Microsoft announces another price hike, what do I do
Since NCE Microsoft adjusts pricing structurally. Without action you renew at the new price for a full year.
Try this first
- 1Check your commitment type: monthly or annual. Under NCE annual is a 12-month lock and monthly is about 20% more expensive than annual.
- 2Pull the announced increase from microsoft.com and calculate the delta for your seat count. Note any new SKU names or plan changes too.
- 3Inventory: any unused licences? NCE only lets you cancel at renewal, not mid-term. Cleaning up before renewal saves money immediately.
- 4Consider downgrading where possible. Not everyone needs Premium. People who only read mail can sit on Business Basic, those who do not host Teams meetings do not need the most expensive SKU.
- 5Plan the action 30 to 60 days before renewal. After that the price is locked for a year at the new rate.
When to bring us in
For clients we do the licence review yearly. For a one-off check on your tenant, send us a note via /contact.
See also
- What does Managed IT actually cost for a 10-person SMBNo fixed number, but an honest breakdown. A full package for ten people is not 50 euros a month and not 5000 either.
- Microsoft 365 Business Standard versus Premium, what is extraThe price jump is real but Premium does not add Word features. It adds security and device management.
- In-house versus outsourced IT, which is cheaper per yearThe real question is rarely "what does an IT hire cost" but "what does it cost us when IT is down for a week or poorly run".
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