Microsoft Office Home & Student 2024 is a one-time purchase for one PC or Mac. Microsoft 365 Personal is a subscription for one person, with use on multiple devices, cloud storage and additional online features. Microsoft 365 Family offers similar subscription features for up to six people.
Office Home & Student 2024
- one-time purchase;
- for one person and one PC or Mac;
- includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- does not include OneDrive storage, Outlook, Microsoft Defender or Copilot credits.
Microsoft 365 Personal
- one-year subscription for one person;
- use on up to five devices at the same time;
- 1 TB of OneDrive storage;
- includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Defender, Designer and Clipchamp;
- Access is available on PC only.
Microsoft 365 Family
- one-year subscription for up to six people;
- up to five devices at the same time per person;
- 1 TB of OneDrive storage per person, up to 6 TB in total;
- includes the same listed apps and features as Microsoft 365 Personal.
Which package should I choose?
Choose Office 2024 if you only need the classic Office applications on one computer and do not want a subscription. Choose Microsoft 365 Personal for one person, cloud storage and multiple devices. Choose Microsoft 365 Family when several people will use the subscription.