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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
$119.99 1 users With One-Time Purchase
Microsoft 365
Star Rating
(5,637)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansPolaris Office
Star Rating
(22)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$119.99 1 users With One-Time Purchase
Learn more about Polaris OfficeSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Microsoft 365 excels in file management with a high score of 9.5 for device syncing, while Polaris Office falls short in this area, lacking robust syncing capabilities.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft 365's collaboration tools are superior, particularly with features like simultaneous editing scoring 9.3, compared to Polaris Office's lower score of 8.8, indicating a more seamless experience for team projects.
- G2 users highlight that Microsoft 365 offers a more comprehensive communication suite, with features like business instant messaging scoring 9.7, while Polaris Office's messaging capabilities are less integrated, scoring only 8.3.
- Users on G2 report that Microsoft 365's ease of use is a significant advantage, with a score of 9.0, making it more user-friendly compared to Polaris Office's score of 8.9, which can lead to a steeper learning curve for new users.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft 365's quality of support is rated at 8.5, providing better assistance and resources compared to Polaris Office's 8.3, which can be crucial for businesses needing timely help.
- Users say that Microsoft 365's integration capabilities are robust, particularly with Microsoft Outlook integration scoring 9.4, while Polaris Office's integrations are less extensive, scoring 8.9, which may limit workflow efficiency.
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
Polaris Office
Polarisoffice PC office for Windows OS
$119.99
1 users With One-Time Purchase
- Work with documents in all formats, including MS Office, HWP, and PDF, through one Polaris Office
- convert PDF files to Word, Sheet, or Slide, edit them, and then convert them back to PDF. Additionally, you can make notes directly on PDF documents
- provide optimized UI/UX through continuous function updates to enhance user convenience
Free Trial
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
Polaris Office
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
4,669
8.4
19
Ease of Use
9.0
4,718
8.9
21
Ease of Setup
8.9
1,278
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.7
960
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.5
3,939
8.3
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
933
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
4,605
7.7
20
Features by Category
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
175
Not enough data
9.0
173
Not enough data
9.1
176
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1275
9.8
9
9.1
1213
8.3
9
8.8
1200
8.5
8
Collaboration
8.9
1180
8.6
7
8.8
1095
8.3
9
8.7
1148
9.7
5
Management
8.8
1172
8.5
8
9.1
1230
8.5
10
9.2
1259
8.7
10
Agentic AI - Office Suites
8.1
124
Not enough data
8.2
126
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
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
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
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
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
Sorting & Filtering
8.9
219
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 and Polaris Office are categorized as Office Suites
Unique Categories
Microsoft 365 is categorized as Email Management, Business Instant Messaging, Email Client, Screen Sharing, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Online Appointment Scheduling, Document Creation, Cloud Content Collaboration, Calendar, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Polaris Office has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Polaris Office
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
4.1%
Other
69.2%
Research
9.1%
Oil & Energy
9.1%
Education Management
9.1%
Accounting
9.1%
Wholesale
4.5%
Other
59.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
how to transfer microsoft office to another computer
4 Comments
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
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
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