Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) vs. WordPerfect Office

Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)

Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)

1317 Reviews and Ratings

WordPerfect Office

WordPerfect Office

30 Reviews and Ratings

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Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	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 2016 is no longer available for sale from Microsoft, and support is at an end since 2020.	N/A
WordPerfect Office	Score 7.9 out of 10	N/A	Canadian company Corel Corporation offers the long extant WordPerfect Office Suite for word document, pdf and spreadsheet generation, touting epublishing features, rich presentation capabilities, and compatibility with more ubiquitous (e.g. Microsoft Office) word processors and office suites.	N/A

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	Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)	WordPerfect Office
Considered Both Products	Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) I've used WordPerfect and Office over the years. WordPerfect has a lot of nice features, but recently Office has incorporated most of them. The main reason why my company went with Office is due to the file format. Office files are more widely accepted as the standard and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Office 2010 is no longer supported, so this was no longer an option, we had to upgrade. Also the Office 2010 has several limits that restricted us. Office 2019 does not support updates over WSUS, so it does create an extra administrative cost compared to Office 2016. Their … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) Incentivized Helpful? MZ Mickey Zarev Senior Software Engineer Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Microsoft Office 2016 is an industry-standard and it is easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) We have always used Microsoft Office products, beginning with the older versions, but we did try a brief evaluation of OpenOffice from Apache. Even though that open source software is free, it's got certain limitations and a different functionality that was missing from … Incentivized Helpful? HO Hector Ochoa Network Engineer Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) 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. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) OpenOffice has been the only product that is capable so certain tasks, but doesn't compare to vast capabilities of Office. Haven't found a suitable replacement, Microsoft Office is the prime software for getting work done. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) For certain situations there is a benefit to the "standalone" package of Office 2106, vs. a subscription-based product like Office 365. Especially in the case where there are shared computers, or computers that are used as a kiosk, Microsoft Office 2016 would be one of the few … Incentivized Helpful? Jacob Wall Senior Technical Writer / Client Services Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) LibreOffice is a free software suite that fills some holes left in Microsoft Office, e.g., a "Draw" program that allows for easy creation of charts & diagrams. LibreOffice will save files in Microsoft formats, but sometimes the formatting is off when opened in Microsoft's suite;… Incentivized Helpful? Michael Kim Contracts Specialist Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) We did not evaluate other products. The company already had an enterprise license with Microsoft for the Office Suite, and we were able to get a license and installation of our product by using our company email address. The other option was using free tools, which I know from … Incentivized Helpful? Jesse White Self Employed Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) We switched from Outlook to Canary Mail for Mac about two months ago and our experiences have been quite positive. The one big feature we enjoy that wasn't an option on Microsoft Office 2016 is read receipt email tracking. This feature allows us to know when a client has read … Incentivized Helpful? Naveen Gabrani Founder/CEO 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. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Na Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Microsoft Office 2016 is more robust and feature-packed that Google's suite of software. However, I find that Drive and Google's online software suite is easier to use for collaborative projects and quick notes. On specific software within the different suites, Microsoft … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) We selected Microsoft Office 2016 due to its ease of use. It is also compatible with our client, Microsoft Operating systems. The common user interface across all the applications in Microsoft Office 2016 makes it easy (and familiar) to perform everyday tasks. It is also very … Incentivized Helpful? Stéfano Bellote Engenheiro de desenvolvimento de produtos Jr Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) The Microsoft Office Suite not only offers much more tools and resources if comparing the main apps like Word/Docs, Excel/Sheets, Powerpoint/Slides, but it also can give you more power and options when taking notes through OneNote (against Keep), communication is easy through … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Microsoft Office 2016 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote) does not match up to a live, collaborative platform such as Google documents, Google Sheets, or Google Slides. Incentivized Helpful? Robbie Speers Computer Technician Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) While