Microsoft 365 price hike takes effect: approximately 16% average increase

Microsoft 365 commercial price increases took effect July 1. Business Basic rose from $6 to $7 (+16.7%), Business Standard from $12.50 to $14 (+12%), Office 365 E3 from $23 to $26 (+13%), and Frontline F1 from $2.25 to $3 (+33%). Microsoft attributed the increases to expanded AI, security, and device management capabilities. The same day, Microsoft officially launched the $99/person E7 Frontier Suite.