vs.Microsoft Copilot

c:node or Microsoft Copilot?

Copilot helps with writing, summarising and searching in Microsoft 365. c:node is the Company Brain that knows your organisation – and everything out there: your systems plus law, registers and market, every answer with its source. The two can be combined.

Microsoft Copilot fits if …

your day-to-day happens in Word, Outlook and Teams and you mainly want help writing, summarising and searching your Microsoft 365 content.

c:node fits if …

decisions have to be evidenced – against law, registers and market, across multiple systems and, if you wish, in your own data centre.

Compared

Point by point: where Microsoft Copilot and c:node differ.

Microsoft Copilotc:node
Where it worksIn Word, Outlook, Teams and the other Microsoft 365 appsIn c:node, in Claude and – via MCP – in Copilot and your own agents
Your dataMicrosoft 365 content via Microsoft Graph, other sources via connectorsMicrosoft 365 and Google Workspace ready to use – more such as Lexware or Pipedrive on request
Law, registers, marketWeb searchc:node Graph: laws, commercial register, sanctions lists, public tenders – checked against the official source
Answer verificationSource references to the documents usedEvery statement checked against its source, anything unevidenced marked as open
ModelsSelected by MicrosoftYour choice – including open models on your servers
DeploymentMicrosoft cloud, with EU Data BoundaryEU cloud in Frankfurt, your data centre or air-gapped
Specialist agentsBuild your own, e.g. with Copilot StudioReady-made for finance, law and public administration – or tailored to your process
VendorMicrosoft, USACreativate, Frankfurt am Main

As of September 2026, based on publicly available vendor information. Features may change. Microsoft Copilot is a trademark of its owner.

Both together

c:node as a tool in Microsoft Copilot.

Copilot Studio can connect MCP servers. That way you bring c:node into Copilot as a tool: your team stays in Microsoft 365, the evidenced answers come from c:node.

Set up MCP
Microsoft Copilot · question from the team
→ calls c:node · cnode_ask
← answer with citations from your systems and the c:node Graph

Compare for yourself – with your own question.

Ask both the same question and see which answer you would sign off on. The sandbox is free.

FAQ

What to know about c:node and Copilot.

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Does c:node replace Microsoft Copilot?

Not necessarily. Many organisations use Copilot for everyday office work in Word, Outlook and Teams and c:node for questions where every statement has to be evidenced. You can combine both: via MCP, you bring c:node into Copilot as a tool and your team stays in Microsoft 365.

What is the main difference?

Copilot helps with writing, summarising and searching your Microsoft 365 content. c:node answers questions across your systems and matches them against the c:node Graph – laws, commercial register, sanctions lists, public tenders. Every statement is checked against its source, anything unevidenced is marked as open.

What is an evidenced answer?

An answer with a citation and a check result: c:node checks every statement against its source – in your documents or in the c:node Graph – and marks anything it cannot evidence as open. You can see what you can rely on and where someone still needs to take a look.

Can c:node access our Microsoft 365 data?

Yes. The Microsoft 365 connector reads Outlook mail and calendar, OneDrive and SharePoint – with the access you approve; it creates drafts and appointments only after your approval. Google Workspace is ready to use as well; our connection team sets up more connectors such as Lexware or Pipedrive on request, as well as any system with an API.

How do we bring c:node into Copilot?

Copilot Studio can connect MCP servers. Through it, Copilot calls c:node as a tool and gets evidenced answers with citations back. The c:node Graph is available via MCP on every plan, questions to your workspace from Starter and the full scope with library, agents, tasks and drafts from Professional; the setup is described in the API and MCP docs.

Does c:node also run without the Microsoft cloud?

Yes. Copilot runs in the Microsoft cloud with the EU Data Boundary. c:node runs in the EU cloud in Frankfurt, in your own data centre or completely without internet (air-gapped).

Which AI models does c:node use?

With Copilot, Microsoft selects the models. With c:node, you decide which models are permitted – large models via API or open models on your own servers.

How much does c:node cost?

The sandbox is free and needs no sign-up. Starter costs €49 per seat and month (one person, up to 3 connectors), Professional €490 per month with 5 seats included, each additional seat €59 (team features, up to 10 connectors with continuous sync, MCP access), Enterprise from €1,500 per month (all connectors, on-prem up to air-gapped). Universities and research institutes use the Research plan free of charge after verification. All prices excl. VAT.