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Internal communications and intranet · October 2026 Edition
Microsoft Teams vs Google Sites
Zero of fourteen models named Microsoft Teams first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Sites. Microsoft Teams was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Google Sites by nine and Microsoft Teams carries 14 labels and Google Sites 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share14%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate21%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#8A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.
Labels1411A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Teams reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Simpplr was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Teams vs Simpplr · Microsoft Teams vs Microsoft SharePoint · Microsoft Teams vs Connecteam
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the internal communications and intranet page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Microsoft TeamsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Sites
Direct001 against Google Sites
Paraphrase70
Comparative00
Budget-constrained13
Scale-constrained001 against Microsoft Teams
Negative002 against Microsoft Teams · 1 against Google Sites
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Teams and Google Sites stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Microsoft Teams Google Sites first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Teams on the left and Google Sites on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Teams and Google Sites stood in it.
Neither was named
14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5ThoughtFarmer alternatives: Interact, LumApps, Simpplr
GPT-5.4 miniWorkvivo alternatives: Haystack, Jostle, Microsoft SharePoint, Oak Engage, ThoughtFarmer
Gemini 3.5 FlashSimpplr alternatives: Happeo, Powell Intranet, Workvivo, hubley
Perplexity SonarSimpplr alternatives: Blink, Happeo, Microsoft SharePoint, Workvivo
Grok 4.1 FastSimpplr, Workvivo alternatives: Blink, Interact, Staffbase, ThoughtFarmer
Mistral SmallMicrosoft SharePoint alternatives: Interact, MyHub Intranet
DeepSeek V4 FlashInteract alternatives: Happeo, Jostle, Simpplr, Staffbase
Llama 4 MaverickThoughtFarmer alternatives: ClickUp, Interact, SAP SuccessFactors
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Viva alternatives: Atlassian Confluence, BambooHR, Lattice, Notion, Weyland
Kimi K2Simpplr alternatives: Blink, Happeo, Jostle
GLM 4.7 FlashXMangoApps alternatives: Simpplr, Workvivo
MiniMax M2.5ThoughtFarmer alternatives: ClickUp, Interact, MangoApps, SAP SuccessFactors, SharePoint Intranet-in-a-Box
GPT-6 LunaSimpplr alternatives: Microsoft SharePoint, Staffbase, Workvivo
Muse Glimmer 30BThoughtFarmer alternatives: Happeo, Interact, MangoApps, Simpplr, Staffbase
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Google Sites leads by seven points.
Google Sites9%#3 of 16Microsoft Teams2%#11 of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Microsoft Teams leads at mid-market.
Microsoft Teams14%#1 of 18Google Sites5%#8 of 18Enterprise
Microsoft Teams leads by nine points.
Microsoft Teams9%#4 of 16Google Sites0%#– of 16What the models said about Microsoft Teams
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Modern SaaS platforms create ecosystems where each tool works best with the others, creating integration dependencies that are expensive to replicate elsewhere: Outlook + Teams + SharePoint + OneDrive.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Standalone communication tools such as Slack, Teams, or newsletter-only systems if you are using them as the intranet itself” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Use Microsoft Teams (if you are on M365) or Slack (if you are on Google/Hybrid) for your day-to-day, fast-paced communication.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“My default recommendation: Microsoft Teams + SharePoint, if your company already uses Microsoft 365.” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The Safe Bet: Microsoft Teams ... has become the default choice over the last few years.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Google Sites
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“it should be avoided if you are trying to build a true, scaled company-wide intranet” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“find Google Sites too clunky” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“If you already pay for Google Workspace or Microsoft 365: Use Google Sites or SharePoint. It costs $0 extra” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For non-technical teams: Start with Google Sites (free)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“the strongest low-cost choice is usually Google Sites” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Microsoft Teams vs SimpplrMicrosoft Teams vs Microsoft SharePointMicrosoft Teams vs ConnecteamMicrosoft Teams vs SlackMicrosoft Teams vs ThoughtFarmerMicrosoft Teams vs WorkvivoSimpplr vs Google SitesMicrosoft SharePoint vs Google SitesConnecteam vs Google SitesSlack vs Google SitesThoughtFarmer vs Google SitesWorkvivo vs Google SitesAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full internal communications standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.