Compare Microsoft 365 and ownCloud 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.6% 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
(231)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Microsoft 365 excels in providing a comprehensive suite of productivity tools, with users praising its ability to seamlessly integrate applications like Teams and SharePoint for real-time collaboration. This makes it a strong choice for organizations looking for a unified platform.
- Users say that ownCloud stands out for its ease of setup and flexibility, allowing quick installation on various cloud environments. Reviewers appreciate how straightforward it is to start using the platform, which can be particularly beneficial for small businesses.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft 365's cloud-based access and exceptional templates enhance user experience, making document creation and editing more efficient. This feature is especially valued by teams that require consistent and professional-looking outputs.
- According to verified reviews, ownCloud provides users with a high level of data control and privacy, as it is self-hosted. This appeals to those who prioritize security and want to manage their data without third-party involvement.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Microsoft 365's performance and reliability are top-notch, with users noting its robust syncing capabilities and secure data management through OneDrive. This reliability is crucial for businesses that depend on consistent access to their files.
- Users express that while ownCloud offers solid features for file storage and sharing, it may not match the collaborative capabilities of Microsoft 365, particularly in areas like simultaneous editing and integrated communication tools, which are essential for larger teams.
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
ownCloud
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
ownCloud
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
4,749
8.8
189
Ease of Use
9.0
4,803
8.8
191
Ease of Setup
8.9
1,359
8.4
98
Ease of Admin
8.7
997
8.7
87
Quality of Support
8.5
4,014
7.8
149
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
970
8.5
75
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
4,683
8.1
189
Features by Category
File Management
9.3
183
8.6
159
9.3
180
8.8
159
9.4
178
8.7
159
9.0
172
8.3
155
8.9
174
8.4
134
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
8.6
78
8.7
5
8.7
77
8.0
5
8.8
78
8.3
5
Collaboration
9.2
178
8.4
127
9.5
180
9.1
157
9.1
179
7.7
120
8.8
174
7.9
117
Administration
9.2
173
8.7
115
9.2
173
8.3
107
9.1
170
8.3
102
8.9
169
9.0
109
8.8
164
8.8
95
9.4
175
8.5
122
Platform
9.3
187
8.2
80
8.8
181
8.1
58
9.0
181
8.6
50
8.8
182
8.3
51
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
Not enough data
9.1
182
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
180
Not enough data
9.1
179
Not enough data
Editing
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.8
181
Not enough data
8.9
176
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.9
181
Not enough data
9.0
175
Not enough data
9.1
179
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1323
Not enough data
9.0
1234
Not enough data
8.8
1201
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
134
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
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft 365 and ownCloud are categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration
Unique Categories
Microsoft 365 is categorized as Email Management, Business Instant Messaging, Email Client, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Online Appointment Scheduling, Document Creation, Office Suites, Calendar, Survey, and Video Conferencing
ownCloud is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ownCloud
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
19.6%
Computer Software
11.4%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Accounting
5.0%
Telecommunications
3.7%
Other
54.8%
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