Microsoft Office 2024 vs Microsoft 365 — Which Apps Does Each Edition Include? (FPP / ESD / CSP)
Not sure whether to choose Office or Microsoft 365? This article summarizes the differences between Office 2024, Office LTSC 2024 and each Microsoft 365 plan — which apps you get, who each one is for, and which sales channel it's available through (FPP / ESD / CSP / 365), based on our distributor's comparison chart.
Which apps does each edition include?
Plan / edition | Sales channel | Apps and services included |
Office Home 2024 (non-commercial) – PC/Mac | FPP / ESD | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, OneNote, Teams (collaboration) |
Office Home & Business 2024 – PC/Mac | FPP / ESD | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, OneNote, Teams (collaboration) |
Office LTSC Standard 2024 | CSP | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote |
Office LTSC Standard for Mac 2024 | CSP | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote |
Office LTSC Professional Plus 2024 | CSP | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, Access (PC only), Skype |
Microsoft 365 Family (PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, mobile, tablet – 5 devices) | FPP / ESD | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, OneNote, Clipchamp, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Designer |
Microsoft 365 Personal (PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, mobile, tablet – 1 device) | FPP / ESD | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, OneNote, Clipchamp, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Designer |
Microsoft 365 Business Basic (web) | FPP / ESD | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, SharePoint, Exchange |
Microsoft 365 Business Standard | FPP / ESD, 365 | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, SharePoint, Exchange, Clipchamp, Microsoft Loop |
Microsoft 365 Business Premium | 365 | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, SharePoint, Exchange, Clipchamp, Microsoft Loop, Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview |
Microsoft 365 Apps for business (install on up to 5 PCs or Macs) | 365 | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, OneNote |
By type of user
Students and families
Office Home 2024 – one-time purchase, use forever. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. Not licensed for commercial use.
Business and government customers
Office Home & Business 2024 – one-time purchase (lifetime license), licensed for business and government use, supports PC and Mac
Office LTSC Standard / Standard for Mac / Professional Plus 2024 – sold through CSP for organizations that want Office without a subscription; Professional Plus adds Access (PC only) and Skype
Microsoft 365 for home
Microsoft 365 Family – annual subscription for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, mobile and tablet (5 devices), with Clipchamp, Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Designer
Microsoft 365 Personal – same as Family, for 1 device
Note: Microsoft 365 consumer plans (Family / Personal) must not be used for government or commercial purposes — doing so violates the license terms.
Microsoft 365 for business
Business Basic – web versions of Office plus Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint and Exchange email
Business Standard – full desktop Office apps plus Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, Clipchamp and Microsoft Loop
Business Premium – everything in Standard plus enterprise security: Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview
Apps for business – Office apps only, install on up to 5 PCs or Macs (no Exchange email / Teams)
FPP, ESD, OEM and CSP — what's the difference?
ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) – a digital product key with no box; delivered quickly and usually cheaper than FPP. License rights are identical to FPP (keep your tax invoice as proof of purchase).
FPP (Full Packaged Product) – retail box version; license rights and installation are the same as ESD.
OEM / OEI (DSP) – lower price, but can be installed on one machine only and cannot be transferred; for machines with no OS only.
CSP – purchased through Microsoft's Cloud Solution Provider program, suited to organizations (e.g. Office LTSC 2024, Microsoft 365 for business).
Activating Office ESD/FPP: 1 license key per device, and a Microsoft account is required (one account can activate up to 25 licenses).
Microsoft products at DC Computer Network
Need a quotation, or interested in Office LTSC / Microsoft 365 for business via CSP? Contact the DC Computer Network team.
