As of July 1st, Microsoft is once again increasing the prices for Office 365 and Microsoft 365.

Starting July 1, 2026, Microsoft will once again implement significant price increases for both Office 365 and Microsoft 365 licenses. Almost all versions will become more expensive, sometimes by double digits. Frontline licenses for employees without a fixed workspace will see particularly sharp increases: Microsoft 365 F1 is expected to rise by as much as 33%, and F3 by around 25%. Rumors suggest that versions without Teams may become even more expensive, with some spikes reaching 30% for F3 and over 40% for F1.

Prices are also being adjusted within the Business and Enterprise segments. Additional security, management, and AI functionalities are increasingly becoming part of the base packages, causing total costs to rise structurally for many organizations.

Why these price increases matter

For many organizations, this means that monthly and annual costs could rise significantly. This is not only due to the higher rates, but also because Microsoft is clearly steering these changes toward more feature-rich bundles that sometimes include functionalities you do not need.

“We see that organizations often pay more than necessary, simply because licenses were chosen at one point and never reviewed again,” says Marco van der Steijle, Service Delivery Manager at Bizure.

He notes that sectors with a large mobile workforce, such as healthcare and retail, are being hit particularly hard. Many consultancy firms are therefore advising organizations to re-evaluate their license usage and contract renewal dates well before July 1.

The risk: unnecessary costs due to license mismatches

While many organizations are only now looking at their licenses, this has been the standard approach at Bizure from the very beginning. License management is not an annual check, but an ongoing strategy.

“While licenses at many organizations have grown historically, we have been monitoring this extremely critically since the start of Bizure. Our premise is simple: you should only pay for what you truly need. We always ensure you get the most out of your licenses,” says Marco.

This proactive approach prevents clients from being surprised by rising costs or unnecessarily extensive packages. This is not something Bizure is doing because of the price increases; it has been the core of our service for years.

The Bizure Innovation Fund: 1% of your invoice back as an improvement budget

In addition to optimizing licenses, Bizure offers something unique as a CSP partner: an innovation fund that allows clients to structurally build a future-proof Azure environment. Every month, 1% of the Microsoft invoice is automatically set aside. This budget can then be used for structural improvements, such as:

• security optimizations
• governance improvements
• automation and more efficient workflows
• modern workplace developments

“With that 1% innovation fund, clients create an ongoing improvement budget,” says Marco. “This way, your environment remains not only cost-efficient but also continuously evolving.”

Our approach

Bizure’s perspective on licensing is deeply rooted in three principles:

1. Pay for what you need

2. Maximum return on your license mix

3. Structural improvement through the innovation fund

Why organizations need to act now

Price increases are a clear reason to re-examine licenses, but the bigger picture is that license management has become a strategic domain. With the increasing integration of AI, security, and endpoint management, choices are becoming more complex and critical. “The value of good license management lies not in an incidental saving, but in structural control. Thanks to the innovation fund, clients can continue to optimize sustainably. Even outside of price changes,” says Marco.

By starting a thorough license evaluation now, you prevent price increases from hitting hard and lay the foundation for a sustainable, intelligent license model.

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