Microsoft Teams' attendance report, compared with AttendSure
After a scheduled Teams meeting, the organiser and co-organisers can download an attendance report from the meeting's Attendance tab or chat. It lists who attended, when each person joined and left, and how long they stayed. It's useful for confirming who connected.
This page compares AttendSure with that report specifically.
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Why the Teams attendance report is sometimes missing
- Only the organiser and co-organisers can see it.
- It isn't available for instant channel meetings.
- An IT admin can switch attendance reports off for the organisation.
- By default, attendees can choose not to be named in it.
What the Teams report doesn't show
- When each person's camera was off, and for how long. Teams' engagement data only counts how many attendees turned a camera on.
- Whether participants confirmed they were present partway through.
- Breaks, which it counts the same as training time.
AttendSure vs Microsoft Teams' attendance report
| Capability | Teams attendance report | AttendSure |
|---|---|---|
| Join and leave times | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attendance duration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Each person's camera on/off times | ✗ A count of cameras turned on | ✓ |
| Live alerts during the session | ✗ | ✓ |
| Camera reminder in the meeting chat | ✗ | ✓ General, nobody named |
| Presence Check | ✗ | ✓ |
| Breaks excluded from monitored time | ✗ | ✓ |
| Export the record | ✓ CSV | ✓ Excel |
| Certificates of Attendance with QR verification | ✗ | ✓ |
Use both. AttendSure doesn't replace Teams. It works alongside your meetings and adds evidence the attendance report doesn't include.
Privacy built in. AttendSure does not record or store meeting video or audio, and does not use facial recognition or biometrics.
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