Microsoft Office Home and Business 2024 Perpetual License

Product and entitlements

Licence terms

Lifecycle — the dates that decide this purchase

Microsoft publishes these requirements on the product page for this SKU. Microsoft does not name specific macOS version numbers there and defers to aka.ms/systemrequirements, so neither do we.

This listing is a one-time purchase of one licence. There is nothing to renew and no term to track.

Related listings we carry

Every figure on this page comes from one of the Microsoft pages below. We link them so you can check us rather than take our word for it.

• Microsoft — Office Home & Business 2024 product page
• Microsoft Singapore — Office Home & Business 2024
• Microsoft — get started with Office 2024 (plan comparison)
• Microsoft Learn — Office 2024 lifecycle (release and end-of-support dates)
• Microsoft Learn — Office 2021 lifecycle
• Microsoft Learn — Office 2019 lifecycle
• Microsoft Support — Office 2024 and Office LTSC 2024 FAQ
• Microsoft Support — what's the difference between Microsoft 365 and Office 2024
• Microsoft Support — transferring an Office licence to another device
• Microsoft Support — Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026

Does it include Outlook?

Outlook IS included. That is the difference between this product and Office Home 2024, and it is what most business buyers are actually paying the difference for.

Can I use it for my business?

Microsoft describes this product as being for use at home or work, and it does not carry the "For non-commercial use" line that Microsoft does put on Office Home 2024. No official Microsoft page, however, carries an explicit "commercial use rights" phrase, so this page does not claim one. If commercial use rights are the reason for the purchase, ask us and we will get it confirmed in writing before you order.

How many computers can I install it on?

One. Microsoft's wording is "One-time purchase for 1 PC or Mac". If you need it on several machines, order one licence per machine, or look at a Microsoft 365 subscription, which Microsoft licenses for multiple devices per user.

Can I move it to a new computer?

Yes, within Microsoft's published limit: no more than once every 90 days, except after hardware failure, and you must remove it from the old machine and keep no copies. Microsoft's page also notes that the person-to-person transfer process it describes is limited to the European Economic Area, so do not assume a licence can be sold on from Singapore.

Will I get Office 2027 free when it comes out?

No. Microsoft publishes that one-time purchases have no upgrade option and that the next major release must be bought at full price. If you want to always be on the current version, that is what a Microsoft 365 subscription does.

Is Publisher included?

No. Microsoft is retiring Publisher: subscriber access ends 1 October 2026 and support for the perpetual version ends 13 October 2026. It is not part of Office 2024.

Is this a subscription? Will it expire?

No, it is a one-time purchase. There is no annual renewal and the software does not stop working on a renewal date, because there is no renewal date. What it does have is an end-of-support date: Microsoft publishes end of support for Office 2024 as 10 October 2029. After that the software keeps running but Microsoft stops issuing security updates for it.

Is it a "lifetime licence"?

Microsoft does not use the word "lifetime" for these products and neither do we. Microsoft's own wording is "one-time purchase", and it publishes a dated end of support. The software does not stop working on that date, but Microsoft stops issuing security updates for it, which for most businesses is the date that actually matters.

Does it come with a warranty?

This is a software licence, not hardware. It carries no hardware warranty, no return-to-base service and no replacement entitlement, because there is no hardware to replace. What it carries is the licence itself, Microsoft's support for the product while it remains in support, and our own local support in Singapore.

Should I buy this or a Microsoft 365 subscription instead?

They are genuinely different products and the honest answer depends on what you need. A one-time purchase gets you the desktop applications on the device, frozen at the 2024 feature set, with no ongoing cost. Microsoft 365 gets you continuously updated applications plus the cloud services — mailbox, cloud storage, Teams — for a recurring fee. Microsoft's own comparison states that the one-time purchase "does not include any of the services that come with a Microsoft 365 subscription" and that "Security updates are included, but you won't get any new features. Upgrades to major releases aren't included." If nobody in your organisation will notice a frozen feature set and you want to stop paying, buy this. If you need the mailbox, the storage and the collaboration, buy the subscription. Ask us and we will price both honestly.

Where do the facts on this page come from?

Every figure on this page is quoted from the Microsoft product, support and lifecycle pages linked in the Official Microsoft Documentation section of this listing. Where Microsoft publishes nothing for this product — as with an explicit commercial use rights phrase — this page says so rather than filling the gap, and where Microsoft's own sources disagree, as they do on the Office 2021 retirement date, both readings are printed. SourceIT will confirm the licence terms and the price in writing with your quotation.