9% Increase on Microsoft's local currency pricing
21st January 2023
Microsoft recently confirmed from 1st April 2023 they’ll increase GBP pricing on all Microsoft Cloud services by 9%. These changes apply to both new subscriptions and existing subscription renewals
Microsoft is announcing pricelist changes for the European Union (EUR), Sweden (SEK), Norway (NOK), Denmark (DKK) and UK (GBP) to adjust for local currency fluctuations and harmonize its prices for Microsoft Cloud services within the region, effective April 1, 2023. Microsoft periodically assesses the impact of its local pricing for Cloud services to ensure there is reasonable alignment across regions and this change is an outcome of this assessment.
Starting April 1, 2023, local currency-based prices for Microsoft Cloud will increase per the below chart to align closer global levels:
British Pound +9%
Swedish Krona +15%
Norwegian Krone +11%
Danish Krone +11%
Euro +11%
For business customers, these changes will not affect existing orders under commercial licensing agreements for products that are subject to price protection. However, prices for new product additions under such commercial licensing agreements and purchases under new contracts will be as defined by the pricelist at the time of order. Customers buying Cloud services in Euro, Swedish Krona, Norwegian Krone, Danish Krone and British Pound will continue to find equivalent Microsoft Cloud offerings highly competitive.
This announcement does not apply to hardware, on-premises licenses, OEM, consumer software, consumer cloud services or Azure purchases under the Microsoft Customer Agreement on New Commerce.
In the future, Microsoft will assess pricing in local currency as part of a regular twice a year cadence, taking into consideration currency fluctuations relative to the USD. This will provide increased transparency and predictability for customers globally and move to a pricing model that is most common in our industry.
The Microsoft Cloud continues to be priced competitively, and Microsoft remains deeply committed to the success of its customers and partners. We will continue to invest to enable customers to innovate, consolidate and eliminate operating costs, optimize business performance and efficiency and provide the foundation for a strong security strategy that customers around the world have come to rely on.
