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Changes from Microsoft in December 2025

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December 2025

Pricing(4)

  1. Microsoft 365 E3 and E5: CSP promotions of 10–15% off extended to 30 June 2026

    PricingMicrosoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5 +3 +2

    If you are new to Microsoft 365 in CSP new commerce, you get 10% off three-year Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft Purview Suite, Microsoft Defender Suite and Microsoft 365 E5, and 15% off one-year Microsoft 365 E5.

    #Microsoft’s announcement

  2. Microsoft Commercial Cloud: prices in CHF drop 9.5% from 1 February 2026

    Pricing

    Commercial, education and non-profit customers pay less in Swiss francs, though individual SKUs may vary slightly. On-premises software prices stay where they are.

    #Microsoft’s announcement

  3. Microsoft Sentinel prepurchase plan: 5,000 commit units at 44% off, up to 73% with tiers

    PricingMicrosoft Sentinel

    You buy annual commit units at a discount through CSP, and eligible Microsoft Sentinel costs draw them down first. Your region decides how far the combined discount with commitment tiers goes.

    • Microsoft Sentinel
    #Microsoft’s announcement

  4. Microsoft 365: commercial suite prices rise worldwide from 1 July 2026

    PricingMicrosoft 365

    The suites gain security and management features. Existing subscriptions move to the new price at the first renewal after that date, so renewing earlier keeps today's price.

    • Microsoft 365
    #Microsoft’s announcement

Licensing(1)

  1. Microsoft 365 Copilot Business: on sale since 1 December 2025 at USD 21 per user per month

    LicensingMicrosoft 365 Copilot Business, Microsoft 365 Business Basic +4 +3

    You can buy it for up to 300 users, alone or bundled with Business plans. Promotions of 15% to 50% on new purchases and renewals run until 31 March 2026.

    #Microsoft’s announcement

Products & features(3)

  1. Microsoft Defender Experts Suite: generally available from 1 January 2026 with a 2026 promotion

    Products & featuresMicrosoft Defender Experts Suite

    You pay per user per month for managed XDR, incident response and access to Microsoft engineers in one suite. The customer promotion runs from 1 January to 31 December 2026.

    • Microsoft Defender Experts Suite
    #Microsoft’s announcement

  2. SQL Server 2025: on sale in CSP from 17 December 2025 at the SQL Server 2022 price

    Products & featuresSQL Server 2025, SQL Server 2022 +1

    SQL Server 2022 reaches end of sale on 21 January 2026, so buy any new SQL Server 2022 subscription by 20 January 2026.

    • SQL Server 2025
    • SQL Server 2022
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  3. Microsoft 365 E5: Microsoft Security Copilot included, rolling out from 18 November 2025

    Products & featuresMicrosoft Security Copilot, Microsoft 365 E5 +1

    You get twelve new agents at no extra cost, with 30 days' notice before activation. Standalone Security Copilot billing stops automatically once it is included, so check for duplicate charges.

    #Microsoft’s announcement

Retirements(1)

  1. Microsoft 365 E3, E5 and Office 365 E3: erroneous three-year CSP offers pulled in January 2026

    RetirementsMicrosoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5 +2 +1

    Microsoft created these offers by mistake and ends their sale with the January 2026 price list. Do not buy them before then.

    #Microsoft’s announcement

  1. Microsoft 365 roadmap: 99 features planned for general availability this month: 69 launched, 2 rolling out, 28 in development

    Most features: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) (52) · Microsoft Purview (13) · Microsoft Teams (9) · Microsoft Viva (8) · Outlook (8)

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Source: Microsoft Partner Center announcements, December 2025

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ClearSource summarises Microsoft’s announcements in its own words and links each one to the original. Announcements that only concern Microsoft’s partners (partner programmes, tools, incentives) are left out. Prices are Microsoft’s public list prices for Switzerland in CHF, excl. VAT.