Comparison

Microsoft 365 Admin vs GoAnywhere

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Microsoft 365 Admin

Manage your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 business subscription from your mobile device. Add users, reset passwords, manage devices, and monitor service health. Stay informed with critical notifications and support requests on the go.

Highlights
  • Manage users and groups
  • Reset passwords
  • Manage devices
  • Assign licenses
  • Create support requests
  • Monitor service health
  • Receive critical notifications
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Manage users, groups, devices, reset passwords & receive critical notifications. The Microsoft 365 Admin App enables you to be productive from anywhere. The app allows you to receive critical notifications, add users, reset passwords, manage devices, create support requests, and more—all while you’re on the go. Who should use this app? People with an admin role to a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 enterprise or business subscription. What can I do with this app? - Add, edit, block, or delete users, reset passwords, assign roles, or manage aliases & devices. - Add groups, edit groups, and add or remove users from groups. - View all available and assigned licenses, assign licenses to users, add or remove licenses, view and download invoices. - Check the status of existing support requests, take actions on them, or create new ones. - Monitor the health of all services and view active incidents in Service Health. - Stay on top of all the upcoming changes and announcements via the Message Center feed. - Get push notifications about important information related to service health, message center, and billing. The app supports dark theme and is available in 39 languages. And if you're someone who is responsible for managing more than one tenant, you can sign-in to multiple tenants and quickly switch between them. We're listening and constantly improving the app based on your feedback. Tell us what you like, what we can do better, and what features you'd like to see in the app. Send your feedback to feedback365@microsoft.com.

About

GoAnywhere

Access and manage your files from a corporate cloud storage service. Preview, download, and sync documents with your mobile device. Edit files by sending them to other applications.

Highlights
  • File preview and download
  • Automatic file syncing
  • Send files to other apps for editing
  • Secure Mail features
  • Corporate server integration
Features
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The GoAnywhere mobile app allows you to work with GoDrive and Secure Mail features. With GoDrive you can preview or download personal or shared files from your GoDrive account to your iPhone or iPad. All downloaded files and folders are automatically updated to the most current version on the corporate servers every time you connect. Edit files by sending them to apps on your device (changes are not saved back to the GoDrive app or server). See the "What's New" section for a full list of supported Secure Mail features. This app requires that GoAnywhere MFT is installed and licensed on your back office server.

Screenshots

Microsoft 365 Admin4 screens
GoAnywhere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GoAnywhere at 5.0 against Microsoft 365 Admin's 4.6. Microsoft 365 Admin's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GoAnywhere holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft 365 Admin has 5.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, GoAnywhere every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Microsoft 365 Admin versus GoAnywhere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft 365 AdminGoAnywhere
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationFortra, LLC

Customer experience

Microsoft 365 Admin

All ratings5,837 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative19.1%

GoAnywhere

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Microsoft 365 Admin

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blank screen on launch
  • User list disappearing
  • Unreliable login process
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to purchase licenses
  • More granular admin controls
  • Improved search and filtering
  • Better integration with other Microsoft apps
  • Dark mode support

GoAnywhere

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft 365 Admin

No in-app purchases

None

GoAnywhere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft 365 Admin free?
Microsoft 365 Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoAnywhere free?
GoAnywhere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft 365 Admin or GoAnywhere?
GoAnywhere is rated higher. Microsoft 365 Admin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while GoAnywhere averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Microsoft 365 Admin or GoAnywhere have ads?
Neither Microsoft 365 Admin nor GoAnywhere shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft 365 Admin or GoAnywhere?
Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, and GoAnywhere every 8 months. Most recently, Microsoft 365 Admin was updated on September 24, 2026 and GoAnywhere on September 14, 2026.

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