Office 365 Reviews

My primary use cases are for Word: 

• I write memos
• PowerPoint 
• Pitch decks
• Excel
• Financial models.

I like all of the features. 

In terms of improvement, a better help bar would be good. I find it's generally not very helpful and I have to search online.

I have been using Office 365 for twelve years. 

It's stable.

It's easy to expand and add new things like Google Docs and new PowerPoints.

I use it all the time. 

The initial setup was straightforward. The process was short. I did it myself. 

In the next release, I would like to have a more intuitive tutorial.

I would rate Office 365 a ten out of ten. There's nothing else like it. 

You know that there a lot of features are available. SharePoint and Yammer are the most valuable.

Any user can get updates from this portal easily.

• Yammer
• RMS
• Delve

I have used it for the last three years.

We have not encountered any deployment issues.

We have not encountered any stability issues.

We have not encountered any issues like that.

Customer service is very good.

Technical support is very good.

We used only Google, but we have Microsoft AD, Exchange, SharePoint, System Center, Lync/Skype for Business, so that Office 365 Enterprise is the most important for us.

Initial setup was not complex.

We implemented it with our team.

We got a lot of ROI from the business site.

You need to compromise regarding the licensing and pricing.

I would recommend using products from the same vendor (i.e., Microsoft).

It is excellent for any organization's business productivity.

We primarily use the solution for office communication.

Everything about the solution is useful.

Outlook is great. We like that there's SharePoint connectivity. The OneDrive is amazing. 

I love all of the applications being interlinked. I do not have to separately work on an independent system when it comes to file storage, email, and other tools. 

It's great that there's also one single sign-on and all features are available.

I started working a lot on Microsoft Teams and I find it a bit vast. It should be divided out a bit so that someone can use it for basic functionality, like audio, video, and calls. Then, if someone wants more advanced functionality for file sharing and team creation, and so on, they could use a separate app. I would prefer it as separate options (advanced vs basic). Currently, it is all bundled in one big product and it's confusing.

I've been using the solution for three years at this point.

The stability of the solution is good. The functionality is never affected by bugs or glitches. It doesn't freeze or crash. After using it for more than two years, we haven't had a problem.

The scalability of the solution is good. We've never had any issues with it.

Although we haven't contacted Microsoft's technical support for this solution, my past experience with them was largely positive. Generally, they are very quick to respond if we need help.

The initial setup was not complex. It was very straightforward. We were online in a matter of minutes.

Deployment has taken about two and a half years.

We didn't need the assistance of an integrator or reseller to help us set anything up. It's cloud-based so it's easy.

I'd recommend the solution to others. They should just take the product and start using it. It's fantastic having everything in one place.

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

We are using the cloud-based version. We use it in an office environment and also in a school environment. It is performing great.

The product helps us be more efficient. It helps us to have a standardized way of doing things. It is very compatible with other companies that we do business with, because they have about a 90% market share in that space. Therefore, it makes it where we can be compatible with the people that we do business with.

The whole Office suite of Office products: Word, Publisher, Outlook, etc. are fantastic. The whole suite of products is very good. 

• It needs improvements around its compatibility with non-Microsoft products.
• They should do more testing before product releases.

It is very stable.

I have not had any problems with the scalability. It has scaled to everything that we have needed.

The technical support is outstanding.

We switched from the PC-based solution (desktop) to the cloud-based. The cloud-based gave us more opportunities to be more flexible. It is easier to get to when employees are out of the office or at home. They can link in to the product, so it makes it very available.

The initial setup is very straightforward. There are some complexities to it if you use some of the more advanced features, but for the basic install, it is very easy.

The pricing/licensing is easy to manage.

There weren't any vendors on our shortlist. We just decided to go to the cloud version. We were already using it in our desktop environments, so there were no competitors.

It is an excellent, stable solution for doing what we do in our business. The product has my highest recommendation.

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: reliability of the product.

No more on-prem Exchange Server, all mail in cloud, no maintenance or server management.

