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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.1% 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
(5,552)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.1% of reviews)
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)
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
4,614
8.4
19
Ease of Use
9.0
4,662
8.9
21
Ease of Setup
8.8
1,226
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.7
941
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.5
3,888
8.3
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
914
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
4,550
7.7
20
Features by Category
File Management
9.3
168
Not enough data
9.3
166
Not enough data
9.4
165
Not enough data
9.0
160
Not enough data
8.8
162
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.2
165
Not enough data
9.4
163
Not enough data
9.1
163
Not enough data
8.8
160
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
159
Not enough data
9.2
158
Not enough data
9.1
155
Not enough data
8.9
157
Not enough data
8.8
152
Not enough data
9.4
157
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
162
Not enough data
8.9
159
Not enough data
9.0
159
Not enough data
8.8
161
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
160
Not enough data
9.3
163
Not enough data
8.9
159
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
160
Not enough data
9.2
158
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
160
Not enough data
9.2
162
Not enough data
9.0
158
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.6
117
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.6
117
Not enough data
8.6
116
Not enough data
8.5
117
Not enough data
8.7
119
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
Presenter Tools
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.4
111
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
8.9
113
Not enough data
8.9
111
Not enough data
9.0
115
Not enough data
Application Tools
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.9
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
8.2
27
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
144
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
9.1
144
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.3
144
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
9.0
142
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
138
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
9.0
140
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
92
Not enough data
7.9
91
Not enough data
7.3
90
Not enough data
8.0
92
Not enough data
7.2
89
Not enough data
7.8
91
Not enough data
7.5
90
Not enough data
Inbox Tools
9.0
190
Not enough data
9.0
188
Not enough data
9.0
187
Not enough data
9.1
187
Not enough data
Coordination Tools
9.2
191
Not enough data
9.0
187
Not enough data
8.8
187
Not enough data
Software Options
9.3
191
Not enough data
8.8
191
Not enough data
Email Client - Agentic AI
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
Calculating
9.2
163
Not enough data
9.1
162
Not enough data
Insights
8.7
161
Not enough data
9.1
159
Not enough data
Editing
8.8
160
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
8.9
157
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
159
Not enough data
8.9
157
Not enough data
8.9
156
Not enough data
9.1
159
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1233
9.8
9
9.1
1176
8.3
9
8.8
1165
8.5
8
Collaboration
9.0
1140
8.6
7
8.8
1060
8.3
9
8.7
1111
9.7
5
Management
8.8
1135
8.5
8
9.1
1195
8.5
10
9.2
1223
8.7
10
Agentic AI - Office Suites
8.1
94
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.1
176
Not enough data
9.2
174
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
9.2
172
Not enough data
9.2
172
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.2
178
Not enough data
9.0
173
Not enough data
9.1
174
Not enough data
9.0
169
Not enough data
Software Type
9.0
177
Not enough data
9.1
175
Not enough data
9.2
175
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
8.5
62
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
Survey Management
8.8
42
Not enough data
9.0
41
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
Survey Customization
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.9
42
Not enough data
9.0
41
Not enough data
9.0
41
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.0
182
Not enough data
9.0
185
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.0
183
Not enough data
9.0
182
Not enough data
Accessibility
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.7
178
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
179
Not enough data
8.8
182
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
181
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
120
Not enough data
8.0
119
Not enough data
7.9
117
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
7.8
56
Not enough data
Notifications
8.9
101
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
8.9
99
Not enough data
Settings
9.1
103
Not enough data
9.1
100
Not enough data
9.0
101
Not enough data
Personalization
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
Integrations
8.9
100
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
9.0
99
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.5
71
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
8.4
71
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
Design
8.9
211
Not enough data
8.9
213
Not enough data
8.8
211
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.2
211
Not enough data
9.3
213
Not enough data
File Types
9.4
217
Not enough data
9.2
215
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.9
217
Not enough data
8.8
213
Not enough data
9.2
216
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.8
209
Not enough data
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.9
212
Not enough data
Operating System
9.4
212
Not enough data
8.5
207
Not enough data
7.9
201
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
154
Not enough data
8.2
155
Not enough data
7.8
152
Not enough data
8.0
155
Not enough data
7.9
152
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
8.4
73
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
9.0
193
Not enough data
9.1
192
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
9.0
190
Not enough data
Integrations
9.3
192
Not enough data
8.6
185
Not enough data
8.3
181
Not enough data
Time Management
9.0
183
Not enough data
9.1
190
Not enough data
8.9
187
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
139
Not enough data
8.4
139
Not enough data
8.5
139
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
8.8
70
Not enough data
8.8
70
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
5.9%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
5.0%
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%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft 365
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Chris j.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Office 365 is an efficient application for documents creating and for document sharing, it comes with bundle of specific features which let us create presentations and other work details. It’s a cloud based application so it gives access to our emails and...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
Constant updates that say "critical" almost on a weekly basis. Too many automatic formatting features. Just give me the barebones and I'll configure it how i want it dangit.
Polaris Office
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sunil A.
Verified User in Research
Its almost free, All its applications word excel and ppt are free and compatible with ms-office or any other office application. Available on mobile also. Its lightweight and good for all basic tasks in any office.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
I couldn't find any positive sides fore this software.
Chris j.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Office 365 is an efficient application for documents creating and for document sharing, it comes with bundle of specific features which let us create presentations and other work details. It’s a cloud based application so it gives access to our emails and...
Sunil A.
Verified User in Research
Its almost free, All its applications word excel and ppt are free and compatible with ms-office or any other office application. Available on mobile also. Its lightweight and good for all basic tasks in any office.
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
Constant updates that say "critical" almost on a weekly basis. Too many automatic formatting features. Just give me the barebones and I'll configure it how i want it dangit.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
I couldn't find any positive sides fore this software.
Alternatives
Discussions
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