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Microsoft offers team sites and communication sites in SharePoint Online. Use the comparison chart below to determine which type of site meets your needs. You can request new sites by raising a submitting an ITS request below.

Criteria

Team Site

Communication Site

Primary business objective

Connect, collaborate, create

When you want to create a place where members of a work group can collaborate on a project, plan an event, track status or exchange ideas, you want a team site. 

Showcase, share a service, tell a story

When you want to "broadcast" a message, tell a story, share content for viewing (but not editing), or showcase services or people, you want a communication site. 

Content authors

All members are content authors who jointly create and edit content.

There is a small number of content authors and a much larger number of content readers or consumers.

Examples

  • Project team working together to complete deliverables and manage tasks 

  • Holiday party committee planning the annual get-together

  • Departmental team members collaborating

  • Extranet site to work with a partner

  • Governance and training for your intranet

  • Policies and procedures

  • Resources for a team

Resources

Learn more about team sites here.

Learn more about communication sites here.