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At a Glance
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Star Rating
(5,635)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
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NumXL
NumXL
Star Rating
(20)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (36.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$25.00 1 User Per Month
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Microsoft 365 vs NumXL

  • Reviewers felt that Microsoft 365 meets the needs of their business better than NumXL.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that NumXL is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of NumXL over Microsoft 365.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$6.00
1 User Per Month
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NumXL
365 (Monthly) License
$25.00
1 User Per Month
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Free Trial
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
NumXL
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
4,667
9.0
15
Ease of Use
9.0
4,716
9.3
15
Ease of Setup
8.9
1,276
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.7
960
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.5
3,937
9.9
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
933
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
4,603
9.2
15
Features by Category
Cloud Content CollaborationHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
9.1
229
Not enough data
File Management
9.3
179
Not enough data
9.3
178
Not enough data
9.4
177
Not enough data
9.0
171
Not enough data
8.9
173
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
8.7
76
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.2
176
Not enough data
9.5
176
Not enough data
9.1
175
Not enough data
8.8
172
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
170
Not enough data
9.2
170
Not enough data
9.1
167
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.8
163
Not enough data
9.4
170
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
183
Not enough data
8.8
178
Not enough data
9.0
178
Not enough data
8.8
180
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
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 MessagingHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.9
202
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.5
179
Not enough data
9.2
181
Not enough data
8.8
177
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
179
Not enough data
9.2
178
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
178
Not enough data
9.2
181
Not enough data
9.0
175
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.7
133
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.6
132
Not enough data
8.6
133
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Capabilities
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Methodology
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
152
Not enough data
Presenter Tools
8.9
124
Not enough data
8.5
125
Not enough data
8.2
122
Not enough data
8.6
122
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
8.9
128
Not enough data
9.0
126
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.8
120
Not enough data
8.6
122
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.1
37
Not enough data
8.4
210
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
162
Not enough data
8.8
162
Not enough data
9.1
162
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.8
163
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
8.6
155
Not enough data
9.1
159
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
156
Not enough data
8.9
155
Not enough data
9.1
160
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
108
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
7.3
105
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
7.2
104
Not enough data
7.9
105
Not enough data
7.5
103
Not enough data
8.8
254
Not enough data
Inbox Tools
8.9
210
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
9.1
208
Not enough data
Coordination Tools
9.2
211
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
Software Options
9.3
212
Not enough data
8.8
212
Not enough data
Email Client - Agentic AI
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.9
231
Not enough data
Calculating
9.2
181
Not enough data
9.1
180
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
179
Not enough data
9.1
177
Not enough data
Editing
8.8
178
Not enough data
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.9
175
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
175
Not enough data
8.9
174
Not enough data
9.0
172
Not enough data
9.1
176
Not enough data
8.8
1,445
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1273
Not enough data
9.1
1213
Not enough data
8.8
1200
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.9
1180
Not enough data
8.8
1095
Not enough data
8.7
1148
Not enough data
Management
8.8
1171
Not enough data
9.1
1230
Not enough data
9.2
1258
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
8.1
124
Not enough data
8.2
126
Not enough data
9.0
228
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.1
193
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
8.6
187
Not enough data
9.2
189
Not enough data
9.2
189
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.2
195
Not enough data
9.0
190
Not enough data
9.1
190
Not enough data
9.0
185
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
193
Not enough data
9.1
190
Not enough data
9.2
191
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
8.9
57
Not enough data
Survey Management
8.8
45
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
44
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
8.9
45
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
244
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.0
202
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
8.9
203
Not enough data
8.9
202
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
195
Not enough data
8.6
196
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
197
Not enough data
8.8
200
Not enough data
8.9
198
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
200
Not enough data
8.6
197
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
139
Not enough data
8.0
135
Not enough data
7.9
134
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.7
72
Not enough data
Online Appointment SchedulingHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
8.7
131
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
111
Not enough data
Personalization
8.6
109
Not enough data
8.9
109
Not enough data
Integrations
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
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
8.8
291
Not enough data
Design
8.8
234
Not enough data
8.9
236
Not enough data
8.7
233
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.2
236
Not enough data
9.2
236
Not enough data
File Types
9.4
241
Not enough data
9.1
239
Not enough data
8.6
231
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.9
240
Not enough data
8.8
235
Not enough data
9.2
239
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.8
233
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.9
235
Not enough data
Operating System
9.4
237
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
7.9
222
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
175
Not enough data
8.2
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
92
Not enough data
8.7
249
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
8.9
218
Not enough data
9.1
216
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.9
214
Not enough data
Integrations
9.3
217
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.2
203
Not enough data
Time Management
8.9
209
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.8
211
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
159
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
8.5
159
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
Microsoft 365
NumXL
NumXL
Microsoft 365 and NumXL share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
30.5%
NumXL
NumXL
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
36.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
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%
NumXL
NumXL
Education Management
18.2%
Research
9.1%
Oil & Energy
9.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
9.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.1%
Other
45.5%
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Microsoft 365
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NumXL
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Discussions
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Discussions
how to transfer microsoft office to another computer
4 Comments
Eric J.
EJ
To complete this tasks, you have to have a product key and use that key to set up Microsoft on the second computer.Read more
what is the best way to make sure you never lose any work if your computer crashes
3 Comments
Carolina S.
CS
Open any program in the office suite, click on file menu and then click on options, then click on the save tab and configure the autosave every minute.Read more
can i update a laterversion
2 Comments
Rashid J.
RJ
Yes You Can Read more
NumXL
NumXL Discussions
Can I use NumXL functionality as part of my program?
3 Comments
Mohamad E.
ME
NumXL is an Excel add-in, and is compiled for high speed. For this reason, it cannot be accessed directly from Visual Basic or from macros. Nevertheless, you...Read more
Can I use NumXL on a Virtual Machine (VM)?
2 Comments
Mohamad E.
ME
The license key is restricted by the machine or the server. As a result, you'd need one license key per server, regardless of how many concurrent users...Read more
Non English excel versions?
2 Comments
Mohamad E.
ME
NumXL has users across the globe with various non-English excel installations (e.g. French, Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Serbian, Korean, etc.). The...Read more