Microsoft Loop vs Quip (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Microsoft Loop if

• Fits if your team already works in Teams and Outlook on Microsoft 365
• Works for an agenda or task list that has to stay the same in several Microsoft apps

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you work with clients or freelancers, as it can't share with guests or anyone outside your organization
• Not for you if your company isn't on Microsoft 365, because Loop isn't sold by itself
• Watch out: Microsoft's plans page names Loop only from Business Standard at $20.30, but its support page says Business Basic's storage is enough
• Tight if you're on a personal account: no Copilot, no components in Teams or Outlook, and pages use your Microsoft storage quota
• Watch out: the one-month business trial needs a card and turns into a paid plan, and there's no desktop app

Pick Quip if

• Fits if your sales team lives in Salesforce and wants documents tied to its records
• Works for small teams that only need shared docs and chat on Starter

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to try before paying, as there is no free plan or trial
• Watch out: Starter cannot be combined with Quip for Salesforce
• Pricey if you want the Salesforce sync, since Advanced is $100 per user a month and sold through sales
• Skip it if you want a general wiki, as it is built for Salesforce customers

Microsoft Loop

• Loop is not sold on its own: work use comes with a Microsoft 365 subscription that includes OneDrive or SharePoint storage.
• Microsoft's plans page names Loop only under Business Standard and Premium, while its Loop support page says any work account with that storage can create workspaces.
• Microsoft's support page says Loop does not currently support external sharing with guests or people outside the organization.
• Copilot in Loop needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot plan on work accounts and is not available with personal accounts, even on Microsoft 365 Personal or Family.

Quip

• There is no free plan or free trial listed on the pricing page.
• Starter cannot be combined with Quip for Salesforce. Plus and Advanced are sold through sales; the Salesforce record sync is only in Advanced ($100).
• The vendor describes it as productivity for Salesforce customers, so it is less of a general wiki than most tools in this category.
• The download page names iOS and iPadOS in the App Store; the pricing page also mentions Android. It does not say which desktop systems the desktop app covers.

Microsoft Loop

Workspaces

Shared spaces that group the pages, links and files for a project, so a team can see what everyone is working on and track progress toward shared goals.

Pages

Flexible canvases that bring together components, links, tasks and data. A page can be shared across Microsoft 365 apps as a link or as an embedded component.

Loop components

Lists, tables and notes that stay in sync wherever they are shared, including Teams, Outlook, OneNote and Whiteboard. They are not supported with personal Microsoft accounts.

Page templates

Templates set up a page for project context, meeting notes or a team decision, and an insert menu adds components, mentions and dates inline.

Copilot in Loop

Helps a team co-create content and catch up on changes to a page. It requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot plan and a work or school account.

Suggested files for new workspaces

When a workspace is created, Loop searches for relevant files and documents and offers to add them.

Quip

Documents and spreadsheets

Unlimited documents and spreadsheets on every plan, with spreadsheets that can be embedded inside a document.

Chat in every document

Each document and spreadsheet has built-in team chat, and there are also chat rooms and 1-to-1 messages.

Offline desktop app

The desktop app syncs documents and messages to the computer's drive so they can be opened offline and searched alongside local files.

Salesforce records in documents

Quip Advanced embeds documents in Salesforce records and syncs field, record, report and list data both ways.

Live Apps and API

Plus and Advanced add single sign-on, an enterprise API and custom Live Apps built for an organization.

Microsoft Loop

• Personal Microsoft account$0

  Loop on the web, iOS and Android with workspaces and pages. No Copilot, and components cannot be used in Teams or Outlook.

• Business Basic (no Teams)$5.40

  per user / month, paid yearly ($7.00 with Teams)

  Web and mobile Office apps with OneDrive and SharePoint, the storage license Microsoft's Loop support page says the Loop app needs.

• Business Standard with Copilot$23.50

  per user / month, paid yearly ($20.30 without Teams)

  Desktop Office apps and Copilot. The lowest business plan whose listing names Loop and the ability to create shareable Loop workspaces.

• Business Premium with Copilot$32.00

  per user / month, paid yearly ($28.80 without Teams)

  Everything in Standard plus Intune device management, Defender threat protection and Purview data protection, for up to 300 users.

Quip

• Quip Starter$10

  per user / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)

  Unlimited documents and spreadsheets, group chat, and desktop, tablet and mobile access. Cannot be combined with Quip for Salesforce.

• Quip Plus$25

  per user / month, billed annually

  Everything in Starter plus single sign-on, the enterprise API and custom Live Apps. Contact sales to buy.

• Quip Advanced$100

  per user / month, billed annually

  Everything in Plus plus editing live documents inside Salesforce records and two-way sync with Salesforce data. Contact sales to buy.

Microsoft Loop

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit grant and staff pricing

  Eligible nonprofits get Microsoft 365 Business Basic as a grant, free for up to 300 users, and Business Standard, which lists Loop, at $3.50 per user / month paid yearly.

Quip

• Other savings

  $30 for the first five users on Starter

  The pricing page lists a special offer of $30 for the first five Starter users, available only on quip.com. It gives no end date or term.