About Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365, formerly Office 365, is a cloud collaboration tool that provides a private and secure space to store, share and edit files and documents, to connect dispersed teams using shared calendars, messaging and conferencing tools, and to improve your brand experience using branded emails and online websites.
The business class email provided by Microsoft 365 allows for 50 GB of storage per user and the ability to send messages of up to 25 MB. This enables you to send images within emails and to apply custom formatting. You can customize your inbox rules and notifications, and update your calendar and to-do list, to help prioritize tasks. Communicate with colleagues more effectively with online availability statuses to instigate online chat, instant messaging tools and one-to-one, or one-to-many voice and video calling.
Microsoft 365 provides collaboration and knowledge sharing tools for both internal and external purposes. You can allow external project stakeholders and clients to access documents, and create project-specific mailboxes and websites for specific teams, complete with automatic policies and rights protection.
You can also use Microsoft 365 to build blogs and wikis for further knowledge sharing, as well as assigning tasks to team members and tracking tasks on a timeline. Enterprise plans for Microsoft 365 provide social networking tools to further enhance communication and collaboration.
Pricing starting from:
$6.99/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of Microsoft 365
With native iOS and Android apps available for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, Skype for Business, and Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 helps you to be productive on the go.
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Markets
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, India, Japan, North Korea, Latvia, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey, United States, Vietnam, South Africa and 24 others
Supported Languages
Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian and 27 others
Pricing starting from:
$6.99/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Top 5 alternatives to Microsoft 365
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Total features of Microsoft 365: 69
Alternatives
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- Industry: Program Development
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Premium experience
Reviewed on 05/08/2022
I have been using microsoft 365 for more than 3 years. It has allowed me to work efficiently on...
I have been using microsoft 365 for more than 3 years. It has allowed me to work efficiently on thousands of projects, your file storage tool has always worked perfectly too. Its free version is limited but it is worth paying for such an incredible and useful tool.
Pros
Microsoft 365 offers a complete and premium experience. I really like being able to work in different sections to document and present thousands of files in different extensions.
Cons
Its free version is very limited. It doesn't offer many of the most useful tools.
- Industry: Machinery
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
The gold standard for office software
Reviewed on 07/08/2022
I loved Microsoft 365 when I had a student account, and therefore free access. However, paying for...
I loved Microsoft 365 when I had a student account, and therefore free access. However, paying for it since then has become problematic at time, causing me to have to switch temporarily to other products for brief periods.
Pros
Microsoft 365 grants access to a multitude of excellent features made by Microsoft. Although it does cost a yearly (or monthly) fee, the number of perks received tend to justify the cost. Microsoft Office, OneDrive, OneNote, and several other tools are included within the package, all of which are superb.
Cons
My least favorite aspect of this software is the steep price tag. It can be hard to justify spending if you don't have the price within your budget.
- Industry: Publishing
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10
Tracker chaos
Reviewed on 31/07/2022
So far annoying. If I had known what was done to Tracker I would have chosen a different product or...
So far annoying. If I had known what was done to Tracker I would have chosen a different product or kept the old one.
Pros
Nothing in particular, just got it because my Microsoft office student version 2019 had all kinds of glitches.
Cons
The Tracker has been changed to the point where it is so annoying and time consuming to do anything. I hope no one was paid to mess it up. I also hate the AutoSave and have disabled it on all my documents, and you can keep your OneDrive.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Productivity with limits
Reviewed on 19/05/2022
We have managed to cut down on repetative task in data analysis using excel by making use of the...
We have managed to cut down on repetative task in data analysis using excel by making use of the powerpivot feature and creating templates which once populated with new data they automatically and instantly bring accurate update graphs and charts
Pros
Office 365's feature support our core business functutions from support for report writing with spell check, grammar correction, word count, document design and layout features. The product comes with inbuilt templates for brochures, business cards, flyers and many other marketing products. The spreasheet features and new formulae (e.g. xlookup), predefined charts make data compilation and analysis a breeze for our data analysis teams. To cap it all the new templates in powerpoint make the suite a force to reckon with in our line of business as we on daily basis make presentation for our internal staff, clients and stake holders.
Cons
The new annual renew licensing structure deals a low to this otherwise great product
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The support for multiple document formats and reliability of Microsoft Office experienced in the previous versions of the product got the better of me as opposed the advertised features by the other product- Industry: Medical Practice
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Microsoft 365 review
Reviewed on 27/07/2022
I vividly remember learning how to use Microsoft in school as a child. Now, as a soon to be...
I vividly remember learning how to use Microsoft in school as a child. Now, as a soon to be graduate of university, I can’t imagine not having Microsoft 365.
Pros
Microsoft has been around for decades. Everyone has at least one Microsoft program downloaded on their devices. It’s incredibly user friendly and it’s familiarity is one of its biggest pros. I enjoy it’s cloud based system as I can have access to my work from any device. I also enjoy how seamlessly each of its various programs such as word, PowerPoint, excel all work together. Microsoft 365 also promotes collaboration by allowing teams to have access to the same files.
Cons
Microsoft is a heavy app and takes up a lot of space on your device. I also think some improvements can be made for offline access for various files. Also, if persons are not a part of an institution, it can be financially challenging to purchase Microsoft 365 independently
Microsoft 365 FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Microsoft 365.Q. What type of pricing plans does Microsoft 365 offer?
Microsoft 365 offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: $6.99/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Microsoft 365 Business Basic: $6.00 Microsoft 365 Business Basic USD$6.00user/month Microsoft 365 Business Standard: $12.50 Microsoft 365 Business Standard USD$12.50user/month Microsoft 365 Business Premium: $22.00 Microsoft 365 Business Premium USD$22.00user/month
Q. Who are the typical users of Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365 has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does Microsoft 365 support?
Microsoft 365 supports the following languages:
Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
Q. Does Microsoft 365 support mobile devices?
Microsoft 365 supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Microsoft 365 integrate with?
Microsoft 365 integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Invoicing, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Planner, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft StaffHub, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, OneDrive, Skype for Business
Q. What level of support does Microsoft 365 offer?
Microsoft 365 offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base Software, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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