Microsoft 365 Business Reviews

We are using it for file sharing, office applications, email, and SharePoint.

We use Microsoft solutions for everything that we do. A part of our software development is done in .NET using Visual Studio and development tools. We use Azure Cloud Platform, and we are also providing services to our client's clients. It would be hard to imagine using something else because we are so used to using Microsoft tools. It is something that you count on having.

Everything gets integrated. Different services that they provide are well integrated into the entire system, which is the biggest strength of Microsoft products. Everything works together. If I create a Microsoft Teams theme, I get a SharePoint site and planner. Everything, including permissions, is scoped, which is really nice.

Microsoft Teams, which is a video conferencing, chat, and collaboration tool, has some issues with video codecs. It has really bad performance, especially on the Mac OS, and requires a lot of improvements. I'm using MacBook Pro, and the performance of Microsoft Teams is disastrous. It is really unusable. Given our subscription, we get Microsoft Teams for free, but we are often opting to use Zoom or some other tool because the entire computer becomes almost unusable. New age applications should be written in a way that ensures similar performance across different operating systems. I'm not sure how it works on Windows. I assume it works better, but Microsoft needs to ensure that the performance is really good. It should provide the same kind of user experience across different platforms. They can use more efficient development tools when it comes to applications. They seem to be using a technology that uses a lot of resources on our personal computers. I know that Microsoft is pushing a lot of applications to be built in the Office 365 ecosystem, but Microsoft Teams should be a focus because it is a collaboration tool. Its performance and usability need to be better, especially in the times of COVID-19. As a part of management, I use the collaboration tools and video conferencing tools for approximately five or six hours a day. Such issues have a big business impact because the management makes decisions about the tools that are going to be used within the company.

SharePoint could somehow be improved or changed to match the features of Confluence from Atlassian. There is an opportunity to do some improvements there. 

We have been using this solution for six or seven years.

It is stable if we exclude the issues with Microsoft Teams. I am the technical director of a company that has 130 employees. I don't remember experiencing any kind of issues. There was an outage for a very short period of time about three months ago, but it was nothing bad. Its stability is great.

It is scalable. Everything that we use is based on a cloud source. It is pretty scalable, especially for our needs.

It is used by the entire company. It is an official tool for document management and business apps. We have 130 employees. Its usage will increase. We have the intention to grow as a company, so we will increase its usage accordingly.

We didn't have too much of a need for technical support or any kind of support, but when we needed it, it was okay. I don't remember which support plan we are subscribed to, but it works okay. 

It is pretty much straightforward. It cannot be configured for the first time by someone who is not trained to configure it. You need help from basically your cloud service provider (CSP). Your CSP will provide resources to do the initial configurations. Such tools are not easy to configure for the first time, but everything else is pretty much intuitive. If you have an IT background, it should be intuitive and easy.

Its price is what you would expect today from a software-as-a-service offering. It is somewhere around $10 per user per month.

I would advise making sure that someone experienced with Microsoft Office 365 platform and ecosystem is leading your organization. Otherwise, find a great partner to help you and guide you through the implementation process.

I would rate Microsoft 365 Business a seven out of ten. A couple of things can be better.

This solution is used for business. You can type letters and spreadsheets, you also use it for emails using Outlook.

I like the ease of use.

It's very stable and feature-rich. I can't see that it needs a lot of development.

They need more tutorial training about using the advanced features. It would be helpful.

I have been using Microsoft 365 Business for six months.

We are using the latest version.

It's a stable product.

This is an area that I have not explored, but it seems to be scalable.

We have between 100 and 200 users who are using this solution.

We plan to continue using this solution.

We have not contacted technical support. We have not needed technical support.

We had not used any other solution previously.

There is no installation, it's on the cloud.

The license is billed on a yearly basis.

I am not aware of the cost, but it is definitely not cheap.

It's come a long way in terms of evolution.

I would rate Microsoft 365 Business an eight out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for email, collaboration, some business applications like Sharepoint, and the Exchange server.

For example, we have depended heavily on it for our remote work capability, we have worked 100% remotely since the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

The email on offer is very nice. It's very easy to use. We've enjoyed that aspect so far. It's very clearly laid out.

We can easily collaborate between users with. We can share and work on documents, for example. 

The solution has the capabilities to help me organize my week.

The product is very proactive. They know there are issues before we report them and they alert us to the fact that they are working to fix things.

