Up
Core CAL Suite goes up 15% and Enterprise CAL Suite goes up 20%.
- Announced
- April 3, 2025
- Effective
- August 1, 2025
The increase was delayed from July 1 to August 1, 2025. No dollar prices were in the source.
Who is affected
Customers renewing Core CAL Suite or Enterprise CAL Suite.
+15% / +20%No dollar price was in the source, so this briefing does not estimate a cost for 50 users.
What to do before renewal
- If you still have a mix of on-prem and cloud users, compare a move to Microsoft 365 E3 or Business Premium with renewing the CAL suites.
- The increase was delayed from July 1 to August 1, 2025. Ask which date the renewal quote uses.
Sources
List price is not your partner price. Read the source before you treat a figure as a quote.
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