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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
$139.94 Per Month
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 plansSemrush
Star Rating
(3,059)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansMicrosoft 365 vs Semrush
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft 365 easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft 365 overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft 365 meets the needs of their business better than Semrush.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Semrush is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Microsoft 365 and Semrush received similar ratings from our reviewers.
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
Semrush
Pro
$139.94
Per Month
For freelancers, startups and in-house marketers with limited budget. Run your SEO, PPC, SMM and content projects with 40+ advanced tools and know your competitors’ traffic sources, rankings, social media results & more.
- 10,000 results per report
- 3,000 reports per day
- Display advertising research
Free Trial
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
Semrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
4,669
8.8
2,471
Ease of Use
9.0
4,718
8.3
2,496
Ease of Setup
8.9
1,278
8.6
1,703
Ease of Admin
8.7
960
8.6
1,276
Quality of Support
8.5
3,939
8.6
2,167
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
933
8.7
1,256
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
4,605
8.8
2,381
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
Metrics
Not enough data
8.4
433
Not enough data
8.3
427
Not enough data
7.9
409
Not enough data
7.7
383
Not enough data
7.4
372
Not enough data
7.5
366
Not enough data
7.4
369
Not enough data
7.5
379
Not enough data
7.1
364
Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
420
Not enough data
8.2
410
Not enough data
7.8
395
Not enough data
7.7
395
Not enough data
7.9
390
Not enough data
7.6
370
Not enough data
8.0
404
Other
Not enough data
7.7
382
Not enough data
8.1
395
Not enough data
7.7
384
Not enough data
8.0
386
Not enough data
7.4
351
Not enough data
7.0
331
Not enough data
7.6
350
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
7.3
44
Not enough data
6.9
44
Not enough data
7.0
42
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
361
Not enough data
7.4
348
Not enough data
8.5
401
Not enough data
8.3
392
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
289
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
270
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
276
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
243
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
213
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
209
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
273
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
281
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
267
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
206
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
7.3(won by default)
20
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
20
Not enough data
7.8(won by default)
20
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
20
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
20
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
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
Logistics
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
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
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
250
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
263
|
Verified
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
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
541
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
513
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
510
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
572
|
Verified
Applications
9.3
1275
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
1172
Not enough data
9.1
1230
Not enough data
9.2
1259
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
8.1
124
Not enough data
8.2
126
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
557
Not enough data
8.6
566
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
69
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
522
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.3
461
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
536
Not enough data
8.3
543
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
103
Not enough data
8.2
100
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
92
Not enough data
8.4
103
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
96
Not enough data
8.7
106
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.4
79
Not enough data
8.7
80
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Other Features
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.9
90
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
1009
Not enough data
9.0
893
Not enough data
8.8
846
Not enough data
8.8
862
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
6.5
170
Not enough data
6.7
171
Not enough data
6.7
171
Not enough data
6.6
168
Not enough data
6.5
169
Not enough data
6.5
164
Not enough data
6.7
166
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
8.2
1482
Not enough data
9.1
1611
Not enough data
8.8
1524
Not enough data
8.2
913
Not enough data
8.4
844
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
1580
Not enough data
8.6
998
Not enough data
8.2
958
Not enough data
7.8
828
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
396
Not enough data
6.7
388
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
191
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
179
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
162
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
234
Not enough data
8.8
228
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
226
Not enough data
7.9
201
Not enough data
8.0
176
Not enough data
7.8
147
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Media Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
117
Geographic Coverage
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
8.1
95
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
134
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.0
132
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
23
Not enough data
8.1
24
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
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
8.4
77
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
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
Social Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
95
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
8.3
85
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.0
83
Not enough data
8.3
85
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.7
82
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.7
88
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
8.5
86
Grammar Tools
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.2
22
Writing Support
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.8
24
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.2
24
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Data collection
Not enough data
7.7
193
Not enough data
8.1
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
210
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.6
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
197
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
229
Not enough data
8.6
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
211
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
256
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
231
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
203
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
Not enough data
6.9
30
Not enough data
6.8
30
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
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
140
Not enough data
7.7
124
Not enough data
8.4
144
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.2
130
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.6
147
Not enough data
8.3
131
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
7.2
16
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
Planning
Not enough data
7.7
226
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
228
Social Media
Not enough data
7.6
228
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
352
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
138
Not enough data
7.2
134
Not enough data
7.2
134
Not enough data
6.6
132
Not enough data
6.4
128
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
6.9
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
7.0
42
Not enough data
7.1
43
Not enough data
7.2
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
7.8
62
Not enough data
7.7
69
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
7.7
59
Not enough data
6.3
51
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
7.1
53
Not enough data
7.5
59
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
7.5
55
Not enough data
7.5
55
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
6.6
51
Not enough data
7.4
59
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
660
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
650
Not enough data
8.2
636
Not enough data
8.0
578
Not enough data
7.7
575
Not enough data
8.9
710
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
56
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.6
58
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.7
385
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
408
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
396
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
374
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.2
388
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
426
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
358
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
372
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
399
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
350
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
7.1
56
Not enough data
7.4
56
Not enough data
7.0
55
Platform
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft 365 and Semrush share no categories
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, Office Suites, Calendar, Survey, and Video Conferencing
Semrush is categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, SEO Tools, Competitive Intelligence, Local SEO, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Digital Analytics, Proofreading, Marketing Calendar, Content Creation, Local Listing Management, Marketing Analytics, Market Intelligence, Content Analytics, Media Monitoring, Social Media Advertising, and Social Media Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Semrush
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%
Marketing and Advertising
29.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Computer Software
8.0%
Internet
3.8%
Retail
3.7%
Other
46.0%
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