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We performed a comparison between Office 365 and Webex based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Content Collaboration Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Office 365 vs. Webex Report (Updated: March 2020).
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Pros
"I like Office 365's usability.""It has more features than somebody would expect, and it is worth taking a deeper look into the features available.""The most valuable features of Office 365 are Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams. Teams helped us to collaborate more through its call and document sharing features.""The products are quite simple for the end-users to use, the up-time is very good, the product is practically maintenance-free, and the multi-layer security is excellent from the security standpoint.""The phone VoIP product provides genuine a unified communication solution.""Adaptable solution with a good interface. It's easy to set up and easy to use.""It's nice that it's an all-in-one solution and everything is all in one place.""We use it for documentation management, to collaborate with Microsoft Teams, web calls, web conference calls, chats, and as a documentation repository mainly. We have an Office pack suite to be able to write documentation, make spreadsheets, and create PowerPoints."

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"A valuable feature of Webex is that it's useful for virtual meetings and similar webinars.""Overall the quality of the solution is very good.""Stable and scalable solution for video conferencing, virtual meetings, and collaboration, with top-notch technical support.""The product is quite secure. Other products, such as Zoom, have had security issues raised in the media.""The most valuable feature of Webex is if you are using the Cisco hardware it is simple to integrate. Additionally, it can integrate well with mobile devices.""It is a scalable solution.""The most valuable feature is the ease of use.""Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

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Cons
"Security is still complex, but the admin console improving.""Integration between Outlook calendar and Google Calendar would be a good improvement since many of our team use Android phones and personal Gmail accounts as their main calendar application.""It needs improvements around its compatibility with non-Microsoft products.""They should do more testing before product releases.""In terms of improvement, it should have tutorials when you first have the opportunity to use it, to be able to really learn it.""Normally, they have a way to work with specific developments, and I think they shouldn't allow the partners to make some changes they have made. When I have a client with a lot of changes, we have a problem with that because there aren't rules to develop inside the ERP, so you can do anything.""Sometimes the synchronization between the desktop and online is a little bit slow.""Using Visual Basic, I have had a lot of trouble with relative paths when programming for Excel, and sometimes it is very difficult to debug programs."

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"The UX should be more user-friendly. I know others don't like the UX because it's a little complicated to use.""My company does a lot of international calls. For some countries they do not have their local number to call in, all they have is a 1-800 number which is quite hard to find. If they want to improve they should set up the local number to call in. What would be beneficial.""The product's user interface is an area with shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required.""There are too many issues with getting people connected to meetings.""Sometimes we've had issues with the connection.""There is a small bug when it comes to connecting my Webex with my Outlook Calendar. Some meetings show up, and others don't. They should fix this bug.""Webex is clunky and it's hard to use. It's not simple. Webex is probably the most user-unfriendly of all of them. Whenever you're trying to get on it, it's an absolute pain.""The solution should have better integration with Microsoft."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Licensing, billing, and accounting are available from the management interface."
  • "Good reporting and good value subscriptions for international calls."
  • "​The pricing/licensing is easy to manage."
  • "The pricing is good for all the features that we receive, e.g., Skype for Business."
  • "The pricing is not really high, but one can get the software with the license key for free."
  • "The pricing is high and has actually caused us to limit the number of licenses we purchase due to budgeting."
  • "I think that we pay $9.99 USD per user, monthly."
  • "Most of the time, we purchase Microsoft Exchange licenses, which are less expensive and provide only an email platform and 50 gigabytes of email storage for free."
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  • "I have recently switched to a different solution. WebEx is more costly. There are equivalent solutions at a lower cost."
  • "The price of the license depends a lot on the type of service required and whether it is for the entire company or only for a few users."
  • "Licensing is subscription-based and the cost varies depending on how many minutes are included in the plan."
  • "The pricing of this solution is fine and I am satisfied with it."
  • "Price is the one area where Webex needs to improve relative to its competitors. It's difficult to sell to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) because of the license price."
  • "I believe the license to be monthly."
  • "There are no licensing fees."
  • "The price of the license for the solution could be less expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Office 365 is automatic saving. If something happens on the computer your work is saved.
    Top Answer:I’m not sure of the exact cost. In the past, it might have been free. However, now, people do need to pay in order to use it. I would put the pricing around two out of five. It's not the cheapest… more »
    Top Answer:Office 365 could be easier to use at first. Tutorials are needed to know how to use the solution.
    Top Answer:Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:The accessibility of the share screen option provided by the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.
    Ranking
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    Comparisons
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    Reviews
    14
    Average Words per Review
    444
    Rating
    8.1
    2nd
    out of 63 in Virtual Meetings
    Views
    4,570
    Comparisons
    1,833
    Reviews
    14
    Average Words per Review
    320
    Rating
    7.8
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    Also Known As
    Microsoft Office 365, Office 365 Enterprise, Office 365 Enterprise E1, Office 365 Enterprise E3, Office 365 Enterprise E5, Office 365 ProPlus, Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Essentials, Office 365 Business Premium, Office 365 F1
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    Overview

    Office 365 is more than just Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. It provides powerful services like business-class email, online storage, and teamwork solutions that you can access from anywhere. Bring teams and resources together with solutions like Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business that make working together more productive and enjoyable regardless of where participants are located. Easily implement security and privacy controls to help protect business data and devices against malicious threats and help you meet your compliance obligations. Automatic updates ensure your employees will always have the latest features and security updates.

    Webex is designed to help companies improve communication and increase productivity with unlimited HD video meetings in shared meeting spaces.

    Companies can use Webex, a Cisco product, to collaborate with peers, share documents and other information, create high-impact webinars and online events, and present dynamic online courses. It can be tailored to your exact company needs and can be fully integrated with mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry.

    Sample Customers
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    Seagate Technology, Kohn Pedersen Fox, World Vision International, Glen Raven, University of Notre Dame, CEV Multimedia, The Food Group, LUMEDX, California Baptist University, and Georgetown University Law Center.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Manufacturing Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Aerospace/Defense Firm3%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization76%
    Computer Software Company3%
    Financial Services Firm3%
    Government2%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization79%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Government3%
    Financial Services Firm3%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business8%
    Midsize Enterprise78%
    Large Enterprise14%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business4%
    Midsize Enterprise81%
    Large Enterprise14%
    Buyer's Guide
    Office 365 vs. Webex
    March 2020
    Find out what your peers are saying about Office 365 vs. Webex and other solutions. Updated: March 2020.
    767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Office 365 is ranked 3rd in Content Collaboration Platforms with 54 reviews while Webex is ranked 2nd in Virtual Meetings with 109 reviews. Office 365 is rated 8.4, while Webex is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Office 365 writes "Great vulnerability insights, offers very impressive cash savings, and offers great information security tools". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Webex writes "Easy to set up and connects users remotely with others without a glitch; has a user-friendly platform and good technical support". Office 365 is most compared with Atlassian Confluence, Amazon WorkDocs, Citrix ShareFile, Box and Dropbox, whereas Webex is most compared with Cisco Meeting Server, TeamViewer, Skype for Business, Zoom and Cisco TelePresence. See our Office 365 vs. Webex report.

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