Microsoft 365 Business Basic pricing
Checked 2026-10-23against the vendor’s own page
Short answer: Microsoft 365 Business Basic publishes a free tier: 30-day trial. Paid plans start at $7.00 / user / mo (Basic, paid yearly). Both were read from Microsoft 365 Business Basic's own pricing page on 2026-10-23.
| Free tier | 30-day trial |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $7.00 / user / mo (Basic, paid yearly) |
| Self-hostable | No |
| Checked | 2026-10-23 |
| Source | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/compare-all-microsoft-365-business-products |
Worth knowing: Business Standard with Copilot is $23.50 / user / mo (paid yearly).
Custom-domain business email. The cheap end is genuinely cheap, and the gap between $1 and $12 per user buys far less than the pricing pages imply.
Email hosting alternatives, same check
| Tool | Free tier | Paid from | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoho Mail | 5 users, free | $1.00 / user / mo (Mail Lite) | |
| iCloud+ Custom Email Domain | None (paid only) | $0.99 / mo (50 GB tier) | |
| Migadu | None | $1.85 / mo (Micro, annual) | |
| Proton Mail | Yes (limited, no custom domain) | $9.99 / mo (Proton Unlimited) | |
| Fastmail | None | $5.00 / user / mo | |
| Google Workspace | 14-day trial | $7.20 / user / mo | |
| mailcow (self-hosted) | Free software, you pay for the VPS | $0 software + roughly $5 / mo VPS |
The self-hosted option
mailcow (self-hosted) is self-hostable, which turns a per-seat bill into a fixed server cost. Its published terms sit in the table above, and the mailcow (self-hosted) entry has the detail.
Where this number came from
The figure was read directly from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/compare-all-microsoft-365-business-products on 2026-10-23. It appears in our email hosting guide, where the same number was used in the comparison.
Prices are quoted in the currency the vendor publishes, never converted. If a price has moved since 2026-10-23, tell us and the row gets re-checked and re-dated rather than quietly edited.