Microsoft 365 and Office on PerkShelf: Office 365 Login, Family Admin or A3
Three ways to get Word, Excel and PowerPoint: a one-year Office 365 login, the admin seat of a Family plan for five people, or an A3 education account.
All three give you the Office apps; they differ in who owns the account and how many people it covers.
Office 365, 1 year login
$0.99. A ready Microsoft login with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Forms on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS, plus 100 GB of OneDrive. Change the password on first sign-in.
Microsoft 365 Family admin, 8 months
$39.99. The admin login of a Family plan with eight months left. Invite five members; each gets the apps and OneDrive on up to five devices.
Microsoft 365 A3, 1 year
$9.99. An education account; see the Office 365 guide.
Windows
A lifetime Windows 10/11 Pro retail key is $19.99. See retail vs OEM keys.
Which to choose
One person for a year: the Office 365 login. A household or small team: the Family admin seat. Students and teachers: A3.