Microsoft Office 2021 Home and Business - for PC or Mac
Office 2021 includes feature-rich applications to help users create great content in less time.
Available for Window and Mac users
Office apps are customized to run on each platform with the same or some different features, like the
specific features of Office applications available for Mac users may differ from those available for PC
users.
For Window users
For Mac users
The lowest TCO for deployment
Delivering the most secure and most productive Office experience – with the lowest total cost of
ownership for deployment and management.
A Single-point Solution
Office 2021 brings you an amalgamation of old and advanced features of Office applications. It is a new
release with a subset of attributes from Office 365 for those customers who can not be cloud-connected.
Office 2021 | for not so cloud-friendly customers
Various customers may find it challenging to stay connected with the cloud and receive regular
updates. Office 2021 provides some valuable enhancements for these customers who can’t be
cloud-connected or receive regular updates. The new enhancements in Office 2021 includes various
additions made in the features of Office 365 ProPlus over the last three years. This Office
version provides updates to the on-premises applications for both users and IT professionals.
Office 365 | a cloud-connected version of Office
Office 365 ProPlus is cloud-powered innovation that delivers an experience having the most of
both - productivity and security. This cloud-connected version offers improved productivity,
enhanced security and the lowest TCO at the minimal cost of ownership for deployment and
management.
Office 2021 includes the most advanced versions of the Office applications. It has all the functionality
that's in Office 365 and more.
Updates to Servers
Office 2021 includes updates to the below-mentioned servers:
Skype for Business Server 2021
An exception productivity Office Suite
Office 2021 brings together applications enriched with features required to create amazing content in less
time.
Enhanced Office applications
Office 2021 is the next on-premises version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Word 2021
New and better inking features like pressure sensitivity, roaming pencil case, and tilt effects to make
working on Word easy and real-like.
- Black theme
- Learning tools (captions and audio descriptions)
- Improved inking functionality
Excel 2021
Powerful new data analysis features, like new charts, new formulas, and bettered PowerPivot to perform
better data analysis.
- Funnel charts, 2D maps, and timelines
- New Excel functions and connectors
- Ability to publish Excel to PowerBI
- PowerQuery enhancements
Powerpoint 2021
Cinematic presentations with new and advanced features like Zoom and Morph to create more impactful content.
- Zoom capabilities for ordering of slides within presentations
- Morph transition feature
- Ability to insert and manage Icons, SVG, and 3D models
- Improved roaming pencil case
Outlook 2021
Focus Mode to block out distractions and manage email more efficiently. Focused Inbox moves out less
important emails, navigating you to the emails that matter.
- Updated contact cards
- Office 365 Groups (requires Exchange online account)
- Focused inbox
- Travel and delivery summary cards
The suite does not include OneNote. Its UWP version bundled with Windows 10 replaces it. The 2021 version of
OneNote can be installed as an optional feature on the Office Installer.
New IT value
The suite does not include OneNote. Its 2021 version can be installed as an optional feature on the Office
Installer.
More security at a lesser cost
Click-to-Run (C2R) is a modern deployment technology that was introduced in Office 2013. It is now
used worldwide to deploy and update Office across billions of devices. With the 2021 version of
Office, we are moving the Office's on-premises versions to C2R for minimizing cost and maximizing
security.
More security at a lesser cost
Click-to-Run (C2R) is a modern deployment technology that was introduced in Office 2013. It is now
used worldwide to deploy and update Office across billions of devices. With the 2021 version of
Office, we are moving the Office's on-premises versions to C2R for minimizing cost and maximizing
security.
Up-To-Date Apps On Installation
Reduced Network Consumption
Easy Upgrade Path to Office 365 ProPlus
Pick The Best Version Of Office For You
Compare Office 2021 and Office 365 ProPlus.
| Feature |
Office 2021 |
Office 365 ProPlus |
| Real-time presence |
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| @Mentions in Outlook |
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| Real-time co-authoringr |
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| Chat with co-authors within documents |
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| @Mentions in Word, Excel, PowerPoint |
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| Shared with Me |
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| Office 365 Groups |
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| MRU (Most Recently Used) |
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| Simplified Ribbon Menu across apps |
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