What’s the difference between Office 365 subscription plans and Office as a one-time purchase?

With Office 365 subscription plans you get the fully installed Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook,Publisher, and Access (Publisher and Access are available on PC only). You can install Office 365 across multiple devices,including PCs, Macs, Android™ tablets, Android phones, iPad®, and iPhone®. In addition, with Office 365 youget services like online storage with OneDrive for home use, and advanced Outlook.com security. When youhave an active Office 365 subscription, you always have the most up-to-date version of the Office applications.Learn more about Office 365.

Office as a one-time purchase includes applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for use on a single PC or Mac.The applications are not automatically updated; to get the latest version, you must purchase Office again when the newversion becomes available. Current Office application versions available for one-time purchase are Office 2016 for Windowsand Mac. Previous versions includeOffice 2013, Office 2011 for Mac,Office 2010, Office 2007, Office 2008 for Mac, and Office 2004 for Mac. Office 2010 and Office 2007 are compatible with Windows 8.1and earlier. Office as a one-time purchase does not include any of the services included in Office 365.Learn more about the difference between Office 365 and Office 2016.