Microsoft 365 Basic gives you 100GB of OneDrive space (but no Office) for $2

Microsoft is including a brand new low-end subscription tier to its Microsoft 365 service designed to cater to present OneDrive subscribers and individuals who need extra options for his or her Outlook inboxes however do not want the total desktop variations of Phrase, Excel, or PowerPoint.

The Verge reports that Microsoft 365 Fundamental will value $1.99 a month or $19.99 a 12 months, and it consists of 100GB of OneDrive cloud storage, removes adverts from the Outlook net and cellular purchasers, and affords “advanced security” for Outlook customers within the type of malware-scanning for hyperlinks and attachments and additional encryption options.

The primary shortcoming of the Fundamental plan relative to the opposite Microsoft 365 subscription tiers is that you simply will not get entry to the total desktop variations of the apps formerly known as Microsoft Office: Phrase, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook. You will nonetheless have the ability to use the extra feature-limited on-line variations, however these are additionally out there to anybody with a free Microsoft account. To get these apps, you may nonetheless have to improve to the Microsoft 365 Private ($6.99 a month, $69.99 a 12 months) or Microsoft 365 Household ($9.99 a month, $99.99 a 12 months) tiers, every of which additionally comes with further OneDrive storage and different perks.

Microsoft 365 Fundamental will launch on January 30. Any subscribers to the present $1.99-per-month 100GB OneDrive tier will mechanically be upgraded to Microsoft 365 Fundamental at the moment.