Comparison
QAnswer: The Sovereign Alternative to Microsoft Copilot
One AI chat that brings together QAnswer LLM, GPT, Claude, Gemini and Mistral, connected to your tools, and deployable on your own infrastructure or our sovereign French cloud.
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Why choose QAnswer over Copilot?
Stop depending on a single provider
Copilot relies mainly on OpenAI's models; QAnswer brings together QAnswer LLM, GPT, Claude, Gemini and Mistral in one interface.
Keep control of your data
Microsoft 365 remains a US cloud subject to the US CLOUD Act; deploy QAnswer on your own servers or our sovereign French cloud, to match your security requirements.
Get AI access without a costly commitment
Microsoft 365 Copilot can cost up to €26/month with an annual commitment; QAnswer offers a free plan and paid tiers from €10/user/month, with no commitment.
QAnswer vs Copilot: the comparison
The criteria that matter most for your teams.
QAnswer
Copilot Chat
Microsoft 365 Copilot (license)
Pricing
From €10/user/month, access to all features
€15.60/user/month (excl. VAT)
€26/user/month (excl. VAT)
Web search in conversation
Yes
Yes
Yes
Analysis of attached files
Yes
Yes
Yes
Access to your work data (email, files, meetings, Teams)
Yes, via Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and SharePoint connectors
Standard access to Outlook mailbox and calendar only
Yes, Work IQ button directly in the conversation
Integration in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote
Document generation for Word, Excel and PowerPoint via the Report Generator
Not available for Copilot Chat (Basic) accounts since April 15, 2026
Yes, full and priority access
Word, Excel and PowerPoint agents in the conversation
Yes, via the AI Spreadsheet and Report Generator
Yes
Yes
Integration in Teams
Yes, dedicated Teams bot
Copilot Chat app pinned on the web
Meetings, chats and channels
Choice of AI model
Yes: QAnswer LLM, GPT, Claude, Gemini and Mistral
No
Yes: Auto, quick response, deep think and advanced reasoning modes; GPT and Claude models
Deep research and analysis
Yes, via deep website visits and document-search agents
No, per the official pricing table
Included
Notebooks
Dedicated per-project assistants with their own sources and instructions
Limited version
Included
Delegating complex work to an agent
Yes, agents with automations and code execution
No
Yes, Cowork tab, usage billed separately
Building custom agents
Yes
Yes
Yes
Using agents on company data
Included, no extra usage fees
Usage-billed, off by default
Included
Connectors to external sources
Included (SharePoint, Google Drive, Confluence, Jira, GitLab...)
Usage-billed
Included
Image generation
Yes
Standard access
Priority access
Memory, personalization and voice
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data protection and admin controls
Yes, sovereign hosting and ISO 27001 / ISO 42001 certifications
Yes
Yes
Admin adoption reports
Yes, detailed analytics dashboards
Limited
Full
Indicative comparison. Features, pricing and deployment options vary by plan and change regularly.
Everything your teams need, in one AI workspace
A real AI platform, not just a copilot: several models running in the EU or on your own infrastructure.
AI chat & writing
Ask questions, draft, summarize and analyze your files with the model of your choice.
Web search with sources
Get up-to-date answers with cited sources you can easily verify.
Enterprise documents
Connect SharePoint, Confluence, Google Drive and your other tools directly to the chat.
AI agents & automations
Build agents tailored to your teams and automate repetitive tasks.
Audio transcription
Transcribe meetings and calls, with speaker identification.
Sovereign deployment
Run QAnswer on your own servers or our sovereign French cloud at Scaleway.
What you gain by switching to QAnswer
Model-agnostic: Mistral, GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini or our sovereign LLM, in one interface
Your enterprise documents connected and cited: SharePoint, Confluence, Google Drive and more
Your data stays with you: your servers, your private cloud, or our sovereign cloud in France
Every answer cited and traceable, with permissions inherited from your existing systems
No mandatory annual commitment to get started
Certified ISO 27001 and ISO 42001
Discover all the features, security and pricing of QAnswer.
Deploy QAnswer in three steps
No DevOps team or full Microsoft migration required — we guide you from the first conversation to deployment.
Let's talk about your needs
We identify your use cases and constraints.
Let's set up your environment
We deploy QAnswer on your servers or our sovereign cloud at Scaleway, then connect your tools (including Microsoft 365).
We support your teams
Training, support and follow-up to drive adoption.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. QAnswer connects to SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook and Teams, so you keep your Microsoft tools while changing your AI layer.
QAnswer is the generative AI platform that brings together chat, AI models, agents and integrations. QAnswer LLM is the sovereign model developed by QAnswer.
QAnswer offers two options: our sovereign French cloud hosted at Scaleway, or deployment on your own infrastructure (on-premise). Data processing also depends on the AI models and configuration you choose.
Yes. You can start for free, then move to a paid plan from €10 per user per month.
See QAnswer in action
Talk with our team and discover how QAnswer can replace or complement Copilot in your company.