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GitHub Copilot vs Microsoft 365 Copilot

Compare GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

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GitHub Copilot

8.3/10

AI coding assistant in GitHub and IDEs — Pro $10/mo; Business $19/user; Enterprise $39/user; usage via GitHub AI Credits from June 2026.

Best for

  • • Teams already on GitHub who want IDE + PR Copilot
  • • Orgs that need Business/Enterprise policy on a familiar SKU
  • • Developers who want completions without switching editors

Starting from $10.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Our verdict

Our verdict

No universal winner

No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.

GitHub Copilot is better for

  • ✓ Free plan
  • ✓ Agent / builder depth
  • ✓ Usage / credits model

Microsoft 365 Copilot is better for

  • ✓ Voice / TTS depth
  • ✓ Governance & privacy
  • ✓ Integrations

Tie

  • • LLM assistant depth
  • • Writing assistance

Choose GitHub Copilot if: Teams already on GitHub who want IDE + PR Copilot

Choose Microsoft 365 Copilot if: Microsoft 365 shops that want AI inside Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams

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Microsoft 365 Copilot

8.2/10

Workspace LLM assistant add-on — Copilot Business from $21/user/mo annual; Enterprise add-on $30/user/mo annual on a qualifying Microsoft 365 base licence.

Best for

  • • Microsoft 365 shops that want AI inside Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
  • • IT buyers who need tenant admin and Graph grounding
  • • Enterprises already paying for E3/E5 who can absorb the $30 add-on

Starting from $21.00/user/mo

No free plan

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Comparison scorecard

Criterion-by-criterion results for GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.

  • Starting pricing

    Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.

    Depends

    GitHub Copilot researched starting price from $10/mo; a free plan is researched; Microsoft 365 Copilot researched starting price from $21/mo. Better value depends on plan rungs and add-ons.

    GitHub CopilotDepends
    Microsoft 365 CopilotDepends

  • Free plan

    Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.

    GitHub Copilot

    GitHub Copilot researches a free plan; Microsoft 365 Copilot does not research a free plan.

    GitHub CopilotStronger
    Microsoft 365 CopilotWeaker

  • User / licence minimum

    Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.

    Depends

    Check user minimum for GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot on current vendor packaging.

    GitHub CopilotDepends
    Microsoft 365 CopilotDepends

  • LLM assistant depth

    Chat, reasoning, and general-purpose assistant depth for the primary job.

    Tie

    GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot are close on llm chat depth (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    GitHub CopilotTie
    Microsoft 365 CopilotTie

  • Writing assistance

    Long-form writing, editing, and document analysis quality.

    Tie

    GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot are close on writing depth (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    GitHub CopilotTie
    Microsoft 365 CopilotTie

  • Voice / TTS depth

    Speech, voice mode, and text-to-speech capability when relevant.

    Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Stronger voice tts availability

    GitHub CopilotWeaker
    Microsoft 365 CopilotStronger

  • Agent / builder depth

    Custom projects, agents, GPTs, and workflow builders beyond bare chat.

    GitHub Copilot

    Stronger agent builder availability

    GitHub CopilotStronger
    Microsoft 365 CopilotWeaker

  • Governance & privacy

    Admin controls, data retention, and enterprise privacy packaging.

    Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Microsoft 365 Copilot leads on governance (8/10 vs 9/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    GitHub CopilotWeaker
    Microsoft 365 CopilotStronger

  • Integrations

    Important third-party integrations.

    Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Microsoft 365 Copilot leads on integrations (9/10 vs 10/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    GitHub Copilot9/10
    Microsoft 365 Copilot10/10

  • Usage / credits model

    How free caps, seats, credits, and overages affect real cost.

    GitHub Copilot

    GitHub Copilot leads on usage model (8/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    GitHub CopilotStronger
    Microsoft 365 CopilotWeaker

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