What are the differences between Teams channel types?

Currently, Teams has three different channel types that differ primarily on who have access to the channel content:

Standard - All members of the Team have access to the channel content (including guest accounts for people external to the University of Waterloo)

Private - Only specific members of the Team have access to the channel content (i.e. a subset of the Team members). Non-University of Waterloo Team members (guests) can have access to the channel.

Shared - Specific people are granted access to the channel content. These people may or may not be members of the Team but must be from the University of Waterloo (i.e. no external guests).

There are other differences that should be considered when choosing the type of channel that you want to create. The following table shows features for each channel type (source: Overview of teams and channels in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn)

Features	Standard channel	Private channel	Shared channel

Features	Standard channel	Private channel	Shared channel
People can be added to the channel without adding them to the team.	No	No	Yes
Channel membership can be limited to a subset of the team.	No	Yes	Yes
Channel can be shared directly with other teams.	No	No	Yes
Channel can be shared directly with its parent team.	N/A	No	Yes
Guests can participate in the channel.	Yes	Yes	No
External participants (B2B Direct Connect) can participate in the channel.	No	No	Yes
Moderation	Yes	No	No
Breakout rooms	Yes	No	No
Copy link to channel	Yes	No	No
Each channel has a dedicated SharePoint site.	No	Yes	Yes
Scheduled meetings	Yes	No	Yes
Planner	Yes	No	No
Bots, connectors, and messaging extensions	Yes	No	No
Supported in class teams	Yes	Yes	No
Tags	Yes	No	No
Analytics	Yes	Yes	No