Office 365 - What are the differences between an Office 365 Group, an Office 365 Security Group, a Contact list, a Google Group, and WiscLists?
This document compares the features of WiscList, Office 365 Groups, Office 365 Security Groups, Office 365 Contact List, and UW-Madison Google Groups to help identify which service would work best for your needs.
Feature | WiscList | Office 365 Groups | UW-Madison Google Groups | Office 365 Contact Lists/Groups | Manifest email group (MEG) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allows E-mail to Members | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Group File Sharing | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Group Calendaring | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Group Collaboration Tools | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Moderation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Posting Security | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Suppress Office 365 "out of office" message | ✓ | ✓ | |||
E-mail Open Tracking | ✓ | ||||
Click-Through Tracking | ✓ | ||||
Allows Non-Office 365 Contacts/Members | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
List Administration via E-mail | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Data-Driven Lists Possible | ✓ | ||||
Members List Hidden | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Better for server-generated messages | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Managing Office 365 account permissions | ✓ | ||||
Service account be a member of | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Service account be owner/creator of | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Footers | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Listname in subject | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Email address format | somename@lists.wisc.edu | somename@office365.wisc.edu | somename@g-groups.wisc.edu | no address exists | 0000abc1223def@wisc.edu |
See Also:
- Office 365 - Getting Started with Groups
- Office 365 - Make a Group Hidden or Unhidden within Global Address List (GAL) or make Members Hidden from non-members
- UW-Madison G Suite - Create a Google Group
- Office 365 - Use of Security Groups to Manage Permissions
- Office 365 - Use Manifest email groups to moderate email messages
- Office 365 - Transition from WiscList to Office 365 Groups