Microsoft 365 (Office 365)
Stack Evaluation & Notes
Why this tool is on our radar
We don't recommend Microsoft 365 for new setups. We recommend Google Workspace, bought through Australian partner VentraIP.
We now use Google Workspace.
Microsoft 365, formerly Office 365, is Microsoft's business suite: Outlook email on your own domain, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive and Teams.
Our recommendation
We do not recommend Microsoft 365 for new setups. We recommend Google Workspace instead, bought through Australian partner VentraIP. If you already run Microsoft 365, we can keep supporting it, and VentraIP can supply it too.
Remember, Microsoft has had a number of class actions recently for behaviour that is just not that great. Forcing One Drive, Microsoft Office tools and other stuff to be a subscription with Co-Pilot was not cool so we encourage people to look for alternatives that give better results.
I recommend Google Workspace or Zoho for mail. They do a great job and you get access to better tools all round.
Key strengths
- Outlook email on your own domain
- Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- OneDrive storage and Teams
- Zero unnecessary database queries or page bloat
- Active WordPress & PHP compatibility standard
- Reliable vendor maintenance and clean API surfaces
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