Experio vs.
Why teams choose Experio over
Why teams choose
Why teams choose
Microsoft Copilot
Experio over
Experio over
Experio over
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot
Compare Experio's professional-services knowledge model, flexible deployment architecture, and multi-vendor model support with Microsoft Copilot's connected productivity ecosystem.
Purpose-built professional-services intelligence vs. Microsoft productivity and agent development
Purpose-built professional-services intelligence vs. Microsoft productivity and agent development
Professional-Services Knowledge Model
Beyond Microsoft Cloud
Beyond Microsoft Cloud
Multi-Vendor Model Support
Experio
Experio's IQ1 knowledge model connects professional-services data across projects, people, contracts, and business systems. It supports multi-vendor models, private and air-gapped deployment, source traceability, and autonomous workflows.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot combines Microsoft 365 productivity with agent development, Activity Graph, and Power Platform integrations. Its deployment, model options, and governance capabilities are closely tied to the Microsoft ecosystem.
Purpose-built professional-services intelligence vs. Microsoft productivity and agent development
Professional-Services Knowledge Model
Beyond Microsoft Cloud
Multi-Vendor Model Support
Experio
Experio's IQ1 knowledge model connects professional-services data across projects, people, contracts, and business systems. It supports multi-vendor models, private and air-gapped deployment, source traceability, and autonomous workflows.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot combines Microsoft 365 productivity with agent development, Activity Graph, and Power Platform integrations. Its deployment, model options, and governance capabilities are closely tied to the Microsoft ecosystem.
Feature Comparison
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Locates contracts, deliverables, proposals, and reports across your archive using a natural language query, then links directly to the source file.
Capability
Capability
Industry intelligence
Built for
Built for
Built for
Professional services—not generic enterprise search
Professional services—not generic enterprise search
Professional services—not generic enterprise search
Microsoft 365 productivity and agent development
Microsoft 365 productivity and agent development
Microsoft 365 productivity and agent development
Knowledge model
Knowledge model
Knowledge model
IQ1 tenant-specific knowledge + context graph
IQ1 tenant-specific knowledge + context graph
IQ1 tenant-specific knowledge + context graph
Microsoft Activity Graph, semantic index and configured sources
Microsoft Activity Graph, semantic index and configured sources
Microsoft Activity Graph, semantic index and configured sources
Industry-specific context
Industry-specific context
Industry-specific context
45+ document engines; professional-services-specific starter ontology
45+ document engines; professional-services-specific starter ontology
45+ document engines; professional-services-specific starter ontology
Templates and agents; no universal industry ontology
Templates and agents; no universal industry ontology
Templates and agents; no universal industry ontology
Cross-system understanding
Cross-system understanding
Cross-system understanding
Projects, people, contracts and work—connected
Projects, people, contracts and work—connected
Projects, people, contracts and work—connected
Microsoft 365 plus synced and federated connectors
Microsoft 365 plus synced and federated connectors
Microsoft 365 plus synced and federated connectors
Source traceability
Source traceability
Source traceability
Every answer source-linked and audit-ready
Every answer source-linked and audit-ready
Every answer source-linked and audit-ready
Citations vary by source and implementation
Citations vary by source and implementation
Citations vary by source and implementation
Deployment and control
Deployment options
Deployment options
Deployment options
SaaS, dedicated, VPC, Kubernetes or air-gapped
SaaS, dedicated, VPC, Kubernetes or air-gapped
SaaS, dedicated, VPC, Kubernetes or air-gapped
Eligible Microsoft clouds and published agent channels
Eligible Microsoft clouds and published agent channels
Eligible Microsoft clouds and published agent channels
Private cloud / single-tenant support
Private cloud / single-tenant support
Private cloud / single-tenant support
Fully isolated in Azure, AWS or GCP
Fully isolated in Azure, AWS or GCP
Fully isolated in Azure, AWS or GCP
Government isolation; no stated customer self-hosting
