Home & Student
Covers the core apps — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — for personal, non-commercial use. It's the lightest edition and the right fit for students and everyday home use.
Home & Business
Everything in Home & Student, plus Outlook for email and calendar management, and a license that covers commercial use. Aimed at freelancers and small businesses.
Professional Plus
The most complete retail edition, adding Access (databases) and Publisher (desktop publishing) on top of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Most small businesses and power users choose this when they want every desktop app in one license.
Which edition do I need?
If you only write documents and build spreadsheets, Home & Student is enough. Add Outlook for email, choose Home & Business. If you need Access or Publisher too, go with Professional Plus.
