Short answer: Microsoft Teams alternative for project work. Put the current file, the decision and the next owner in one channel. Basic is 9 USD per paid account a month, or 86 USD a year, with 25 GiB. The trial is 3 days. The iPhone and iPad app is coming soon. The encryption scope is on the security page.
Compare a Microsoft Teams alternative for project work. Explore BusyVault conversations, files, checklists and per-account pricing.
Product view: conversations, files and next steps in one place.
A DIFFERENT WAY TO WORK
Compare Teams and BusyVault for project files
Microsoft Teams is strongest inside a Microsoft 365 organization. BusyVault keeps the conversation, the file and the next step in one tool, without a suite of separate apps and licenses.
Compare the way your team works
Workflow
BusyVault
Microsoft Teams
Organizing a project
Channels and nested subchannels built around projects
Teams and channels tied to Microsoft 365 groups
From discussion to action
Checklists directly in the conversation
Tasks live in separate apps (Planner, To Do)
Working with files
Project files with previews and resumable uploads; 25 GiB (Basic) or 100 GiB (Pro) included
Files stored in OneDrive/SharePoint; the free plan includes 5 GB
Getting started
3-day trial, then Basic ($9/mo) or Pro ($30/mo) per paid account
Free plan for individuals; business features via Microsoft 365 licenses
Microsoft Teams is at its best inside a Microsoft 365 organization — and that is also its weight. Business features arrive through per-user Microsoft 365 licenses; chat files actually live in OneDrive and SharePoint; tasks belong to Planner and To Do. The free plan includes 5 GB of file storage per person. If your team wants one tool rather than an ecosystem, that architecture is the daily friction. BusyVault is the one-tool answer.
One workspace instead of three apps
In Teams a typical project spans a chat in Teams, files in a SharePoint library and tasks in Planner — three places to check and three permission models to understand. BusyVault keeps the conversation, the file, the checklist and the ticket in a single project channel with nested subchannels. The context a teammate needs is one click deep, not three apps wide.
Files next to the conversation
Teams uploads become OneDrive or SharePoint items linked back into the chat, with the storage, sharing rules and quotas of those services. BusyVault treats project files as part of the project: uploaded into the channel, previewed in place, resumable when the connection drops, with 25 GiB (Basic) or 100 GiB (Pro) included per paid account and extra space at $0.03/GiB/month.
Simple pricing without a suite
BusyVault has two plans: Basic at $9/month (or $86/year) and Pro at $30/month (or $288/year) per paid account, storage included. No license matrix, no add-on apps, no admin center curriculum. You pay for the accounts that do the work and you can read the whole price list in one breath.
When Microsoft Teams is the better fit
If your organization already runs on Microsoft 365 — Office co-editing, Exchange, enterprise compliance, existing SharePoint libraries — Teams extends those investments and your IT already knows how to govern it. Evaluate BusyVault when that ecosystem is a cost rather than an asset: small and mid-sized teams that want project work organized today, without a platform project first.
How to evaluate the switch
Run one project through the 3-day trial: channel, subchannels, real files, one review cycle. Compare the number of places your team had to look in Teams versus BusyVault for the same project. Verify export and permissions before expanding beyond the pilot.
What to write down before you switch
Read “Microsoft Teams alternative for project work” as a buying note for one job, not as a score. Name the file you would actually send, the history you still need to search, and who pays for each account. BusyVault is the hosted app for that job. Other products stay on this page only where the comparison says who runs the server or what one upload allows. There is no star rating and no laboratory winner. Keep the quote you were sent beside any public price printed here.
Files, history and the next owner
On Microsoft Teams alternative for project work, keep the file next to the sentence that approved it. Slack documents a 1 GB cap on one upload and, on the Free plan, 90 days of visible history. Those two limits are the public facts this site already cites.
BusyVault bills storage per paid account: 25 GiB on Basic and 100 GiB on Pro. Extra storage is 0.03 USD per GiB a month after you confirm the charge. Basic is 9 USD a month or 86 USD a year. Pro is 30 USD a month or 288 USD a year. One subscription does not cover the team.
The trial is 3 days and 10 GiB. Use it to upload a real file and to search for a decision, not to announce a company-wide move. If the file does not fit or the old decision cannot be found, say so in the channel before you promise the room is the archive.
Where the app runs
BusyVault runs in the browser and can be installed from Chrome or Edge on Windows, macOS and Linux. The Android app is on Google Play and uses the same account. The iPhone and iPad app is coming soon. Enterprise customers can run BusyVault on their own servers under a separate contract. There is no public installer on this site for that path. This page does not claim SOC 2, ISO 27001 or HIPAA.
A check you can finish this week
For Microsoft Teams alternative for project work, finish four lines and stop. Line one is the project name. Line two is the channel name. Line three is where the current file lives. Line four is the next owner. Add one rule for meetings: what must be decided live, and what must be written down the same day.
Ask someone who was not on the call to find the file without help. If they open the right channel first, the structure works. If they search three threads and still ask which version is current, move the file to the channel and leave a pointer. Owners and administrators can export a BusyVault backup from workspace or channel settings. After a restore, check the text, the file references and who can open them. Keep the original files until that check passes. Product questions go to the address on the support page.
Meetings can stay, the file may not
Teams is strongest when the company already runs Microsoft 365. Chat files often live in SharePoint, and tasks often live in Planner. BusyVault is a project channel with the file and the checklist in the same place, billed at 9 or 30 USD per paid account a month. Do not cancel Microsoft 365 because a chat page suggested it. Move one project that is already split across chat and a document library.
Yes, especially for teams that are not committed to Microsoft 365. Teams spreads work across Teams, OneDrive/SharePoint and Planner; BusyVault keeps the conversation, the file, the checklist and the ticket in one project workspace with simple per-account pricing.
How much storage does Microsoft Teams Free include?
Microsoft Teams Free includes 5 GB of file storage per person, and business features require Microsoft 365 licenses. BusyVault Basic includes 25 GiB and Pro 100 GiB per paid account, with extra storage billed at $0.03/GiB/month.
When is Microsoft Teams the better choice?
If your organization already runs on Microsoft 365 and depends on Office co-editing, enterprise compliance or existing SharePoint libraries, Teams integrates with those investments. Evaluate BusyVault when you want one focused tool instead of a suite.