Government isolation; no stated customer self-hosting
Government isolation; no stated customer self-hosting
Model flexibility
Model flexibility
Model flexibility
Commercial, managed-cloud or self-hosted models
Commercial, managed-cloud or self-hosted models
Commercial, managed-cloud or self-hosted models
Microsoft-routed models; choices vary by region
Microsoft-routed models; choices vary by region
Microsoft-routed models; choices vary by region
Data isolation and residency
Data isolation and residency
Data isolation and residency
Your boundary, region, keys and network
Your boundary, region, keys and network
Your boundary, region, keys and network
Tenant and Power Platform regional controls
Tenant and Power Platform regional controls
Tenant and Power Platform regional controls
Permissions, governance, and auditability
Permissions, governance, and auditability
Permissions, governance, and auditability
IdP + RBAC/ABAC + full audit trail
IdP + RBAC/ABAC + full audit trail
IdP + RBAC/ABAC + full audit trail
Purview, DLP, roles and activity logs
Purview, DLP, roles and activity logs
Purview, DLP, roles and activity logs
Policy and identity graph
Policy and identity graph
Policy and identity graph
Model policies by identity, attributes, nodes and access controls
Model policies by identity, attributes, nodes and access controls
Model policies by identity, attributes, nodes and access controls
Relies on source-system ACLs and permissions
Relies on source-system ACLs and permissions
Relies on source-system ACLs and permissions
Use of customer data for training
Use of customer data for training
Use of customer data for training
Never used to train any model
Never used to train any model
Never used to train any model
Enterprise data excluded from foundation-model training
Enterprise data excluded from foundation-model training
Enterprise data excluded from foundation-model training
Agents and integrations
Core approach
Core approach
Core approach
Context-first: build memory, then execute
Context-first: build memory, then execute
Context-first: build memory, then execute
Productivity assistant plus agent-building platform
Productivity assistant plus agent-building platform
Productivity assistant plus agent-building platform
Autonomous and event-driven agents
Autonomous and event-driven agents
Autonomous and event-driven agents
Scheduled, triggered and event-driven AgentFlows
Scheduled, triggered and event-driven AgentFlows
Scheduled, triggered and event-driven AgentFlows
Configured event triggers; some remain preview
Configured event triggers; some remain preview
Configured event triggers; some remain preview
Human review and approval
Human review and approval
Human review and approval
Source-linked drafts; your team always approves
Source-linked drafts; your team always approves
Source-linked drafts; your team always approves
Approval flows available; designers must add them
Approval flows available; designers must add them
Approval flows available; designers must add them
Actions in business systems
Actions in business systems
Actions in business systems
Multi-step workflows across connected systems
Multi-step workflows across connected systems
Multi-step workflows across connected systems
Power Platform connectors, plugins, MCP and flows
Power Platform connectors, plugins, MCP and flows
Power Platform connectors, plugins, MCP and flows
Enterprise integrations
Enterprise integrations
Enterprise integrations
Content, CRM, ERP, PSA, email and chat
Content, CRM, ERP, PSA, email and chat
Content, CRM, ERP, PSA, email and chat
Microsoft ecosystem plus 100+ Copilot connectors
Microsoft ecosystem plus 100+ Copilot connectors
Microsoft ecosystem plus 100+ Copilot connectors
Implementation approach
Implementation approach
Implementation approach
Read-only connectors; scoped four-week pilot
Read-only connectors; scoped four-week pilot
Read-only connectors; scoped four-week pilot
Data readiness, governance, build, test and ALM
Data readiness, governance, build, test and ALM
Data readiness, governance, build, test and ALM
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
What you need to know about IQ1™ and how it works for your firm.
General
Agent
Support
Security
01
What does Experio IQ1™ actually do?
IQ1™ maps the relationships between your projects, contracts, experts, clients, and past performance into a discoverable knowledge graph. Then it powers agents that handle proposals, capture, contracts, onboarding, compliance, and knowledge insights — all grounded in your firm's actual data, fusing unstructured documents with structured systems of record.
