SoftMall Reviews 1,229

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Looking at 93 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Many customers found the purchase and installation process seamless and very easy, with clear instructions and near-instant delivery of download links and product keys. The customer service is frequently highlighted as exceptional, with people appreciating the prompt and helpful responses, often resolving issues within hours. Reviewers are particularly impressed with the efficiency and the supportive approach of the team, making their overall experience very positive. However, some customers also noted issues with product activation, where keys were no longer valid or the product did not work as expected. A few other people also felt that customer service communication was very slow at times, with ignored emails and chat responses, leading to frustration. There were also mentions of products being unsuitable or not containing advertised features, and some confusion regarding licensing details.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great value for money, purchased 5 copies of MS Office 24, one of which was for Mac. All installed easily and worked fine. Did get a problem with one of them after about 3 months when it suddenly de... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After spending lots of time researching Softmall and thinking was I about to be scammed, I couldn't have been any more wrong. I purchased Office 24 pro edition. The whole process was seamless and ve... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been looking to replace aging office version. Was sceptical of too good to be true prices. However, decided to give them a try on basis of money back offer. Purchase was easy, download instructions v... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had downloaded & installed Office 2024 that I had just purchased online from SoftMail, but I was struggling to activate it. I had tried to follow the online instructions, but came to a dead end. Aft... See more


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Software Kingdom Ltd is an established registered UK company where we specialize in selling computer parts and software. The company was founded in 2015 and during this time we have built up a solid foundation of knowledge and a reputation for high quality service within the computer industry.


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4.4

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

1k reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Support

I've purchased three Office 2021 licences over the last few weeks, two installed without a hitch and when the third one didn't activate I emailed customer services and Paul responded within five minutes with the solution to my issue.
Excellent service, I'll be using SoftMall again.

30 September 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

I had downloaded & installed Office 2024 that I had just purchased online from SoftMail, but I was struggling to activate it. I had tried to follow the online instructions, but came to a dead end. After nearly an hour of trying, I contacted SoftMail through their online chat. Their agent (Paul) very patiently helped me through an alternative method, & he even used the phone activation option on my behalf. It took only 25 mins from contacting Paul to being able to use the downloaded app. I was very impressed by his knowledge, skill and helpful attitude.

23 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No issues at all.

No issues at all.
Downloaded Office 2024 for Mac at a fraction of the cost of downloading from Microsoft. No issue with download or install and license installed without a single problem. Up and running and registered within 15 minutes.

15 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a small package from these guys…

Bought a small package from these guys a long time ago and recently got booted off my Microsoft account, Got help from Paul who send really helpful explanations and excellent and he got me back in when Microsoft were no use. I cannot reccomend using softmall to buy your software enough, and Paul is absolutely brilliant too, I would give my experience with softmall 6 stars if I could!

29 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All good

I was apprehensive about buying this because the price seemed too low, but I took the risk and it was all good. The registration with Microsoft was a bit of a faff, because of their interminable code numbers, but that's Microsoft, not the seller.

31 August 2025
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Mixed bag

This was tricky. Microsoft had crippled my previously satisfactory copy of Office 2021 with inadequately-tested updates. Microsoft support is legendary - as in, it's a legend like King Arthur or the Loch Ness Monster and has no basis in reality - so I thought replacing my 2021 copy with Office 2024 for £25 would be a good solution.

I uninstalled Office 2021, installed the downloaded product and launched Word and Outlook - both of which looked identical to my 2021 products - and neither requested a licence key, as the instructions said Word should. So I uninstalled again, and checked that all the old Office files had been removed - they had. I re-installed 2024, then launched Word, as instructed. Again, it looked like the 2021 version. When I went to check the version and details, I found that the File tab did indeed have a request to enter a licence key, carefully hidden! I entered the key - and it announced itself as 2024 LTSC. "GREAT!" I thought.

Then I looked for Outlook on the Start menu, eventually finding it as 'Outlook Classic'. ('Outlook' gives you the cut-down version that's a replacement for the MS Mail client.) It wanted the licence key, but then insisted that I'd tried to instal it too many times - but I'd only just FOUND the beast! I then had to go through the tedious rigmarole of the 'telephone registration', typing TEN 7-DIGIT NUMBERS into boxes on screen then having to enter EIGHT 6-digit numbers into boxes on my phone screen.

BUT IT WORKED! I'm now the proud owner of a copy of Office 2024 - which looks & feels just like the 2021 version. It remains to be seen whether it's any more stable.

1 September 2025
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

All initially went well until I logged…

Mixed feelings about this. All initially went well until I logged in and discovered that the product activation key I purchased a few months prior no longer worked (despite the fact that I was regularly using microsoft office in the interim, so nothing to do with prolonged inactivity). Attempted to contact customer services, who eventually got back to me via email and managed to get this re-activated.

1 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam-like Behavior



Scam-like Behavior – Avoid This Company

These people behave like scammers. They take your money for one product but deliver something else. If it works, fine, if not, they will refund you. No ethics, no trust, no proper customer service. Stay away — you cannot rely on them.

20 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Microsoft office

Easy enough to download had to click the link to remove existing office from Microsoft downloaded inserted new key & it works had a problem customer services emailed the remedy

31 July 2025

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