If your organisation pays a monthly fee to Microsoft for Dynamics 365 products, you may be subject to a price increase of 9.3%-16.7% increase from 1st October 2024.

To mitigate the financial impact on your organisation, you might want to consider financing your software licenses ahead of the price increases. Financing locks in your prices for the duration of your finance agreement, regardless of any price increases that may be introduced by the provider(or fluctuating interest rates).

Contact the Bluestone team today to discuss your financing options, or read on more for information.

What’s changing for customers of Microsoft Dynamics 365?

Microsoft have announced new Premium offerings for Dynamics365 Supply Chain Management and Finance, alongside a significant major global price increase for most of the Dynamics 365 product line. The price increases will come into effect from October 1st, 2024.

These increases range from 10.3% to 16.7% (depending on which product you buy).

The price increases will apply on top of any local currency fluctuation increases which Microsoft may introduce throughout the year. The full list of announced price changes can be found here.

Who will be affected by these price changes?

Customers who buy their D365 licences through an EA/ESA or SCE will have price protection for licences locked in until the end of their contract.

However, customers who buy outside of these programmes. e.g., through the CSP programme, or Enterprise Agreement customers who are due for renewal, will be impacted.

Mitigating the financial impact

Financing your software licenses locks in your prices for the duration of your finance agreement, regardless of any price increases that maybe introduced by the provider (or fluctuating interest rates).

Contact the Bluestone team today to discuss how financing your Microsoft Dynamics 365 licenses could mitigate the impact of these price increases on your organisation by locking in your price for the next 3 to 5years.  

Other reasons to consider financing software licenses

Spread costs in line with fixed payments

Manage your budget more effectively by spreading the cost of the software via fixed and affordable payments, providing financial stability and easier cashflow management.

Potential tax benefits

Unlike cash, finance can unlock 100% tax relief on both capital expenditure and the interest which can offer notable tax advantages.

Bespoke solutions for software only

Our funders treat software as an asset in its own right, including both recognised off-the-shelf software products, bespoke solutions, physical licenses and contracts or wholly hosted or cloud-based solutions. This means software for your organisation can be leased rather than paid for via a loan.

Bespoke payment structures

Where required we can structure a payment schedule that suits your organisation, e.g., setting repayments to coincide with seasonal fluctuations in income.

Hassle-free 'End of Term'

We can finance software on a fixed term lease which simply terminates at the end of the term. There is no requirement to get in touch and manually terminate the agreement.

Contact our team today

Our award-winning, independent team of finance experts has over 27 years of experience helping organisations offer finance as a payment option for their customers. With Bluestone as your finance partner, you can trust that we’ll support you and your customer throughout the entire process, from application to approval and beyond. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us using the details below.

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