For the most part, the solution is very user-friendly.

The initial setup is extremely straightforward.

Microsoft is having some issues now and therefore it may not be the best time to evaluate them. However, they acknowledge that they have the issues. They are working to fix things.

The stability is a real issue right now. It's something that they need to fix.

It's a bit complex in itself when you get into items such as security or compliance. That said, if you're knowledgeable it's no trouble. We are excited to see the end result after the various roll outs that MS is currently carrying on.

I've been using the solution for years. It's been a long time. I have quite a bit of experience with the product.

The stability is not so good. It's an aspect of the solution we really don't like. They need to work on this. There is some stability, however, there are some issues with integrations. I am assuming that these recent stability issues stem from the various rollouts and integration activities that MS is carrying out to better improve the solution.

The solution scales easily. If you want to add people, you simply add them. However, that means you need to buy more licenses, so your cost will go up.

Support can be a bit better, however, they are quite good at being proactive. Usually, they know there is a problem before we do, and by the time we reach out they are working on a fix of some sort.

Some of their support is AI as well, which means that over time, as it learns, it will get better and more effective. Basically, it needs to be a bit more robust. It needs to be more flexible in terms of understanding what you're looking for. That will likely come /improve with time.

We did use Outlook and Exchange, however, the ease of managing a SaaS versus on-prem meant it was more scalable and it's easy to manage. We didn't have to bother with any back-end integration.

The initial setup is not complex at all. It was straightforward for our team. Basically, you log in online and download the software and everything is basically automatically set up so it's easy. You don't have to worry about complexities.

The deployment just takes a few minutes. It's very fast and easy. Of course, the download time depends on the speed of your internet.

We handled the process ourselves. We did not need the assistance of an integrator or consultant. It was all done in-house.

A bit of a tough one to calculate for MS365 but I would say that it is positive, very positive.

The licensing is flexible. You can pay yearly or monthly. It's up to you.

The overall cost is relative. There aren't a lot of other mainstream options, except for maybe Google Email.

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We are using the latest version of the solution at this point. I cannot recall the exact version number, however. It may be the 2019 release.

Currently, we have about 30 people on our team.

We do plan to continue to use the solution going forward. We have no plans to change to something else.

I'd recommend this solution to other organizations. I would rate it at an 8 out of 10. The collaboration capabilities we have now are amazing. We really appreciate what it empowers us to achieve.

We use it for normal office applications.

Its interface looks clean, and its performance seems quite fast. It is faster than our previous app.

Its price could be better for companies that are not using it massively.

We started to use it around last year. 

It is stable.

I don't know if it is scalable or not. In terms of users, we are in the transition process to upgrade to this solution. Currently, not all users are using it. If it is given to our whole staff, we would have 30,000 users. We plan to keep using this solution and expand its usage.

We have our own technical team, and we contact them for any issues. If they need further help with a specific issue, they contact Microsoft support.

We have been using only Microsoft products. We were earlier using the other version of Office.

It was done by our technical team. We don't need a team to manage this. We just need to manage the license and contract. We have a small team that does the license and contract management.

We have an enterprise license, and we get some price off for that. Its price could be better for companies that are not using it massively.

I would recommend this solution. I would rate Microsoft 365 Business a seven out of ten.

We are using it for all products inside this package, such as online SharePoint, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word. 

I like everything. For me, this is a perfect product. It is rich in terms of features, and new functionalities are available very often.

It is super straightforward to install, and their technical support is the best that I've ever seen.

It could be cheaper, but I don't know if this is possible.

I have been using this solution for four years.

It is stable.

It is scalable. We have around 70 users. In one company, we have around 20 users, and in another company, we have around 50 users. We will keep using this solution.

Their technical support is very good. It is the best I've ever seen. I have not received such a level of support for any product that I have used in the past. Their response time is less than half an hour after the first call. Sometimes, I have received a call back in 10 minutes. Their knowledge and support are at a high-level.

Its installation is super straightforward. The deployment duration depends on the number of users.

I installed it myself.

It could be cheaper. Its licensing is on a yearly basis.

We didn't evaluate other solutions.

I would definitely recommend this solution to others. I would rate Microsoft 365 Business an eight out of ten.

We are building the WorkPoint 365 solution on top of Microsoft 365. It is being used for managing all unstructured information; document management, project management, contract management, HR, quality management and any other business solution in need of document or case management. We fully integrate the solution to Teams, Outlook, Office, the Power Platform, Power BI and other business applications, incl. ERP.

