conversations into a separate chat or private channel. Arkchat lets selected members chat privately inside the same group, preserving full context.
- Diverse teams collaborate in one group
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams allows external collaboration via Shared Channels or Guest Access, but every external member must join a separate channel or team. Arkchat brings internal teams, vendors, and customers into one single group with selective privacy.
- Each discussion stays in its own thread
- Yes
- Yes
- Both support threaded replies. But Arkchat ties threads to topics, tasks, and approvals, keeping work more naturally organised.
- Organise threads using custom topics
- Yes
- No
- Teams uses channels as topics. There are no sub-topics or flexible topic structures within a channel. Arkchat lets you organise multiple threads under custom topics inside one group, avoiding channel sprawl.
- Multilingual collaboration
- Yes
- No
- Teams has no built-in message translation. Users must manually translate or use external tools. Arkchat translates messages instantly so teams speaking different languages can work smoothly.
- Zero communication gaps
- Yes
- No
- Teams spreads conversations across multiple channels, private chats, shared channels, and guest spaces. Arkchat keeps the right people, topics, threads, and private discussions in one organised space, reducing gaps and confusion.
Project and Work Management
- Turn any message into a task
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams requires you to create tasks manually in Planner or To-Do. Arkchat converts messages into tasks instantly, no extra tools, no extra steps.
- Discussions, tasks & approvals stay in one thread
- Yes
- No
- Teams separates chat, tasks (Planner), and approvals (Power Automate). Arkchat keeps all discussions, tasks, files, updates, and approvals in one clean thread, so you always see the full picture.
- Track work automatically
- Yes
- No
- Teams does not track task progress automatically, users must update Planner boards manually. Arkchat shows what’s done, pending, and delayed without manual follow-ups.
- Multilevel approvals inside chat
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams needs Power Automate workflows to build multistep approvals. Arkchat turns any message into a multilevel approval instantly, no workflow setup required.
- Attach files directly to tasks & approvals
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams stores files separately in SharePoint, not directly inside the task or approval. Arkchat keeps every file attached to the exact task or approval it belongs to.
- AI helps you manage work while you chat
- Yes
- No
- Teams AI summarises meetings and messages but doesn’t generate subtasks or turn AI outputs into trackable tasks/approvals. Arkchat’s AI does this instantly while you chat.
- Full project / business operations clarity in one place
- Yes
- NO
- Teams spreads work across channels, chats, Planner boards, SharePoint files, and Power Automate flows. Arkchat keeps everything, conversations, tasks, approvals, files, together, giving clear, predictable project visibility.
Business Growth
- Built-in marketplace to get new business
- Yes
- No
- Teams does not have a marketplace where buyers and sellers meet. Arkchat connects you with new customers directly inside the same platform where you manage your work.
- Buyer–seller collaboration inside chat
- No
- Teams supports messaging, meetings, and file sharing, but not structured buyer–seller workflows. Arkchat lets you discuss requirements, share files, create tasks, and track approvals with customers in one place.
- Convert customer requests into tasks
- Partially
- Teams requires manual task creation in Planner or To-Do. Arkchat converts customer messages into tasks instantly, with no extra steps or external tools.
- Track customer requirements & approvals clearly
- No
- Teams mixes customer chats, files, and approvals across channels, chats, SharePoint folders, and Power Automate flows. Arkchat keeps every requirement and approval tied to the exact task or thread it belongs to.
- Share catalogues, documents & project details professionally
- Partially
- Teams can share files but has no built-in catalogue or structured buyer-facing project workspace. Arkchat keeps catalogues, files, tasks, topics, and approvals neatly organised, making customer collaboration smooth.
- Faster deal closures
- No
- Teams requires switching between chats, channels, meetings, Planner boards, and documents. Arkchat centralises every customer conversation, file, task, and approval, helping you respond faster and close deals sooner.
Data Privacy and Control
- Add internal and external teams without exposing sensitive info
- Yes
- No
- Teams cannot hide selected messages inside the same channel. Arkchat lets internal teams, vendors, and customers work in one group while keeping sensitive internal discussions private through private threads.
- Your business data stays with you when employees leave
- Yes
- No
- Teams stores private chats on the user’s account. When someone leaves, their chat history isn’t naturally retained with the business unless enterprise retention policies are configured. In Arkchat, all messages, threads, files, tasks, and approvals stay with your company automatically.
- Full project record stays intact
- 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, approvals, in one place, so nothing gets lost.
- Role-based visibility
- Yes
- No
- Teams assigns visibility at the channel or team level. Arkchat provides visibility control at group, topic, and private-thread level, letting you keep conversations professional, structured, and access-controlled.
Business Chat vs Social Chat
- Built specifically for business conversations that turn into work
- 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 organised work.
- Designed for SMEs and project-based teams
- Yes
- Partially
- Teams works best inside large organisations with Microsoft 365. Arkchat is built for SMEs and project teams that need simple, structured collaboration with internal and external people in one place.
- Chat is the centre of work
- Yes
- No
- Teams distributes work across many tools, Channels, Planner, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power Automate. Arkchat uses chat as the core place where tasks, approvals, files, and updates connect automatically.
- Zero-effort work management
- Yes
- No
- Teams requires manual task creation in Planner or custom flows in Power Automate. Arkchat turns chat messages into tasks and approvals instantly, no setup or extra tools needed.
- Built for internal + external collaboration in one space
- Yes
- No
- Teams needs shared channels, guest accounts, or separate teams for external collaborators. Arkchat lets internal teams, vendors, customers, and partners collaborate in one group with private threads.
- Reduces tool overload
- Yes
- No
- Teams spreads work across multiple apps (SharePoint, OneDrive, Planner, Outlook, Power Automate). Arkchat combines chat, tasks, approvals, files, AI, and marketplace into one platform.
