SYS / COLLAB-BOARD / REV.2026
The Collaboration Board
Six chips wired onto one board. Microsoft Teams is the main processor, the default the rest connect around.
U1
Teams
The Default
~320M DAU
Bundled with Microsoft 365. Routes chat, meetings and files through one core.
U2
Slack
Chat First
~47M DAU
Deepest integration bus. Startup favorite. From ~$7.25 per user per month.
U3
Zoom
Meetings
~300M joins
High bandwidth video and webinars. Chat runs on a secondary line.
U4
Google Meet
Google Native
BROWSER
No install. Wired into Gmail, Calendar and Docs. Free to power on.
U5
Webex
Secure
CISCO
Shielded traces. Strong compliance for regulated enterprise and government.
U6
Discord
Community
200M+ MAU
Free voice channels and communities. Informal, not built for compliance.
// Main Bus
No single chip drives the whole board. Keep Teams as your processor if you run Microsoft 365, then solder in Slack, Zoom or the others where the circuit needs them. Match the tool to the task.
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