Microsoft 365 Prices Increase By Up To 43 In South Africa

Prices for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions are set to increase by up to 43 in South Africa in 2025.

The US software giant announced worldwide price hikes on Thursday 16 January to reflect the extensive subscription benefits that we've added over the past 12 years and enable us to deliver new innovations for years to come.

The latest benefit is the inclusion of Copilot , an artificial intelligence chatbot , in Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions.

Most of our 84 million consumer subscribers will now have access to Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and the newly renamed Microsoft 365 Copilot app, the company said.

Locally, prices for the Microsoft 365 Personal monthly and annual subscriptions are increasing by 31.4. The monthly subscription rises from R109 to R159, while the annual cost shoots up from R1,099 to R 1,599.

For the Family option, South Africans will pay 43.2 more. Per month, the price rises from R139 to R199. Annually, it now costs R1,999, up from R1,399.

The price of the entry-level Microsoft 365 Basic is unchanged at R39 per month and R399 per annum. It includes 100GB of OneDrive storage and web-based versions of the productivity apps.

A one-time purchase of Office Home 2024 for PC and Mac costs R2,299. However, it doesnt have upgrade options. This means that if you wish to upgrade when there is a new major release, you will have to buy it at full price.

Microsoft has a local webpage where you can compare the plans . The table below also summarises the adjustments:

Microsoft is providing options in case the latest hikes are no longer aligned with your budget or needs.