How to Cancel Microsoft 365 in 2026 (Free Alternatives for Everything)

Updated February 2026 • 7 min read

Microsoft 365 Personal costs $6.99/month ($70/year), Family is $9.99/month ($100/year). For most people, that's $70-100/year for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — apps that have free equivalents that are 95% as good. Here's how to cancel and what to use instead.

Microsoft 365 Pricing

Personal: $6.99/month or $69.99/year — 1 person, 1TB OneDrive
Family: $9.99/month or $99.99/year — 6 people, 1TB each
Business Basic: $6/user/month — web apps + Teams + 1TB

How to Cancel

Go to account.microsoft.com/services
Find Microsoft 365 → click Manage
Click Cancel subscription or Turn off recurring billing
Choose whether to cancel immediately or at end of billing period
Download any files from OneDrive before canceling (storage drops to 5GB)

⚠️ OneDrive Storage Warning

Your 1TB OneDrive storage drops to 5GB after canceling. If you have more than 5GB stored, Microsoft gives you a grace period but eventually makes files read-only. Download everything important before canceling.

What You Keep After Canceling

Office Online (free): Word, Excel, PowerPoint in browser — always free with a Microsoft account
Outlook.com: Email remains free
OneDrive 5GB: Free storage continues
All your files: Nothing is deleted (but you lose access to desktop apps)

Free Alternatives

Google Docs/Sheets/Slides — Free. Best for collaboration. 15GB free storage. Works offline. Opens .docx/.xlsx files natively.
LibreOffice — Free, open-source. Desktop apps that look/work like Office. Opens all Microsoft formats. Best offline Office replacement.
Apple iWork (Pages/Numbers/Keynote) — Free on all Apple devices. Clean, modern. Exports to .docx/.xlsx/.pptx.
Office Online (Microsoft) — Free! Microsoft's own web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Fewer features than desktop but handles 90% of tasks.
Google Drive — 15GB free (vs OneDrive's 5GB free). Handles cloud storage needs.

💡 When Microsoft 365 IS Worth It

Keep M365 if you:

Need advanced Excel features (pivot tables, Power Query, macros)
Work requires .docx/.pptx compatibility with perfect formatting
Use 1TB OneDrive storage heavily
Family plan: $100/year ÷ 6 people = $16.67/person/year — that's cheap

🔍 Find All Your Software Subscriptions

Microsoft 365 + Adobe + antivirus + cloud storage — software subscriptions add up. Upload your bank statement to JustCancel and see every recurring charge in one place.

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Quick Cancel Guide: Microsoft 365 Personal

Direct cancel link + step-by-step instructions