Teams Premium now needs a Teams Enterprise license; Buy now removed
What happened
Between the Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 captures of Microsoft's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Teams Premium add-on eligibility narrowed to require a Microsoft Teams Enterprise license (previously any Teams license); the direct Buy now purchase option was also removed, leaving only a free trial. Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Microsoft Teams Essentials at $4, Microsoft 365 Business Basic (no Teams) at $5.4, Microsoft 365 Business Basic at $7, Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot (no Teams) at $20.3 and Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot at $23.5.
It lands 77 days after Microsoft's previous change, "Microsoft Teams Business bundles Copilot into Standard, price jumps to $23.50/mo" (Jul 6, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Microsoft Teams Business: Copilot discount promo renewed for Jul-Sep 2026" (Jul 3, 2026). Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.
In the same window Salesforce, Google, IBM and Adobe also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Add-onRemoved
Beforedirect Buy now purchase option
AfterNo direct Buy now purchase option
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | direct Buy now purchase option | No direct Buy now purchase option | Removed |
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 Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where the direct Buy now purchase option no longer appears.
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Microsoft, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingMicrosoft Teams Business Teams flags usage-based AI charges beyond license fees
- Sep 21, 2026packagingTeams Premium now needs a Teams Enterprise license; Buy now removed · this change
- Jul 6, 2026packagingMicrosoft Teams Business bundles Copilot into Standard, price jumps to $23.50/mo
- Jul 3, 2026packagingMicrosoft Teams Business: Copilot discount promo renewed for Jul-Sep 2026
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changes- SalesforceSep 21Salesforce Small Business axes Products-by-role path, drops 5 SKUs
- GoogleSep 7Google Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- IBMJul 3IBM Maas360: 30% first-year promotional discount removed
- AdobeJul 3Adobe Creativecloud CC: added Firefly Pro Plus + Acrobat Express, cut Stock AI Studio price + 2 more
Questions about this change
Did Microsoft raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: add-on change.
What changed on Microsoft's pricing page between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026?
Add-on: direct Buy now purchase option → No direct Buy now purchase option, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Microsoft change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Microsoft in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Microsoft Teams Business bundles Copilot into Standard, price jumps to $23.50/mo" on Jul 6, 2026; Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.