Microsoft has officially announced the pricing details of the brand new Microsoft Office 2021 that allows users to use the productivity suite without a subscription.

In addition, the company has additionally provided additional information regarding the feature lineup, explaining that many of the Microsoft 365 features are also found in the brand new version.

"The past year and a half have proven it's more essential than ever before our tools provide the flexibility to connect and create together virtually. This is why in both Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 we're including Microsoft Teams for personal use so that you can build relationships anyone at any time, whether it's chat, calls, or video. We're also incorporating most of the collaboration features already open to Microsoft 365 subscribers into Office 2021," the company explains.

Microsoft Office 2021 will obviously come in several versions, and also the cheapest one will be Office Home and Student 2021, which is readily available for $149.99. This specific version includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Onenote, and Microsoft Teams (on both Windows and Mac).

Launching in a few days

Then, there's Office Home and Business 2021, which this time around will be readily available for $249.99 as well as includes Outlook for PC and Mac.

Office 2021 is projected to launch on October 5, the same day as Windows 11, and it'll be fully optimized for that new operating-system.

"App themes will remain synchronized together with your Windows light or dark mode automatically. Updated apps include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Onenote, Outlook, Access, Project, Publisher, and Visio. We've also intentionally aligned this visual update with the availability of Windows 11 to supply a coherent and seamless experience on the new Windows 11 PC. Company, this update is also open to people using Windows 10," Microsoft says.

Obviously, the software giant recommends everybody who desires a fully up-to-date experience to obtain a Microsoft 365 subscription.