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At a Glance
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Star Rating
(5,789)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.4% 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
4,777
9.0
15
Ease of Use
9.0
4,833
9.3
15
Ease of Setup
8.9
1,386
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.7
1,029
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.5
4,039
9.9
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
1,001
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
4,708
9.2
15
Features by Category
Cloud Content CollaborationHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
9.0
252
Not enough data
File Management
9.2
182
Not enough data
9.2
177
Not enough data
9.3
175
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
8.8
171
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
8.5
71
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.2
174
Not enough data
9.5
178
Not enough data
9.1
178
Not enough data
8.8
172
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
171
Not enough data
9.2
169
Not enough data
9.0
166
Not enough data
8.9
164
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
9.4
171
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
180
Not enough data
8.8
175
Not enough data
9.0
174
Not enough data
8.8
175
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
8.8
215
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.4
176
Not enough data
9.2
175
Not enough data
8.8
171
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
174
Not enough data
9.2
175
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.0
173
Not enough data
9.2
177
Not enough data
9.0
170
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.6
125
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.5
125
Not enough data
8.6
125
Not enough data
8.5
125
Not enough data
8.6
128
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.4
78
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
163
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
123
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
38
Not enough data
8.4
237
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
9.1
168
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.8
167
Not enough data
8.3
163
Not enough data
8.6
155
Not enough data
9.1
167
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
161
Not enough data
8.9
161
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
108
Not enough data
7.9
104
Not enough data
7.3
103
Not enough data
8.0
105
Not enough data
7.2
102
Not enough data
7.9
103
Not enough data
7.5
101
Not enough data
8.8
277
Not enough data
Inbox Tools
8.9
209
Not enough data
9.0
207
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
9.0
209
Not enough data
Coordination Tools
9.2
219
Not enough data
8.9
208
Not enough data
8.7
205
Not enough data
Software Options
9.3
216
Not enough data
8.8
212
Not enough data
Email Client - Agentic AI
8.2
72
Not enough data
8.0
73
Not enough data
8.9
250
Not enough data
Calculating
9.2
185
Not enough data
9.1
183
Not enough data
Insights
8.8
183
Not enough data
9.1
181
Not enough data
Editing
8.8
181
Not enough data
8.8
184
Not enough data
8.9
177
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
178
Not enough data
8.9
183
Not enough data
9.0
177
Not enough data
9.1
181
Not enough data
8.8
1,577
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1336
Not enough data
9.0
1246
Not enough data
8.8
1200
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
1228
Not enough data
8.8
1092
Not enough data
8.7
1174
Not enough data
Management
8.8
1194
Not enough data
9.1
1229
Not enough data
9.2
1262
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
8.1
125
Not enough data
8.0
134
Not enough data
8.9
235
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.0
187
Not enough data
9.1
186
Not enough data
8.6
181
Not enough data
9.1
184
Not enough data
9.1
182
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.2
190
Not enough data
9.0
183
Not enough data
9.1
183
Not enough data
9.0
178
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
188
Not enough data
9.1
184
Not enough data
9.2
186
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.3
68
Not enough data
8.1
68
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
Survey Management
8.8
48
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.7
46
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.9
46
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.6
253
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.0
201
Not enough data
8.9
204
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.0
204
Not enough data
8.9
201
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
192
Not enough data
8.7
193
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
194
Not enough data
8.7
197
Not enough data
8.8
195
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
197
Not enough data
8.6
194
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
135
Not enough data
8.0
131
Not enough data
7.8
130
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.7
71
Not enough data
Online Appointment SchedulingHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
8.7
135
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
111
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.9
108
Not enough data
Settings
9.1
113
Not enough data
9.1
109
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
Personalization
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
Integrations
8.9
110
Not enough data
8.9
103
Not enough data
8.3
103
Not enough data
9.0
107
Not enough data
8.7
104
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.7
305
Not enough data
Design
8.8
226
Not enough data
8.8
229
Not enough data
8.7
228
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.2
231
Not enough data
9.2
232
Not enough data
File Types
9.4
236
Not enough data
9.1
233
Not enough data
8.5
224
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.9
233
Not enough data
8.8
227
Not enough data
9.2
234
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.8
227
Not enough data
8.5
226
Not enough data
8.8
229
Not enough data
Operating System
9.4
233
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
7.8
216
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
169
Not enough data
8.1
168
Not enough data
7.7
164
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
7.8
162
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
8.3
86
Not enough data
8.6
260
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
8.9
211
Not enough data
9.0
207
Not enough data
8.5
201
Not enough data
8.9
206
Not enough data
Integrations
9.3
211
Not enough data
8.4
199
Not enough data
8.1
195
Not enough data
Time Management
8.8
199
Not enough data
9.0
207
Not enough data
8.8
202
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
150
Not enough data
8.2
149
Not enough data
8.4
151
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.5
81
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.)
34.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
30.3%
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
10.8%
Education Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Other
69.3%
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
RK
Connect OneDrive to your Office files so you can backup, access, share, and collaborate on all your files from anywhereRead more
What are the uses of Microsoft software?
2 Comments
DG
Software can be used as Office Applications as well as using the M365 services like Power Apps etcRead 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
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
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