What’s in it for you under Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience (NCE) program?
Beginning October 2021, Microsoft will introduce seat-based cloud offers to the New Commerce Experience (NCE) program for Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform, as well as Windows 365, to streamline and simplify their licensing programs.
What does this mean for you?
If your anniversary date is before the 1st of March 2022, you can renew your subscription under the “legacy” subscription or opt to renew under the NCE program.
If your anniversary date is on or after the 1st of March 2022, you will be automatically renewed under the NCE program.
Here are the Key Highlights of the NCE for you:
| Monthly Term | Annual Term |
Monthly Billing | Yes | Yes |
Annual Billing | No | Yes |
Mid-term cancellation with refund | No | No |
Cancellation with prorated refund | Within 72 Hours | Within 72 Hours |
Price pre-March 2022 | Standard Retail Price | 5% discount off Standard Retail Price |
Price post-March 2022 | 20% uplift from Standard Retail Price | Standard Retail Price |
Timeline for NCE
- Launch of per user offers under Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) NCE program, begins October 2021.
- Phased retirement of legacy user-based subscriptions in CSP:
What’s next for you?
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ON A SEPARATE NOTE:
New Office 365/Microsoft 365 Pricing (with effect from 1st March 2022)
Recently, Microsoft has revealed price increases for 6 different products which are due to kick start on 1st March 2022. The subscription prices will increase as follows:
SKU Plan | Price Change (Standard List Price) |
Office 365 E1 | USD8 → USD10 (+2) |
Office 365 E3 | USD20 → USD23 (+3) |
Office 365 E5 | USD35 → USD38 (+3) |
Microsoft 365 E3 | USD32 → USD36 (+4) |
Microsoft 365 Business Basic | USD5 → USD6 (+1) |
Microsoft 365 Business Premium | USD20 → USD22 (+2) |
- Price increase is for Commercial customers starting 1st March 2022.
- Price increase for GOV will be phased over several years.
- Price increase does not affect EDU customers.
- 30% promo discount is still applicable to Standard Retail Price for Microsoft 365 Business Basic and Microsoft 365 Business Standard until further notice.
- Add in for unlimited Microsoft Teams audio conferencing dial-in capabilities across all suites is available starting 1st March 2022.
What’s next for you?
Need more information?
Let’s talk! We are happy to guide you through this journey.