Microsoft Office Professional 2021 lifetime license drops to $27.97
Mashable Deals lists Office Professional 2021 for Windows at $27.97, with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and more included.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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A Microsoft Office Professional 2021 lifetime license for Windows is listed at $27.97 through a Mashable Deals offer, down from a stated regular price of $219.99.
The package is for one Windows PC and includes the familiar desktop Office lineup: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher and the free version of Teams, according to the deal listing. StackSocial notes that prices are subject to change.
What comes with Microsoft Office Professional 2021?
Microsoft Office Professional 2021 is a one-time software license for Office apps, rather than a Microsoft 365 subscription. The listing says it works offline after installation and is compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The bundle includes eight apps in all. Word handles documents, Excel covers spreadsheets, PowerPoint is for presentations, Outlook is for email and calendars, OneNote is for note-taking, Access is for database work, Publisher is for desktop publishing and Teams is included in its free version.
That app count is one of the selling points in the Mashable Deals offer. The listing compares Office Professional 2021 with Office Home & Business 2024, saying the newer Home & Business package includes five core desktop apps while Office Professional 2021 includes eight.
There is one date to keep in mind for anyone buying it for Publisher. Microsoft plans to end support for Publisher in October 2026, according to the offer.
How is it different from Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365 is a subscription service that includes extras such as cloud storage, AI-powered tools and ongoing feature updates, according to the listing. Office Professional 2021 is pitched as the old-school alternative: pay once, install it and keep using that version without a recurring renewal.
The license is tied to the device rather than a Microsoft account, according to the Mashable Deals description. That means the offer is aimed at people who want Office on a single Windows machine, rather than a plan they can spread across devices through an account-based subscription.
The listing says the software is suited to users who still want the core Office apps without paying for Microsoft 365. That could include students, freelancers, entrepreneurs and office workers, as described in the deal copy.
What is the current price?
The advertised price is $27.97, with the regular price listed as $219.99. That works out to a stated savings of $192.02.
The offer is described as limited-time, and StackSocial says its prices may change. The product page is labeled for Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License.
For buyers who only need the classic Office apps on one Windows PC, the deal is positioned as a cheaper route than another subscription. For anyone who depends on cloud storage, AI tools or the latest rolling updates, Microsoft 365 still includes features this one-time Office 2021 license does not.
This story draws on original reporting from Mashable.