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Business phone systems · November 2026 Edition

Zoom Phone vs Microsoft Teams Phone

One of fourteen models named Zoom Phone first on the direct prompt; zero named Microsoft Teams Phone. Zoom Phone was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Microsoft Teams Phone by eleven and Zoom Phone carries 52 labels and Microsoft Teams Phone 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Zoom Phone

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Microsoft Teams Phone

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share14%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels5221A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Zoom Phone reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.RingCentral RingEX was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. RingCentral RingEX vs Zoom Phone · RingCentral RingEX vs Microsoft Teams Phone · Zoom Phone vs Nextiva

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 business phone systems page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Zoom PhoneFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Teams Phone
Direct10
Paraphrase01
Comparative20
Budget-constrained70
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Zoom Phone
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Zoom Phone and Microsoft Teams Phone were named in the same answer sixty-four times, of the 159 answers naming Zoom Phone and the 92 naming Microsoft Teams Phone. In those answers Microsoft Teams Phone took the first choice nine times and Zoom Phone four.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Zoom Phone and Microsoft Teams Phone stood in it.
ModelDirectMTParaphraseMTComparativeMTBudget-constrainedMTScale-constrainedMTNegativeMT
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 miniMT
Gemini 3.5 FlashMTMTMT
Perplexity SonarMT
Grok 4.20MTMTMT
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 FlashMT
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2MTMT
GLM 4.7 FlashXMT
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 LunaMT
Muse Glimmer 30BMTMT
Zoom PhoneMT Microsoft Teams Phone first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zoom Phone on the left and Microsoft Teams Phone on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Zoom Phone and Microsoft Teams Phone stood in it.

Zoom Phone first, Microsoft Teams Phone not the choice

1 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Teams Phone was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallRingCentral RingEX, Zoom Phone alternatives: 8×8 Work, GoTo Connect, Nextiva Engage

Neither was the first choice, one was named

11 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5RingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
GPT-5.4 miniRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8 Work, GoTo Connect, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
Gemini 3.5 FlashRingCentral MVP alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Microsoft Teams Phone, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
Perplexity SonarRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8, Dialpad, JustCall, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
Grok 4.20RingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
DeepSeek V4 FlashNextiva, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8, Aircall, Dialpad, Zoom Phone
Llama 4 MaverickRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8, Aircall, Dialpad, GoTo Connect, Nextiva, Ooma Office, Vonage, Zoom Phone
Qwen 3.7 FlashRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8, Dialpad, Nextiva, Zoom Phone
Kimi K2Nextiva, RingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8, Zoom Phone
GPT-6 LunaRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8x8, Dialpad, Teams Phone, Zoom Phone
Muse Glimmer 30BRingCentral RingEX alternatives: Microsoft Teams Phone, Nextiva, Zoom Phone

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GLM 4.7 FlashXRingCentral RingEX alternatives: 8×8 Work, Nextiva
MiniMax M2.5Nextiva alternatives: 8x8, Intermedia Unite, RingCentral RingEX

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
Zoom Phone leads by twenty-eight points.
Zoom Phone28%#1 of 11
Microsoft Teams Phone0%#9 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Zoom Phone leads by twelve points.
Zoom Phone14%#2 of 10
Microsoft Teams Phone2%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Microsoft Teams Phone leads at enterprise.
Microsoft Teams Phone22%#2 of 11
Zoom Phone6%#3 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Zoom Phone

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“8x8, GoTo Connect and Zoom Phone don't.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“My top recommendation for most budget-conscious companies: Zoom Phone at ~$10/user/month offers the best balance of price, features, reliability” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Often highlighted as the best overall for small businesses, with plans starting at just $10 per user per month” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Zoom Phone if your team already lives in Zoom and wants straightforward calling.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Microsoft Teams Phone

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“My default pick: Microsoft Teams Phone” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you're already deep in the Microsoft ecosystem — Teams Phone will likely be your most cost-effective option” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Consider Teams Phone if staff already work in Teams and you're comfortable arranging PSTN calling separately.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.