


Office 2021 perpetual-license products for consumers and small businesses are available for purchase as of Oct. Real-time co-authoring is another feature that was touted for both products.Īn Office 2021 and Microsoft 365 product comparison page can be found here.

Microsoft is highlighting the inclusion of Microsoft Teams for personal use in both the Office 2021 and Microsoft 365 products. Office 2021 and Microsoft 365 productivity suites can run on either Windows 10 or on the newly available (as of Oct. Individuals and organizations will need "both a Microsoft account and an internet connection" to use Office 2021 or the Microsoft 365 products, the announcement noted. Microsoft said Office 2021 will be supported on the three most recent macOS releases, which presumably refers to macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and macOS Catalina.Microsoft shared prices for its "perpetual-license" Office 2021 products and its subscription-based Microsoft 365 products for consumers and small businesses in a Friday announcement. Office 2021 will be available on and at retailers worldwide starting October 5. The new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and more can also be had with a Microsoft 365 subscription, with pricing set at $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year for individuals and at $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year for families. There is also Office Home and Business 2021 for $249.99, which includes everything in Home and Student, plus Outlook and the rights to use the apps for business purposes. The non-subscription version of Office Home and Student 2021 is priced at $149.99 in the United States and includes access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for personal use. Microsoft outlined additional new features in a support document, including new inking tools, data types, functions, translation and editing tools, motion graphics, ease-of-use features, and more. Office 2021 includes many of the collaboration features already available to Microsoft 365 subscribers, such as real-time co-authoring of documents and Microsoft Teams access for chatting and video calling with others. The suite of Office 2021 apps available on Mac includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, with the option for Outlook. Microsoft today announced that Office 2021 for Mac will be released on October 5 with many new features.
