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Prices marked ≈ in rand are ClearSource’s conversion of Microsoft’s US-dollar list prices at the European Central Bank reference rate of 16 October 2026. Microsoft’s price is in US dollars; your invoice depends on your IT partner and the rate on the day.

What do your licences cost?

An independent guide to Microsoft licences and IT partners in South Africa

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USD 550,00≈ R 9 038,61 per month

USD 22,00 per user · annual commitment · excl. VAT

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Microsoft list prices for South Africa in US dollars, per user and month, as of 15 October 2026

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What changed at Microsoft

The newest of Microsoft’s announcements on prices, licensing and products, condensed and linked to Microsoft’s own page.

  1. LicensingDynamics 365 Business Central: one 28+ licence key replaces per-version keys from 1 October 2026
  2. PricingMicrosoft Defender and Purview Suite for Business Premium: 7.5% CSP discount from 1 October 2026
  3. PricingMicrosoft 365 Copilot Business: pay-as-you-go billing switches on by default from 1 December 2026
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Which plan includes it?

Pick a capability and see which Microsoft 365 plans include it, every value cited from Microsoft’s plan comparisons.

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Numbers you can check

Microsoft plans with a public South African list price
179
licence IDs (SKU IDs) on Microsoft’s published licensing list
619
Microsoft’s own pages cited as sources
81

Every price shows where it comes from and when it was read. Products without a South African list price on file say so instead of guessing, and prices older than 90 days are flagged.

Questions people ask

Business Premium or Microsoft 365 E3: how does the 300-seat cap work?

Per tenant. The 300-seat cap counts every Business plan in the tenant together. Business Premium is the security suite for smaller companies; E3 has no seat cap and adds Windows Enterprise, Exchange Online Plan 2 and more Microsoft Intune. You can mix the two, so user 301 can just get E3.

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What do we need before rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot?

Each Microsoft 365 Copilot user needs a qualifying Microsoft 365 base licence, a paid Copilot licence, a Microsoft Entra ID account, a primary mailbox in Microsoft Exchange Online and the Office apps on Current or Monthly Enterprise Channel. Copilot Business is for Business plans up to 300 users; Microsoft 365 Copilot covers everyone else.

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Monthly or annual commitment: what’s the real difference?

Monthly costs 20% more: Business Premium is USD 26,40 instead of USD 22,00. In return, you can reduce seats every month. Annual fixes the price for the year, but you can only reduce or cancel seats within 7 days of buying or renewing.

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