02
How is Experio different from ChatGPT or Copilot?
Generic AI guesses. IQ1™ knows. It builds a knowledge graph of your firm — who knows what, which projects relate to which clients, what you've delivered before — so every answer is grounded in your actual data, traceable to a source, and auditable. Generic tools retrieve documents; IQ1™ understands your business context.
03
What types of firms use Experio?
Government contractors, management consultancies, accounting firms, and AEC organizations. Any professional-services firm where knowledge is the competitive advantage and compliance is non-negotiable.
04
How long does setup take?
Most firms are live within 30 business days. We connect your data sources, configure your ontology, and activate your environment. No custom development required.
05
What's involved in setup?
Three steps: connect your existing data sources (SharePoint, Teams, CRM, ERP, email, network drives), configure your domain ontology so IQ1™ understands your business language, and activate your secure deployment. No content migration, no manual tagging.
06
How do I get started? Is there a trial?
Book a demo with our team — we'll show you IQ1™ working with your actual data. Many firms qualify for low-cost pilots. Most know within the first week if it's right for them.
General
Agent
Support
Security
01
What does Experio IQ1™ actually do?
IQ1™ maps the relationships between your projects, contracts, experts, clients, and past performance into a discoverable knowledge graph. Then it powers agents that handle proposals, capture, contracts, onboarding, compliance, and knowledge insights — all grounded in your firm's actual data, fusing unstructured documents with structured systems of record.
02
How is Experio different from ChatGPT or Copilot?
Generic AI guesses. IQ1™ knows. It builds a knowledge graph of your firm — who knows what, which projects relate to which clients, what you've delivered before — so every answer is grounded in your actual data, traceable to a source, and auditable. Generic tools retrieve documents; IQ1™ understands your business context.
03
What types of firms use Experio?
Government contractors, management consultancies, accounting firms, and AEC organizations. Any professional-services firm where knowledge is the competitive advantage and compliance is non-negotiable.
04
How long does setup take?
Most firms are live within 30 business days. We connect your data sources, configure your ontology, and activate your environment. No custom development required.
05
What's involved in setup?
Three steps: connect your existing data sources (SharePoint, Teams, CRM, ERP, email, network drives), configure your domain ontology so IQ1™ understands your business language, and activate your secure deployment. No content migration, no manual tagging.
06
How do I get started? Is there a trial?
Book a demo with our team — we'll show you IQ1™ working with your actual data. Many firms qualify for low-cost pilots. Most know within the first week if it's right for them.
Ready to activate your intelligence?
See how IQ1™ works. Book a demo with our team and get a personalized walkthrough in 20 minutes.
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Knowledge & Insights
Risk & Governance
Projects & Delivery
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People & Expertise
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People & Expertise
Growth & Pursuits
Knowledge & Insights
Risk & Governance
Projects & Delivery
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People & Expertise
Ready to activate your intelligence?
See how IQ1™ works. Book a demo with our team and get a personalized walkthrough in 20 minutes.
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Projects & Delivery
Knowledge & Insights
People & Expertise
Growth & Pursuits
Knowledge & Insights
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Growth & Pursuits
Knowledge & Insights
Risk & Governance
Projects & Delivery
Knowledge & Insights
People & Expertise
Ready to activate your intelligence?
See how IQ1™ works. Book a demo with our team and get a personalized walkthrough in 20 minutes.
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Knowledge & Insights
Risk & Governance
Projects & Delivery
Knowledge & Insights
People & Expertise
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People & Expertise
Growth & Pursuits
Knowledge & Insights
Risk & Governance
Projects & Delivery
Knowledge & Insights
People & Expertise
Ready to activate your intelligence?
See how IQ1™ works. Book a demo with our team and get a personalized walkthrough in 20 minutes.
Growth & Pursuits
Knowledge & Insights
Risk & Governance
Projects & Delivery
Knowledge & Insights
People & Expertise
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