BetterSend vs Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot vs BetterSend for Teams messages
If your company already pays for Microsoft 365 Copilot, use it: Copilot in Teams can rewrite a chat message and make it casual, professional, confident or enthusiastic, and it is part of a much larger assistant across Outlook, Word and meetings. If you do not have that license, or you write in another language and want the message to come out as English in a specific tone, BetterSend does that inside Teams for US$ 4.99 per month, with a free plan.
By Rubens Jr, Founder of BetterSend
Microsoft Copilot in Teams sits under the compose box. Rewrite produces another version of your message with better grammar and style, and Adjust makes it concise or longer and casual, professional, confident or enthusiastic. Copilot in Teams is part of Microsoft 365 Copilot Business, an add-on to an eligible Microsoft 365 business plan; the free Copilot Chat covers Outlook but Microsoft's pricing page does not list Teams for it. Teams translates received messages on its own, separately from Copilot.
BetterSend is a single-purpose tool you can install yourself. Its Chrome extension works in Teams on the web and eleven other platforms, and its desktop app works inside the native Teams app on macOS and Windows. Improve takes a draft in any language and returns English in one of 13 tones; Translate and Explain act on messages you receive.
BetterSend is for
Individuals who want better Teams, Slack and WhatsApp messages without waiting for a company license, especially when writing from another language.
Microsoft Copilot is for
Companies already on Microsoft 365 that want an assistant across Teams, Outlook, Word and meetings, with Microsoft's admin and compliance controls.
| Feature | BetterSend | Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Rewriting a Teams message | Improve rewrites the whole draft in one of 13 tones, for example Professional, Diplomatic, Concise, Empathetic and Native Speaker. | Rewrite gives another version with improved grammar and style. Adjust makes it concise or longer, and casual, professional, confident or enthusiastic. |
| Writing in another language | Write the draft in any language and get natural English back in the chosen tone, in one action. | Microsoft's Teams article describes rewriting and tone, not changing the language. Teams can translate messages you receive into your default language. |
| Messages you receive | Translate into any of 44 languages and Explain for jargon and idioms. | Teams has built-in message translation (hover a message, More options, Translation), which an admin can turn off. Copilot can also summarize chats. |
| Outlook and email | Buttons in Outlook and Gmail on the web. | Copilot in Outlook drafts emails, changes their tone and length, and coaches you on a draft. Microsoft lists it with the free Copilot Chat on eligible plans. |
| Where else it works | Buttons inside Slack, WhatsApp Web, LinkedIn, Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, Telegram and Discord, plus the native Slack, WhatsApp, Teams and Discord apps. | Microsoft 365 apps: Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and meetings. It does not reach Slack, WhatsApp or GitHub. |
| Who can get it | Anyone. Install the Chrome extension or the desktop app and sign in with an email. | Copilot Business is sold only to existing Microsoft 365 customers on an eligible business plan, up to 300 users, and Copilot in Teams needs a Teams license. |
| Price | Pro is US$ 4.99 per month or US$ 39.99 per year as of October 2026, with all 13 tones and unlimited actions. In Brazil, Pix: 6 months for the price of 4 (R$ 99.60). | Microsoft 365 Copilot Business: US$ 21 per user per month billed yearly (US$ 18 on a promotion through December 31, 2026, first year only), or US$ 25.20 monthly, on top of a Microsoft 365 plan, as of October 2026. |
| Privacy | Message text is never stored; only metadata such as the action type and token count. Nothing is sent on your behalf; you always choose what to send. | Microsoft says Microsoft 365 Copilot prompts, responses and the data it reads are not used to train its foundation models, with enterprise data protection. |
Verdict
If your company already licenses Microsoft 365 Copilot, it is the better pick for Teams: it is already there, covers Outlook, Word and meetings, and comes with Microsoft's compliance controls. BetterSend fits when you are paying for yourself, when you need more than four tones, when you write from another language, or when your work also happens in Slack, WhatsApp or GitHub.
Common questions
Is Copilot in Teams free?
The free Copilot Chat on eligible Microsoft 365 plans covers Outlook, but Microsoft's pricing page lists Copilot in Teams under Microsoft 365 Copilot Business, a paid add-on.
Does BetterSend work in the Teams desktop app?
Yes. The BetterSend desktop app for macOS and Windows adds a chip to the composer in the native Teams app, and double-clicking a received message translates or explains it.
Can I use both?
Yes. They do not interfere: Copilot sits under the compose box and BetterSend acts only when you press its button.
Find the right tone in one click
Get the desktop app for macOS or Windows, or install the Chrome extension. Same account, the same 13 tones.
Sources
- BetterSend (checked 2026-10-06)
- Microsoft support: Rewrite and adjust your messages with Copilot in Teams (checked 2026-10-16)
- Microsoft Copilot plans and pricing for business (checked 2026-10-16)
- Microsoft support: Draft an email message with Copilot in Outlook (checked 2026-10-16)
- Microsoft support: Translate a message in Teams (checked 2026-10-16)
- Microsoft Learn: Data, privacy and security for Microsoft 365 Copilot (checked 2026-10-16)