Compare Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Excel 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (34.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
No pricing available
Microsoft 365
Star Rating
(5,751)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
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Star Rating
(3,087)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (34.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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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 productivity tools, allowing for seamless collaboration and real-time editing. Users appreciate the cloud-based access that integrates documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, making it a versatile platform for teamwork.
- Users say that Microsoft Excel stands out for its powerful data analysis capabilities, particularly with features like pivot tables that help manage and summarize large datasets effectively. Reviewers highlight its efficiency in performing complex calculations and generating insightful charts and graphs.
- According to verified reviews, Microsoft 365 is praised for its user-friendly templates, which enhance productivity and streamline document creation. This feature is particularly beneficial for teams looking to maintain consistency and professionalism in their outputs.
- Reviewers mention that while Microsoft Excel is highly regarded for its data organization and analytical tools, some users find it less intuitive for collaborative tasks compared to Microsoft 365. This can be a drawback for teams that prioritize real-time collaboration.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Microsoft 365 offers a smoother setup experience, making it easier for organizations to onboard new users quickly. This is a significant advantage for businesses looking to implement a new productivity solution without extensive training.
- Users report that while both products have strong support features, Microsoft Excel receives slightly higher marks for its quality of support. Reviewers appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team, which can be crucial for users navigating complex functionalities.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Microsoft Excel
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Excel
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
4,748
9.4
2,568
Ease of Use
9.0
4,802
8.6
2,608
Ease of Setup
8.9
1,358
9.2
633
Ease of Admin
8.7
997
8.9
321
Quality of Support
8.5
4,013
8.7
2,052
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
969
9.2
306
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
4,682
8.9
2,481
Features by Category
File Management
9.3
183
Not enough data
9.3
180
Not enough data
9.4
178
Not enough data
9.0
172
Not enough data
8.9
174
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.2
178
Not enough data
9.5
180
Not enough data
9.1
179
Not enough data
8.8
174
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.1
170
Not enough data
8.9
169
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
9.4
175
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
187
Not enough data
8.8
181
Not enough data
9.0
181
Not enough data
8.8
182
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
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
9.5
182
Not enough data
9.3
181
Not enough data
8.8
178
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
181
Not enough data
9.2
182
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
179
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.0
177
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.7
131
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.6
131
Not enough data
8.6
132
Not enough data
8.5
132
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
Presenter Tools
8.9
125
Not enough data
8.5
126
Not enough data
8.2
123
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.0
130
Not enough data
9.0
131
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.8
123
Not enough data
8.7
124
Not enough data
8.8
125
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.2
39
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
166
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
9.1
167
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.8
166
Not enough data
8.3
164
Not enough data
8.6
156
Not enough data
9.1
166
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
161
Not enough data
8.9
159
Not enough data
9.1
169
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Inbox Tools
8.9
214
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
9.0
213
Not enough data
9.1
212
Not enough data
Coordination Tools
9.2
219
Not enough data
9.0
213
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
Software Options
9.3
218
Not enough data
8.8
216
Not enough data
Email Client - Agentic AI
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.2
80
Not enough data
Calculating
9.2
184
9.4
1547
9.1
182
9.2
1475
Insights
8.7
180
9.1
1498
9.1
179
9.4
1512
Editing
8.8
180
8.7
1402
8.8
181
8.4
1366
8.9
176
9.2
1449
Functionality
8.5
177
8.7
1267
8.9
181
8.8
1342
9.0
175
9.1
1447
9.1
179
9.1
1460
Applications
9.3
1323
Not enough data
9.0
1234
Not enough data
8.8
1200
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
1218
Not enough data
8.8
1095
Not enough data
8.7
1169
Not enough data
Management
8.9
1190
Not enough data
9.2
1231
Not enough data
9.2
1265
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
8.1
128
Not enough data
8.2
133
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.1
193
Not enough data
9.2
192
Not enough data
8.7
187
Not enough data
9.2
190
Not enough data
9.2
188
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.2
196
Not enough data
9.0
189
Not enough data
9.1
189
Not enough data
9.1
184
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
194
Not enough data
9.1
190
Not enough data
9.2
192
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
8.3
75
Not enough data
Survey Management
8.8
47
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.9
45
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
47
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.0
202
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.0
205
Not enough data
8.9
202
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
193
Not enough data
8.7
194
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
195
Not enough data
8.8
198
Not enough data
8.8
196
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
198
Not enough data
8.6
195
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.0
133
Not enough data
7.9
132
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.8
73
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
112
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.9
109
Not enough data
Settings
9.1
114
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
9.0
110
Not enough data
Personalization
8.6
109
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
Integrations
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.3
105
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.7
105
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
80
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.4
80
Not enough data
8.3
80
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
8.8
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
Design
8.8
234
Not enough data
8.9
237
Not enough data
8.7
235
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.2
239
Not enough data
9.2
240
Not enough data
File Types
9.4
244
Not enough data
9.1
241
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.9
241
Not enough data
8.8
235
Not enough data
9.2
242
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.8
234
Not enough data
8.6
234
Not enough data
8.9
236
Not enough data
Operating System
9.4
240
Not enough data
8.5
232
Not enough data
7.9
224
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
177
Not enough data
8.1
176
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
170
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
8.4
94
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
8.9
219
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
8.9
214
Not enough data
Integrations
9.3
218
Not enough data
8.5
207
Not enough data
8.2
203
Not enough data
Time Management
8.9
207
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.8
210
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.3
157
Not enough data
8.5
158
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Excel are categorized as Spreadsheets
Unique Categories
Microsoft 365 is categorized as Email Management, Business Instant Messaging, Email Client, Screen Sharing, Presentation, Online Appointment Scheduling, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Office Suites, Calendar, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Microsoft Excel has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Excel
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
10.7%
Education Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Other
69.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Computer Software
5.6%
Accounting
4.7%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
Financial Services
3.8%
Other
71.5%
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