Compare suites available through volume licensing
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For customers not yet ready for the cloud, Microsoft offers three suites through volume licensing—Office Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) Professional Plus 2021, Office LTSC Standard 2021, and Office LTSC Standard for Mac 2021.
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Explore the different applications in the three Office suites available as a one-time purchase through volume licensing. The suites also differ in the level of integration with related business productivity servers.
Office LTSC Standard 2021
The essentials for businesses that need desktop productivity apps for PC.
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Classic versions of productivity apps installed on one PC or Mac: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams,1 and Publisher (PC only).
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OneNote: access to additional OneNote features (features vary).
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Web versions of Word, OneNote, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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Administrators can centrally control computers and user accounts with group policy.
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Administrators can deploy software to many users at once with volume activation.
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Take control of a remote computer or virtual machine over a network connection with terminal services.
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Make decisions with app telemetry, an automated remote measurement and collection of data you can turn into useful analytics.
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Open/view classified Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) documents. This controlled access helps safeguard digital information from unauthorized use through integration with RMS for Windows Server.2
Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021
The essentials for businesses that need desktop productivity apps for PC plus instant messaging and HD video conferencing.
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All the features in Office LTSC Standard 2021, plus:
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Classic versions of productivity apps installed on one PC or Mac: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams,1 Publisher (PC only), and Access (PC only).
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Archive email right from Outlook—no .pst files needed—and set retention policies that automatically archive or delete email. IT administrators can centrally manage the In-Place Archive and Microsoft Purview eDiscovery. Prevent loss of sensitive data via email with Outlook policy tips and Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention. Scan spreadsheets for errors and inconsistencies using the Inquire add-in in Excel, and view audit trails with spreadsheet compare.2
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Streamline integration and manipulation of large volumes of data from various sources and perform rapid analysis using PowerPivot in Excel. Explore different cuts and views of data with a click in a pivot table or pivot chart. Compile data, charts, and graphs into a single, interactive Power View.
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Safeguard digital information from unauthorized use through integration with Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) for Windows Server.2
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Increase collaboration and improve team productivity with site mailboxes. Access project-related email in Exchange and documents in SharePoint, all from within Outlook, with access restricted to team members who have the right permissions.2
Office LTSC Standard for Mac 2021
The essentials for businesses that need desktop productivity apps for Mac.
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Classic versions of the productivity apps installed on one Mac: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams.1
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OneNote: access to additional OneNote features (features vary).
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Web versions of Word, OneNote, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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Administrators can deploy software to many users at once with volume activation.
- [1] Office LTSC 2021 includes the Microsoft Teams client app. When the user launches the Teams client app, they'll be prompted to sign in. Users whose Microsoft Entra ID account is linked to an existing Teams, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 service plan will be able to use that account to sign in to their existing licensed version of the Teams service. Users without an existing license for Teams will be able to use the free or the Exploratory experience for Microsoft Teams. The free version of Microsoft Teams is for users who don't have an existing Microsoft Entra ID account. For more information, see Manage the free version of Microsoft Teams. The Exploratory experience is for users in an organization who have existing Microsoft Entra ID accounts but aren't licensed for Teams. For more information, see Manage the Microsoft Teams Exploratory license.
- [2] Office suites provide different levels of integration with business productivity servers. Contact a Microsoft Certified Partner to find the best solution for your needs.
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