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Acces 2024 and Microsoft 365 Access Runtime
Sean Dring 
     
3 days ago
Hey there,

Just wondering if its a valid solution to buy Access 2024 and be able to use Microsoft 365 Access Runtime for other users? It (Microsoft Sales AI Chatbot)  says that the 2024 Access is a perpetual license.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/p/access/CFQ7TTC0PD0B?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/access/download-and-install-microsoft-365-access-runtime

I did ask the chatbot, but I just want to make sure it was not hallucinating! So I'd thought I'd ask the other AI - Actual Intelligence.

Here's its answer "With 2 licences of Access 2024 and 10 users on Access Runtime, your setup aligns well with typical business licensing: only the two PCs that design or edit the databases need the paid Access 2024 licences, while the 10 runtime users can run the application with the free Access Runtime and do not need additional Access licences. Make sure the runtime PCs meet the supported Windows and Office/Runtime version requirements, and that your Access app is deployed in a shared location (for example, a split front-end/back-end on a file server or SharePoint, depending on your design). To proceed, you can purchase the standalone Access licences from the page you are on, and then deploy Access Runtime to the other machines. Special business pricing may be available through our sales team if you want help with purchasing those two licences
Richard Rost  @Reply  
          
2 days ago
Yes, you should be fine. Access 2024 uses the compatible ACCDB file format, so you can build and maintain the application with the full version of Access 2024 and deploy the free Microsoft 365 Access Runtime to the other users.

The important thing is to keep everyone on the same bitness. I recommend 64-bit, assuming none of the machines have a reason to stay on 32-bit. Your front end can be an ACCDB (or preferably an ACCDE for users), and the back end can be another Access database file or SQL Server. That setup should work normally with the runtime.

I do have to preface that by saying I have not personally tested that exact Access 2024 plus Microsoft 365 Runtime combination. I've been using Microsoft 365 myself for the past five or six years, since Access 2019 was current. But I can't see Microsoft changing compatibility in a way that would break such a common deployment arrangement.
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