# Microsoft alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 79 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Signal: 5
- Zoom Workplace: 5
- Cisco Webex: 2
- Jitsi: 2
- Jitsi Meet: 2
- Big Blue Button: 1

## Video conferencing

**Small business**: 25 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft (Microsoft is #3 of 10 at 23%).

- Zoom Workplace: first choice in 4 of those 25
- Google Meet: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Jitsi: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Jitsi Meet: first choice in 1 of those 25

**Mid-market**: 29 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft (Microsoft is #3 of 8 at 17%).

- Signal: first choice in 5 of those 29
- Jitsi Meet: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Zoom Workplace: first choice in 1 of those 29

**Enterprise**: 25 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft (Microsoft is #1 of 7 at 64%).

- Cisco Webex: first choice in 2 of those 25
- Big Blue Button: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Jitsi: first choice in 1 of those 25
- TrueConf Server: first choice in 1 of those 25

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