• Exchagne Online
• Security and compliance
• Skype for Business
• Office 365 ProPlus
• SharePoint Online
• Yammer

1. There are no more server and hardware operational costs and downtime, updates, etc. for all the workloads available.
2. Newer features and updates are available immediately.
3. Can be managed from a single web interface.
4. Cloud-based, so same experience for all users, regardless of location.
5. Licensing, billing, and accounting are available from the management interface.

We have had some connectivity issues.

No issues with scalability.

Very good.

We previously had an on-prem solution.

Easy.

We did not evaluate other options.

I would rate it a 10 out of 10. I'm very satisfied with the product, with Microsoft, and the support provided by the tech. It's very good.

Exchange Online: It's the cloud version of Exchange Server and is pretty much easy to use.

Skype for Business Online formerly Lync Online: It's a fully fledged chat cum video conferencing tool. With the integration of Skype and Lync, the tool has now become more useful and helpful.

There were functionalities of the Lync 2013 client version that were not helpful, like connecting with people outside the organization and having better conferencing abilities. These have now been improved with the involvement of AT&T collaboration with Microsoft Lync. Moreover, Skype for Business Mobile is a more handy tool now.

The Skype for Business admin centre could be easier to use.

The Microsoft Intune admin portal still needs some compatibility support to run on all browsers. Presently, it requires IE 11.0 and higher version to work properly.

I have been using this product since it's complete launch, which was from March 2013.

The 99.99℅ uptime SLA guarantee provided by Microsoft ensures there are no stability related issues.

The tool is cloud-based and is based on Microsoft Azure (IaaS and PaaS). This ensures high scalability and elasticity. I have never had any situation with scalability until now.

Regular customer support is good enough for all when there is a problem. Apart from that, the community supports are there as well. I would recommend enterprise users to enroll for Microsoft's Premier support.

I have not used other solutions; however, I have assisted other users and administrators to migrate from Google Business Apps to Microsoft's Office 365 Enterprise and Business Premier environment.

The setup is easy and user-friendly. On-screen guided instructions help make the complex process easy to use.

Pricing and licensing are pay-as-you-go, concept-wise. Plans are available per user per month or per user per year. These are available on Microsoft's website. Users or organizations can choose the plans according to their requirements and budget.

Frankly, the features packed by Microsoft and the compatibility with Microsoft operating systems provides you the best options when compared with other options available in market. You may Google or Bing the same for more comparisons.

If you really need to move to cloud, compare all of the options, check your budget and requirements and subscribe to Office 365's trial pack, which is available for 30 days. Feel comfortable with the product.

If you feel that this product serves your requirement for the money you are paying, you may subscribe to Office 365 Enterprise. If in case you feel that this would cost you too much (for small business organizations), you may look for other cloud solutions like Google Business Apps or Google Apps and other cloud-based applications. You may look in Google for other cloud-based solutions.

• Microsoft Office
• Skype for Business
• Office 2016
• Data loss prevention

• Provided us with better capability to trace emails, and provide security over those emails.
• Provided the ability to encrypt email.
• Gave us a professional video conferencing system.
• Easily manageable.

The default reporting is not very helpful; extendable mostly through PowerShell; must have knowledge of PowerShell to fully utilize.

I have used it for a little over one year.

I have not had an issue with anything going down. On Google Apps for Business, it was frequent.

No issues with scalability; easy to work with and extend.

Honestly have not had to deal with technical support; most problems have been resolvable through the community and online research.

We previously used Google Apps for Business. Solution was incomplete, a headache to manage and extend. Email filtering was essentially useless.

Initial setup was very straightforward; was able to set up and migrate with little assistance.

We use a parallel licensing structure through Dell. Originally, there were some limitations; however, those limitations are now rare.

We looked into an onsite email server, as well as staying with Google Apps for Business.

Know PowerShell. This is where the true power of Office 365 lies.

Our primary use case for Office 365 is productivity, such as email.

The most valuable feature is the integration between net and mobile devices.

Sometimes the synchronization between the desktop and online is a little bit slow.

Office 365 would be improved if the CRM integration were better.

I have been working with Office 365 for the past five years.

We have not experienced any bugs or glitches.

Scalability has not been a problem.

I have not been in contact with technical support.

The initial setup is straightforward.

In summary, this is a good product and one that I recommend.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.