Microsoft’s October 2025 Promo Readiness Guide brings two major new Copilot offers and extensions of key M365 and Dynamics promos.
Some September offers have ended or evolved, reflecting Microsoft’s push to accelerate AI and multi-year commitments in CSP.
CSP partners face growing promo complexity, making Work 365’s Promo Explorer indispensable for tracking, comparing, and operationalizing these offers directly within Partner Center.
According to Microsoft’s October Global Promo Readiness Guide (updated October 3, 2025):
Scale Up with Microsoft 365 Copilot – 20% Targeted Offer
Duration: Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
Who it’s for: Selected SME & Channel customers scaling AI adoption.
Discount: 20% off M365 Copilot for 100+ licenses.
Why it matters: First scale-based Copilot incentive for CSP partners — designed to push organization-wide adoption.
Getting Started with M365 Copilot – 15% Offer
Duration: Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
Who it’s for: New-to-Copilot customers buying 10+ seats.
Discount: 15% off Copilot annual subscriptions.
Why it matters: Onboards smaller teams into AI pilots, positioning partners for future upsells into Scale Up.
Accelerate with Microsoft 365 E5 Annual Term (15%) — Extended through Dec 31, 2025.
Windows 365 “Getting Started” 20% Offer — Extended to Apr 30, 2026 (previously Oct 2025).
E5 Compliance + Copilot 50% and Purview Suite + Copilot 50% — still active and confirmed through Feb 2026.
Accelerate with M365 E3 (1-year) Promo – Retired.
Old Copilot “Getting Started” 15% offer – Replaced by the new dual Copilot promos.
From the FY26 Q1 cycle, the following promos continue unchanged into October:
| Category | Offer | Discount | Valid Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamics 365 | Bridge to the Cloud 2 | 40% | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Microsoft 365 | E5 Compliance + Copilot | 50% | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Microsoft 365 | E5 Annual Term (1-year) | 15% | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Microsoft 365 | E3/E5 3-year Commitments | 10% | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Security & Compliance | Purview Suite + Defender Suite (3-year) | 10% | Jan 1, 2026 |
Key Takeaway: Microsoft continues to reward long-term commitments and Copilot attachment, signaling that CSPs with strong billing and provisioning automation (like Work 365 customers) are best positioned to capture these incentives.
The volume and velocity of Microsoft promos are accelerating. Each month, new offers launch and others expire or evolve. For CSP billing and operations teams, this means:
Manual tracking across multiple promo IDs and term lengths (monthly, annual, triennial).
Increased risk of missed discounts or billing discrepancies.
Confusion between auto-applied vs. customer-initiated promos.
This complexity is exactly why Work 365’s Promo Explorer exists.
Promo Explorer = One pane of glass for all CSP promos.
Built directly into Work 365’s billing automation platform, Promo Explorer enables partners to:
Discover active and upcoming Microsoft promotions (synced from Partner Center).
Calculate eligibility and savings impact by customer, product, and subscription term.
Auto-apply the right promo during provisioning to avoid margin leakage.
Report on realized vs. missed discounts across your portfolio.
With the new Copilot-targeted offers, this feature helps CSPs identify which tenants and SKUs are eligible for 15% or 20% discounts — and apply them automatically during quoting or invoicing.
So, to get started with Work 365, reach out to our experts.