Anthropic Claude vs. Microsoft 365 Copilot

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Claude
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Anthropic is an AI research company whose product, Claude, is an AI assistant available for a variety of business tasks. Boasting a 100K+ token windows, Claude can handle complex multi-step instructions over large amounts of content.
$20
per month
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
For enterprises, Microsoft 365 Copilot (or just Microsoft Copilot) is a generative AI operating as an intelligent virtual assistant for work. Through a chat interface, business users can use it to solve a variety of complex tasks.
$31.50
per month per user
Pricing
Anthropic ClaudeMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Editions & Modules
Pro
$20
per month
Team - Standard
$30
per month per seat (minimum 5)
Team - Premium
$150
per month per seat (minimum 5)
Max
from $100
per month
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Microsoft Copilot
$31.50
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClaudeMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing and Pro, Max and Standard Team plans. Claude Code included in higher tier service. Usage-based billing available with API access plans with discount for batch processing.Pricing shown is based on an annual commitment. Discount available for annual payment.
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Community Pulse
Anthropic ClaudeMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Considered Both Products
Claude
Chose Anthropic Claude
Anthropic Claude is just as good as any of the aforementioned platforms. We were using ChatGPT primarily before Claude. We have leaned more to Claude in recent months, but use other solutions to keep a balanced approach to research and analysis. We plan to keep Claude as a …
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Chose Microsoft 365 Copilot
I think why my organization is preferring Microsoft Copilot is because of the wide rage of other linked products within it the way how workspace works is something which attracts the organization to go with copilot. Why Copilot over Claude is because of the security.
Chose Microsoft 365 Copilot
I think It lost the race for now. I don't think Microsoft will keep investing on it since we have better tools outside their environment. In my opinion, Microsoft Copilot is not even in the benchmark tools and in the race for AGI.
I think Microsoft is way behind and Microsoft …
Chose Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft Copilot is a serious competitor to ChatGPT in the corporate world, due to its heavy and well implemented integration across the Microsoft 365 suite. It produces comparable results, but provides data security, controls, customisation and options that ChatGPT can't …
User Ratings
Anthropic ClaudeMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(5 ratings)
8.2
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Usability
7.6
(5 ratings)
7.9
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
Anthropic ClaudeMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Likelihood to Recommend
Anthropic
If you have a sprawling legacy codebase without human subject matter expertise, Claude can be a decent option to get you through some bug triage. However, if you have a legacy codebase and no SMEs, you have bigger problems than bugs. LLMs are known for their uncanny abilities to trick a certain type of user into believing they have created something beautiful and useful, and this undercurrent of delusion runs strong through Claude.
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Microsoft
I highly recommend its usage in Teams meetings to prepare a session transcript, meeting minutes,
next steps and recognize speech by person. Also within the meeting recording, there is separation between the people talking at the time. The Copilot image creation is very accurate and useful to
customize my PowerPoint presentations and other documents
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Pros
Anthropic
  • Integrates with Excel and PowerPoint - removing the need to menial task.
  • Allows you to schedule tasks based on your Google Calendar and Gmail. Reminding you to action items you've discussed.
  • Makes it easy to build working environments like databases or training modules without the need for IT solutions.
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Microsoft
  • Good analysis of the ticket system at the service desk, so that this can be anticipated properly
  • For the management of IT environments, quick examples of scripting for desired solutions
  • For consultants and managers, they co-pilot a technical report into language understandable to a non-technical client, including a visual summary.
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Cons
Anthropic
  • Claude does not create graphical images
  • Claude does not create Office type documents (Word, Excel, etc.)
  • I would like to see Claude with more integrations points
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Microsoft
  • The quality of image generation in Microsoft Copilot could be improved. Compared to other AI platforms, Copilot's images often fall short in quality and frequently contain typos.
  • When generating agents and chatbots, Microsoft Copilot currently doesn't appear to support file download functionality.
  • The email reply function is useful, but the responses can sometimes be overly elaborate. It would be helpful to have more options for adjusting the tone.
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Likelihood to Renew
Anthropic
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Absolutely!!! I have a high regard for the product and will use it for years to come.
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Usability
Anthropic
It's pretty convenient. The interface is clear and straightforward, with no unnecessary complexity. The section covering pricing tariffs and usage limits is easy to understand.
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Microsoft
I give this rating because of the utilization I do with the product and the level security it provides which is very good. In our organization it is best suited as we have all other Microsoft tools with us. The offering made by Microsoft is great, I gave 9 out of 10 as sometimes it hallucinates as well.
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Alternatives Considered
Anthropic
I still prefer GPT for conversational AI and image generation. Anthropic Claude is more of a tool to actually do something. Where GPT will get you the info you need, Anthropic Claude is much better suited to building something into your application. If I want to build a spreadsheet or if I want to turn a website into a PowerPoint presentation. I do it on Anthropic Claude.
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Microsoft
We needed a tool where secure data was not submitted to servers to process as we have some health care related data to keep private. We also needed to be able to test this tool without committing first to see if it is a fit and Microsoft provided this easily to us.
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Return on Investment
Anthropic
  • ROI is immediate in the consulting space. We draft documents for clients often and have the ability to produce exponential output with Claude.
  • Claude has allowed us to develop HTML and java code based on our requirements for a client. It has also helped identify bad code and shortened our development lifecycle
  • Claude has turned into a value added platform that we rely on to verify information and provide suggestions. We look at Claude as a strategic technology partner
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Microsoft
  • It is too early to tell at the moment but I can see it as a positive moving forward
  • The amount of time saved in creating content will be a huge asset for faculty
  • The same holds true for students as they to will be able to safe a lot of time
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