How Does Copilot for 365 Pricing Compare to Competitors?

If you’re old enough, you must remember Clippy, everyone’s favorite MS Office assistant. Well, Clippy has grown over the course of years, and it now has AI capacities. It’s also called Copilot (same as MS Office is now Microsoft 365 and Windows Explorer is Edge). Its cost is $20 per user per month, which the majority of its users find to be a pretty good deal.

Now, it’s not the only name in the game, so let’s check out how some of its closest competitors fare when it comes to price and cost for value.

1. Copilot vs. Wipro

The biggest problem with Wipro Holmes pricing is that it’s not provided by the vendor. You have to get an assessment, which is already quite problematic, seeing as how Copilot is $20 per user/month, and you get a free trial (which is absent with Wipro).

Also, on average, reviewers rated Microsoft 365 copilot higher than its alternative. Moreover, there are more product reviews for Copilot, which makes the review more reliable and less prone to chance or randomness of answers.

First of all, it’s much easier to integrate and deploy. Why? Well, because it’s made for Microsoft 365, which a huge portion of the market already uses. Product integrations use 365 as a default, which is a huge boost for any entrepreneur.

In terms of pricing, 365 has a superior evaluation and contracting. This means that more plans allow enterprises of all sizes to get their value for money.  

Lastly, the majority of users believe that, with Copilot, they’re getting better customer service and support. This is important, especially during the integration stage, and you would be surprised at just how often this comes in handy. 

All in all, it seems like Microsoft 365 Copilot price is seen as superior to its Wipro alternative. 

2. Copilot vs. Lucidya

Right off the bat, it’s worth mentioning that Lucidya has many platforms available, including engagement, social listening, and omnichannel. There’s a lack of transparency in terms of pricing, and the first step is always asking for a demo, which charges just $0.01 to confirm your account and renew the subscription later on. 

Lucidya can be used to analyze your audience and improve your customer experience by quite a margin. One of its best features is the ability to cover all internal channels within the organization, however, its integrations are still behind Copilot. 

It’s also worth keeping in mind that Lucidya and Copilot share just some markets. We’re talking about the customer and business operations market. On the other hand, Lucidya has a unique social monitoring and analytics market, customer data platforms, and voice of the customer platform. In other words, you have to adjust these unique markets for the extra value provided.

It’s worth keeping in mind that you’re not just looking at the cost comparison. What you should be focused on instead is the cost-to-value ratio. This is where things get harder to assess.  

On average, Lucidya seems to be higher rated than Microsoft 365; however, you need to keep in mind that Copilot has a lot more users, and it’s higher to keep the rating high with more users. The difference in rating is really close, especially considering the discrepancy in the number of reviewers.  

3. Copilot vs. AmplifAI

Another great competitor to 365 is AmplifAI. This tool is incredibly efficient at boosting productivity, but it has a custom pricing system, which the company has not openly disclosed. It does not offer a free trial or premium consulting for the sake of integration.

One of the biggest selling points of AmplifAI is the way in which it gamifies work to motivate the younger workforce. Also, the gamification system doesn’t have the same appeal to some of the older employees (who still represent a big part of the overall workforce).

Copilot, on the other hand, while a capable AI tool, is still on the more traditional side of things. It maintains the same streamlined direction of the 365, which makes it familiar. It’s a standard tool that acts as a natural extension of traditional systems, which is Copilot’s strongest selling point. 

When a direct comparison is made, users who tried both platforms usually rate integration and deployment in favor of Copilot, while they rate service and support in favor of AmplifAI. Either way, the software types are quite similar. 

If we had to make a direct comparison of strengths and weaknesses, when it comes to AmplifAI, its image and video recognition system is rather hit-or-miss. 

4. Copilot vs. IBM Watson Studio

The cost of IBM Watson Studio depends on the plan you take. For instance, you could get a Lite plan, which comes free, with ten capacity unit-hours per month, and gets deleted after 30 days of inactivity. At the same time, you could also get a Professional plan, which comes with unlimited collaborations and at an approximately 1EUR capacity unit-hour. 

Right off the bat, it’s clear that this type of pricing heavily depends on your use and that your cost control is really hard to do. Ever since the era of dial-up internet, people didn’t really have to pay for this type of computing power per hour, and, with a multitude of users, it’s sometimes really easy to get lost in calculations.

People are still debating whether ChatGPT 4 is worth it, and this makes things even more complex to calculate.

The biggest complaint about IBM Watson Studio is that it’s often not as deep as some others. However, the majority of people don’t need such a deep approach to begin with. Also, some features are not as easy to understand. This is especially the case in risk management.

As far as the additional (unique) markets that it offers, IBM Watson offers data science and machine learning platforms, as well as cloud AI developer services. 

Wrap up

As you can see, the biggest problem with the majority of these competitors is the lack of transparency when it comes to pricing. Sometimes, you pay per hour for the time you use it (which restricts you and creates pressure), but there are also a few tools that set custom pricing based on your needs. This could be better or worse, but it’s nearly impossible to tell you in advance. So, when it comes to pricing transparency, it’s a clear win for Copilot.