Getting Started
Step-by-step guide to installing and setting up your first advent calendar.
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SharePoint & Teams
Smarter Advent Calendar
24 doors for your intranet.
The digital advent calendar for SharePoint and Microsoft Teams: fill 24 doors with your own content – from video messages to prize draws – and accompany your team through Advent.
- doors, freely configurable
- 24
- and SharePoint integrated
- Teams
How you use the calendar
You decide what is behind each door – and shape every day of Advent yourself.
- 1
Your own content
Video messages, surveys or a short greeting: design every door yourself and tailor the content to your organisation.
- 2
Appreciation during Advent
Thank teams and departments, look back on the successes of the year and give an outlook on the year ahead.
- 3
Prize draws included
Raffle prizes directly in the calendar. Opening doors regularly increases the chances of winning.
Available in Microsoft Teams
Make the advent calendar available in Microsoft Teams with a few clicks – where your team already works.
The calendar reaches everyone in their daily workflow, with no additional application and no training effort.
A welcome side effect: more intranet visits
A door opened every day brings your team back to the intranet regularly – a simple way to show appreciation and increase the use of your SharePoint environment.
More than a calendar
Strengthen company culture
A shared ritual during Advent fosters cohesion and team building – across locations as well.
Show appreciation
Use the doors to thank your team for the past year.
Fully integrated
The calendar runs directly in SharePoint and Microsoft Teams – no additional infrastructure required.
- doors per calendar
- 24
- and SharePoint supported
- Teams
- packages to choose from
- 3
- package with raffle mode
- Pro
Built-in tools or app?
When are Microsoft’s built-in tools enough?
You don’t need an app for a single holiday greeting. Smarter Advent Calendar pays off when Advent should become a daily ritual in your intranet.
The built-in tools are enough for this
- A one-off holiday greeting to the team: a post in Teams or your intranet is enough.
- External advent calendar services: possible – but content and participant data then live with the provider.
This is what Smarter Advent Calendar is built for
- 24 doors with your own content, directly in SharePoint and Teams
- Daily interaction instead of a one-off post
- Raffle mode for prize draws (Pro package)
- No extra accounts – everything stays in your Microsoft 365 tenant
If the left column covers your case, you don’t need an app – you’ve already paid for the built-in tools. Smarter Advent Calendar exists for everything on the right.
Packages and licensing
Three packages, tiered by feature set. Licensing is handled via Microsoft AppSource.
Standard
For smaller teams
- 24 doors individually customizable
- Basic management
- Email support
Most popular
Pro
With raffle mode
- Everything from Standard
- Raffle mode for competitions
- Advanced customizations
- Priority support
Purchasing & licensing
Three steps to your license
Microsoft separates the app from its license in the marketplace – that’s why you’ll find Smarter Advent Calendar listed twice. Getting licensed is still quick:
Install and try the app
Install Smarter Advent Calendar from the Microsoft marketplace into your SharePoint environment for free and try every feature without obligation.
View the app in the marketplaceBuy the license from Microsoft
Purchase the license as a subscription directly on Microsoft AppSource. You’ll see the price there in your local currency – including the correct taxes for your country.
See the price in your currencyActivate your site collection
Assign the license to the site collections where Smarter Advent Calendar should run. Your data and settings from the trial are preserved.
Billed directly by Microsoft
Buying through AppSource is procurement without the procurement process: the contract runs through the Microsoft account your organization already has.
No new vendor
You buy from Microsoft – no vendor onboarding or supplier checks in your purchasing department.
Invoice from Microsoft
With the correct VAT for your country, in your local currency.
One bill
The license appears on your existing Microsoft 365 invoice – alongside your other subscriptions.
Full control
Manage, scale or cancel the subscription at any time in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Frequently asked questions about buying
Why is Smarter Advent Calendar listed twice in the marketplace?
Microsoft technically separates the app from its license: you install the app for free in your environment and purchase the license as a separate subscription. Microsoft mandates this split for all SharePoint apps with marketplace licensing. For the purchase, the listing with the “License” suffix is the right one.
What happens after the trial?
Your data lives in your own SharePoint lists and is preserved. Once the license is activated, you continue right where you left off.
Do we need a credit card?
Not necessarily. Payment runs through your organization’s billing profile at Microsoft – by credit card or invoice, depending on your configuration.
Who in our organization can buy?
The purchase is made in your organization’s Microsoft account – usually by someone with permission for marketplace purchases, for example a billing administrator.
How do we cancel the subscription?
Directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center – you manage the license like any other Microsoft subscription.
Questions about the purchase process?Get in touch – we’re happy to guide your IT team through the first purchase.
Support & Resources
Guides and legal information for Smarter Advent Calendar.
Terms of Service
Legal terms and license information for using Smarter Advent Calendar.
Read termsSupport
Questions about the calendar? Our support team is happy to help.
Get in touchReady for the next Advent?
Try Smarter Advent Calendar without obligation – we are happy to answer your questions about setup and licensing.