Microsoft
Microsoft 365, Windows, Azure and Copilot
Best for: Businesses of any size that need email, documents, identity and compliance from a single vendor.
- Pricing
- Microsoft 365 Business from around £5.10 per user/month
- Free trial
- One-month free trial on Microsoft 365 Business plans.
- Platforms
- Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
- Mobile apps
- Full mobile suite including Outlook, Teams, Office and Authenticator.
- AI features
- Microsoft Copilot across Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and Windows, plus Azure AI Foundry for building your own.
- Integrations
- 6+ integrations
- Support
- Web and phone support included with business subscriptions, with paid premier tiers.
- Best for
- Businesses of any size that need email, documents, identity and compliance from a single vendor.
- Founded
- 1975
- Company size
- 200,000+ employees
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington, USA
- Brand
- Microsoft
What is Microsoft?
Microsoft's business stack spans Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint), Windows, Azure cloud infrastructure and Copilot AI across all of it. For most organisations it is the default productivity and identity layer.
The Slick Media verdict
Unavoidable and, on the Business tiers, good value once you count email, storage, Teams and device management together.
AI summary
Microsoft's business stack spans Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint), Windows, Azure cloud infrastructure and Copilot AI across all of it. For most organisations it is the default productivity and identity layer. Unavoidable and, on the Business tiers, good value once you count email, storage, Teams and device management together.
Why choose Microsoft
Choose Microsoft 365 when you need one vendor for email, documents, identity and compliance.
Key features
Pricing
Per-user monthly subscriptions across Business Basic, Standard and Premium, plus Enterprise E-tiers, with Copilot licensed as an add-on.
Who Microsoft is for
Businesses of any size that need email, documents, identity and compliance from a single vendor.
- Company email and documents
- Meetings and internal chat
- Device and identity management
- Compliance and data retention
Pros and cons
Pros
- Excel and Outlook remain the business standard
- Identity, device management and compliance built in
- Teams bundles calls, chat and meetings at no extra cost
- Deep partner and integration ecosystem
Cons
- Licensing tiers are genuinely confusing
- Copilot is a significant per-seat add-on
- Admin centre sprawl across multiple portals
- Some apps feel heavier than lighter web-first rivals
Microsoft integrations
- Azure
- Power Platform
- Dynamics 365
- Salesforce
- Adobe
- Zapier
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