Microsoft announces special pricing on Dynamics CRM Online + Office 365 + Power BI

Taking aim squarely at Salesforce, Microsoft has rolled out a new offer that combines Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Professional with Office 365 and Power BI into what it calls its Sales Productivity solution.

This new solution will be offered to customers for the promotional price of $65 per user, per month through June 2015. And the offer is available in all markets worldwide where Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, Office 365 and Power BI are available, starting Wednesday. Existing users of Office 365 can upgrade to the Sales Productivity solution for $45 per user, per month - almost 50 percent lower than comparable offerings from Salesforce, according to Microsoft's figures.

At its Worldwide Partner Conference in July, Microsoft had told partners that it was planning to offer the same combined solution would be offered at $90 per user per month. The regular price for CRM Online professional is between is $105 and $65 per user per month.

"The importance of combining powerful productivity tools with business applications is something that Microsoft Dynamics has recognized all along - indeed it is core to our strategy," said Bob Stutz, corporate vice president, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, in a statement. "We have been building our products to work seamlessly together from day one, and this new offering makes it even easier for our customers to benefit from this combination of solutions today: Microsoft Dynamics CRM plus Office 365 plus Power BI is a winning bet."