TL;DR: Ditch Microsoft 365 for Office Pro 2019, which comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for $24.97. Whether you’re managing a business or just staying on top of personal projects ...

It may be hard to go without apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but a Microsoft 365 subscription gets expensive quickly. Instead of renting your productivity, a cheaper option is to get a ...

Screenshot: Microsoft Web versions Anyone with a web browser and a free Microsoft account—student, teacher, or otherwise—can get at the online versions of Word and Excel without paying anything.

Microsoft 365 is the de facto option. But if you just need to open, edit, and create basic documents, you don’t have to spend anything.