OpenOffice is nice for a free word processing application, Office 2016 has more features and is more user-friendly to use and update. We have an educational license that can be used with an online portal as well, whereas Open Office is free but is limited in what we can … Incentivized Helpful? LD Lynn DeLaurentis Professional Counselor Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Microsoft Office has more flexibility and functionality than OpenOffice. OpenOffice isn't able to translate documents from other programs as easily and has more limitations in keystroke options for editing documents. OpenOffice is free, which can be a factor for some companies, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) We haven't paid for similar programs, but we use Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides as an alternative and probably use Google more. We still chose though to use Microsoft Office 2016 as it is a program that is familiar, and Google Suite doesn't have all the same advanced … Incentivized Helpful? Tyler Grudowski Product Development Engineer Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Microsoft Office has all the features of software like G Suite or Apple's slate of word-editing software. It takes all the positives about these two platforms and then has even more features than either of them to make office work ridiculously easy. G Suite requires an … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) While the other products are fine in and of themselves (particularly LibreOffice) they lack the polish, cohesion, and ubiquitous nature of Microsoft Office, specifically the appearance of Office 2016. Each Office application makes common tasks far easier for the common user … Incentivized Helpful? Laura Gillenwater Sr. Learning & Development Consultant, E-Learning Specialist Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) I've been using the various incarnations of Microsoft Office for about 20 years now (maybe longer) -- prior to that, we used WordPerfect and WordPerfect Graphics. We probably used Lotus 123 for our spreadsheet software, but can't remember if that was just at home or what we … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) The key differences between Microsoft Office and LibreOffice are the user interface and the quality of the services. The ribbon UI in Microsoft office makes it easier to navigate through the features. Incentivized Helpful? Scott Herring Database Support Specialist Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) Google's suite of products is a compelling choice when putting it up against Office 2016. Microsoft Office is still the standard to meet and beat. The simplicity of Google's products works well for many of the users who don't need advanced features. Office 2016 for my use as … Incentivized Helpful?	WordPerfect Office Terry Ingoldsby President Chose WordPerfect Office OpenOffice is great because it is free. For people on a budget you can't beat it. No question that WordPerfect is the superior and more powerful product, but not an option for everyone. Oddly, OpenOffice seems more capable at working with Microsoft Office format than … Incentivized Helpful? DW Donald Wall Principal Chose WordPerfect Office 365 is an excellent integrated suite of programs; I just much prefer WordPerfect to Word. Unfortunately, most of the support programs for lawyers are designed to work with Word and not WordPerfect, which has prevented me from using litigation support software. I don't care … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose WordPerfect Office WP Office allows simple, intuitive document production with minimal training. NO STYLES REQUIRED! However, very powerful features are available if needed. Incentivized Helpful? DR David Reese Owner Chose WordPerfect Office The biggest drawback of WP Office is when using MS Office files. The more complex ones don't always format correctly. I prefer Quattro over Excel by a large margin. It has better tools and it is easier to use overall. Incentivized Helpful? Richard Baroniunas Owner Chose WordPerfect Office WordPerfect is the ultimate word processing application allowing documents and manuals to be developed quickly. The issue, for the most part, is providing a document to the outside world since most people have Microsoft Office you will have a tough time. Incentivized Helpful? Riva Schwartz Office Manager Chose WordPerfect Office Prefer WP to MS Word. Incentivized Helpful? Herm Harrison Vice President Chose WordPerfect Office LibreOffice is free. It's hard to compete with that for a home user or fledgling business. It's not as polished or as powerful for word processing as WordPerfect Office, but wholly adequate for most users. The same holds for the other office applications. Microsoft Office is … Incentivized Helpful? Linda Behrman Director of Membership Chose WordPerfect Office WordPerfect Office is not a product like Blackbaud's products, but it does work very well with them. Merging documents from Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge is accomplished very easily through WordPerfect Office and allows better options in many cases than when merging with Microsoft … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose WordPerfect Office I have used Microsoft Office extensively as well as Google's suite of office products. I think that Microsoft is more versatile overall; from Powerpoint to Excel to Word, as well as Outlook, it has the whole office pretty much covered. WordPerfect is a very strong word … Incentivized Helpful? Heath Achatz Street Outreach Coordinator Chose WordPerfect Office WordPerfect and Microsoft Office are two very comparable programs. Word really is better than WordPerfect in every area other than the ultimate control over formating that WordPerfect gives you. If you are not converting documents that are 20 years old, Microsoft Office is the … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)	WordPerfect Office
