Team Site and Communication Site Comparison Chart

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

Setup

Learn how to create a Team.

Request a SharePoint site.