Apple iCloud vs. Microsoft 365

Apple iCloud

598 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft 365

7,168 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Apple iCloud	Score8.6 out of 10	N/A	Apple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.	$0.99 per month
Microsoft 365	Score8.7 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a Microsoft Cloud subscription service that includes Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access). The software can be installed across multiple devices and ensures that users always have the most up-to-date version of the included Office applications.	$5 Per User Per Month

Pricing

Apple iCloud

Microsoft 365

50GB: $0.99
per month
200GB: $2.99
per month
2TB: $9.99
per month

Business Basic: $5.00
Per User Per Month
Individual: $5.84
*Per Month
Business - Apps: $8.25
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - F3: $10.00
Per User Per Month
Business Standard: $12.50
Per User Per Month
Business Premium: $20.00
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - E3: $32.00
Per User Per Month
Enterprise - E5: $57.00
Per User Per Month

Pricing Offerings
Apple iCloud	Microsoft 365
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

—

*When billed annually.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Apple iCloud	Microsoft 365
Considered Both Products	Apple Jeff Terrell Senior Pastor in Information Technology at Ascend Church (Religious Institutions, 11-50 employees) Chose Apple iCloud As I have mentioned, the seamless integration across Apple's ecosystem is what keeps us using this product. However, the robust value of the Microsoft 365 Business Premium suite and functionality of their AI companion - Copilot - makes it superior at an organization level. The … Incentivized Helpful? Ben Tarney Dynamics AX System Administrator in Information Technology at Kimball Midwest (Wholesale, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Apple iCloud iCloud was the best option for using with our few iOS devices but was an easy choice as it integrates seamlessly. Incentivized Helpful? Jevgenijs Steinbuks Economist in Research & Development at The World Bank (International Trade and Development, 10,001+ employees) Chose Apple iCloud Microsoft OneDrive storage is preferred when using Microsoft applications (Word, Excel) even on Apple devices. All in all I believe Microsoft solutions fare better than Apple one due to their greater flexibility. Incentivized Helpful? Justin Beckett Creative Design Director in Marketing at Manchester United Membership & Supporters Club USA, Inc (Sports, 11-50 employees) Chose Apple iCloud The biggest thing is Apple doesn't lose versions and changes. With Office 365 and various Google corporate programs, they would track versions — but not well. If someone sat with a file open and later closed it after a colleague had made changes, some of those changes would get … Incentivized Helpful? Shawn Dehner Owner at Small House Catalog (Architecture & Planning, 1-10 employees) Chose Apple iCloud For me Apple iCloud is the superior choice. Google Drive is acceptable but it feels much less safe (to me). I disliked MS Azure and would never use that system. Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft Justin Beckett Creative Design Director in Marketing at Manchester United Membership & Supporters Club USA, Inc (Sports, 11-50 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 Office 365 does what it does very well -- and nothing more. It is simple to implement across an organization and then share files and results, as well as organizing contacts and calendars. However, Google Drive, iCloud Drive and Dropbox all also offer seamless cloud file-sharing … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) and Google Drive have a very similar structure. Both have apps that can provide the same performance. For example, Google Docs and Microsoft Word are alike. Likewise, Google Sheets and Excel, Google Meet and Teams, Google Slide and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Haven't used any of the options in the drop down option listings. I've used G:Suite (Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, etc.) and I think it has comparable functionality to Microsoft 365. If our organization shifted to G:Suite, it wouldn't be a difficult transition. But we're all … Incentivized Helpful? Laura Stein Office365 Solutions Specialist in Information Technology at Union Tank Car (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 Microsoft is a trusted provider of IT products. The tech support is excellent, and the company will not go away or be sold. Google is too cheap, which means our data would be for sale. There are no news stories about Cortana listening to us like Google, Siri, and Alexa. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft 365 Price, support, applications, cloud services Incentivized Helpful? Brian Borchers Director Of Business Development in Sales at Vulcan Safety Shoes (Facilities Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Microsoft 365 I have used all the Google and Apple platforms that attempt to do the same thing as Microsoft 365 and none of them stack up to the Microsoft platforms. The other platforms are difficult to navigate and do not generate the same professional documents. Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Apple iCloud

Microsoft 365

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Apple iCloud and Microsoft 365
Feature	Apple iCloud 8.4 77 Ratings	Microsoft 365 - Ratings
Versioning	8.753 Ratings	00 Ratings
Video files	9.373 Ratings	00 Ratings
Audio files	9.370 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document collaboration	7.166 Ratings	00 Ratings
Access control	7.764 Ratings	00 Ratings
File search	8.669 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device sync	8.676 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Apple iCloud and Microsoft 365
Feature	Apple iCloud 7.5 73 Ratings	Microsoft 365 - Ratings
User and role management	7.057 Ratings	00 Ratings
File organization	8.269 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device management	7.470 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Apple iCloud and Microsoft 365
Feature	Apple iCloud 7.1 77 Ratings	Microsoft 365 - Ratings
Performance	7.277 Ratings	00 Ratings
Reliability	8.177 Ratings	00 Ratings
Storage Reports	6.260 Ratings	00 Ratings

User Ratings
	Apple iCloud	Microsoft 365
Likelihood to Recommend	9.2 (77 ratings)	7.8 (240 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (4 ratings)	9.5 (6 ratings)
Usability	8.5 (23 ratings)	7.2 (8 ratings)
Performance	8.2 (12 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	7.5 (20 ratings)	8.9 (54 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (2 ratings)