Cost guides
What Microsoft licences actually cost
Microsoft list prices, the CALs nobody budgets for, and the exact point where a subscription overtakes a one-time purchase — worked through with real numbers.
Windows Server 2022 license price: full cost breakdown
What Windows Server 2022 actually costs in 2026 — Standard vs Datacenter vs Essentials, core packs, CALs and the real total for a typical 16-core server.
See the breakdown →Office 2024 lifetime licence: what it costs and what you get
Office 2024 one-time purchase pricing in 2026 — Home, Home & Business and Professional Plus, versus the running cost of a Microsoft 365 subscription.
See the breakdown →Visio licence cost: Professional 2024 vs Visio Plan 1 and Plan 2
How much Microsoft Visio costs in 2026 — Visio Professional 2024 one-time pricing against Visio Plan 1 and Plan 2 monthly subscriptions, with a break-even table.
See the breakdown →SQL Server 2022 licence cost: per-core vs Server+CAL
SQL Server 2022 pricing explained — Standard and Enterprise per-core costs, the Server+CAL alternative, and where each model becomes cheaper.
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