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FOUND Score v1.0 · read 4 Nov 2026 · Medium confidence
79of 100

Medium confidence: 58% of the points rest on evidence we read ourselves (the site, listing pages, awarders' lists, filings, X data, answer samples); the rest was found by live search or estimated, and is labelled so.

Change since the previous read: none. Read from public evidence; not a judgement of the company.

Last refreshed 4 Nov 2026. Stale after 14 days.

Size: >$1B revenue ($331.84B trailing twelve months to 2026-06-30; $331.84B in the fiscal year to 2026-06-30). SEC EDGAR, read 19 Oct 2026. A comparison group, not a score input.

Site: microsoft.com. Snapshots stored: 22. Nothing is overwritten; earlier snapshots stay.

FOUND machine-check score, letter by letter

Rank 7 of 21 · peers’ median 76.5 of 100

Microsoft ranks 7 of 21 scored companies. The peers' median is 76.5 and their range 61 to 87, all of 100. Not ranked, because no score is stored: Zoho. Peers are read at different times; each read date is on the peers table.

What Microsoft does well

  • Home page loads over HTTPS. The home page answered 200 over HTTPS.
  • Page speed hints. First byte in 730 ms, 35.4 KB over the wire, compressed (gzip).
  • AI crawler access (robots.txt). All 11 AI crawlers we test may fetch the home page.
  • Sitemap. A sitemap lists 25 addresses.
  • Title, description and headings. 7 of 7 basics are in place.
  • Readable text without scripts. 1049 words are in the home page HTML before any script runs.
  • security.txt. security.txt names a contact and an expiry date.
  • Security or trust page, open without login. Found: Cloud Security Solutions | Microsoft Security
  • Named on awarders' own lists. Microsoft is listed on: CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, software vendors 2026 (application-based). Read on the awarder's page, not verified by a person.

Gaps

  • Structured data (schema.org JSON-LD) (Partly). Types found: WebSite.
  • Listed on review sites, with ratings (Partly). Microsoft has rated listings on 1 review site: G2 4.6/5 from 5,873 reviews (as of 2026-10-19).
  • llms.txt (Not found). No llms.txt (answered 404).
  • Links to review sites (Not found). No link to G2, Trustpilot, Capterra or another review site on the home page.
  • Certifications named (Not found). No certification such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001 is named on the home page or the trust page.
  • Analyst or award mentions (Not found). The home page names no analyst firm, award or press feature.
  • Analyst or award pages on the site (Not found). No page named analyst, awards or recognition is linked from the home page.
  • Named on review-based award lists (Not found). Microsoft was not found on the 1 review-based award page read.

Fix list for Microsoft: the 4 biggest gaps first

The parts of the score furthest below what the method lets them reach, worked out from the evidence shown on this page. Each says what to do and why it moves the score. “Up to” is the most the overall score could rise if that part reached full; it is not a forecast.

  1. Ratings and reviews on review sites · Opinions

    24.3 of 50 points now · up to +5 overall · partly estimated, not read on this run

    Do this: Ask an eligible, representative group of genuine customers for honest reviews on one business review site (G2, Capterra or Gartner Peer Insights), including mixed feedback. Never write, buy or cherry-pick reviews.

    Why it moves the score: Reviews are worth 50 points of Opinions: rating quality times review volume, log-scaled, so the first reviews count the most and a second independent site adds breadth.

    Now: Only 1 review family found on this run, so estimated from AI answers and web presence (at most 85% of the part).

    Draft it for me

    Draft: review and edit before you publish. Built from what we scanned, with each fact linked to where we read it; [square brackets] mark what only you know, and [needs proof] marks a claim you must back up before you publish it. Nothing is published or sent: you copy, edit and publish it yourself. We never write reviews or testimonials.

    • Review request to your own customers (G2 or Capterra)

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  2. Named in AI answers about your category · Findable, Opinions, Nods

    48.6 of 85 points now · up to +7 overall

    Do this: Publish one plain page that answers the questions buyers ask about your category (what it is, who it is for, how you compare, with prices or ranges), and get it linked from sites answer engines read: partner directories, marketplaces, trade press.

    Why it moves the score: The share of category answers that name you counts in three letters: up to 50 points of Findable, 15 of Opinions and 20 of Nods. Each extra answer that names you moves all three.

    Now: Named or cited in 4 of 6 category answers (Google Gemini); counted as 4 of 7 for a small sample.

    Draft it for me

    Draft: review and edit before you publish. Built from what we scanned, with each fact linked to where we read it; [square brackets] mark what only you know, and [needs proof] marks a claim you must back up before you publish it. Nothing is published or sent: you copy, edit and publish it yourself. We never write reviews or testimonials.

    • Brand facts sheet (template only, every fact sourced)
    • FAQ page copy for buyers
    • FAQPage structured data (JSON-LD, template only)
    • Comparison and alternatives page outline
    • llms.txt file (template only, from what we scanned)

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  3. Security and trust published · Distinctions

    16.7 of 25 points now · up to +2 overall

    Do this: Publish /.well-known/security.txt, a trust or security page, and name your certifications (for example SOC 2 or ISO 27001) on it.

    Why it moves the score: Security and trust published is worth 25 points of Distinctions, read on your site; each check that passes adds its share.

    Now: 67% of the security.txt, trust page and named certifications checks pass on the site. Checks to fix: Certifications named (not found).

    Draft it for me

    Draft: review and edit before you publish. Built from what we scanned, with each fact linked to where we read it; [square brackets] mark what only you know, and [needs proof] marks a claim you must back up before you publish it. Nothing is published or sent: you copy, edit and publish it yourself. We never write reviews or testimonials.

    • security.txt file
    • Trust and security page

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  4. Open to AI and search crawlers · Findable

    6.7 of 10 points now · up to +1 overall

    Do this: Allow AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended) in robots.txt, publish a sitemap.xml, and add an llms.txt that says what you sell and links your key pages.

    Why it moves the score: These three files are worth 10 points of Findable, read on your site; each one that passes adds its share at the next check.

    Now: 67% of the robots rules, sitemap and llms.txt checks pass on the site. Checks to fix: llms.txt (not found).

    Draft it for me

    Draft: review and edit before you publish. Built from what we scanned, with each fact linked to where we read it; [square brackets] mark what only you know, and [needs proof] marks a claim you must back up before you publish it. Nothing is published or sent: you copy, edit and publish it yourself. We never write reviews or testimonials.

    • robots.txt lines for AI crawlers
    • llms.txt file (template only, from what we scanned)
    • sitemap.xml starter

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30-day plan for Microsoft

Four weekly steps. Your Start here choice comes first when selected; other steps follow points versus effort. Each step names the FOUND letters it moves. Re-score on day 30 to see what changed. Built from the fix list with no AI model. Put a name next to each step.

  1. Week 1 · days 1 to 7

  2. Week 2 · days 8 to 14

    • Ratings and reviews on review sites · moves O (Opinions) · medium effort · up to +5 overall

      Ask an eligible, representative group of genuine customers for honest reviews on one business review site (G2, Capterra or Gartner Peer Insights), including mixed feedback. Never write, buy or cherry-pick reviews.

      Off your site: you do this yourself. We only prepared drafts; we never post, send, review or enter anything for you.

      Drafts ready: Review request to your own customers (G2 or Capterra)

  3. Week 3 · days 15 to 21

    • Security and trust published · moves D (Distinctions) · low effort · up to +2 overall

      Publish /.well-known/security.txt, a trust or security page, and name your certifications (for example SOC 2 or ISO 27001) on it.

      On your site: you or your web team publish it after review.

      Drafts ready: security.txt file, Trust and security page

  4. Week 4 · days 22 to 29

    • Open to AI and search crawlers · moves F (Findable) · low effort · up to +1 overall

      Allow AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended) in robots.txt, publish a sitemap.xml, and add an llms.txt that says what you sell and links your key pages.

      On your site: you or your web team publish it after review.

      Drafts ready: robots.txt lines for AI crawlers, llms.txt file (template only, from what we scanned), sitemap.xml starter

    • Follow up: Ratings and reviews on review sites · moves O (Opinions) · medium effort

      Follow up with customers who have not reviewed yet (one reminder, no incentives tied to a rating), and count the reviews now live.

      Off your site: you do this yourself. We only prepared drafts; we never post, send, review or enter anything for you.

    • Check what is live

      Open each page and file you changed and check it is live on your site. Write down the date and address of everything published on or off your site, so the re-score can be checked against it.

  5. Day 30: re-score

    Run the FOUND Score again for microsoft.com and compare each letter. Re-score microsoft.com

    A score can move for reasons outside this plan, and answer engines change. It is not a forecast.

Optional. The calendar file is the reliable reminder.

Before and after

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The 17 machine checks, as stored
PassHome page loads over HTTPS. The home page answered 200 over HTTPS. Home page
PassPage speed hints. First byte in 730 ms, 35.4 KB over the wire, compressed (gzip). Home page
PassAI crawler access (robots.txt). All 11 AI crawlers we test may fetch the home page. robots.txt
PassSitemap. A sitemap lists 25 addresses. Sitemap
PassTitle, description and headings. 7 of 7 basics are in place. Home page source
PassReadable text without scripts. 1049 words are in the home page HTML before any script runs. Home page source
Passsecurity.txt. security.txt names a contact and an expiry date. security.txt
PassSecurity or trust page, open without login. Found: Cloud Security Solutions | Microsoft Security Trust page
PassNamed on awarders' own lists. Microsoft is listed on: CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, software vendors 2026 (application-based). Read on the awarder's page, not verified by a person. CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, software vendors 2026 (application-based)
PartlyStructured data (schema.org JSON-LD). Types found: WebSite. Home page source
PartlyListed on review sites, with ratings. Microsoft has rated listings on 1 review site: G2 4.6/5 from 5,873 reviews (as of 2026-10-19). G2 listing
Not foundllms.txt. No llms.txt (answered 404). llms.txt
Not foundLinks to review sites. No link to G2, Trustpilot, Capterra or another review site on the home page. Home page
Not foundCertifications named. No certification such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001 is named on the home page or the trust page. Page read
Not foundAnalyst or award mentions. The home page names no analyst firm, award or press feature. Home page
Not foundAnalyst or award pages on the site. No page named analyst, awards or recognition is linked from the home page. Home page
Not foundNamed on review-based award lists. Microsoft was not found on the 1 review-based award page read. G2 Best Software Awards 2026 (review-based)

Each check reads only the public home page and a few standard files, once, from one place, at the time shown. A check that could not run says so and is left out, not counted as zero. Read from https://www.microsoft.com, score method found-score-v1.0.

Re-runs the machine checks live. One refresh per company per hour.

Evidence at a glance

Evidence at a glance

The first few sourced facts of each kind. Every one links to the page it came from and the date it was read.

FOUND · O · Opinions

What customers and reviewers say 7 sourced

  • Where the name first appears on that page (short extract) (g2-best-software-2026): way with six #1 rankings across this year’s lists. Canva , Microsoft , and Hootsuite followed closely with three #1 spots each, source, 19 Oct 2026
  • The name appears somewhere on that page (a mention, not necessarily a listing) (g2-best-software-2026): true source, 19 Oct 2026
  • Main headline (customers): Learn how organizations are achieving more with Microsoft source, 4 Nov 2026
Every O fact

FOUND · N · Nods

Analysts, awards and trusted names 10 sourced

  • Where the name first appears on that page (short extract) (crn-ppg-security-2026): solutions. Illumio also strengthened its collaboration with Microsoft with two key milestones: inclusion in the Microsoft Sentine source, 19 Oct 2026
  • The name appears somewhere on that page (a mention, not necessarily a listing) (crn-ppg-security-2026): true source, 19 Oct 2026
  • The listing as the page writes it (short extract) (crn-ppg-software-2026): m-guide/ppg2026-details?c=116 Microsoft Program Name: Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Channel Chief: Nicole De source, 19 Oct 2026
Every N fact

Press

Press coverage 5 sourced

  • CNBC (incl. CNBC-TV18): Microsoft's Brad Smith warns Green Card curbs could hurt US AI competitiveness source, 16 Oct 2026
  • CNBC (incl. CNBC-TV18): Microsoft’s Maia 300 aims to squeeze more AI out of every megawatt source, 12 Oct 2026
  • Mint: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella flags risks of advanced AI models amid OpenAI agent incidents, calls for ‘emergency brake’ source, 11 Oct 2026
Press and coverage card

Social

Social presence 2 sourced

  • @Microsoft (official): 13,064,688 followers on X source, 19 Oct 2026
  • @satyanadella (CEO): 9,651,783 followers on X source, 19 Oct 2026
Social standing card

Company facts

Size, market and filings 11 sourced

  • Revenue band (SEC filing): >$1B, trailing twelve months $331.84B source, 19 Oct 2026
  • Annual report, certification and training passage: Enterprise and Partner Services Enterprise and partner services assist customers in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server solutions, Microsoft desktop solutions, and conversational AI and ambient intellig… source, 19 Oct 2026
  • Annual report, certification and training passage: XBOX is designed to benefit users by providing access to a network of certified applications and services and to benefit our developer and partner ecosystems by providing access to a large customer base. source, 19 Oct 2026
All filing facts
Opinions and Nods evidence

Opinions and Nods evidence

Review sites (in the score, Opinions)

Searched 19 Oct 2026, each line tied by Google Search to the review site's own listing page. Our crawler then opens each listing page where the site allows it (robots.txt obeyed, no login, no bot check worked around): a rating read on the page counts in full and replaces the search figure; one only from search counts 0.9 and is marked “from search, page not read”. Business-software sites count fully; consumer sites such as Trustpilot count 0.4. Capterra, GetApp and Software Advice share one pool of reviews and count once. In this read the review part scored 24 of 50.

Review-site listings for Microsoft
SiteListingRatingReviewsAs ofRead on the pageWeightSource
G2Microsoft 3654.6 of 55,87319 Oct 2026From search, page not read: The site refused our crawler (HTTP 403); not worked around.Business site, 1G2 listing

13 Opinions and 33 Nods evidence items, each with its source, tier and date: see them all on the evidence page.

Press, coverage and social standing

Press, coverage and social standing

Press and coverage

  • 0 press releases or wire copies seen; no release to measure pickup against.
  • 26 earned stories, 6 in tier 1 outlets, 1 executive interviews or op-eds.
  • Release topics: none seen. Sentiment of earned stories (keyword-based): 4 positive, 19 neutral, 3 negative.

Top stories by quality

  1. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella flags risks of advanced AI models amid OpenAI agent incidents, calls for ‘emergency brake’ (Mint, 11 Oct 2026; quality 7.5 of 10)
  2. Microsoft's Brad Smith warns Green Card curbs could hurt US AI competitiveness (CNBC (incl. CNBC-TV18), 16 Oct 2026; quality 6.3 of 10)
  3. Microsoft’s Maia 300 aims to squeeze more AI out of every megawatt (CNBC (incl. CNBC-TV18), 12 Oct 2026; quality 6.3 of 10)

From Bing News RSS, read 19 Oct 2026. Recent items only, as Bing News returns them (mostly the last few weeks); twelve-month counts not read yet. Wire copy, the company’s own releases and sponsored content score 0. Headline, outlet, date and address only; we do not get past paywalls. Method: coverage quality. Not in the score.

Social standing

  • @Microsoft (official account): 13,064,688 followers; no posts returned for the window.
  • @satyanadella (Satya Nadella, CEO; executive voice, counts toward O): 9,651,783 followers; no posts returned for the window.
  • Brand chatter (counts toward N): 79,023 posts naming the company in 7 days, 0% share of voice among the peers. Sentiment of 0 sampled third-party posts (keyword-based): 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative.

Calibration anchor: followers (X users lookup) and 7-day mention counts (X recent counts, 2026-10-12 10:00 UTC to 2026-10-19 09:58 UTC) read 19 Oct 2026 15:28 IST. Own posts and third-party sample not read. Share of voice is among the peers only, so it is not given for anchors. From X API v2 through the X connector (public reads, no login), read 19 Oct 2026. Windows: own posts 2026-09-19 to 2026-10-19 (posts returned by X search; may be incomplete where the search index is shorter); mentions 2026-10-12 08:00 UTC to 2026-10-19 07:04 UTC (X recent counts). LinkedIn: Not read yet: LinkedIn follower counts need a login. YouTube: Not read yet: no YouTube channel address held per company. Not in the score.

Awards evidence in the score

Awards evidence in the score

  • Nods, Authority: Microsoft is listed on: CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, software vendors 2026 (application-based). Read on the awarder's page, not verified by a person. (pass)
  • Opinions, Authenticity: Microsoft was not found on the 1 review-based award page read. (fail)
  • The company’s own recognition pages: No page named analyst, awards or recognition is linked from the home page.
Every award list read for this company, newest read of each, with its source and date
Award listHow winners are pickedIn the scoreWhat the awarder’s page showsRead on
CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, security vendors 2026application-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, software vendors 2026application-basedCountsListed: “m-guide/ppg2026-details?c=116 Microsoft Program Name: Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Channel Chief: Nicole De” source19 Oct 2026
CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star, networking vendors 2026application-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
CRN Tech Innovator Awards 2026application-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
CRN Channel Chiefs 2026editorial selectionNot counted: an award for a personListed: “roles at Cacheon and Oracle. Microsoft Julie Sanford VP, Global GTM, Programs, Operations Sanford is responsible fo” source19 Oct 2026
G2 Best Software Awards 2026review-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
ANA B2 Awards winners 2026entry-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service winners 2026entry-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
CMI Content Marketing Awards winners 2026entry-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026
SIIA CODiE Awards winners 2026entry-basedCountsNot found on the page read source19 Oct 2026

A listing is read on the awarder’s own page and is not verified by a person, so it counts at most 1 of 5 for Authority (2 for Authenticity, review-based only). “Not found” may mean not seen: most programmes need an entry, and some pages are built by script. Not finding a company never lowers its score. How each programme works is on the awards page; the method is on the score page.

Facts by letter

Facts by letter

Taken from official pages and filings, each with its source and the date it was read. The full tables are on the evidence page.

What one answer engine said

What one answer engine said

Perplexity Sonar, asked category questions that do not name the company. One sample per question, at one time. A peer not named here was not named in this one answer; it is not a ranking and not a verified result. File: 2026-10-19-perplexity.json.

QuestionNamed in the answer
What are the best endpoint security platforms for a mid-size company? Name up to 8 vendors.no
Which vendors lead in zero trust and secure access service edge (SASE) for enterprises? Name up to 8.no
What are the best identity and access management vendors for a growing SaaS company? Name up to 8.no
Which vulnerability and exposure management tools should a security team shortlist? Name up to 8.no
What are the leading cloud observability and monitoring platforms? Name up to 8.no
Which cloud data platforms should a company consider for analytics? Name up to 8.no
What are the best CRM and marketing automation platforms for B2B marketing teams? Name up to 8.no
Which vendors lead in network security firewalls for enterprises? Name up to 8.no
What are the best software team collaboration and work management tools? Name up to 8.no
Which cloud platforms are best for startups and small development teams? Name up to 8.no

Named in 0 of 10 answers. Not every question is about this company’s category, so “no” is expected for most.

Freshness and gaps

Freshness and gaps

Source groupLast refreshedStale afterState
Home page, robots.txt, llms.txt, sitemap, trust page and the FOUND machine checks4 Nov 202614 daysfresh
Winner and list pages of B2B and channel awards, checked for each company's name19 Oct 202660 daysfresh
SEC EDGAR filing list (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F)19 Oct 2026120 daysfresh
Marketing passages in the latest annual report, read again only when a new one is filed19 Oct 2026120 daysfresh
Partner, marketplace, academy, events, community, analyst, customer and trust pages4 Nov 202614 daysfresh

Sources we could not read at last attempt

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