Compare Amazon WorkSpaces and Microsoft 365 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (35.3% 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)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon WorkSpacesMicrosoft 365
Star Rating
(5,767)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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
4,762
Ease of Use
8.6
79
9.0
4,817
Ease of Setup
8.6
30
8.8
1,371
Ease of Admin
8.3
26
8.7
1,010
Quality of Support
8.0
63
8.5
4,025
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
25
8.8
983
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
68
8.8
4,693
Features by Category
File Management
Not enough data
9.3
183
Not enough data
9.2
179
Not enough data
9.4
177
Not enough data
9.0
171
Not enough data
8.9
173
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.8
76
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
177
Not enough data
9.5
180
Not enough data
9.1
179
Not enough data
8.8
174
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.1
169
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.8
163
Not enough data
9.4
174
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
185
Not enough data
8.8
179
Not enough data
9.0
179
Not enough data
8.8
180
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
181
Not enough data
9.2
180
Not enough data
8.8
176
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
179
Not enough data
9.2
180
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
178
Not enough data
9.2
182
Not enough data
9.0
175
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
129
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
83
Not enough data
8.5
83
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
124
Not enough data
8.5
125
Not enough data
8.2
122
Not enough data
8.6
123
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
9.0
129
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
9.0
134
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.8
123
Not enough data
8.6
123
Not enough data
8.8
124
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.2
38
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
166
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
9.1
167
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
166
Not enough data
8.3
164
Not enough data
8.6
156
Not enough data
9.1
167
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
161
Not enough data
8.9
160
Not enough data
9.1
171
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
109
Not enough data
8.0
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
7.6
102
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
8.9
213
Not enough data
9.0
211
Not enough data
9.0
213
Not enough data
9.0
213
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
9.2
221
Not enough data
8.9
212
Not enough data
8.7
208
Software Options
Not enough data
9.3
218
Not enough data
8.8
216
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
8.3
77
Not enough data
8.1
78
Calculating
Not enough data
9.2
184
Not enough data
9.1
182
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
9.1
180
Editing
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.8
182
Not enough data
8.9
176
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.9
181
Not enough data
9.0
175
Not enough data
9.1
179
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1327
Not enough data
9.0
1241
Not enough data
8.8
1202
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1223
Not enough data
8.8
1094
Not enough data
8.7
1170
Management
Not enough data
8.8
1192
Not enough data
9.2
1231
Not enough data
9.2
1265
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
8.1
127
Not enough data
8.1
135
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
192
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
8.6
186
Not enough data
9.1
189
Not enough data
9.2
187
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.2
195
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
193
Not enough data
9.1
189
Not enough data
9.2
191
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.2
74
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
47
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.8
45
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
47
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Calendar View
Not enough data
9.0
202
Not enough data
8.9
205
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
9.0
205
Not enough data
8.9
202
Accessibility
Not enough data
8.8
193
Not enough data
8.7
194
Integration
Not enough data
8.8
195
Not enough data
8.7
198
Not enough data
8.8
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
7.8
132
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
7.7
73
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
111
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.9
108
Settings
Not enough data
9.1
113
Not enough data
9.1
109
Not enough data
9.0
109
Personalization
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.8
107
Integrations
Not enough data
8.9
110
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.3
104
Not enough data
9.0
107
Not enough data
8.7
104
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.4
79
Not enough data
8.2
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
8.8
232
Not enough data
8.9
235
Not enough data
8.7
233
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
237
Not enough data
9.2
238
File Types
Not enough data
9.4
242
Not enough data
9.1
239
Not enough data
8.6
230
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.9
239
Not enough data
8.8
233
Not enough data
9.2
240
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.8
233
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.9
235
Operating System
Not enough data
9.4
238
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
7.9
222
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
8.1
174
Not enough data
7.7
170
Not enough data
8.0
173
Not enough data
7.8
168
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
8.4
93
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
8.9
217
Not enough data
9.1
213
Not enough data
8.6
207
Not enough data
8.9
212
Integrations
Not enough data
9.3
216
Not enough data
8.5
205
Not enough data
8.2
201
Time Management
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
9.1
213
Not enough data
8.8
208
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
156
Not enough data
8.3
155
Not enough data
8.4
156
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.6
87
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%
Financial Services
5.4%
Management Consulting
5.4%
Consumer Goods
4.3%
Other
58.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Education Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Other
69.3%
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