description Workplace from Meta Overview
Workplace from Meta is a comprehensive collaborative platform designed for large organizations. It offers persistent virtual workspaces, instant messaging, video conferencing, and file sharing all within the familiar Meta ecosystem. Its strength lies in fostering deeper connections among team members and facilitating seamless communication across geographically dispersed teams.
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Is Workplace from Meta being shut down?
Yes, Meta announced in 2025 that it is winding down Workplace, with access phased out through 2026. Meta pointed customers toward Zoom's Workvivo platform as its preferred migration path.
How was Workplace from Meta priced, and was there a free tier?
Workplace was sold as a paid enterprise product, billed per monthly active user with cheaper tiers aimed at frontline workers. It was never a free consumer product like Facebook itself, though education and nonprofit discounts existed at various points.
How is Workplace from Meta different from Slack or Microsoft Teams?
Workplace used a Facebook-style news feed, groups, and live video rather than channel-based chat, which made it popular with large companies with many deskless employees. It competed for a similar corporate communications budget as Slack and Microsoft Teams.
Was Workplace from Meta previously called Facebook at Work?
Yes, it began as the 'Facebook at Work' project before launching publicly as Workplace by Facebook in 2016. It was renamed 'Workplace from Meta' in late 2021 following the company's corporate rebrand to Meta.
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