Comparisons
Microsoft 365 alternative
Microsoft 365 is strong on Office and Teams. The real price shows up once you add Copilot and the task and knowledge tools that are missing.
What it costs per year
For 10 people, on each vendor's annual list price.
Microsoft 365
$1,500.00
per year
Beskos
$0.00
per year
What each one covers
| Microsoft 365 | Beskos | |
|---|---|---|
| Mail on your own domain | Included | Included |
| Calendar and invites | Included | Included |
| Contacts with custom fields | Limited | Included |
| Team files | Included | Included |
| Chat with channels and threads | Included | Included |
| Video meetings with recording | Included | Included |
| Edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint | Included | Included |
| Wiki / knowledge base | Limited | Included |
| Kanban boards | Limited | Included |
| AI assistant included | Paid add-on | Included |
| Desktop folder sync | Included | Included |
| Own domain with DKIM and DMARC | Included | Included |
| Source you can read | Not available | Included |
| Run it on your own server | Not available | Included |
| Data in the European Union | Included | Included |
| Provider subject to EU law | Not available | Included |
| Managed service, nothing to host | Included | Not available |
| All in the same app | Limited | Included |
Where Microsoft 365 is better
- Desktop Office, with advanced Excel — irreplaceable in many teams.
- Deep integration with Windows, Active Directory and the corporate ecosystem.
- Certifications and compliance for heavily regulated sectors.
Where Beskos wins
- AI included in the price, with no per-person copilot licence on top.
- One light app in the browser instead of a constellation of products and portals.
- Simple administration: domains, roles, invites and two-factor in a single console.
- The source is public and it runs on your own server: no SKU matrix and no per-person licence.
In short
If the company depends on advanced Excel or Active Directory, Microsoft 365 still makes sense. For most SMBs, what actually gets used fits inside Beskos — for less, and with far less administration.
Read it before you believe any of this
Every row above is a claim about software you can download. The code is public, so the table can be checked rather than trusted.