Microsoft Office 2016 Suite Different Versions
Microsoft introduced many changes in their Office licensing over the past few years. In this article we will discuss about the different versions available for Microsoft Office 2016.
If you want to use Microsoft Office for business purpose, then you need to use the Volume licensing or retail versions of the Office. That means for business purpose we need to buy Microsoft Office Home & Business 2016 or Office Home & Business 2016 for Mac or Office Professional 2016. For large business please select Office Professional 2016. If you are running a small business and don’t want to spend a lot of cash buying the Office Professional, you can select Office Home & Business 2016 or Office Home & Business 2016 for Mac or Office 365. Microsoft Office Professional 2016 and select Office Home & Business 2016 are available as standalone installation whereas for Office 365 we have to subscribe yearly. There are different editions available in Office 365, we will discuss about it later in this article. If you are a student, you can purchase Office Home & Student 2016 version.
Please find below for the cost and features for different versions of Microsoft Office 2016 for business purpose. Based on your usage you can select any of these for your business purpose.
Microsoft Office 2016 for Business & Student
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Office Home & Business 2016 |
Office Home & Business 2016 for Mac |
Office Home & Student 2016 |
Office Home & Student 2016 for Mac |
Office Professional 2016 |
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Price |
$229.99 |
$229.99 |
$149.99 |
$149.99 |
$399.99 |
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Number Of PC’s |
1 |
1(Mac only) |
1 |
1(Mac Only) |
1 |
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For Mac? |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
Word |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Excel |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PowerPoint |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
OneNote |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Outlook |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Publisher |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Access |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
As shown above Microsoft Office Home & Business 2016, Office Home & Student 2016 packages don’t include Publisher and Access. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2016 does not include even Outlook feature also.
If you are running a small business or if you are a student and don’t want to drop a lot of cash buying the Office Professional and want’s Microsoft Office based on subscription, then please select Office 365 for your purpose. Microsoft Office 365 comes in a number of flavors and with some subscriptions we can install office on multiple PC’s.
Office 365 Small Business Premium: With this subscription we can Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, and Skype for Business. This is user specific and single subscriber can install office on up to five devices.
Office 365 Home: With this subscription we can get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, and Skype. This is not user specific and we can install office on up to five devices with single subscription.
Office 365 Personal: With this subscription you can get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, and Skype. With this single subscription you can install Office on one PC or one Mac, and also you can install the applications on one other smart device running Windows 10, IOS, or Android.
Office 365 University: With this subscription you can install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, and Skype. With this single subscription we can install Office on two devices consisting of PCs, Macs, or tablets. And also we can install Office on two more smartphones with this subscription. You require proof of student or educator status to subscribe this.
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Office 365 University |
Office 365 Personal |
Office 365 Home |
Office 365 Small Business Premium |
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Price |
$79.99 4-year subscription |
$69.99 per year $6.99 per month |
$99.99 per year $9.99 per month |
$12.50 user/month annual commitment
$15.00 user/month monthly commitment |
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Number Of PC’s |
2 PCs, Macs, or tablets, 2 phones |
1 PC or Mac, 1 tablet, 1 phone |
5 PC’s or 5 Mac’s |
5 Devices |
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Works on Mac? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Word |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Excel |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PowerPoint |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
OneNote |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Outlook |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Publisher |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Access |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1TB cloud storage |
For 1 User |
For 1 User |
Per user for 5 users |
Per user for 5 users |
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60 Skype minutes |
For 1 User |
For 1 User |
Per user for 5 users |
Per user for 5 users |
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Always up-to-date? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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