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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-365-lighthouse

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Microsoft 365 management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/microsoft-365-management/index.md) | 2% | 14 | 10% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "Start with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse if you have Partner status — it's free and purpose-built by Microsoft" (Kimi K2, M365 management)
- "Native Microsoft integration at no cost, but more limited in breadth compared to third-party tools" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, M365 management)
- "Designed for managed service providers; aggregates multiple customers under one pane-of-glass." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, M365 management)
- "For MSPs managing multiple small business tenants: Microsoft 365 Lighthouse (free)" (Kimi K2, M365 management)

## And against it

- "Microsoft 365 Lighthouse outside its intended scenario. Lighthouse is primarily aimed at managed service providers and CSP environments; it may be a poor fit for a single organization managing one tenant." (Perplexity Sonar, M365 management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft 365 Lighthouse, from 34 of the 35 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- learn.microsoft.com: 23 (its own site)
- microsoft.com: 23 (its own site)
- g2.com: 22
- expertinsights.com: 15
- gane.ai/index: 14
- guideflow.com: 12
- admindroid.com: 9
- coreview.com: 9
- msp.toolsinfo.com: 9
- syncrosecure.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://expertinsights.com/it-management/the-top-microsoft-365-management-tools: 15
- https://guideflow.com/blog/office-365-management-tools: 12
- https://g2.com/categories/microsoft-365-management-tools: 10
- https://syncrosecure.com/blog/best-microsoft-365-management-tools-for-msps: 9
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-plans-and-pricing: 8
- https://g2.com/categories/microsoft-365-management-tools/enterprise: 7
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/microsoft-365-management/smb: 7
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-enterprise: 7

## In its own words

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

- Price stated: Kostenlos testen (https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-365/business/manage-office-365-admin-app)
- Free plan or trial: Изпробвайте безплатно (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/business/manage-office-365-admin-app)
- Integrations claimed: 5 (https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/microsoft-365/business/manage-office-365-admin-app)

## Record

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