What is the New Commerce Experience (NCE) in Microsoft CSP licensing?

NCE (New Commerce Experience) is Microsoft's modern commerce platform for CSP licensing. It replaced the older "legacy" CSP purchasing model for most products, including Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform licenses.

Key characteristics

• Seat-based subscriptions with defined billing terms (commonly monthly or annual).
• Term commitments — choosing a term affects pricing and how/when you can make changes.
• Structured change windows — there's typically a short window after purchase where you can still make adjustments without penalty.

NCE is designed to give Microsoft and partners more predictable, structured subscription management compared to the older model, but it also means term commitments matter more than they used to.