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Coggle vs Microsoft 365

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Coggle

Productivity

Simple, Fast, and Powerful Mind Maps. Just Coggle it!

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Microsoft 365

Productivity

Subscription bundle of the Office applications with mail, storage, meetings and organisational identity

From
$7/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Coggle has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Coggle free plan limited to 3 private diagrams; upgrade required for more private diagrams; Microsoft 365 business plans are capped at 300 seats, so an organisation that grows past that must move to Enterprise plans, which changes both the price per user and the feature mix at the moment it can least afford a migration project.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Coggle and Microsoft 365 actually diverge.

Attributes where Coggle and Microsoft 365 differ
AttributeCoggleMicrosoft 365
Starting priceFree$7/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Productivity).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Coggle

Nothing recorded that Microsoft 365 does not also cover.

Only in Microsoft 365

  • Office applications
  • Hosted services
  • Teams
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • OneDrive storage
  • Device management and endpoint protection
  • Purview compliance
  • Copilot

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Coggle

  • Real-time team collaboration on diagramsnot Microsoft 365
  • Mind mapping and visual brainstormingnot Microsoft 365
  • Process documentation and flowchartsnot Microsoft 365
  • Project planning visualizationnot Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365

  • Any organisation that wants mail, documents, meetings and identity from one supplier on one bill.not Coggle
  • A company standardising on single sign-on, where Entra ID becomes the account other services authenticate against.not Coggle
  • Regulated work that needs retention, legal hold and eDiscovery across mail and documents, provided the tier that includes them is actually bought.not Coggle
  • A household that needs installed Office applications on several machines rather than browser-only editing.not Coggle

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Coggle

  • Free plan limited to 3 private diagrams; upgrade required for more private diagrams
  • Organisation plan requires per-member billing with minimum 3-member commitment
  • Enterprise pricing requires email inquiry with no published rates

Microsoft 365

  • Business plans are capped at 300 seats, so an organisation that grows past that must move to Enterprise plans, which changes both the price per user and the feature mix at the moment it can least afford a migration project.
  • The compliance capabilities most organisations eventually need, including retention, data loss prevention, advanced eDiscovery and insider risk, sit at the top tier or in add-ons, so the real cost surfaces after an audit or a customer questionnaire rather than at purchase.
  • Annual term subscriptions commit you for the year and month-to-month terms cost measurably more per seat, so the flexibility to reduce seats during a quiet period is bought at a permanently higher rate.
  • Entra ID becomes the identity for everything else the organisation uses, which is the hardest kind of lock-in to put a number on, because leaving means re-federating every connected application rather than simply replacing a word processor.
  • The licensing model is complicated enough that most organisations are either over-licensed or quietly non-compliant, and reconciling it usually requires a partner or a specialist, which is a recurring cost that never appears in the advertised per-user figure.

Pricing, plan by plan

Coggle

Free
  • Free ForeverFree
    • 3 private diagrams
    • Unlimited public diagrams
    • Real-time collaboration
  • Awesome$5/month
    • Unlimited private diagrams
    • Advanced formatting options
    • Full chat history
  • Organisation$8/month
    • SAML Single Sign On
    • Separate personal workspace
    • Consolidated billing

Microsoft 365

$7/month
  • Microsoft 365 Business Basic$7/month
    • Email and calendar with 50 GB mailbox
    • Web and mobile versions of Office apps
    • Microsoft Teams included
  • Microsoft 365 Business Standard$14/month
    • Desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
    • Email and Teams
    • 1 TB cloud storage per user
  • Microsoft 365 E5$60/month
    • Comprehensive security and compliance
    • All productivity apps
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Coggle if

  • You want to start without paying.
Coggle review

Choose Microsoft 365 if

  • You need office applications.
  • You also want hosted services.
Microsoft 365 review

Questions people ask

Is Coggle or Microsoft 365 better?
Neither clearly leads. Coggle starts at Free and Microsoft 365 at $7/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Coggle or Microsoft 365?
Coggle has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Coggle and $7/month for Microsoft 365.
Does Coggle or Microsoft 365 run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Coggle for free?
Yes. Coggle has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Microsoft 365 starts at $7/month.
What is Coggle best used for?
Coggle is most often used for real-time team collaboration on diagrams, mind mapping and visual brainstorming, process documentation and flowcharts, project planning visualization. Of those, real-time team collaboration on diagrams and mind mapping and visual brainstorming are not what Microsoft 365 is typically brought in for.
What can Coggle do that Microsoft 365 cannot?
Microsoft 365 covers Office applications, Hosted services, Teams, Microsoft Entra ID.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Coggle: How much does Coggle cost?

Coggle offers a free plan forever for up to 3 private diagrams and unlimited public diagrams. Awesome plan costs $5/month for unlimited private diagrams. Organisation plan costs $8 per member per month with team administration features and SAML SSO.

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Microsoft 365: What is the difference between Microsoft 365 and Office?

Office was a one-off licence for a specific version. Microsoft 365 is a subscription covering the applications and the hosted services together, and when payment stops the applications drop to a reduced state rather than continuing as they were.

Coggle: Is there a free version of Coggle?

Yes, Coggle Free Forever is available at no cost and includes 3 private diagrams, unlimited public diagrams, real-time collaboration, and PDF/image export capabilities.

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Microsoft 365: Is Teams included?

Not automatically for newer customers. Microsoft unbundled Teams and now sells it alongside the suite, so check what a given quotation actually covers.

Coggle: What does Coggle charge for enterprise plans?

Enterprise pricing is custom and requires contacting [email protected]. No published rates are available on the pricing page.

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Microsoft 365: What happens to our files if we stop paying?

The documents remain yours and can be downloaded, but access to hosted mailboxes and sites ends after a retention window, so leaving requires a planned export rather than a cancellation.

Coggle: Can multiple team members use one Coggle account?

All plans include real-time collaboration. The Organisation plan ($8/member/month) adds SAML SSO, separate workspaces, and consolidated billing for team administration.

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Microsoft 365: Is Copilot part of the subscription?

No. It is a per-user add-on on top of the base licence, generally with its own term commitment, and it is priced per seat regardless of how much any individual uses it.

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