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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Mentimeter
Star Rating
(779)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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Star Rating
(5,666)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Microsoft 365 excels in providing a comprehensive suite of applications, making it a favorite for users who appreciate the integration of tools like email, chat, and document editing. One user highlighted, "I love all the apps that come along with Microsoft 365," showcasing its versatility for daily tasks.
- Users say that Mentimeter stands out for its ability to transform traditional presentations into interactive experiences. Reviewers appreciate features like live polls and quizzes, with one noting, "Mentimeter breaks the monotony of traditional presentations," which fosters real-time audience engagement.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft 365's ease of navigation and the introduction of Microsoft Copilot have significantly enhanced user convenience. A user remarked, "I am able to access my email and chat with colleagues easily," indicating its effectiveness in streamlining communication.
- According to verified reviews, Mentimeter's focus on audience participation is a major draw, with users praising its ability to keep sessions dynamic. One user stated, "It's a great tool for real-time audience feedback," highlighting how it encourages involvement and interaction during presentations.
- G2 reviewers note that while Microsoft 365 has a slightly lower satisfaction score, it still offers robust features like AI text summarization and a strong template library, which users find beneficial for creating professional documents. However, some users feel it can be overwhelming due to its extensive capabilities.
- Users report that Mentimeter's ease of setup and user-friendly interface make it accessible for small businesses, with many finding it easy to implement without extensive training. One reviewer mentioned, "Mentimeter is an excellent tool," emphasizing its straightforward approach to enhancing presentations.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mentimeter
Free
$0.00
Getting started? Explore how to make meetings of all types engaging for free!
- 50 participants per month
- Unlimited presentations
- Word clouds, polls, quizzes, slides and much more
Microsoft 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
Mentimeter
Free Trial is available
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
716
9.3
4,691
Ease of Use
9.1
729
9.0
4,743
Ease of Setup
9.2
617
8.9
1,302
Ease of Admin
9.2
244
8.7
966
Quality of Support
9.1
470
8.5
3,960
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
206
8.8
939
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
716
8.8
4,628
Features by Category
File Management
Not enough data
9.3
182
Not enough data
9.3
180
Not enough data
9.4
179
Not enough data
9.0
173
Not enough data
8.9
174
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.8
78
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
178
Not enough data
9.5
178
Not enough data
9.1
178
Not enough data
8.8
174
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.2
172
Not enough data
9.1
169
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
9.4
175
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
186
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
9.0
181
Not enough data
8.8
182
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
9.3
183
Not enough data
8.8
179
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
181
Not enough data
9.2
180
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
180
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.0
177
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
133
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
132
Not enough data
8.6
134
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.7
137
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.5
86
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
126
Not enough data
8.5
127
Not enough data
8.2
124
Not enough data
8.6
124
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
8.9
130
Not enough data
9.0
128
Not enough data
9.0
132
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.9
124
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.1
39
Platform Basics
8.2
492
8.7
164
8.5
492
8.8
164
9.2
486
9.1
164
Platform Content
8.5
483
8.8
165
8.0
476
8.3
164
8.1
470
8.6
157
8.0
451
9.1
161
Platform Additional Functionality
Feature Not Available
8.9
158
Feature Not Available
8.9
158
8.4
437
9.1
165
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
8.2
109
Feature Not Available
7.9
107
Feature Not Available
7.4
106
7.1
392
8.0
108
Feature Not Available
7.2
105
Feature Not Available
7.9
106
Feature Not Available
7.6
104
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
9.0
210
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
9.1
209
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
9.2
213
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
8.7
207
Software Options
Not enough data
9.3
213
Not enough data
8.8
213
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.2
79
Account Options
8.7
78
Not enough data
7.5
77
Not enough data
7.4
76
Not enough data
7.0
74
Not enough data
7.2
75
Not enough data
7.6
75
Not enough data
Q&A Tools
7.9
75
Not enough data
7.8
75
Not enough data
7.7
74
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
7.5
73
Not enough data
7.6
72
Not enough data
7.6
73
Not enough data
7.9
73
Not enough data
8.1
74
Not enough data
Assessment delivery
8.8
185
Not enough data
9.4
183
Not enough data
8.1
183
Not enough data
Grading and reporting
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
183
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Administration
7.7
172
Not enough data
9.1
180
Not enough data
Calculating
