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Microsoft 365 for business is a subscription service that lets you run your organization in the cloud while Microsoft takes care of the IT for you. We manage your devices, protect against real-world threats, and provide your organization with the latest in business software. You can sign up for a free trial subscription for Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Defender for Business, or Microsoft 365 Apps for business and try it out for 30 days.
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You must use a credit or debit card when you sign up for a free trial. At the end of your free trial period, your trial subscription is automatically converted to a paid subscription. Your card isn't billed until the trial period ends.
Choosing a plan depends on your specific business needs. The Microsoft 365 plan chooser helps you select a plan. The tool makes recommendations based on your answers to questions about things like the size of your business, your field of work, the devices that you use, and what kind of features, IT support, and security that you're looking for.
You don't need an existing Microsoft account to sign up for a free trial.
For all other procedures in this article, the following items are required:
International credit cards aren't accepted. You can pay for your subscription by:
Proof of payment is provided in the form of Fapiaos. You can submit your Fapiao request to our Fapiao system about three (3) days after you pay.
To create an account and sign up for a free trial subscription of Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Defender for Business, or Microsoft 365 Apps for business, use the following steps.
The sign-up process might take several minutes to complete. After it's complete, you're ready to start the setup wizard for your subscription. For more information about setting up your subscription, see Next steps.
When you start a free trial, we automatically create a billing account for you. You use your billing account to manage your account settings, invoices, payment methods, and purchases. For more information about billing accounts, see Understand billing accounts.
Do you need more time to try out the features of Microsoft 365 for business before buying? If your trial subscription is within 15 days of expiring and hasn't been extended yet, you can extend your trial for another 30-day period. You can only do this one time.
Find out what type of billing account you have.
If you have an MCA billing account type:
If you have an MOSA billing account type:
At the end of the free trial period, most trial subscriptions automatically convert to a paid subscription. The paid subscription defaults to the plan that you currently have. You can buy a different plan by following the steps in Buy a different subscription.
If you want to buy your subscription before your trial is over, use the following steps.
Find out what type of billing account you have.
If you have an MCA billing account type:
If you have an MOSA billing account type:
If you decide to cancel your trial subscription before the free trial period ends, go to the Microsoft 365 admin center and turn off recurring billing. The trial automatically expires when your month ends, and your credit card isn't charged.
If you already have a Microsoft 365 for business subscription, you can use the Microsoft 365 admin center to try a different subscription.
When you add a subscription through the Microsoft 365 admin center, the new subscription is associated with the same organization (domain namespace) as your existing subscription. This association makes it easier to move users in your organization between subscriptions, or to assign them a license for the other products they need.
Find out what type of billing account you have.
If you have an MCA billing account type:
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All trial subscriptions include 25 free licenses for the duration of the trial period.
If you have an MOSA billing account type:
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All trial subscriptions include 25 free licenses for the duration of the trial period.
As your users change roles, they might need features that aren't available in their current Microsoft 365 for business subscription. When this happens, you can add a new subscription that includes those features and assign licenses to the people who need them.
When you buy another subscription through the Microsoft 365 admin center, the new subscription is associated with the same organization (domain namespace) as your existing subscription. This association makes it easier to move users in your organization between subscriptions, or to assign them a license for another subscription they need.
If you want to move all of your users to a different subscription, see Upgrade or change to a different Microsoft 365 for business plan.
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You must move or reassign users from your free trial subscription to the new subscription before your 90-day grace period ends after your trial subscription expires. By doing this, you keep your data, accounts, and configuration. Otherwise, that information is deleted at the end of 90 days. Find out what type of billing account you have.
If you have an MCA billing account type:
Check out this video and others on our YouTube channel.
If you found this video helpful, check out the complete training series for small businesses and those new to Microsoft 365 on YouTube.
If you have an MOSA billing account type:
If you have a new account and are setting up your first subscription, you can use the guided setup articles to help you get started.
If you already have a subscription and are adding a new subscription, you can move users to it. To learn how, see Move users to a different subscription.
If you upgraded to Microsoft 365 Business Premium, use the steps in the Business Premium library to set up your new security capabilities.
Microsoft 365 for business training videos (video)
Add users and assign licenses at the same time (article)
Assign licenses to users (article)
Upgrade to a different plan (article)
Buy or edit an add-on for Microsoft 365 for business (article)
Add storage space for your subscription (article)
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