Likelihood to Recommend	7.5 (0 ratings)	7.6 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	5.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	7.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.0 (0 ratings)	8.4 (0 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)	WordPerfect Office
Likelihood to Recommend	It is quite suitable for daily work in almost any job. Although now there are more advanced tools, found online in the cloud, it is still a good option for daily work. I highly recommend it as it has always been a reliable tool. The problem would be the support since it is a tool that is discontinued. Incentivized HO Hector Ochoa Network Engineer Read full review	If you are negotiating a document, using WordPerfect can be a problem since so few people still use it and while it is easy to save a .wpd document as a .doc, the reverse creates all sorts of formatting mayhem. However, WordPerfect has great page numbering options and easy macro/template creation. Incentivized DW Donald Wall Principal Read full review
Pros	Consistent functionality across the several Office components. This consistency is a great advantage for adoptions of other unused Office components. For example, if you want to publish a book that you have done with Word, you don't need to relearn new menu positions, new file-related actions, new reviewing procedures, etc. Functionality extensions with Add-ins. This has always been a nameplate for Microsoft and Office keeps its tradition. I remember the renowned Bill Gates phrase when Visual Basic has been presented to him, he said: "Make it extensible". So, for example, I use Grammarly to improve my translations and there are thousands of Add-ins that you can purchase to increase your productivity. Continuous improvement of online Office 365 allows for comprehensive usage from any platform, like Apple or Android tablets, Mac or Windows, cell phones and more. Every day and regular user's functions are there. And if you need extensive reviewing capabilities or programming, you can always rely on the desktop version. Spelling and translate for multiple languages are now included in the online version. I should indeed rely more on the online version. Incentivized Ricardo G Lopes English Interpreter & Translator Read full review	WordPerfect Office makes merging documents very simple and I can do more elaborate merges easily. WordPerfect Office's reveal codes is a major plus! I have used it so many times to find extra coding in a document that is creating problems. Incentivized Linda Behrman Director of Membership Read full review
Cons	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. Incentivized Andrew Shannon Senior System Administrator Read full review	Quattro Pro, wholly adequate, but beginning to lag Excel No integrated eMail program. Database (does anyone use these anymore) hasn't been updated in years. Incentivized Herm Harrison Vice President Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	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. Incentivized Lochan Kalicharan Freelance Photographer Read full review	We are married to it for life. Incentivized Riva Schwartz Office Manager Read full review
Usability	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 Incentivized Michael Kim Contracts Specialist Read full review	It works fine, few crashes. Incentivized Riva Schwartz Office Manager Read full review
Support Rating	Microsoft support is very good, big corporation has people for everything. You can find a lot of solutions to problems and helpful tutorials, as well as ready to be copied macros and functions made by communities around the world. Very big user base means there aren't situations that someone else didn't have already Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Corel Support is pretty solid providing timely reactions due to issues as well as the forums page where users can deposit questions or ideas for others to help out. Incentivized Richard Baroniunas Owner Read full review
Alternatives Considered	We have always used Microsoft Office products, beginning with the older versions, but we did try a brief evaluation of OpenOffice from Apache. Even though that open source software is free, it's got certain limitations and a different functionality that was missing from Office2016, so we decided not to pursue that path. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	OpenOffice is great because it is free. For people on a budget you can't beat it. No question that WordPerfect is the superior and more powerful product, but not an option for everyone. Oddly, OpenOffice seems more capable at working with Microsoft Office format than WordPerfect. Incentivized Terry Ingoldsby President Read full review
Return on Investment	For the user groups that use Office in our organization, they would find it difficult to work without it. Decades of development are hard to just walk away from. Office products are considered standard. When sharing data, there is almost never a question of "What format would you like that file in"? For the price of convenience at this time, licensing fees are priced where we don't feel that we are not getting what we paid for. Incentivized Scott Herring Database Support Specialist Read full review	Dealing with outside clients that may not have WordPerfect. Interfacing with Microsoft products. Some of the software needs to be updated.. Incentivized Richard Baroniunas Owner Read full review
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