Microsoft 365 - Cloud based office apps

Work from anywhere

Microsoft 365 solutions are cloud-based, so you don't need to be in the office to work effectively and efficiently.

Work with others

Team work has never been easier. Host meetings, chat with your team and collaborate from wherever you work best.

Keep it all on track

Microsoft 365 makes project management easier, with monitoring and delegation through the journey to keep you organised, focused and in charge.

Safe and sound

You can remotely wipe company data from lost or stolen devices; control who, and when, someone has access to your work; protect emails against threats and access hundreds of different security and privacy controls.

Work from anywhere

Microsoft 365 solutions are cloud-based, so you don't need to be in the office to work effectively and efficiently.

Work with others

Team work has never been easier. Host meetings, chat with your team and collaborate from wherever you work best.

Keep it all on track

Microsoft 365 makes project management easier, with monitoring and delegation through the journey to keep you organised, focused and in charge.

Safe and sound

Microsoft 365 Business Basic	Microsoft 365 Apps for business	Microsoft 365 Business Standard	Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Best for businesses that need easy remote solutions, with Microsoft Teams, secure cloud storage, and Office Online (desktop versions not included).	Office apps across devices and cloud file storage. Business email and Microsoft Teams not included.	Best for businesses that need a full, remote work solution, including Microsoft Teams, secure cloud storage, business email, and premium Office applications across devices.	Best for businesses that need secure, remote work solutions with everything included in Business Standard, plus advanced cyberthreat protection and device management.
Chat, call, meet up to 300 attendees Web and mobile versions of Office apps 1TB of cloud storage per user Business-class email Standard security Anytime phone and web support	Desktop versions of Office apps with premium features 1TB of cloud storage per user Standard security Anytime phone and web support	Everything in Business Basic, plus: Desktop versions of Office apps with premium features Easily host webinars Attendee registration and reporting tools Manage customer appointments	Everything in Business Standard, plus: Advanced security Access and data control Cyberthreat protection
Web and mobile apps and services: _{This plan works with Office 2021, Office 2019, Office 2016, Office 2013, and Office 2011 for Mac. Previous versions of Office, such as Office 2010 and Office 2007 may work with Microsoft 365 with reduced functionality. This compatibility with Office does not include the Office 365 F3 plans. Exchange and SharePoint are domain versions only.}	Desktop, web, and mobile apps and services:	Desktop, web, and mobile apps and services:	Desktop, web, and mobile apps and services:

Microsoft 365 Business Basic

Microsoft 365 Apps for business

Microsoft 365 Business Standard

Microsoft 365 Business Premium

Best for businesses that need easy remote solutions, with Microsoft Teams, secure cloud storage, and Office Online (desktop versions not included).

Office apps across devices and cloud file storage. Business email and Microsoft Teams not included.

Best for businesses that need a full, remote work solution, including Microsoft Teams, secure cloud storage, business email, and premium Office applications across devices.

Best for businesses that need secure, remote work solutions with everything included in Business Standard, plus advanced cyberthreat protection and device management.

Chat, call, meet up to 300 attendees
Web and mobile versions of Office apps
1TB of cloud storage per user
Business-class email
Standard security
Anytime phone and web support

Desktop versions of Office apps with premium features
1TB of cloud storage per user
Standard security
Anytime phone and web support

Everything in Business Basic, plus:

Desktop versions of Office apps with premium features
Easily host webinars
Attendee registration and reporting tools
Manage customer appointments

Everything in Business Standard, plus:

Advanced security
Access and data control
Cyberthreat protection

Web and mobile apps and services*:

*_{This plan works with Office 2021, Office 2019, Office 2016, Office 2013, and Office 2011 for Mac. Previous versions of Office, such as Office 2010 and Office 2007 may work with Microsoft 365 with reduced functionality. This compatibility with Office does not include the Office 365 F3 plans.

