By Carly Schnurr
Publication Date: 2026-09-16 17:30:00
If you’d rather pay once than add another recurring charge, Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus gives you the core Office apps without a Microsoft 365 subscription. The license costs $54.99 (MSRP $249.99) for one Windows PC, giving you long-term access to the productivity tools you use most.
This version includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Access — a solid choice for professionals, students, small business owners, and anyone who spends a good chunk of their day creating documents, presentations, or spreadsheets.
Unlike Microsoft 365, there are no recurring subscription fees. This license is tied to a single compatible Windows device rather than your Microsoft account, which is why it costs less than account-linked versions. If you primarily work from one PC, that trade-off may make perfect sense.
Office 2024 Professional Plus also focuses on long-term stability rather than constant feature changes. It includes a refined interface with Dark Mode support,…
