In a previous post we brought you a detailed overview of Office 365 and also explained the pros and cons of using it. Now, let’s explore the various plans offered by Microsoft and see which plan might suit your needs. Below is a list of different Office 365 features, with detailed information about Office 365 pricing and plan comparison.

office 365 plans and details

Office 365 Personal

  • Available Apps: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, OneNote, Outlook and Publisher.
  • Usage: Non-Commercial, Home.
  • Devices: Can be used on a single computer (PC or Mac) and 1 tablet.
  • Accessible from Smartphone Apps: Yes
  • Offline Storage: Yes
  • Perks: 20GB extra OneDrive Space for 1 user, 60 Skype minutes per month for making international calls.
  • Price: $6.99 Per Month

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Office 365 Home

  • Available Apps: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, OneNote, Outlook and Publisher.
  • Usage: Non-Commercial, Home.
  • Devices: Can be used on 5 (PCs or Macs) and 5 tablets.
  • Accessible from Smartphone Apps: Yes
  • Offline Storage: Yes
  • Perks: 20GB extra OneDrive Space for up to 5 users, 60 Skype minutes for making international calls (per month).
  • Price: $9.99 Per Month

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Office 365 Professional Plus

  • Available Apps: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, OneNote, Outlook and Microsoft Lync.
  • Usage: Professional
  • Devices: Can be used on PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones
  • Accessible from Smartphone Apps: Yes
  • Offline Storage: Yes

Note: This unlike other Office 365 plans is not a web based version. It is installed locally on the user’s computer.

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Office 365 Small Business

  • Available Products: This plan is meant for access to hosted Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint and Lync only
  • Usage: Business
  • Users: Up to 25
  • Price: $5 per user/month (billed annually)

Office 365 Small Business Premium

  • Available Products: This plan is meant for access to hosted Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint and desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Publisher, One Note and Lync
  • Usage: Business
  • Users: Up to 25
  • Price: $12.50 per user/month (billed annually)

Office 365 Mid-Size Business

  • Available Products: Same as Small Business Premium with the addition of InfoPath
  • Usage: Business
  • Users: Up to 25
  • Perks: Active Directory Integration and Self-Service Business Intelligence
  • Price: $15.50 per user/month (billed annually)

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Office 365 Enterprise Plans

These plans have a starting price of $4 per user per month and come with various features like business class email, Active Directory integration, file storage, file sharing and unlimited users. An overview of the Enterprise plans for Office 365 is shown below.

office 365 enterprise plans

Office 365 University

  • Available Apps: This is a 4 year plan for educational institutes which offers full desktop versions of PowerPoint, Word, Excel, OneNote and Outlook.
  • Usage: Educational
  • Devices: Can be used on 2 (PCs, Macs, Windows tablets or iPads).
  • Accessible from Smartphone Apps: Yes
  • Offline Storage: Yes
  • Perks: 20GB extra OneDrive Space for up to 5 users, 60 Skype minutes for making international calls per month in 8 countries and 60+ landlines.
  • Price: $79.99 for 4 years

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You can also explore Office 365 packages and comparisons from the link given below.

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