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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Microsoft Loop

The Insider’s Guide

Shared workspaces and pages with components that sync across apps

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among docs and wiki tools, read from Microsoft Loop’s own pages.

Made by Microsoft · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.8GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Microsoft Loop’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Microsoft Loop’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.8

GPA, above 34 of the 51 other docs and wiki tools we grade

Microsoft Loop is a collaboration app built from three parts: workspaces that group everything for a project, pages that act as flexible canvases, and components such as lists and tables that stay in sync wherever they are shared. It is free with a personal Microsoft account and comes with Microsoft 365 work and school accounts rather than being sold on its own.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Microsoft Loop, taken from its own pages and our grades.

You can't share with anyone outside your organization, and Microsoft's own pages disagree on which business plan includes it.
From our report card of Microsoft Loop
  1. 1

    Best for shared pages for teams living in Microsoft 365

    It isn't sold on its own, and the free personal version has no Copilot and no components in Teams or Outlook.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at $5.40 a month for each person

    As its pricing page puts it: $5.40 per user / month, paid yearly (Microsoft 365 Business Basic, no Teams).

  3. 3

    There is a free plan

    Free with a personal Microsoft account on the web, iOS and Android. Workspaces and pages count toward the account's Microsoft storage quota; Copilot and Loop components in Teams or Outlook are not available.

  4. 4

    It runs on 3 platforms

    Web, iOS and Android.

  5. 5

    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.

  6. 6

    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.

  7. 7

    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.

  8. 8

    A 2.8 GPA, above 34 of 51

    That is against the other docs and wiki tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    Keep it

    The plain part of Microsoft Loop you could make: documents and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

Microsoft Loop at a glance

Pricing
Free plan, from $5.40 per user / month, paid yearly (Microsoft 365 Business Basic, no Teams)
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
One-month free trial of Microsoft 365 business plans; credit card required, converts to a paid plan
Runs on
Web, iOS, Android
Made by
Microsoft
Category
Docs & Wikis
Our grade
2.8 GPA, good
Store rating
4.6 on the App Store, 4,966 ratings

The report card

Best for shared pages for teams living in Microsoft 365

Loop is Microsoft's shared workspaces and pages, with components: a list or table you drop into Teams or Outlook that stays in sync where it's shared. It isn't sold on its own, and the free personal version has no Copilot and no components in Teams or Outlook. You can't share with anyone outside your organization, and Microsoft's own pages disagree on which business plan includes it.

ToolGPA report cardMicrosoft LoopGraded Oct 10, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyBYou can't buy Loop by itself. At work it rides along with Microsoft 365 from $5.40 a user a month paid yearly, inside the cheapest quarter for this category. One wrinkle: Microsoft's plans page only names Loop from Business Standard, which is $20.30 and up.
Free plan and trialBFree with a personal Microsoft account on the web, iPhone and Android, with workspaces and pages. One person could live on that for their own projects. Pages count against your Microsoft storage quota, though, and you get no Copilot and no components in Teams or Outlook.
FeaturesCWorkspaces that gather a project's pages, links and files, templates for meeting notes and decisions, and lists and tables that stay in sync across Teams, Outlook, OneNote and Whiteboard. The gap Microsoft names itself is a real one: no sharing with guests or anyone outside your organisation.
Ease of useB4.6 from about 5,000 App Store ratings. Sign in with a Microsoft account and start a page, and when you make a workspace it goes looking for relevant files and offers to add them.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb, iPhone and Android, with components turning up inside Teams, Outlook, OneNote and Whiteboard, which is the whole point. No desktop app and no API on record, and the cross-app part needs a work or school account.
Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.8

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Microsoft Loop is for

  • 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

Who it is not for

  • 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

Good to know

Good for

  • Teams that already work in Microsoft 365, Teams and Outlook
  • Agendas, task lists and notes that have to stay in sync across apps
  • Personal projects on a free Microsoft account

Worth knowing

  • 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.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$5.40

A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too

Microsoft Loop has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.40 per user / month, paid yearly (Microsoft 365 Business Basic, no Teams).

Free with a personal Microsoft account on the web, iPhone and Android, with workspaces and pages.
From our grade for free plan and trial

  • 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.

The free plan

Free with a personal Microsoft account on the web, iOS and Android. Workspaces and pages count toward the account's Microsoft storage quota; Copilot and Loop components in Teams or Outlook are not available.

Trying it first

One-month free trial of Microsoft 365 business plans; credit card required, converts to a paid plan

Read from microsoft.com on Oct 5, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • 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.

    Stated on microsoft.com

What the app costs elsewhere

Each country’s App Store price for “Microsoft 365 Personal”, against $9.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.

CountryPrice thereIn dollarsAgainst the US
Turkey₺329,99$6.7133% less
Australia$9.99$6.9730% less
India₹ 689$7.1229% less
IndonesiaRp 136ribu$7.6124% less
BrazilR$ 50,90$10.17about the same
Germany10,00 €$11.2112% more
United Kingdom£8.49$11.2212% more
Philippines₱ 4,890.00$77.84679% more

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

3

Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android

Shared workspaces and pages with components that sync across apps. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, real-time collaboration, templates, documents.

The gap Microsoft names itself is a real one: no sharing with guests or anyone outside your organisation.
From our grade for features
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.

Where it runs

  • Web
  • iOS
  • Android

What it works with

  • Microsoft Teams
  • Outlook
  • OneNote
  • Microsoft Whiteboard
  • OneDrive
  • SharePoint
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft Loop is made by Microsoft.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

34/51

Other docs and wiki tools it is graded above

Microsoft Loop's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 34 of the 51 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 8.

It stands best on ease of use (B, above 32 of 51) and worst on features (C, above 1).

Its paid plans start at $5.40 a month for each person, against a middle price of $16.50 for the category: 6 of the 41 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 52 docs and wiki tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Microsoft Loop’s own letter is outlined.

  • BValue for moneyAbove 29 of 51
  • BFree plan and trialAbove 27 of 51
  • CFeaturesAbove 1 of 51
  • BEase of useAbove 32 of 51
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 10 of 51

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 47 docs and wiki tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Microsoft Loop is the marked dot.

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$0.5$1$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessMicrosoft LoopONLYOFFICEZoho WriterZoho LearnWiki.jsGoogle Docs

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

The plain part of Microsoft Loop you could make: documents and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 34 of the 51 other docs and wiki tools we grade. It costs $64.80 a year.

What you could make

  • Documents and templates: an app builder makes these well.

What you could not

  • A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
  • Several people working in it at the same moment.
  • It plugs into other products, Microsoft Teams, Outlook and OneNote among them.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

What this rests on. Microsoft Loop’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Notion, Superhuman Docs, Confluence, Google Docs and Dropbox Paper

The 5 tools Microsoft Loop is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

15

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Microsoft Loop free?

Microsoft Loop has a free plan. Free with a personal Microsoft account on the web, iOS and Android.

How much does Microsoft Loop cost?

Microsoft Loop lists 4 plans. Personal Microsoft account: $0.

What platforms does Microsoft Loop work on?

Microsoft Loop is available on Web, iOS and Android.

Does Microsoft Loop offer any discounts?

Microsoft Loop publicly lists the following: Nonprofit grant and staff pricing.

How is Microsoft Loop rated?

Microsoft Loop's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4,966 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.

Does Microsoft Loop have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Microsoft Loop is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Does Microsoft Loop have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Microsoft Loop is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Is Microsoft Loop open source?

Microsoft Loop is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.

What does Microsoft Loop integrate with?

Microsoft Loop's listing names Microsoft Teams, Outlook, OneNote, Microsoft Whiteboard, OneDrive, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Does Microsoft Loop have a free trial?

Yes. One-month free trial of Microsoft 365 business plans; credit card required, converts to a paid plan.

Who makes Microsoft Loop?

Microsoft Loop is made by Microsoft.

What are the alternatives to Microsoft Loop?

The closest alternatives to Microsoft Loop in our directory are Notion, Superhuman Docs, Confluence, Google Docs and Dropbox Paper.

How does Microsoft Loop compare with other docs and wiki tools?

Microsoft Loop's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 34 of the 51 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 8.

Is Microsoft Loop good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Microsoft Loop B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5.40 a month for each person, against a middle price of $16.50 for the category: 6 of the 41 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Microsoft Loop?

The plain part of Microsoft Loop you could make: documents and templates.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Microsoft Loop’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Microsoft's own pages on 5 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-04-22.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Microsoft. Prices change, so check microsoft.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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