Apple iWork vs Microsoft Office 2024
Apple iWork
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| Figure | Apple iWork | Microsoft Office 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · Office Suite Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.5 (#11) |
| License | The web service grants a limited personal license and prohibits copying, modification, reverse engineering, selling, leasing, or sublicensing. | Office 2024 is distributed under Microsoft software license terms and is proprietary rather than open-source software. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 22 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 5,870 reviews. |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 9.2 out of 10 from 17 reviews | 8.7 out of 10 from 8,434 reviews and ratings. |
| System requirements | Creator Studio versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote require iOS 18 or later, iPadOS 18 or later, or macOS Sequoia 15.6 or later; some intelligence features require version 26 systems. | Microsoft lists Windows 10 or 11, a 1.6 GHz two-core processor, 4 GB RAM for 64-bit PCs, 4 GB disk space and a Microsoft account. |
| What it does | iWork is Apple’s productivity suite combining Pages for documents, Numbers for spreadsheets, and Keynote for presentations. | Office Home 2024 provides classic desktop Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote applications for home or school use. |
Plans
Apple iWork
- Free iWork appsFree
- iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)Free
- Apple Creator Studio Education$2.99 a month
- Apple Creator Studio$12.99 a month
- Apple Creator Studio Education$29.99 a year
- Apple Creator Studio$129 a year
Microsoft Office 2024
- Office Home 2024Priced on request
- Office Home 2024$179.99, paid once
- Office Home & Business 2024$249.99, paid once
In their own words
Apple iWork
Apple iWork is a free suite for creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. It brings together Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, with tools suited to different kinds of work: Pages supports documents with pictures, movies, shapes, and charts; Numbers combines a blank-canvas spreadsheet with charts, tables, Smart Categories, and pivot tables; and Keynote offers graphics tools and cinematic transitions. The apps support real-time collaboration across Mac, iPad, and iPhone, including with people using a PC. Up to 100 people can view and edit a shared document at once. Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are also available online at iCloud.com in Mac or PC browsers, including Safari, Chrome, and Edge. Numbers spreadsheets can be converted to Microsoft Excel, CSV, or PDF. On iPad, Apple Pencil can add illustrations and notations. Collaboration requires iCloud Drive and current supported software and app versions; shared files larger than 2 GB must be reduced before inviting others, or 4 GB for Apple Creator Studio subscribers. iWork collaboration does not support Advanced Data Protection.
Microsoft Office 2024
Microsoft Office 2024 is a paid office-software package for Windows and macOS. The listed Office Home 2024 plan covers one PC or Mac and provides offline desktop applications, so the software is installed on the supported computer rather than requiring every session to run through a web connection. Microsoft identifies Windows and macOS as the supported platforms. The package does not include business email, an admin console, or single sign-on. Its stated scope is one computer, which defines the plan for an individual or household choosing a traditional installed office suite rather than a multi-device or centrally administered setup. Office Home 2024 has no free plan, and no price is listed for the plan. The product is presented through Microsoft’s Office Home 2024 page. Buyers comparing deployment options should note that the listed offering is desktop software for one PC or Mac, without the business administration and identity features identified above.