Compare LivePlan and Microsoft office 365 - Oct 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - LivePlan or Microsoft office 365?

Microsoft office 365 is more expensive to implement (TCO) than LivePlan, and Microsoft office 365 is rated higher (91/100) than LivePlan (80/100). LivePlan offers users more features (5) than Microsoft office 365 (3).

Looking for the right Business Plan solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

PALO ALTO SOFTWARE Vs. Microsoft

PALO ALTO SOFTWARE: Palo Alto Software offers several software products and an extensive library of free expert content to help small businesses succeed. Palo Alto Software was founded by Tim Berry in 1988. At the time, Tim was doing business plan consulting for companies such as Apple, Chevron, Gateway, HP, McDonalds, and other large corporations. He realized that bu...

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? LivePlan or Microsoft office 365?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Plan software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for LivePlan and Microsoft office 365.

LivePlan price starts at $15 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 LivePlan is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Plan software. Microsoft office 365 price starts at $6.23 per month , When comparing Microsoft office 365 to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Business Plan software cost.

Bottom line: Microsoft office 365 is more expensive than LivePlan.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared LivePlan Vs. Microsoft office 365 based on some of the most important and required Business Plan features.

LivePlan: Financial reporting, Expenditure budget, Forecasting, Graphical Data Presentation, Financial Compliance.

Microsoft office 365: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

The business planning software will be of help to entrepreneurs starting out and even those already running certain businesses. Customers of the software belong to all major industries and a wide range of small, medium and large businesses.