Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 is a Microsoft product used for email and team collaboration through Outlook and Teams, and as a place where teams keep their knowledge
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Jostle is first at 23%.
Simpplr is first at 16%.
Simpplr is first at 22%.
Why models recommend it
“For most small-to-medium businesses on a budget, leveraging existing Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace licenses is often the most practical starting point.”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Best Overall Free/Low-Cost Option: Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 (with SharePoint)”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Great if you're already in the Microsoft ecosystem. Low cost, strong integrations, but can feel fragmented without customization”Grok 4.20 · Scale-constrained question · alternative
“updated Microsoft 365/SharePoint Online—these emphasize built-in encryption, audit logs, compliance certifications”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“SharePoint can be extended into an intranet, but requires more IT configuration and tends to have a weaker employee experience out of the box”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Scale-constrained question · warning
“it may not meet the needs of all enterprises, especially those requiring advanced intranet features”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Microsoft 365, over the 20 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | View → | |
| 9 | 1 | View → | |
| 8 | 0 | View → | |
| 7 | 1 | View → | |
| 5 | 1 | View → | |
| 4 | 1 | View → | |
| 4 | 1 | View → | |
| 4 | 0 | View → | |
| 4 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 1 | View → |
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 17 of the 20 answers that named Microsoft 365 and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for Microsoft 365, so its own site is not marked.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |