Starting next year, the prices of all Microsoft 365 business plans will increase as a way to offset the “increased value” that Microsoft’s toolkit has provided to customers over the past ten years. as announced by Microsoft.
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In a blog post late last week, the company said the new changes are the first time it has substantially increased the price of Office 365 since it launched a decade ago. Microsoft points out some of the ways Microsoft 365 has gained prominence over the past year, including adding 24 different applications to its toolkit.
Since its launch a decade ago, Office 365 has grown to more than 300 million paid commercial seats. Along the way, we have continuously reinvested to meet the changing needs of our customers. Four years ago, we introduced Microsoft 365 to bring together the best of Office, Windows, and Enterprise Mobility and Security (EMS). That same year we added Microsoft Teams as the only integrated solution where you can meet, chat, call, collaborate, and automate business processes, directly in the workflow.
In fact, since the introduction of Microsoft 365, we have added 24 applications to the suites: Microsoft computers, Power applications, Power BI, Power Automate, Stream, Planner, Visio, OneDrive, Yammer and Whiteboard, and we have launched more than 1,400 new features and functions in three key areas.
Price increases are small, only consist of $ 2 to $ 4 raises, and are as follows:
Microsoft 365 Business Basic ($ 5 to $ 6 per user), Microsoft 365 Business Premium ($ 20 to $ 22), Office 365 E1 ($ 8 to $ 10), Office 365 E3 ($ 20 to $ 23), Office 365 E5 ($ 35) to $ 38) and Microsoft 365 E3 ($ 32 to $ 36).
All changes will take effect globally on March 1, 2022.