Exchange and SharePoint are domain versions only.}

Desktop, web, and mobile apps and
services:

Computer and processor:
Windows OS: 1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core. 2 GHz or greater recommended for Skype for Business.	macOS: Intel processor
Memory:
Windows OS: 4 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM (32-bit)	macOS: 4 GB RAM
Hard disk:
Windows OS: 4 GB of available disk space.	macOS: 10 GB of available disk space; HFS+ hard disk format (also known as macOS Extended) or APFS. Updates may require additional storage over time.
Display
Windows OS: 1280 x 768 screen resolution. (32-bit requires hardware acceleration for 4K and higher)	macOS: 1280 x 800 screen resolution.
Graphics
Windows OS: Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update). Skype for Business requires DirectX 9 or later, 128 MB graphics memory, and 32-bits-per-pixel-capable format.	macOS: No graphics requirements.
Operating system:
Windows OS: Windows 10 SAC, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2016. Please note Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise will be supported on Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2016 through October 2025.	macOS: One of the three most recent versions of macOS. When a new version of macOS is released, the macOS requirement becomes one of the then-current three most recent versions: the new version of macOS and the previous two versions.
For the best experience, use the most current build of any operating system specified above. Product functionality and feature availability may vary on older systems (Search Lifecycle Policy).
Browser:
The current version of Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox.
.Net version:
Windows OS: Some features may require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 and higher to also be installed. Microsoft Teams requires 4.6 or higher.
Video calls & meetings:
For a better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher). The optional Blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support. Microsoft Teams requires a USB 2.0 video camera, a microphone, and an audio-output device in order to utilize its full range of calling and meeting features. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
Teams live events:
If you are producing a Teams live events, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0 GB RAM (or higher) and hardware encoder. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.

Computer and processor:

Windows OS:

1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core.

2 GHz or greater recommended for Skype for Business.

macOS:

Intel processor

Memory:

Windows OS:

4 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM (32-bit)

macOS:

4 GB RAM

Hard disk:

Windows OS:

4 GB of available disk space.

macOS:

10 GB of available disk space; HFS+ hard disk format (also known as macOS Extended) or APFS.

Updates may require additional storage over time.

Display

Windows OS:

1280 x 768 screen resolution.

(32-bit requires hardware acceleration for 4K and higher)

macOS:

1280 x 800 screen resolution.

Graphics

Windows OS:

Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update).

Skype for Business requires DirectX 9 or later, 128 MB graphics memory, and 32-bits-per-pixel-capable format.

macOS:

No graphics requirements.

Operating system:

Windows OS:

Windows 10 SAC, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2016.

Please note Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise will be supported on Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2016 through October 2025.

macOS:

One of the three most recent versions of macOS.

When a new version of macOS is released, the macOS requirement becomes one of the then-current three most recent versions: the new version of macOS and the previous two versions.

For the best experience, use the most current build of any operating system specified above.

Product functionality and feature availability may vary on older systems (Search Lifecycle Policy).

Browser:

The current version of Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox.

.Net version:

Windows OS: Some features may require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 and higher to also be installed.

Microsoft Teams requires 4.6 or higher.

Video calls & meetings:

For a better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher). The optional Blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support.

Microsoft Teams requires a USB 2.0 video camera, a microphone, and an audio-output device in order to utilize its full range of calling and meeting features.

See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.

Teams live events:

If you are producing a Teams live events, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0 GB RAM (or higher) and hardware encoder.

See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.

Mobile plans

Mobile devices

Broadband

Voice & IT

Work from anywhere

Work with others

Keep it all on track

Safe and sound

Work from anywhere

Work with others

Keep it all on track

Safe and sound

Can I add more licences to be billed on my Spark account?

Do I need a domain name?

I am new to Microsoft; can someone help me?

Are there any minimum requirements for Microsoft 365 to work?

How does the billing work on my Spark bill?

What happens if I’ve paid for an annual Microsoft 365 licence directly with Microsoft but now want to get Microsoft 365 through Spark? Can I shift to Spark now?

What happens to my billing when the offer credit period ends?

Work from anywhere

Work with others

Keep it all on track

Safe and sound

Work from anywhere

Work with others

Keep it all on track

Safe and sound

Can I add more licences to be billed on my Spark account?

Do I need a domain name?

I am new to Microsoft; can someone help me?

Are there any minimum requirements for Microsoft 365 to work?

How does the billing work on my Spark bill?

What happens if I’ve paid for an annual Microsoft 365 licence directly with Microsoft but now want to get Microsoft 365 through Spark? Can I shift to Spark now?​

What happens to my billing when the offer credit period ends?

What happens if I’ve paid for an annual Microsoft 365 licence directly with Microsoft but now want to get Microsoft 365 through Spark? Can I shift to Spark now?