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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (35.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Amazon WorkSpaces
Star Rating
(106)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon WorkSpacesMicrosoft 365
Star Rating
(5,608)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansAmazon WorkSpaces vs Microsoft 365
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft 365 easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft 365 overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft 365 meets the needs of their business better than Amazon WorkSpaces.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft 365 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft 365 over Amazon WorkSpaces.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon WorkSpaces
No pricing availableMicrosoft 365
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$6.00
1 User Per Month
Business Basic combines web and mobile versions of the Office apps, business email with Exchange, user management, 1 TB of OneDrive storage, and Teams for up to 300 users.
- Identity, access, and user management for up to 300 employees
- Custom business email (you@yourbusiness.com
- Web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Free Trial
Amazon WorkSpaces
No trial information availableMicrosoft 365
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
78
9.3
4,649
Ease of Use
8.6
79
9.0
4,698
Ease of Setup
8.6
30
8.8
1,257
Ease of Admin
8.3
26
8.7
955
Quality of Support
8.0
63
8.5
3,919
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
25
8.8
928
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
68
8.8
4,584
Features by Category
File Management
Not enough data
9.2
176
Not enough data
9.3
174
Not enough data
9.4
173
Not enough data
9.0
168
Not enough data
8.9
170
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
74
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.4
171
Not enough data
9.1
171
Not enough data
8.8
168
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
166
Not enough data
9.2
166
Not enough data
9.1
163
Not enough data
8.9
165
Not enough data
8.8
160
Not enough data
9.4
165
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
179
Not enough data
8.8
175
Not enough data
9.0
175
Not enough data
8.8
177
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.4
175
Not enough data
9.3
178
Not enough data
8.8
173
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
175
Not enough data
9.2
173
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
175
Not enough data
9.2
177
Not enough data
9.0
172
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
130
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
129
Not enough data
8.6
130
Not enough data
8.5
130
Not enough data
8.6
133
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
82
Not enough data
8.5
82
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
8.5
123
Not enough data
8.2
120
Not enough data
8.6
120
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
8.9
125
Not enough data
9.0
123
Not enough data
9.0
127
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.8
119
Not enough data
8.6
120
Not enough data
8.9
121
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.0
36
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
160
Not enough data
8.9
160
Not enough data
9.1
160
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
160
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
8.6
152
Not enough data
9.1
157
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
153
Not enough data
8.9
153
Not enough data
9.0
155
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
107
Not enough data
7.9
105
Not enough data
7.3
104
Not enough data
8.0
106
Not enough data
7.2
103
Not enough data
7.9
104
Not enough data
7.5
102
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
8.9
206
Not enough data
9.0
205
Not enough data
9.0
204
Not enough data
9.0
204
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
9.2
206
Not enough data
8.9
203
Not enough data
8.7
201
Software Options
Not enough data
9.3
207
Not enough data
8.8
207
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
8.2
74
Calculating
Not enough data
9.2
178
Not enough data
9.0
177
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
176
Not enough data
9.1
174
Editing
Not enough data
8.8
175
Not enough data
8.8
174
Not enough data
8.9
172
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
173
Not enough data
8.9
172
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
9.1
174
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1263
Not enough data
9.1
1204
Not enough data
8.8
1195
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.9
1169
Not enough data
8.8
1090
Not enough data
8.7
1140
Management
Not enough data
8.8
1164
Not enough data
9.1
1225
Not enough data
9.2
1253
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
8.0
119
Not enough data
8.1
120
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.0
191
Not enough data
9.1
189
Not enough data
8.6
185
Not enough data
9.1
187
Not enough data
9.2
187
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.2
193
Not enough data
9.0
188
Not enough data
9.1
188
Not enough data
9.0
183
Software Type
Not enough data
9.0
191
Not enough data
9.1
188
Not enough data
9.2
189
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
8.2
73
Functionality
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Desktop Management
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Support
8.3
14
Not enough data
Security
9.1
17
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
Survey Management
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.9
45
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
8.8
44
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.9
44
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Calendar View
Not enough data
9.0
199
Not enough data
8.9
202
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
9.0
200
Not enough data
8.9
199
Accessibility
Not enough data
8.8
193
Not enough data
8.7
194
Integration
Not enough data
8.9
195
Not enough data
8.8
198
Not enough data
8.9
196
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
198
Not enough data
8.6
195
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.0
133
Not enough data
7.9
133
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
7.7
70
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
110
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.9
108
Settings
Not enough data
9.1
112
Not enough data
9.1
109
Not enough data
9.0
110
Personalization
Not enough data
8.7
108
Not enough data
8.8
108
Integrations
Not enough data
8.9
109
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.3
105
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.8
105
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.4
80
Not enough data
8.3
79
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
8.8
43
Design
Not enough data
8.9
229
Not enough data
8.9
231
Not enough data
8.7
229
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
229
Not enough data
9.2
230
File Types
Not enough data
9.4
235
Not enough data
9.2
233
Not enough data
8.6
226
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.9
234
Not enough data
8.8
230
Not enough data
9.2
234
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.8
227
Not enough data
8.6
227
Not enough data
8.9
229
Operating System
Not enough data
9.4
231
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
7.9
217
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
171
Not enough data
8.2
171
Not enough data
7.8
167
Not enough data
8.0
170
Not enough data
7.9
166
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
8.4
88
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
8.9
212
Not enough data
9.1
211
Not enough data
8.6
206
Not enough data
9.0
209
Integrations
Not enough data
9.3
211
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.2
198
Time Management
Not enough data
8.9
203
Not enough data
9.1
209
Not enough data
8.8
206
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.3
155
Not enough data
8.5
155
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.6
85
Functionality
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Management
7.4
15
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon WorkSpaces and Microsoft 365 share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon WorkSpaces is categorized as Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Microsoft 365 is categorized as Email Management, Business Instant Messaging, Email Client, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Online Appointment Scheduling, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon WorkSpaces
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
17.4%
Computer Software
8.7%
Management Consulting
5.4%
Financial Services
5.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.3%
Other
58.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Education Management
5.9%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
69.2%
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Discussions
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EJ
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