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.1
182
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
181
Not enough data
9.1
179
Editing
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.8
178
Not enough data
8.9
176
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
9.0
175
Not enough data
9.1
178
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1294
Not enough data
9.1
1219
Not enough data
8.8
1201
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1197
Not enough data
8.8
1097
Not enough data
8.7
1160
Management
Not enough data
8.8
1182
Not enough data
9.1
1232
Not enough data
9.2
1264
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
8.1
127
Not enough data
8.2
129
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
194
Not enough data
9.1
192
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
9.2
190
Not enough data
9.2
190
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.2
196
Not enough data
9.0
191
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
9.1
186
Software Type
Not enough data
9.0
194
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
9.2
192
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.3
77
Audience Engagement
9.4
444
Not enough data
9.2
438
Not enough data
9.2
435
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Event Support
8.6
410
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
400
Not enough data
Engagement Analytics
9.4
443
Not enough data
8.7
417
Not enough data
8.6
411
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audience Response
6.0
53
Not enough data
6.0
53
Not enough data
6.1
51
Not enough data
Survey Management
Feature Not Available
8.8
46
8.9
257
9.0
44
8.4
247
8.7
45
Feature Not Available
8.9
46
Survey Customization
Feature Not Available
8.6
46
8.4
244
8.8
47
8.2
237
8.7
44
7.7
227
8.8
45
Survey Insights
Feature Not Available
8.9
45
Feature Not Available
9.0
44
8.3
239
9.0
44
8.1
232
8.9
45
Agentic AI - Survey
6.4
34
9.2
13
6.4
34
8.7
13
6.3
34
8.8
13
Calendar View
Not enough data
9.0
203
Not enough data
8.9
206
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
9.0
204
Not enough data
8.9
204
Accessibility
Not enough data
8.8
196
Not enough data
8.7
197
Integration
Not enough data
8.9
198
Not enough data
8.8
201
Not enough data
8.9
199
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
201
Not enough data
8.6
198
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
140
Not enough data
8.0
136
Not enough data
7.9
135
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
7.8
74
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
112
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.9
109
Settings
Not enough data
9.1
114
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
9.0
111
Personalization
Not enough data
8.6
109
Not enough data
8.9
109
Integrations
Not enough data
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.3
106
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.8
106
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.2
80
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
8.3
81
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.9
45
Design
Not enough data
8.8
234
Not enough data
8.9
236
Not enough data
8.7
233
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
236
Not enough data
9.2
236
File Types
Not enough data
9.4
241
Not enough data
9.1
239
Not enough data
8.6
231
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.9
240
Not enough data
8.8
235
Not enough data
9.2
239
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
237
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
7.9
222
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
176
Not enough data
8.2
176
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
170
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
8.4
93
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
8.9
219
Not enough data
9.1
216
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.9
215
Integrations
Not enough data
9.3
217
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.2
203
Time Management
Not enough data
8.9
209
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.8
211
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
160
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
8.5
160
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.6
90
Core Features
8.0
61
Not enough data
8.2
61
Not enough data
8.4
59
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
Additional Features-
7.7
58
Not enough data
7.0
56
Not enough data
7.8
57
Not enough data
Interoperability
7.8
56
Not enough data
7.0
55
Not enough data
6.8
55
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Platform Basics
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.9
23
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
22
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
6.8
22
Not enough data
7.0
24
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
34
Not enough data
6.9
34
Not enough data
7.1
34
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mentimeter and Microsoft 365 are categorized as Presentation and Survey
Unique Categories
Mentimeter is categorized as Employee Engagement, Audience Response, Q&A Platforms, Study Tools, Assessment, and Team Building
Microsoft 365 is categorized as Email Management, Business Instant Messaging, Email Client, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Online Appointment Scheduling, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, and Video Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mentimeter
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
Higher Education
24.6%
Education Management
8.1%
Primary/Secondary Education
6.5%
Consulting
5.9%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Other
50.1%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Education Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
69.2%
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