The Cheapest Legit Way to Get Microsoft Office in India

'Microsoft Office' can mean very different products at very different prices. If you want Word, Excel and PowerPoint without overpaying, here's how the main options compare in India.

Microsoft 365 (subscription): best for the latest features

Microsoft 365 is billed monthly or yearly and always stays up to date, with cloud storage and multi-device support. It's the right choice if you want the newest features, OneDrive space, and Office on several devices at once.

One-time Office license: best for a single PC, long term

A perpetual (one-time) Office license activates the apps on one PC with no recurring bill. There's no cloud storage and no future version upgrades, but if you only need the core apps on one machine for years, the lifetime cost is usually lower than a subscription.

Free alternatives: best for light use

If you only edit the occasional document, the free web versions of Office, Google Docs or LibreOffice may be enough. They lack some advanced Excel and formatting features, but they cost nothing.

The bottom line

Pick Microsoft 365 if you want the latest features and cloud storage across devices, or a one-time license if you just need Office on one PC and want to stop paying every year. For occasional use, the free tools are fine.

See current pricing for Microsoft 365 and one-time Office licenses on our Office plans, or browse everything on the full plans page.