Homla vs Microsoft Copilot: AI inside Microsoft 365, or one home for any AI
The short answerOverlaps with Homla
Pick Homla if your team works in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor and uses tools beyond Microsoft 365.
Pick Microsoft Copilot if your team lives in Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams all day.
Copilot knows your Microsoft 365. Homla knows how your team works.
Copilot answers from the emails, chats and files each person can already open. That is its strength.2
Its agents and skills live in Microsoft 365 apps. They do not follow your team into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor.1,6
Homla keeps playbooks, memory and tool access in one place. It works in the AI apps your team likes. Outlook and Teams connect as tools.
What matters to an owner.
| Topic | HomlaStart free | Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Cost and setup | ||
| Price | Free for one person. Team plan from $79 a month for 10 people. No cap on AI use. Pricing | $21 a user a month yearly, on top of Microsoft 365.1 |
| Setup | Yes. No developer. Guided setup in the browser. Paid plans: we set it up with you. | Yes. Assign licenses in the admin center.3 |
| Your team's know-how | ||
| Shared playbooks | Yes. Save from the chat. Everyone gets the latest version. Skills | Yes. Agents shared with people, groups or the org.4 |
| Team memory | Yes. One memory every AI on the team reads. Memory | Yes. Each user's Microsoft 365 email, files and meetings.2 |
| Control | ||
| Access per person | Yes. Per role, per tool: none, look only or change. Access | |
| Agents and approvals | Yes. Schedule, email or by hand. Changes wait for a yes. Agents | |
| Admin and security | Partly. Two-step sign-in. No SSO, SCIM or SOC 2 yet. | |
| Where it works | ||
| Works in | Yes. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and 9 more apps. | Partly. Microsoft 365 apps and the Copilot app.1 |
| Business tools | Yes. Shopify, Outlook, Linear and more. Any MCP tool by link. | Partly. 100+ connectors, mostly read-only. Writes announced for October 2026.5 |
Yes. YesPartly. PartlyNo. NoSmall numbers link to the source.
Pick by the job you need done.
Choose Homla if…
- Your team works in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor, not mainly in Office.
- You use tools beyond Microsoft 365, like Shopify, Linear or PennyLane.
- You want shared playbooks that run the same way in every AI app.
- You want each change in your tools to wait for a yes.
How much is Microsoft Copilot for a small business?
Copilot Business is $21 per user a month on a yearly plan. It needs a Microsoft 365 Business plan.
A promotion runs at $18 until 31 Dec 2026. Monthly billing is $25.20.
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Can we use Copilot and Homla together?
Yes. Keep Copilot for Office work. Use Homla with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor.
Homla also connects Outlook and Teams as tools, with each person's access.
Does Copilot work in Claude or ChatGPT?
Is Copilot safer than Homla?
Microsoft holds certificates Homla does not, like ISO 27001. Homla has no SOC 2 or ISO yet.
Homla lists what it does today on its control page.
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Last checked: 24 Oct 2026. Microsoft Copilot changes its plans and features often. Check their own pages before you decide.
- Microsoft Copilot pricing for business
- Microsoft Learn: Copilot privacy and data
- Microsoft Learn: Copilot license options
- Microsoft Learn: share and manage agents
- Microsoft Learn: Copilot connectors overview
- Microsoft Learn: Work IQ MCP overview
- Microsoft Learn: autonomous agents guidance
- Microsoft Learn: Anthropic models in Copilot
- Microsoft 365 business plans and pricing
Keep your AI. Give it your team's know-how.
Start free. Save one playbook. See it in everyone's AI.