It has made all unstructured information available anywhere, anytime. With the WOrkPoint 365 solution we have full integration between Microsoft 365 components like Teams, Power Platform, etc. 

From our side, the solution's most valuable aspect is the integration to the different tools around it now - such as Power BI, Teams and Power Platform and all the other products that become a total integrated solution when you're working with WorkPoint 365.

The solution is fast and performing well. 

Both on the usability side and integration side and especially around AI with Microsoft's new product VIVA, the solution is very interesting.

The initial setup is pretty simple.

The solution is improved now by adding still more AI based features, and that will of very interesting to follow. Integrating to Microsoft's new VIVA products enables fantastic new features.   

We've been using the solution since the very beginning. It's been since around 2004 at this point. It's been as much as 15 years or so.

The solution is stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's good overall.

We have tools to overcome any scalability issues and the solution is in use with 1000's of users. We have a long experience with providing solutions in this space and we see customers running mission-critical solutions that have thousands of users. We have found a way around scalability issues, for us, scalability isn't a problem.

No. 

The initial setup is not overly complex. It's very easy to use for users. There's of course some consideration to think about from an IT perspective and from an architecture and governance angle, but the WOrkPoint 365 solution enables good governance. 

In general, however, a company shouldn't have any issues with the implementation.

Support is available. 

Many SIs have skills. 

We save significant time and cost and improve quality and capacity. Th fact that all information lige documents, mails, chats drawings, etc. is available in one place is invaluable for the business.  

It's competitively priced compered to what you get. 

Several other technologies was evaluated. 

We are a Microsoft Gold partner.

While we deploy to the cloud, we do have clients that use the on-premises deployment model.

Our company provides functions on top of Microsoft 365. That means that we obviously fill some gaps and we have developed specific solutions for document management and cache management and project management and stuff like that. We are adding functions to Office 365 and Microsoft 365 with WorkPoint 365.

I'd advise that other organizations should think of it as a platform. It's a platform where you can actually start in one place and develop in so many other areas with WorkPoint 365. 

We use the solution throughout the company for business purposes. We use a variety of its applications.

The solution is very stable. The performance, overall, is quite good.

The scalability, overall, has been very good.

We have found Microsoft 365 Business to be very user-friendly. It's easy to navigate.

The initial setup is simple and straightforward. It's not too hard to set it up yourself.

Overall the product meets our needs.

The solution has pretty good security baked in.

Microsoft has pretty good technical support on offer. They are helpful.

Overall, I can't recall feeling any features were missing. The solution meets our needs. There isn't anything that is lacking.

It would be ideal if the solution offered a free version. Currently, there are only paid options available.

I've been using the solution for about three years at this point. It's been almost that long at least.

The product is reliable. It offers good performance. We've found it to be quite stable. It doesn't have bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze at all. It's great.

We have found that Microsoft 365 Business scales very well. If a company needs to expand it, it can do so easily.

Currently, we have about 50 people on the solution.

We do plan to continue to use the solution. We have not plans to change.

Technical support has been very good. They are knowledgeable and responsive. We have been satisfied with the level of service we receive.

We did not previously use another solution. We've always only used Microsoft 365 Business.

The initial setup was not complex. It was very straightforward. Due to its relative ease of use, the initial setup was easy. A company shouldn't have any issues with it.

While I cannot recall the exact amount of time it took to deploy the solution, I can say that it was very fast. It doesn't take long.

The maintenance is pretty basic. You don't need a large amount of staff to watch over it.

I handled the implementation myself. I did not need the assistance of an integrator or consultant. It's easy to do on your own.

We pay a licensing fee. I can't say if it is expensive or not as I've never looked at other products to compare services and pricing.

We've never compared the solution to another product.

We are using the latest version of the solution. I'm not sure of the exact version number.

I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten. So far, it's met our needs. I have no complaints. I'm very happy with it.

I use the solution for documentation.

It is easy to use and the features are good.

The solution could integrate better with other products such as Skype and Zoom, at the moment it slows down the computer.

I have been using the solution for more than a year.

The solution is scalable to meet your needs. We have tens of thousands of users using this solution in my organization.

Our technical team did the implementation of the solution.

We pay for a corporation license.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft 365 Business a nine out of ten.