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Microsoft Word vs Square 9 Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Microsoft Word is a cloud-based word processing tool that allows users to create professional documents on their phones, tablets and computers. The program comes with numerous features including built-in spell checker and grammar checker, integration with other Microsoft 365 products such as Excel and PowerPoint, and access from anywhere.

Square 9 removes the frustration of extracting data from documents, forms, and all external sources, so you can harness the full power

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

9.99

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

50

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

2.9K

5

4

3

2

1

2.2K

546

84

8

10

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
87%
would recommend this app

4.5

145

5

4

3

2

1

87

48

7

2

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
78%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The collaboration features are excellent because multiple team members can edit the same document, leave comments, track changes, and work together in real time through Microsoft 365.”
EV

Edwin V.

Dev Manager

“I like the spelling and grammar checker, the templates, and the ability to work on documents from different devices through OneDrive.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Mailen G.

Self-Employed

“Whether you need a professional resume, a academic thesis layout, an invoice, or a formal corporate report, Word’s massive repository of built-in and online templates saves immense amounts of design time.”
BN

Brennan N.

Insurance Agent

Pros

“OUR COMPANY USED SQUARE 9 FOR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT AS IT PERTAINS TO MATERIAL TEST REPORTS.”
MS

MICHAEL S.

Branch Manager

“What I like most about Square-9 is how easy it is to scan documents and use templates to automatically populate indexed fields, making documents simple and fast to search and retrieve later.”
GC

Greg C.

Vice-President of Finance and Administration

“The localized storage makes it easy for employees throughout the office to locate, view and send different documents relating to all of our members.”
CR

Candice R.

Member Service Representative

Cons

“What I like least about Microsoft Word is that some of the advanced formatting features can feel overwhelming or confusing at times. When documents have complex layouts, spacing or formatting can shift unexpectedly and take extra time to fix.”
RR

Rebecca R.

Production Manager

“The biggest downside is that some advanced features, especially AI-powered tools like Copilot, require additional subscriptions, which can increase the overall cost for individuals and smaller teams.”
EV

Edwin V.

Dev Manager

“Sometimes Microsoft Word will save a file and cause you to run into some weird format issues with the file causing you to have to rename the file and overwrite the save.”
CW

Clyde W.

System Administrator

Cons

“When a document gets lost or misrouted during processing, it can be confusing to troubleshoot and get it back on track.”
JB

John B.

System Administrator

“The licensing and user setup was a little clunky for us. Although some of this might be how we have our users set up in AD.”
MH

Matt H.

IT Manager

“The more I've had to deal with IT support, the less I like the company.”
MC

Meghan C.

Controller

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa month ago

Key features

  • Total features25
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Autofill
  • Autosave
  • Batch Processing
  • Business Process Automation
  • Business Process Control
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Verification
  • Digital Signature
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Distributed Capture
  • Document Automation
  • Document Capture
  • Document Classification
  • Document Conversion
  • Document Editing
  • Document Generation
  • Document Imaging
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Recovery
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Filtering
  • Forms Automation
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Graphical Workflow Editor
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • ID Scanning
  • Image Editing
  • Image Pre-processing
  • Indexing
  • Information Governance
  • Invoice Processing
  • Metadata Extraction
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • No-Code
  • Office Suite
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • PDF Conversion
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Productivity Tools
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Remote Data Capture
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Single Sign On
  • Supplier Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text Extraction
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Version Control
  • Web Forms
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management
  • Zone Selection Tool
  • Total features114
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Annotations
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Autofill
  • Autosave
  • Batch Processing
  • Business Process Automation
  • Business Process Control
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Convert to PDF
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Verification
  • Digital Signature
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Distributed Capture
  • Document Automation
  • Document Capture
  • Document Classification
  • Document Conversion
  • Document Editing
  • Document Generation
  • Document Imaging
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Recovery
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Filtering
  • Forms Automation
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Graphical Workflow Editor
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • ID Scanning
  • Image Editing
  • Image Pre-processing
  • Indexing
  • Information Governance
  • Invoice Processing
  • Metadata Extraction
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • No-Code
  • Office Suite
  • Offline Access
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • PDF Conversion
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Productivity Tools
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Remote Data Capture
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Single Sign On
  • Supplier Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Team Collaboration
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text Extraction
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Version Control
  • Web Forms
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management
  • Zone Selection Tool

Integrations

  • Total integrations11
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Deluxe Payment Exchange
  • Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Google Docs
  • Grammarly
  • MIP Accounting
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • NetSuite
  • NetSuite Excel Add-in
  • PDI CStore Essentials
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Payroll
  • Sage 200
  • Sage 500
  • Sage CRM
  • Tyler Enterprise Data Platform
  • Total integrations12
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Deluxe Payment Exchange
  • Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Google Docs
  • Grammarly
  • MIP Accounting
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • NetSuite
  • NetSuite Excel Add-in
  • PDI CStore Essentials
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Payroll
  • Sage 200
  • Sage 500
  • Sage CRM
  • Tyler Enterprise Data Platform