Get the Microsoft 365 Subscription Plans

Microsoft 365 has quickly gained its way into the hearts of many due to its extensive features and services. It allows Individuals, families and businesses to be more productive and efficient in their operations.?

Microsoft 365 is a cloud-powered productivity platform which offers the latest Microsoft apps, such as Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, Exchange, and many others.

These applications can be installed on Windows, Mac, tablets, and mobile phones. The Microsoft 365 apps can be accessed for free, however, you can install them via the purchased product key or paid Microsoft 365 subscription plans.?

This article will guide you through the various Microsoft 365 subscription plans.

Microsoft 365 Subscription Plans

Microsoft 365 offers various subscription plans to meet the needs of various individuals, families and businesses. You can choose from a wide range of options, the most suitable for your organization, family or individual use. Microsoft 365 subscription plans include the home, business and enterprise.

Note that all categories of Microsoft 365 subscription plans can either be paid monthly or annually.?

Microsoft 365 for Home

The Microsoft 365 home subscription plan consists of Office student, individual, and family plans.

1. Microsoft 365 subscription plans for individuals

The individual (personal) subscription plan costs $69.99/year and 6.99/month.?

The individual subscription plan offers these features.

• One user.
• Use on about 5 various devices.
• 1 Terabyte of secure cloud storage.
• Microsoft Word, Excel PowerPoint and OneNote with premium and offline access.
• Microsoft Defender advanced security for personal data and devices.?
• Access to Microsoft support via chat or email.
• Outlook ad-free secure email and many other features.?

2. Microsoft? 365 subscription plans for families

The family subscription plan costs $9.99/month and $99.99/year.?

The Family subscription plan offers these features.

• One to six users.
• Each individual in the family plan can use up to 5 devices.
• 6 Terabytes of secure cloud storage, one for each person.
• Microsoft Word, Excel PowerPoint and OneNote with premium and offline access.
• Microsoft Defender advanced security for personal data and devices .
• Outlook ad-free secure email and many other features.

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3. Microsoft 365 subscription plan for Office Home & Student plan.?

The Office Home & Student plan gives a one-time purchase for 1 PC or Mac. It costs a one-time fee of $149.99

Microsoft 365 for Education?

Students, teachers and faculty use the Microsoft 365 Education plan.? The Office 365 student plan A3 license costs $2.50 monthly, while the A5 license costs $6 per user, monthly.?

The Teacher and faculty plan A3 license costs $3.25 monthly, while the A5 license costs $8 per user monthly.?

The Microsoft 365 education plan offers these features.?

• Students use Office 365 A1, A3 and A5.
• Teachers, faculty and staff use Office 365 A1, A3, and A5.?
• The A3 and A5 license provides access to desktop applications and security tools.?
• The Office 365 A1 license for students and faculty is a free one-time purchase with access to web versions of Office apps.

Microsoft 365 for Business

?The Microsoft 365 subscription plan for businesses consists of plans for small businesses.

• Microsoft 365 subscription for small businesses

The business subscription plan have options for plans with teams and plans without teams. For plans with teams, Microsoft 365 for Business Basic costs $6.00 per user, Microsoft 365 for Business Standard costs $12.50 per user, Microsoft 365 for Business Premium costs $22.00 per user and Microsoft 365 Apps for Business costs $8.25 per user monthly.?

This subscription plan offers:

• Identity, access, and management for up to 300 employees.
• 1 TB of cloud storage per employee.
• Web, mobile and desktop versions of Office apps.
• Additional 10 apps for business needs.
• Custom business email and other features.

Microsoft 365 for Enterprise

?Microsoft 365 subscription plan for enterprise consists of plans for government, frontline, business, and nonprofits.

1. Microsoft 365 subscription plan for government

The Microsoft 365 Government plan is a cloud-powered productivity suite designed specifically for the US government entities that handle data that's subject to certain regulatory standards, providing enhanced security and compliance capabilities. The government plan uses the Government Community Cloud (GCC) plan?

The government subscription plan offers:

• Protection of agencies against threats
• Collaboration between agencies
• Data security and regulations compliance

2. Microsoft 365 subscription plan for frontline

The frontline plan offers solutions for the workforce in financial services, government, and healthcare organizations.

The frontline subscription plan has the options for plans with teams and plans without teams. For plans with teams, the F1 license costs $2.25 per user while the F3 license costs $8.00 per-user, monthly. However, the plans without teams, F1 EEA and F3 EEA licenses are not available in all regions.? The EEA license is for the European Economic Area.

The frontline subscription plan offers:

• Safeguard company assets with intelligent security
• Transform business process with automation of workflow
• Foster powerful communication, collaboration and productivity experience.?

3. Microsoft 365 subscription plan for enterprise

The enterprise subscription plan is suitable for large businesses and organizations who want extensive security and ap features. The E5 license costs $57. 00 per user, the E3 license costs $36.00 per user while the F3 license costs $8.00 per user monthly. These prices do not include taxation and are tied to annual commitments.?

The enterprise subscription plan offers:

• Office 365 E1, E3 and E5.
• Email editing.
• Audio conferencing for up to 1,000 people.
• 1 TB for cloud storage.
• A centralized hub for collaboration and productivity.
• Custom apps for automated work processes
• Message encryption
• Rights Management
• Email, file storage and sharing. Instant messaging
• Data loss prevention for email and files
• Scalable business analytics with Power BI and other features

4. Microsoft 365 subscription plan for non-profits

Microsoft Tech for Social Impact platform offers non-profit organizations licenses for grants and discounts. This is to help non-profit organizations achieve their missions and use cloud services at a discount.?

The non-profit subscription plan offers free grants for up to 300 users for a Business Basic license (Non-Profit price). The plan offers $3.00 per user and $5.50 per user for standard and premium plans for small and mid-sized nonprofits. For large nonprofits, the Microsoft 365 E3 license costs $9.00 per user monthly. The E5 license is not available in all regions.?

The non-profit subscription plan offers:

• Attendance registration and reporting tools
• Webinar hosting on Teams with up to 300 attendees
• Web and mobile versions of Microsoft 365 apps
• Business class email
• Standard security and many other features.

Note that some Microsoft 365 subscription plans are accessible in some regions. For example, the Microsoft 365 E5 for large non-profits. To know if a subscription plan is available in a particular region, check the Microsoft store.

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How to access the Microsoft 365 Subscription Plans

To access the Microsoft 365 subscription plans:

1. Go to the Microsoft 365 subscription plan page
2. Click on the product on the menu bar?

3. Select from the options: Home, Business, Enterprise

4. Go through the various plans and select the most suitable based on your needs.

Conclusion

Microsoft 365 subscription plan is diversified to enable users create, edit, store, share documents, spreadsheets, presentations and emails without incurring unnecessary costs.?

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