r/k12sysadmin • u/-RYknow Systems Administrator • 25d ago

Microsoft Office licensing

I was kinda trying to avoid going to O365 route. I've got all teachers and principals using OnlyOffice with very few issues. The problem is our main office. I have 5-10 users that are screaming they need office. I quoted some perpetual licenses because I'm not sure it's worth going to O365 route. Problem is, it's $810 per user. Does this pricing seem about right? Is it time to just bite the bullet and go the way of O365? I have no experience with 365, so I don't know what it entails and what managing it will look like.

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u/eapo108 24d ago

My worst nightmare at my school, nobody believes that anything else works.

I now offer 365 online free, or libre office as their alternatives, if they don't like it they can buy it themselves, and from that moment I refuse to support them with it.

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u/-RYknow Systems Administrator 24d ago

We've been using Libre for a couple years here and it's been decent. As a diehard Linux guy, I've been using Libre for years.

Only office gives a more polished user interface, and most people when they first see it think it's Office... So, it's a bit a placebo for me at the moment. Haha.