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Microsoft Outlook pricing
Microsoft Outlook publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Microsoft Outlook pricing is free, then $1.99/month across 4 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $1.99/month
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Yes
Microsoft Outlook plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlook (Free) | Free | 4 | Entry tier |
| Microsoft 365 Basic | $1.99/month | 4 | +$1.99/month, 4 more features |
| Microsoft 365 Personal | $9.99/month | 5 | +$8/month, 5 more features |
| Microsoft 365 Family | $12.99/month | 4 | +$3/month, 4 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Outlook (Free)
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 15 gb mailbox storage, 5 gb cloud storage, web and mobile office app access, standard email features.
Microsoft 365 Basic
$1.99/monthOver Outlook (Free), this tier adds:
- 100 GB mailbox storage
- 100 GB cloud storage
- Ad-free experience
- Advanced security features
Microsoft 365 Personal
$9.99/monthOver Microsoft 365 Basic, this tier adds:
- 1 TB cloud storage
- Desktop Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote)
- Copilot with high usage limits
- Microsoft Defender security
- Microsoft Teams with Copilot
Microsoft 365 Family
$12.99/monthOver Microsoft 365 Personal, this tier adds:
- 1-6 users
- Up to 6 TB total cloud storage (1 TB per person)
- Same apps and features as Personal
- Shared Defender protection
Where Microsoft Outlook stops being free
Outlook (Free), Free
- 15 GB mailbox storage
- 5 GB cloud storage
- Web and mobile Office app access
- Standard email features
Microsoft 365 Basic, $1.99/month
The first thing you pay for:
- 100 GB mailbox storage
- 100 GB cloud storage
- Ad-free experience
- Advanced security features
What the product covers
The full Microsoft Outlook feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Exchange calendar integration
- Delegate access
- Shared mailboxes
- Rules and Quick Steps
- Retention, hold and eDiscovery
- Sensitivity labels and encryption
- Add-in platform
- Offline cached mode
People bring Microsoft Outlook in for organisations on exchange online or exchange server where free/busy scheduling and room booking across everyone is a daily requirement, executive assistants managing someone else's calendar and mailbox through delegate access, which no imap client supports properly, regulated environments that need retention policies, legal hold and ediscovery applied to mail centrally rather than per user, teams handling shared inboxes such as support or accounts, where permissions and tracking matter more than the mail client itself. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Microsoft Outlook are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Technology
Across the 3 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $400/month. Microsoft Outlook starts at $1.99/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Outlook (this page) | Free, then $1.99/month | freemium | - | |
| Personetics | On request | quote | - | vs Microsoft Outlook |
| Zeta | On request | quote | - | vs Microsoft Outlook |
| Finxact | On request | quote | - | vs Microsoft Outlook |
| Thought Machine | On request | quote | - | vs Microsoft Outlook |
| Alkami | On request | quote | - | vs Microsoft Outlook |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | - | vs Microsoft Outlook |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Microsoft Outlook badges page.
Before you pay for Microsoft Outlook
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between Free and $12.99/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Microsoft Outlook runs on not recorded. The full record is on the Microsoft Outlook review, and the rest of the category is under best technology tools.
Microsoft Outlook pricing questions
- How much does Microsoft Outlook cost?
- Microsoft Outlook publishes 4 tiers, from Free for Outlook (Free) up to $12.99/month for Microsoft 365 Family. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Microsoft Outlook have a free plan?
- Yes. The Outlook (Free) tier costs nothing and covers 15 gb mailbox storage, 5 gb cloud storage, web and mobile office app access. Paying starts at $1.99/month for Microsoft 365 Basic.
- What is the difference between Outlook (Free) and Microsoft 365 Basic on Microsoft Outlook?
- Microsoft 365 Basic costs $1.99/month against Free, and adds 100 gb mailbox storage, 100 gb cloud storage, ad-free experience, advanced security features.
- Is the Microsoft 365 Family plan on Microsoft Outlook worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 1-6 users, up to 6 tb total cloud storage (1 tb per person), same apps and features as personal, shared defender protection. It costs $12.99/month against $1.99/month for Microsoft 365 Basic. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Microsoft Outlook expensive for a technology tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 3 technology tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $400/month; Microsoft Outlook starts at $1.99/month.
- Which technology tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 technology tools listed alongside Microsoft Outlook have a free tier: Canny.
- What am I actually paying for with Microsoft Outlook?
- The record lists 8 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for organisations on exchange online or exchange server where free/busy scheduling and room booking across everyone is a daily requirement, executive assistants managing someone else's calendar and mailbox through delegate access, which no imap client supports properly, regulated environments that need retention policies, legal hold and ediscovery applied to mail centrally rather than per user.
- Does Microsoft Outlook charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Microsoft Outlook prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Microsoft Outlook against before paying?
- The closest technology tools in this directory are Personetics, Zeta, Finxact, Thought Machine. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Microsoft Outlook covering price, platforms and features.