{"id":3361,"date":"2022-02-07T08:34:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T13:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=3361"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:03:48","slug":"microsoft-increasing-prices-for-microsoft-365-subscriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=3361","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Increasing Prices for Microsoft 365 Subscriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce\">\n.flex_column.av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pon615-303ff285085fd32e392da6c6ff47cd07 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h1>Microsoft 365 prices are increasing in 2022: Here&#8217;s how to reduce the hit.<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pop9td-bbcbe599b29853166e54fa81e9bef78a '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>All good things must come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in 10 years, Microsoft will increase the price of Microsoft 365 subscriptions for business customers. On March 1, 2022, Microsoft will update its pricing for some of its commercial products. Here are the services that will be impacted by the price increase:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft 365 Business Basic (from $5 to $6 per user)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft 365 Business Premium (from $20 to $22 per user)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft 365 E3 (from $32 to $36 per user)<\/li>\n<li>Office 365 E1 (from $8 to $10 per user)<\/li>\n<li>Office 365 E3 (from $20 to $23 per user)<\/li>\n<li>Office 365 E5 (from $35 to $38 per user)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2021\/08\/19\/new-pricing-for-microsoft-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In a blog post<\/a>, Microsoft says this price\u00a0hike\u00a0&#8220;reflects the increased value we have delivered to our customers over the past 10 years.\u201d\u00a0Security enhancements, compliance\u00a0refinements, collaboration\u00a0advancements,\u00a0and artificial intelligence\u00a0(AI)\u00a0innovations are all among the improvements Microsoft cites\u00a0as having\u00a0added to its subscription services since\u00a0they\u00a0originally\u00a0launched\u00a0as Office 365.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the price increase for Microsoft 365, Microsoft also announced it will be extending its unlimited dial-in capabilities for Microsoft Teams meetings for all enterprise\u00a0and\u00a0business\u00a0suites.\u00a0Extended dial-in capabilities come in handy when people join Teams meetings while they are on the go, as is typically the case with remote work. This allows you to join a Teams meeting from any device, and from any location, for a seamless Teams experience.<\/p>\n<p>Worried about how Microsoft 365\u2019s price increase will impact your business? Our team can help you optimize your licensing, reduce unnecessary costs, and maximize the value of your Microsoft 365 subscription. <a href=\"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact Louisville Geek to schedule a meeting to explore cost-saving strategies.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[68,24,23],"class_list":["post-3361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft","tag-licensing","tag-microsoft","tag-microsoft-365"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft 365 Price Increase in 2022: How to Save on Your Subscription<\/title>\n<meta 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