Microsoft Microsoft365 adds auto-renewal disclosure to cancellation notice
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026 captures of Microsoft's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Subscription cancellation notice updated: 'continues to be charged unless cancelled' changed to 'automatically renews at the regular price and selected term, unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See Microsoft Store Terms of Sale.'. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Microsoft 365 Business Basic (no Teams) at $5.4, Microsoft 365 Business Basic at $7, Microsoft 365 Apps for business at $10, Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot (no Teams) at $20.3 and Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot at $23.5.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Microsoft. Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.
In the same window Adobe and Salesforce also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
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Subscription cancellation notice updated: 'continues to be charged unless cancelled' changed to 'automatically renews at the regular price and selected term, unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See Microsoft Store Terms of Sale.'
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Positioning | Subscription cancellation notice updated: 'continues to be charged unless cancelled' changed to 'automatically renews at the regular price and selected term, unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See Microsoft Store Terms of Sale.' | Positioning | |
Values as written on Microsoft's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Microsoft's pricing page (microsoft.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Microsoft, pricing history
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingMicrosoft Microsoft365 365 flags usage-based AI charges beyond license fees
- Jul 6, 2026packagingMicrosoft Microsoft365 forces Copilot into plans, hikes prices up 88%
- Apr 7, 2026packagingMicrosoft Microsoft365 adds auto-renewal disclosure to cancellation notice · this change
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changes- AdobeApr 5Adobe Creativecloud ends 40% promo, clarifies Firefly AI tier structure
- SalesforceApr 4Salesforce Agentforce rebrands buying models to PayGo and PreCommit
- AdobeApr 1Adobe Creativecloud hikes Stock plan 33% to $39.99 with AI editing tools
- SalesforceJan 12Salesforce Renames Data Cloud to Data 360, Signaling Major Shift in Product Strategy
- SalesforceJan 12Salesforce Agentforce Restructures Flex Credits Pricing and Introduces New Agentforce User License at $5/User/Month
Questions about this change
Did Microsoft raise prices in April 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning.
What changed on Microsoft's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026?
Subscription cancellation notice updated: 'continues to be charged unless cancelled' changed to 'automatically renews at the regular price and selected term, unless cancelled in Microsoft account. See Microsoft Store Terms of Sale.'. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Microsoft change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Microsoft in the 90 days before this one; Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.