Microsoft 365 costs $99.99 per year at the minimum. If you don't want to pay a recurring cost for basic productivity apps, switch to Microsoft Office. Right now, a lifetime license for Microsoft Office 2024 for PC is only $54.99 (reg. $249.99).

What's included with Microsoft Office?
This version of Office comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Access. There are no recurring fees or renewal costs. You install once and keep working.

Buying Office this way means the apps don't change on you. Microsoft 365 pushes updates whenever it wants, but a perpetual license stays the same for as long as you use it.

Every app runs right on your machine. You don't need a cloud connection to open a spreadsheet in Excel or manage a database in Access. Dark mode is there if you want it, and you can use this version on older hardware.

Get Microsoft Office for life for $54.99.