Microsoft 365 promotion updates
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Advance Microsoft 365 growth opportunities with extended E3 offers, eligible E7 promotions, and growth margin planning.
- Impacted audience
- CSP distributors, indirect resellers, direct bill partners, and scale solution providers (SSPs).
To support continued customer acquisition and upsell opportunities for Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners, key Microsoft 365 E3 promotions now continue through December 31, 2026.
At the same time, Microsoft 365 E7 promotional offers retire on October 1, 2026, as Microsoft evolves partner investments toward growth margin - expanding beyond promotional transactions to sustain customer growth over time.
Together, these promotional updates give you a clear path to growing Microsoft 365 opportunities today while strengthening your long-term growth strategy.
Extended Microsoft 365 E3 promotions
The following Microsoft 365 E3 offers remain available through December 31, 2026:
| Product | Offer / discount | Promotion type | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 E3 | 10% off, 3-year | New-to-offer | Through December 31, 2026 |
| Microsoft 365 E3 | 20% off, 1-year | Targeted offer | Through December 31, 2026 |
These offers provide additional opportunities to:
- Acquire new Microsoft 365 customers and expand license-count opportunities
- Upgrade eligible Office 365 customers to Microsoft 365 E3
- Build security, productivity, and AI-readiness conversations that can grow over time
Microsoft 365 E7 promotions retire October 1, 2026
Eligible Microsoft 365 E7 promotional purchases remain available through September 30, 2026. If you have active Microsoft 365 E7 opportunities in your pipeline, prioritize those transactions before these promotions retire.
Current eligible retirement offers include:
| Product | Offer / discount |
|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 E7 | 10% off, 1-year |
| Microsoft 365 E7 | 15% off, 1-year |
| Microsoft 365 E7 | 15% off, 3-year |
Details
- Microsoft 365 E7 promotional offers remain available for eligible customer purchases through September 30, 2026
- New promotional transactions aren't available beginning October 1, 2026
- Existing subscriptions purchased before retirement continue according to contracted terms
Start building your growth margin strategy
The strongest Microsoft 365 opportunities come from deploying new workloads, expanding usage, deepening engagement, and turning early investments into lasting business outcomes. Growth margin reflects that shift by rewarding sustained customer growth and deployment success over time, so you can:
- Align sales, customer success, and service motions around ongoing Microsoft 365 usage and value realization
- Reduce reliance on limited-time promotional offers and foster longer-term customer relationships and expansion opportunities
- Expand Microsoft 365, AI, security, and workload conversations across the customer lifecycle
Next steps
- Review customer opportunities that might benefit from extended Microsoft 365 E3 promotions through December 31, 2026
- Identify eligible Microsoft 365 E7 opportunities and complete qualifying promotional transactions before September 30, 2026
- Review the Global Promotion Readiness Guide and growth margin resources to start planning your Microsoft 365 growth strategy