Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) vs. WPS Office

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Microsoft Office 2016 is the familiar suite of Office products including applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for use on a single PC or Mac. The Office 2016 package is a one-time purchase. The applications are not automatically updated; to get the latest version, you must purchase Office again when the new version becomes available. The 2016 is no longer available for sale, and support is planned to end in 2020.N/A
WPS Office
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Kingsoft, headquartered in Beijing with offices in Palo Alto, offers the WPS Office suite, a productivity suite available in a Free edition, and Education edition, a Professional edition, and a Business edition, touting a word processor, spreadsheet app with tables and formulas, and presentation app, as well as total compatibility with Microsoft Office products.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)WPS Office
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)WPS Office
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)WPS Office
Considered Both Products
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Microsoft Office is more powerful than all its competitors. It is also perhaps most expensive. However its feature set is vast: much higher than other similar products. The other benefit is that it is very popular in the industry. It is used by many of our clients as well.
Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Well, first of all Microsoft Office is a prestigious product against the rivals.Secondly, it is regularly being patched or updated against security risks. Third, has more features than the rivals. Has wider usage in the business world/market when compared to open office …
WPS Office

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Top Pros
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Best Alternatives
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)WPS Office
Small Businesses
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Score 9.1 out of 10
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Score 9.1 out of 10
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Score 8.8 out of 10
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)WPS Office
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(64 ratings)
9.4
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(45 ratings)
9.5
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)WPS Office
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
I'd recommend [Microsoft] Office2016 for any business that has more than a couple of users, as the software is very scalable from just a small business to a large enterprise corporation. I don't know of any case where it might not be appropriate, as even home users and students use the software suite as well.
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Kingsoft
The WPS Office is an extraordinary program [that has practically] everything; apparatuses [are] expected to work, compute, and present. There are many devices and it [leaves] nothing [to be desired]. I would have zero excuses not to introduce this total program bundle; undoubtedly, I suggest this program
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Data manipulation. Excel takes the raw data we receive and allows us to digest it in ways that are useful to our business processes.
  • Communication. Outlook serves as our primary means of communication and setting up appointments.
  • Documentation. Word is the default standard when it comes to using a word processor and we are no different in this regard. Nearly every user has to use the application on a regular basis in order to accomplish their work.
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Kingsoft
  • Its user interface is very easy to operate.
  • This is one of the best apps for PDF viewing. PDF viewing is very seamless in this app.
  • It has multi-platform availability. It is available on Windows, Mac, Android and iOS.
  • It provides many pre-loaded templates for presentation slides.
  • It provides documents sharing facilities also.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Office 2016 professional edition can be priced for a single user license, it would be nice to see a drop in the pricing.
  • Office 2016 home edition is a better price but does not include outlook 2016, so it is not a good fit for the workplace environments.
  • Office 2016 can run slowly on older systems, so you need to make sure you have a machine that is 4 years old or less for it to run smoothly.
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Kingsoft
  • I want to be able to sort a column from a-z and have it shift everything and not just the current column (maybe I haven't' figured this out yet).
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
We believe that office 2016 offers the best value when it comes to features included out of the box. The software is used in its entirety by our organization and is easily supported by our staff of IT technicians. Users find this software to be easy to learn and easy to use with minimal learning curve.
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Kingsoft
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Usability
Microsoft
It's fairly easy to use, but the automatic formatting or capturing of formatting when pasting is wonky - especially when there are outlines or other bullets/numbered lists. Fixing and sizing up tables can be annoying, and there are sometimes formatting issues that we just absolutely cannot fix for some reason
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Kingsoft
I have never had much difficulty and use different software, but WPS Office has a very friendly and simplified interface. Those who are already familiar with programs of this type certainly have no difficulty in learning to use it. Best of all, the main tools of the programs provided by the WPS Office are easily accessible.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
I am an MS feedback hub participant and they certainly don't pay enough attention to several bugs several people raise it in the portal. For the enterprise, it seems to me based on my prior experience that yes, they have a dedicated team to support operations. For mid to small companies or single users, it has been a struggle. So, you are pretty much with MS Blogs and others.
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Kingsoft
I would not have anything to do with the support side as my IT department would handle all of that.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
We use Microsoft Office 2016 because at the time it was the best tool for us, but now with full attention to cloud products, we may be thinking of migrating our solution to a cloud service.
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Kingsoft
I like WPS office most because it helps me more than the other software. I can easily access the software and do my work. I can design my documents by using the software. Some features of the software are amazing to compare to others. Amazing tools, design parts of the software helps to use it perfectly for the organizations
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Microsoft Office 2016 saves me a lot of time daily. I have functions and macros set up that calculate and show me a lot of things just from a couple of my inputs. This would take full days sometimes if not for that.
  • Apart from time, it saves me money, I manage data in Excel, I don't have to buy software specifically for that.
  • Sooner or later my company will have to switch to new edition, which will hurt revenues because of a subscription model.
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Kingsoft
  • No negative whatsoever, I have never regretted using WPS Office.
  • It has only had a positive impact on my career.
  • Some of my more personal data are also stored in WPS Office and I feel safe and comfortable about its reliability.
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