Stetley vs Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 is the deepest office suite there is. Stetley is for people who need the everyday parts done well, quickly, without gigabytes on their Mac.
Checked against Microsoft 365’s own pages on 1 November 2026. Prices are US list prices per person per month; they change, so follow the sources for today’s.
At a glance
| Stetley | Microsoft 365 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Every app free; a paid plan for more room, teams and AI is proposed, price not set | Business Basic $7, Standard $14 1; free web apps with a Microsoft account and 5 GB of OneDrive 2 |
| Size on a Mac | Five Stetley Mac apps: 36 MB in all; Sheets is a 7.1 MB download | Excel alone: 1.2 GB on the Mac App Store 3 |
| Word and Excel files | Docs and Sheets open and save .docx and .xlsx; not yet .xls | The originals: full fidelity |
| PDFs | Open view-only at their exact layout; Edit in one click | Word converts a PDF to edit it; the layout can change 4 |
| AI | Optional: your device, your computer or your own key | Copilot Chat included; Copilot Business is an add-on 5 |
Where Microsoft 365 is stronger
- Feature depth in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and perfect fidelity with their own files.
- Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and admin and compliance tools for large organisations.
- Windows apps: Stetley has none yet (use the browser).
Where Stetley is stronger
- Size: five Stetley Mac apps take 36 MB in all, against 1.2 GB for Excel alone 3.
- No account to start Docs, Sheets or a board.
- PDFs open at their exact layout.
- Every app free, on the web and the Mac.
Which to choose
If you need advanced Excel models, mail merge at scale or compliance tooling, Microsoft 365 is the right tool. If you mostly write, total up and present, and you’d rather not install gigabytes, Stetley does that well, and you can keep using Word and Excel files.
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Sources
Checked 1 November 2026.
- Microsoft 365 business plans, prices from 1 July 2026: microsoft.com
- Microsoft 365 for the web, free: microsoft.com
- Microsoft Excel on the Mac App Store: apps.apple.com
- Opening PDFs in Word: support.microsoft.com
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Business: microsoft.com
Questions
Is there a free Microsoft Office alternative for Mac?
Yes. Every Stetley app is free, and Stetley Sheets is a free 7.1 MB Mac download that opens Excel files. The other Mac apps are on their way; until then use them in your browser.
Will my Word and Excel files still work?
Yes: Docs opens and saves .docx and Sheets .xlsx. Some advanced formatting doesn’t carry over yet; the questions on the home page list what.