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At a Glance
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
Star Rating
(1,895)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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WordPerfect
WordPerfect
Star Rating
(73)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about WordPerfect

Microsoft Word vs WordPerfect

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Word easier to use and set up. However, WordPerfect is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with WordPerfect overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Microsoft Word meets the needs of their business better than WordPerfect.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Word is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Word over WordPerfect.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Word
No pricing available
WordPerfect
No pricing available
Free Trial
Microsoft Word
No trial information available
WordPerfect
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
1,361
8.9
64
Ease of Use
9.2
1,370
8.5
64
Ease of Setup
9.4
213
8.8
27
Ease of Admin
9.2
144
9.3
25
Quality of Support
8.8
1,099
8.4
46
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
136
9.2
25
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
1,271
7.1
64
Features by Category
Not enough data
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Applications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
659
Not enough data
Design
8.3
602
Not enough data
8.6
613
Not enough data
8.4
585
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.2
540
Not enough data
7.9
480
Not enough data
File Types
9.1
610
Not enough data
8.6
596
Not enough data
8.4
440
Not enough data
Edit & Revise
8.7
577
Not enough data
8.4
563
Not enough data
9.2
616
Not enough data
Integrate & Embed
8.4
454
Not enough data
8.3
432
Not enough data
8.6
472
Not enough data
Operating System
9.3
584
Not enough data
8.5
393
Not enough data
7.7
293
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
85
Not enough data
8.1
84
Not enough data
7.1
82
Not enough data
7.2
82
Not enough data
7.0
80
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
WordPerfect
WordPerfect
Microsoft Word and WordPerfect share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is categorized as Document Creation
WordPerfect
WordPerfect is categorized as Office Suites
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
38.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
29.8%
WordPerfect
WordPerfect
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
70.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
17.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.9%
Reviewers' Industry
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
Information Technology and Services
9.9%
Computer Software
7.3%
Higher Education
5.9%
Education Management
3.9%
Marketing and Advertising
3.7%
Other
69.3%
WordPerfect
WordPerfect
Legal Services
14.3%
Law Practice
8.6%
Education Management
8.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.3%
Medical Practice
4.3%
Other
60.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
Most Helpful Favorable Review
swapnil a.
SA
swapnil a.
Verified User in Writing and Editing

Among all document editor software available worldwide, Microsoft Word is regarded as the best. Reports, tables, and text boxes can all be created in simple Microsoft Word documents. Large corporations and government agencies primarily use this software....

Most Helpful Critical Review
Lisa S.
LS
Lisa S.
Verified User in Legal Services

It's Microsoft so it crashes about once a week for an unknown reason so that gets rather irritating. Microsoft Help also isn't as easy to use as I would like unless you know the exact words for what you are looking for. The spellcheck is also not as...

WordPerfect
WordPerfect
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Higher Education
GH
Verified User in Higher Education

It has a clean layout for Windows that making it easy to get the job done and not have to search through tabs trying to find one small feature.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Higher Education
GH
Verified User in Higher Education

Pretty much everything , the service is slow and not intuitive .

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Discussions
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word Discussions
Is Microsoft Word the ideal software for working with digital documents?
3 comments
Carlos F.
CF
Particularly, I think that Microsoft Word is indeed the best for creating digital documents since it offers a wide variety of tools that allow for a very...Read more
What is the Advanced Use of MS Word?
3 comments
Freddie N.
FN
One of my most used functions in MS Word is the ability to design and create forms and templates for my small business. These docs and forms can be shared...Read more
How do i incoorporate pictues in word.
3 comments
Dima S.
DS
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WordPerfect
WordPerfect Discussions
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