Echo or Copilot in Teams: which one suits you?
If your company already uses Microsoft 365, Copilot summarises meetings inside Teams itself. Echo also joins Teams, but it transcribes files and meetings on other platforms too and doesn’t need a Microsoft licence. These are the differences, using the information on Microsoft’s pages.
In short
Copilot lives inside Teams: no bot joins and Microsoft lists ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and HIPAA. Intelligent recap needs Teams Premium or a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence, and according to its help pages Copilot doesn’t work in meetings hosted outside your organisation. Echo also transcribes uploaded files and Meet or Zoom meetings via the extension, adds subtitles, dubbing and clips, and sends to Slack, Notion, HubSpot or Jira.
Echo and Microsoft Copilot, point by point
| What | Edorteam Echo | Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Where your data is stored | Edorteam’s own servers in the EU (a Spanish company) | Microsoft 365; in the EU, within the EU Data Boundary, per their website |
| Which AI processes your meetings | Our own AI on those servers; never trained on your data | Microsoft and third-party models such as OpenAI; foundation models not trained on your data |
| Certifications | No certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO yet | ISO 27001, ISO 42001, HIPAA and GDPR, according to their website |
| Spanish | Built for Spanish first; app in Spanish and English | See their website |
| Meetings the assistant joins | Joins Teams only; Meet and Zoom via the Chrome extension | Inside Teams, no bot; not in other organisations’ meetings |
| Transcribing uploaded files | Yes: files up to 2 GB, plus YouTube or Drive links | See their website |
| Subtitles, translation and dubbing | Subtitle editor, translated tracks and dubbing | See their website |
| Integrations | Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Asana, Trello, Jira, webhooks, API and MCP | Microsoft 365, Microsoft Graph connectors and agents |
| Free plan and entry price | Free plan, no card; prices in euros with and without VAT | Microsoft 365 Copilot, $30 a month per user billed annually, or Teams Premium |
| Mobile app | No mobile app yet | See their website |
Choose Echo if…
- Not all your meetings are on Teams or within your organisation: Echo’s assistant joins other companies’ Teams meetings as a guest, and Meet or Zoom are recorded with the extension.
- You transcribe recordings, videos or YouTube links as well as meetings, and need subtitles, translated tracks, dubbing or clips.
- You don’t want to pay for a Microsoft licence per person to get summaries: Echo has a Free plan with no card and prices in euros, with and without VAT.
- You want the AI to run on Edorteam’s own servers in the EU and a tool built for Spanish first.
- You send meetings and their tasks to Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Asana, Trello or Jira.
Choose Microsoft Copilot if…
- Your whole company works in Teams and already has Microsoft 365 Copilot or Teams Premium: the recap is inside Teams, with no extra tool or bot.
- You need Microsoft’s certifications, such as ISO 27001 or ISO 42001: Echo has none yet.
- You want to ask across meetings, emails and documents in Microsoft 365 at once.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Echo and Copilot together?
Yes. Echo’s assistant joins the Teams meeting as another guest, with its name visible and a message in the chat saying it’s recording. Tell participants as well.
Do I need a Microsoft licence to use Echo?
No. Echo works with its own account. For the assistant to join a Teams meeting, the meeting link is enough, and you can connect your Outlook calendar so it joins on its own.
Where does Echo process meetings?
On Edorteam’s own servers in the European Union, with its own AI. It doesn’t send your meetings to third-party AI providers and isn’t trained on them.
Microsoft Copilot’s details were checked on their website on 9 November 2026. They may have changed: check their pages before deciding.
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