Frequently asked questions
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Stack Overflow for Teams general info
Stack Overflow for Teams is a knowledge-sharing platform designed to streamline collaboration and knowledge discovery within organizations. It enables a natural exchange of company knowledge, giving teammates easy access to information they need, while minimizing disruptions.
Stack Overflow for Teams helps teams collaborate privately and securely, boosting productivity and problem-solving by providing access to relevant knowledge. It helps remote and hybrid teams to onboard faster, encouraging continuous learning and skill improvement among employees.
Stack Overflow for Teams is used by organizations of all sizes across various industries. Primarily a go-to resource for developers and technologists, it serves the collaborative needs of various non-technical teams, including product management, customer support, etc.
Yes, the Free version of Stack Overflow for Teams is always free for up to 50 teammates. Stack Overflow for Teams offers several pricing plans tailored to different organizational needs.
Stack Overflow for Teams operates as a private instance, providing teams with a secure and confidential environment to collaborate, and share knowledge.
The number of users within a Team varies based on the selected plan. For further details, please see the Pricing Page.
Stack Overflow for Teams is a private platform designed for organizations to collaborate, share knowledge, and solve problems privately. Unlike the public Stack Overflow site, Stack Overflow for Teams provides enhanced privacy, customization options, and tailored features. Learn more about Stack Overflow vs Stack Overflow for Teams here.
Stack Overflow for Teams is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of internal compliance, security, and privacy, to protect your organization's internal knowledge. Learn more about security measures.
Stack Overflow for Teams offer different levels of support based on the selected plan. To learn more about the level of support included in a specific plan, please refer to the 'Admins tools & support features' section on the Pricing page.
Stack Overflow for Teams features and integrations
Stack Overflow for Teams offers a range of features based on the selected plan. Foundational features include private Q&A, a customizable knowledge base, Unified search across the public site and your private team, and ChatOps integrations. Additional features may include single sign-on (SSO), long-form articles, customized dashboards, Content Health, API access, and more.
Stack Overflow for Teams integrates with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, GitHub, and Okta. Out-of-the-box and custom integrations options are available with our API.
Stack Overflow for Teams provides API capabilities to create custom integrations. API read/write access is available to Business and Enterprise plans, and read access on the Basic plan.
Yes, you can integrate Stack Overflow for Teams with your organization's single sign-on (SSO) system. Stack Overflow for Teams supports SSO integration with Okta.
GitHub Discussions provides an open platform for community-driven discussions within GitHub repositories, while Stack Overflow for Teams provides a secure environment for internal teams to share knowledge and collaborate privately. Stack Overflow for Teams can integrate with GitHub.
The native Stack Overflow for Teams experience within Microsoft Teams enables users to search for answers, ask questions, proactively review new knowledge, and capture solutions for future reuse, all without leaving their preferred workflow.
Stack Overflow for Teams setup and management
Choose your desired Stack Overflow for Teams subscription plan, and proceed with the signup instructions provided.
Login to your team account by clicking on the ‘Log in’ button here.
Data from Stack Overflow for Teams can be exported by any team admin via the Settings section within the team. You can find detailed information here.
Your Team's content management depends on your subscription plan. Data is deleted after a specified duration as per your plan's terms.
OverflowAI general info
OverflowAI is a GenAI-powered add-on module for Stack Overflow for Teams Enterprise. It helps connect employees to knowledge faster by doing the heavy lifting of discovering and disseminating information into a single, cohesive answer.
Can I purchase OAI features separately? No, all features are sold as part of the OverflowAI add-on module. Stack Overflow for Teams Enterprise is required to purchase the OverflowAI module.
At this time OverflowAI is only available for Stack Overflow for Teams Enterprise.