Compare Microsoft 365 and Polaris Office 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.4% 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
(5,790)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.4% 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
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Microsoft 365 excels in overall user satisfaction, with many praising its ease of use and the variety of applications available. Users appreciate the seamless integration between tools like OneNote, Excel, and Word, which allows for quick sharing and collaboration.
- Users say that Polaris Office is a great option for students and those needing basic functionality, highlighting its affordability and compatibility with other office applications. Many find it particularly useful for editing and viewing documents and PDFs, making it a solid choice for light users.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft 365 offers a robust set of features for cloud collaboration, with tools like OneDrive enabling real-time syncing and easy sharing. This capability is especially beneficial for teams working on projects together, enhancing productivity.
- According to verified reviews, Polaris Office shines in its lightweight design and mobile accessibility, making it a convenient choice for users on the go. However, it may lack some advanced features that power users expect from a comprehensive office suite.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Microsoft 365's support quality is generally well-regarded, with users noting helpful resources and responsive customer service. This support can be crucial for businesses that rely on the software for daily operations.
- Users express that while Polaris Office is a good entry-level option, it may not meet the needs of larger teams or businesses requiring more advanced functionalities. Its basic tools are effective for simple tasks, but users looking for extensive features might find it lacking compared to Microsoft 365.
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
4,778
8.4
19
Ease of Use
9.0
4,834
8.9
21
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
4,040
8.3
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
1,002
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
4,709
7.7
20
Features by Category
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
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
9.4
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
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
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
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
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
Applications
9.3
1336
9.8
9
9.0
1246
8.3
9
8.8
1200
8.5
8
Collaboration
9.0
1229
8.6
7
8.8
1092
8.3
9
8.7
1175
9.7
5
Management
8.8
1194
8.5
8
9.1
1229
8.5
10
9.2
1262
8.7
10
Agentic AI - Office Suites
8.1
125
Not enough data
8.0
134
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
10.8%
Education Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Other
69.3%
Accounting
9.1%
Research
9.1%
Oil & Energy
9.1%
Education Management
9.1%
Arts and Crafts
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
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
Polaris Office has no discussions with answers
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