Compare Microsoft 365 and OpenOffice 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (60.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
No pricing available
Microsoft 365
Star Rating
(5,210)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansOpenOffice
Star Rating
(311)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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- Users report that Microsoft 365 excels in device syncing with a score of 9.5, allowing seamless access across multiple devices, while OpenOffice lacks this level of integration, making it less convenient for users who work on the go.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft 365's quality of support is rated at 8.5, significantly higher than OpenOffice's 7.2, indicating that users find Microsoft 365 more reliable when they need assistance.
- G2 users highlight that Microsoft 365 offers superior collaboration tools, scoring 9.4 for features like simultaneous editing and real-time communication, which are essential for teams working together, whereas OpenOffice's collaboration features are rated lower, making it less effective for team projects.
- Users on G2 appreciate Microsoft 365's file type support with a score of 9.3, which allows for a wider range of document formats compared to OpenOffice's 8.0, ensuring compatibility with various file types that users may encounter.
- Reviewers say that Microsoft 365's mobile application is rated at 9.2, providing a robust experience for users on mobile devices, while OpenOffice's mobile capabilities are less developed, leading to a more limited user experience.
- Users report that Microsoft 365's auto-save feature is highly praised with a score of 9.2, ensuring that work is continuously saved, which is a critical feature for preventing data loss, while OpenOffice's auto-save functionality is rated lower at 8.7, leading to potential risks for users.
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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
OpenOffice
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
OpenOffice
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
4,336
8.4
260
Ease of Use
9.0
4,381
8.5
260
Ease of Setup
8.8
970
9.2
45
Ease of Admin
8.7
846
8.8
44
Quality of Support
8.5
3,638
7.2
176
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
818
8.6
37
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
4,274
7.5
250
Features by Category
File Management
9.5
47
Not enough data
9.4
47
Not enough data
9.3
46
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
9.1
42
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
46
Not enough data
9.6
44
Not enough data
9.3
45
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
Administration
9.4
44
Not enough data
9.5
44
Not enough data
9.3
43
Not enough data
9.5
42
Not enough data
9.3
43
Not enough data
9.3
41
Not enough data
9.6
43
Not enough data
Platform
9.4
44
Not enough data
9.4
44
Not enough data
9.3
43
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
9.1
44
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
9.7
38
Not enough data
9.5
41
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.2
40
Not enough data
9.6
38
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.3
39
Not enough data
9.3
41
Not enough data
9.2
39
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.8
17
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
Presenter Tools
9.5
22
Not enough data
9.2
23
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
Conferencing Options
9.3
23
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
Application Tools
9.3
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.1
34
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.0
34
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
9.3
37
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.2
36
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Inbox Tools
9.2
48
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.3
47
Not enough data
Coordination Tools
9.5
50
Not enough data
9.1
48
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
Software Options
9.5
48
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
Calculating
9.6
38
Not enough data
9.6
39
Not enough data
Insights
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.7
38
Not enough data
Editing
9.1
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
36
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
9.5
35
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
Applications
9.3
1027
8.6
88
9.1
978
8.1
80
8.8
967
7.4
82
Collaboration
9.0
939
6.0
49
8.9
863
7.6
66
8.8
912
7.4
58
Management
8.9
940
6.8
57
9.2
995
8.0
91
9.2
1026
8.7
92
Collaboration Tools
9.3
47
Not enough data
9.4
44
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
9.4
44
Not enough data
9.4
42
Not enough data
Meeting Coordination
9.5
49
Not enough data
9.3
45
Not enough data
9.6
47
Not enough data
9.1
42
Not enough data
Software Type
9.4
48
Not enough data
9.5
45
Not enough data
9.5
45
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
Survey Customization
9.4
12
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
Survey Insights
9.6
12
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.7
12
Not enough data
Calendar View
9.6
48
Not enough data
9.4
51
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
9.2
48
Not enough data
9.4
49
Not enough data
Accessibility
9.2
48
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
Integration
9.3
48
Not enough data
9.3
49
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
Notifications
9.3
48
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Notifications
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
Settings
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
Personalization
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Integrations
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
9.3
55
Not enough data
9.2
58
Not enough data
9.0
58
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
56
Not enough data
9.5
58
Not enough data
File Types
9.6
60
Not enough data
9.5
57
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
9.0
58
Not enough data
9.0
57
Not enough data
9.5
60
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
9.1
60
Not enough data
Operating System
9.7
56
Not enough data
8.7
57
Not enough data
8.2
58
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
9.4
44
Not enough data
9.4
45
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
Integrations
9.4
45
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Time Management
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft 365 and OpenOffice 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
OpenOffice has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
OpenOffice
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
10.3%
Education Management
6.1%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
5.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.2%
Other
69.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Computer Software
5.3%
Writing and Editing
4.0%
Design
4.0%
Financial Services
3.6%
Other
74.9%
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.
OpenOffice
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jason H.
Verified User in Financial Services
If you are like our business and need over 100+ copies of office for the office and only 20 actually use it daily. You should try open office! We were able to cut our licenses by 80 copies and still let everyone have open office for the rare occasions they...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jared T.
Verified User in Newspapers
Still a couple of notches short of MS Office.
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...
Jason H.
Verified User in Financial Services
If you are like our business and need over 100+ copies of office for the office and only 20 actually use it daily. You should try open office! We were able to cut our licenses by 80 copies and still let everyone have open office for the rare occasions they...
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.
Jared T.
Verified User in Newspapers
Still a couple of notches short of MS Office.
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