Microsoft announces price increase for Office software service package

US technology corporation Microsoft said on December 4 that it will increase the price of its Office software service package for commercial and government customers from July 2026.

Applications in Microsoft's Office suite, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, have faced increasing competition from rival Google in recent times.

According to Nicole Herskowitz, Vice President of Microsoft 365 and Copilot artificial intelligence (AI) model, Microsoft is constantly investing and innovating its platform for the future.

Over the past year, Microsoft has released more than 1,100 features across Microsoft 365, Security, Copilot, and SharePoint. According to Nicole Herskowitz, corporate vice president, the new features add value to the suites.

Commercial Office subscription price increases are not common. In 2022, Microsoft increased the prices of its productivity plans for the first time since launching the original Office 365 subscription in 2011.

Microsoft renamed Office 365 to Microsoft 365 in 2020. In January, Microsoft announced price increases for its consumer Office plans.

Microsoft offers Office 365 subscriptions for commercial use, which include access to productivity apps, along with higher-priced Microsoft 365 subscriptions that include Windows operating system updates.

For small and medium-sized businesses, the Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan will increase to $7 per person per month, up from $6 per month. Microsoft 365 Business Standard will cost $14 per month, up from $12.50 per month. Microsoft 365 Business Premium will remain at $22 per month.

Meanwhile, the basic Office 365 E1 package for businesses will still cost $10/month. The price of the Office 365 E3 package will increase by 13% from $23/month to $26/month.

The Microsoft 365 E3 plan, which includes Windows for Business, will increase by 8% from $36/month to $39/month. The full-featured Microsoft 365 E5 price will increase from $57/month to $60/month.

For workers in positions such as cashiers, the Microsoft 365 F1 subscription will cost $3/month, up from $2.25/month previously. The Microsoft 365 F3 price will be $10/month, up slightly from $8/month previously.

The US Department of War and other government customers will receive a similar percentage price increase.

The various subscription plans do not include access to the $30/month Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on, which uses generative AI models. Some businesses began rolling out Copilot broadly last week, while others have yet to expand.

The Productivity and Business Processes segment, which includes Office, accounted for nearly 43% of Microsoft's $77.7 billion in revenue in its first fiscal quarter.

In October 2025, Microsoft said revenue from Microsoft 365 commercial cloud services increased 17%, while the number of subscribers increased 6%, mainly from products aimed at small and medium-sized businesses./.

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