Compare Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions

Microsoft Office 365 licences come in different versions. Important to know is that with Microsoft Office 365, you buy a subscription. The licence term is always 1 year for consumers and 1 month or 1 year for business users. After the licence expires, it has to be renewed to ensure that the software does not stop. There is thus a clear separation between Microsoft Office 365 for business or home use.

Microsoft Office 365 subscription for home

For home users, Microsoft has created 2 variants of Microsoft Office 365. Microsoft Office 365 Personal is intended for personal use. The licence cannot be shared: you personally use the latest version of Microsoft Office 365 on up to 5 devices. For example, 1 laptop, 1 fixed PC, a tablet and 2 smartphones. Microsoft Office 365 Family is a family subscription. So you may share a licence for 365 Family with up to 6 family members and each family member may install the licence on up to 5 devices.

Microsoft Office 365 subscription for business

One of the best-selling Microsoft Office 365 products for businesses is Microsoft 365 Business Standard. Microsoft 365 Business Standard offers businesses a comprehensive solution with applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, complemented by cloud services for collaboration and productivity. With a licence key, you easily activate your subscription and get access to 1 TB of OneDrive storage and seamless integration with various Microsoft tools. Ideal for both small and medium enterprises, this product helps optimise work processes and promote efficient collaboration within teams.

Comparison between the Microsoft Office 365 suites

Always the latest version with the included updates

With Microsoft Office 365, you are ready for today's situation, but certainly also prepared for the future. It used to be that a new version of the Office suite was launched every 2 or 3 years. This launch could be recognised by the series Office 2010, Office 2013, Office 2016 and then on with Office 2019 and so on.

Since Office 365, Microsoft has been adding new updates and new features to the Office package on a monthly basis. The beauty of this is that you are always prepared for the future. At no extra cost, you are always using the latest version of the Office suite.

Because you always use the latest version of Office, you are always protected, security updates are applied automatically and security risks are minimised.

All files always at hand with OneDrive

The biggest prejudice about OneDrive is that all files are public in the cloud which would make it less secure. This is untrue! Microsoft spends more than 1 billion every year securing OneDrive. Few companies or individuals invest (proportionally) as much in securing their files.

Storing files on a network drive, a USB stick that gets carried around or even on a laptop without hard disk encryption is easily less secure than OneDrive. Also, files NEVER just become accessible to others. OneDrive is only available to yourself and simply ensures that your files always travel safely with you without anyone else being able to access them.

Multiple computers equipped with the latest Office

Each user (consumer and business) may perform 5 installations. So you do not need to buy a licence per computer: you simply install the same licence on 5 devices. You choose the devices yourself; you can install smartphones, tablets, Windows computers and all Apple devices (such as MacBook or iMac) with Microsoft Office 365.

Buy Microsoft Office 365 licence?

Choose the benefits of a flexible subscription to the latest version of Microsoft Office. 2GO Software helps both consumers and businesses to seamlessly switch to an Microsoft Office 365 licence. We always make sure you receive step-by-step instructions on how to purchase the licence and install it yourself. In addition, you can optionally opt for the 2GO Software installation service through which our software specialists will completely unburden you and perform the installation on your device.