What is the difference between Office2016 and Office365?

office365 is a web service, office2016 is a local application; launch office 365, means that Microsoft intends to office software into a service, which is Microsoft to take an important decision; specific differences

1. the price difference

From the official website of Microsoft, the subscription price for office 365 is $ 99.99 per year, but it can support 5 computers (PC or Mac) and up to 5 mobile devices (flat or mobile)

While the office 2016 student version of $ 139.99, only supports a computer;

Assuming you need to use office on 5 computers, the total price of office 2016 is $ 699.95, you can use unlimited time, but considering that Microsoft will upgrade its office applications from time to time, as if from office 2013 upgrade to office 2016, So we might as well assume that you intend to use office 2016 for up to 3 years, so you use 699.95 dollars, in exchange for 5 computers to use office 2016 three years of right;

Of course, you can choose office 365, $ 99.99 per year, support 5 computers, 3 years the total price of less than $ 300, and in the past three years, your office can always keep the latest, do not worry about your office is the old version;

This calculation, office 365 for small businesses, home users is relatively affordable;

2,.additional functional differences

Office 365 Home Premium contains the following:

Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, OneNote, Outlook, Word, 20GB SkyDrive capacity, 60 minutes per month Skype free calls;

Office 2016 contains the following:

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote

Of course, when you see this share, OneNote has been free to all platforms, whether you are mac or pc or mobile phone users, are free to use OneNote.

3.other differences

Office 365 is based on the network office, but this does not mean that office 365 is a web version of the office, if you are office 365 users, then you still need to install the appropriate software on the computer, and even if you are offline , Still can use office 365; but office 365 in the use of the process, will have a closer contact with the network, for example, it will require users such as Microsoft Microsoft account, to encourage users to save the document in skydrive, real-time monitoring of your office 365 Whether the need for renewals and so on;

Office 2016 is completely a local application, you do not need to use the network can also experience the full functionality of office, only need to activate an installation, the software will always belong to you.