Copilot answers using Microsoft Graph: your M365 mail, files, and calendar. CorpusIQ answers across business systems Copilot does not see: QuickBooks, Shopify, HubSpot, GA4, ad platforms, marketplaces.
CorpusIQ
Private AI acceleration layer for business data. 37+ business tools wired to ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity through MCP. 133+ pre-built skills auto-fire on plain-English questions. Read-only OAuth. Zero data stored.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot is the AI assistant embedded inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
| Criterion | CorpusIQ | Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Tools covered | 37+ business systems including QuickBooks, Shopify, eBay, HubSpot, GA4, Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok, Slack, Klaviyo, Mailchimp. | Microsoft Graph: M365 mail, calendar, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams. Limited reach into non-Microsoft systems. |
| AI assistant | Works in ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity on the same subscription. You pick the assistant. | Built into the Microsoft assistant. To use Claude or Perplexity, you switch tools. |
| Data model | Read-only OAuth at query time. Zero customer data stored. Customer data never trains models. | Microsoft Graph indexes your M365 content. Microsoft commercial customer data is not used to train foundation models per their commercial data protection policy. |
| Pricing | Solo $29.95/mo, all 37+ connectors and all three assistants. 30-day free trial. | $30 per user per month for Copilot for Microsoft 365, requires existing M365 Business Standard or higher. |
Pick CorpusIQ
Pick CorpusIQ when the questions cross from documents into commerce, finance, ads, and CRM. Pair Copilot inside M365 with CorpusIQ across the business.
Pick Microsoft Copilot
Pick Copilot when your work is centered in M365 documents and email and you want AI assistance inside those apps.
Sometimes. Often the right answer is to run both. Pick Copilot when your work is centered in M365 documents and email and you want AI assistance inside those apps. Pick CorpusIQ when the questions cross from documents into commerce, finance, ads, and CRM. Pair Copilot inside M365 with CorpusIQ across the business.
Copilot answers using Microsoft Graph: your M365 mail, files, and calendar. CorpusIQ answers across business systems Copilot does not see: QuickBooks, Shopify, HubSpot, GA4, ad platforms, marketplaces. CorpusIQ exposes 37+ business tools to ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity through MCP with read-only OAuth and zero customer data stored.
No. CorpusIQ processes each query ephemerally and discards the response after the answer returns. Customer data is never copied, cached, or used to train models. CASA Tier 2 certified by DEKRA.
Solo $29.95 per month, Team $109.95 per month, Business $189.95 per month. All tiers include the full 37+ connector library and all three supported assistants. 30-day free trial.
ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity on the same subscription. CorpusIQ exposes the same Model Context Protocol tool surface to all three.
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