New pricing MS365 Feb update | Tech Data Cloud Solutions

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08 feb 22 Author: Kari Odenrud

In august last year, Microsoft announced the intention to change the commercial pricing for some Office 365 and Microsoft 365 from March 2022. Now the new pricing in local currencies are available. See the new pricing, and how you can help your customer to protect the current price for 12 month and postpone the effect of the price increase to February 2023.

At the launch of Office 365 in June 2011, the plan included Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lync, Exchange, Project, and InfoPath. Since then, Microsoft have continuously re-invested to meet the changing needs from customers, including:

Microsoft 365 – bringing together the best of Office, Windows, and Enterprise Mobility and Security (EMS).
Microsoft Teams – the only integrated solution where you can meet, chat, call, collaborate, and automate business processes—right in the flow of work.
Microsoft Power Platform – with Power Apps, Power BI, and Power Automate
Microsoft OneDrive – your file storage in the cloud.

In fact, since introducing Microsoft 365. Microsoft have added 24 apps to the suites and have released over 1,400 new features and capabilities in three key areas:

Communication and collaboration.
Security and compliance.
Automation and IT.

This is the new pricing of Office 365 and Microsoft 365:

In March 2022, commercial customers will see the first substantive pricing update since the launch of Office 365 a decade ago. And it is difficult to have objections to the pricing update, when we look back at the innovations and value, Microsoft have have delivered to customers over the past 10 years.

Plan	Price in Feb	Price in March	Increase
Microsoft 365 Business Basic*	44,1 NOK	44,1 NOK	20,0%
Microsoft 365 Business Standard	110,2 NOK	110,2 NOK	0,0%
Microsoft 365 Business Premium	176,3 NOK	193,9 NOK	10,0%
Microsoft 365 E3	325,9 NOK	366,6 NOK	12,5%
Microsoft 365 E5	560,3 NOK	560,3 NOK	0,0%
Office 365 E1	70,5 NOK	88,2 NOK	25,1%
Office 365 E3	203,7 NOK	234,2 NOK	15,0%
Office 365 E5	356,4 NOK	387 NOK	8,6%

There are no changes to pricing for education and consumer products at this time, only the commercial offers.

*All pricing above is ERP pricing (Estimated Resell Price). As Microsoft partner, you may choose to decide other pricing. Many partners offer custom pricing with own services and support packages included.

Act fast and help your customers to protect the current price for 12 months

As a Microsoft CSP partner, the price change on above Office 365 and Microsoft 365 plans from March 2022 can help you engage with your customers on another difficult and present topic, and can turn a difficult conversation into a positive outcome for your customer.

If you choose to renew an existing CSP subscription in Microsoft New Commerce Experience in February 2022, you will lock the current price for 12 months, and postpone the effect of the price increase to February 2023.

On top of this, Microsoft offer a 5% promotional discount for the first 12 months for any order and renewal on annual term in the new commerce experience . Meaning the price for 12 months will be 5% lower than the current price in the legacy CSP experience.

This is a great incentive for your customers to move to the New Commerce Experience now, and no better time to engage with your customer to plan the move.