Office Home and Student 2021 will cost $150 Office Home and Business 2021 will cost $250. Office 2021, which is aimed at consumers and students, not business users, will be available in two versions. Today, October 1, Microsoft officials shared details about the other Office 2021, which will begin shipping on October 5, the same day that Windows 11 starts rolling out. Microsoft already made available last month one of two of its non-subscription, perpetual Office products: Office LTSC. Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley's blog covers the products, people and strategies that make Microsoft tick.