Meta will shut down its Workplace competitor, Teams, next year

Goal is throwing in the towel on Workplaceits Facebook-based alternative to office communication platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams alternative, as previously reported by TechCrunch. Meta spokeswoman Ashley Zandy confirmed On the edge which will be available for customers to use until August 31, 2025. Previously known as Facebook @ Work, it was used internally for two years before its public launch in 2016 and, according to Zandy, there will be no changes to the terms of its internal use.

Meta will offer a 50% discount on the service starting in September and is offered to work with customers as they transition to the Zoom-owned service Workvivo. After September 1, 2025, Workplace will become read-only and export-only until June 1, 2026, when access will end and data will be deleted.

TechCrunch reports that development slowed considerably after people returned to offices that were empty due to the pandemic and after several key employees left. The move burst the bubble of an increasingly crowded space for remote work tools. Stronger competition from Microsoft Teams, Google Workplace, and even new entrants like Zoom Workplace caused Meta to slow down after a decade of development.