Microsoft 365 locks you into its own ecosystem and struggles to work smoothly with outside tools, making it feel outdated and clunky, especially if you're used to the flexibility of Google Workspace. If you're a modern startup or care about your team's perception and ease of use, skip Microsoft 365.
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Best modern all-in-one product suiteMicrosoft 365 is more associated with older or large enterprise companies. Microsoft ideally wants everyone to use all of their internal tools for everything (*cough* monopoly *cough*).
Because of that, they don't play as nicely with outside tools (unlike that of Google Workspace on the other hand, which does).
It might sound a bit harsh, but if you're a modern and quick moving startup, your outside perception will be a bit tainted if you're using Microsoft 365 at the core instead of Google Workspace.
Everyone knows how to use Gmail, no one actually enjoys using Outlook (is the general perception).
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