# Microsoft 365: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 6 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/microsoft-365

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email signature management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/email-signature-management/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 75% | 4 |
| [Content marketing platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/content-marketing-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 104 | 0% | 1 |
| [Contract lifecycle management and e-signature](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/contract-lifecycle-management-and-e-signature/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 0% | 1 |
| [CPQ](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/cpq/index.md) | 0% | 68 | 0% | 1 |
| [Data clean rooms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-clean-rooms/index.md) | 0% | 91 | 100% | 1 |
| [Meeting scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/meeting-scheduling/index.md) | 0% | 65 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Microsoft 365 Exchange Transport Rules ... Pros: Totally free, 100% centralized" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Email signatures)

## And against it

- "These tools have been flagged for security and compliance concerns, such as the absence of SAML SSO, lack of public API, and potential issues with email routing." (Llama 4 Maverick, Email signatures)
- "Microsoft documents limitations including no embedded images, no placement directly below the latest reply, and signatures not appearing in Sent Items." (GPT-6 Luna, Email signatures)
- "Major platforms like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 automatically process meeting invitations without requiring explicit approval" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Scheduling)
- "those native tools may be effectively "free" ... but they're much less capable for centralized management and directory sync" (GPT-5.4 mini, Email signatures)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft 365, from 20 of the 22 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 5
- microsoft.com: 4 (its own site)
- softwareadvice.com: 4
- albato.com: 3
- calendly.com: 3
- capterra.com: 3
- doodle.com: 3
- expertinsights.com: 3
- ones.com: 3
- reddit.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://ones.com/blog/best-document-collaboration-platform-for-sensitive-data: 3
- https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/tools/secure-collaboration-tools: 3
- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-appointment-scheduling-software-sales-pipeline: 2
- https://calendly.com/blog/enterprise-scheduling-platform: 2
- https://clickup.com/blog/secure-collaboration-tools: 2
- https://doodle.com/en/consolidate-scheduling-tools: 2
- https://dualitytech.com/platform: 2
- https://exclaimer.com/pricing: 2

## The company

Microsoft; https://www.microsoft.com/; Vancouver, Canada; founded 1975; about 228,000 employees (2024); public, 4338 on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Microsoft 365's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Word е по-добър с Microsoft 365 (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/word)
- For: За индивиди За бизнеса (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/word)
- Price stated: Безплатно; 99,99 € /година; 124,99 € /година; 9,99 € /месец; 12,49 € /месец; 20,99 € /месец; €6.07 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; €20.36 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; €27.73 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; €4.67 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; €17.58 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; €24.94 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; €11.00 потребител/месец, годишно плащане (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/word)
- Starting price: 6.07 (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/word)
- Free plan or trial: Регистрирайте се безплатно; Изпробвайте безплатно; Изпробвайте безплатно за 1 месец (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/word)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.