Office 365 Business

Microsoft 365 Business Plans

Microsoft 365 for business is a comprehensive set of business productivity and collaboration tools, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and other Office products, that are always up to date. You can protect your work files on all your iOS, Android, and Windows 10 devices with enterprise-grade security that is simple to manage.

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Microsoft Apps for Business Microsoft Business Standard Microsoft Business Basic Microsoft Business Premium
Installed Office Suite
5 PCs or Macs, 5 phones, and 5 tablets per user
Office On-Line
Advanced security, Access and data control, Cyberthreat protection
User Maximum 300 300 300 300
One Drive Cloud Storage 1 TB/user 1 TB/user 1 TB/user 1 TB/user
Exchange Inbox 50 GB/user 50 GB/user 50 GB/user
Office Apps Included Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Power Point Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Word Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Power Point Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Word Web and Mobile Versions Only Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Power Point Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Word
Included Services Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Sway Microsoft Teams Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Sway Microsoft Teams Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Sway Microsoft Teams Microsoft Intune Azure Information Protection
Office 365 enterprise

Microsoft 365 Enterprise Plans

Microsoft 365 for enterprise is a complete, intelligent solution that empowers everyone to be creative and work together securely. Microsoft 365 for enterprise is designed for large organizations, but it can also be used for medium-sized and small businesses that need the most advanced security and productivity capabilities.

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Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise Microsoft 365 E1 Microsoft 365 E3 Microsoft 365 E5
Installed Office Suite
5 PCs or Macs, 5 phones, and 5 tablets per user
Office On-Line
User Maximum Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
One Drive Cloud Storage 1 TB/user 1 TB/user 5 TB/user 5 TB/user
Exchange Inbox 50 GB/user 100 GB/user 100 GB/user
Corporate Video Portal
Enterprise Management
Audio Calls
Phone System
Advanced Analytics
Microsoft Defender
Defender for Endpoint
Defender for Office 365
Defender for Identity
Advanced Compliance
Office Apps Included Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Power Point Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Word Web and Mobile Versions Only Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Power Point Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Word Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Power Point Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Word Power BI Pro
Included Services Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Stream Microsoft Sway Microsoft Teams Microsoft Yammer Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Stream Microsoft Sway Microsoft Teams Microsoft Yammer Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Exchange Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Stream Microsoft Sway Microsoft Teams Microsoft Yammer
Microsoft Exchange Online Subscriptions

Microsoft Exchange Online Plans

Microsoft Exchange Online is a hosted messaging solution that delivers the capabilities of Microsoft Exchange Server as a cloud-based service. It gives users access to email, calendar, contacts, and tasks from PCs, the web, and mobile devices.

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Microsoft Exchange Online Plan 2 Microsoft Exchange Online Plan 1 Microsoft Exchange Online Kiosk
Outlook on the web1, Outlook for iOS and Android1, Exchange ActiveSync and SMTP
POP and IMAP 2
EWS application support, Outlook for Windows1, Outlook for Mac1
Basic Mobility and Security for Microsoft 365
Exchange Online Archiving for Exchange Online
Exchange Online Archiving for Exchange Server
Manual retention policies, labels, and tags
IRM using Azure Information Protection
Microsoft Purview Message Encryption (Basic)
Microsoft Purview Advanced Message Encryption
Microsoft Purview Customer Key
In-Place Hold, Litigation Hold
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
Encryption of data at rest (BitLocker), Messaging Records Management (MRM), S/MIME, Journaling, eDiscovery content search3, Transport rules4
Support for IRM using Windows Server AD RMS5
Role-based permissions, role groups and role assignment policies
Delegate access and hierarchical address book
Inactive mailboxes
Microsoft 365 Groups 6 6
  • 1 Some third-party web parts and add-ins may not be available.
  • 2 POP is supported, but IMAP is not.
  • 3 For eDiscovery, you need a separate query for on-premises vs. cloud.
  • 4 Transport rules are made up of flexible criteria, which allow you to define conditions and exceptions, and actions to take based on the criteria. For a list of available criteria and actions, see the corresponding criteria and actions topics for each product.
  • 5 Windows Server AD RMS is an on-premises server that must be purchased and managed separately to enable the supported IRM features.
  • 6 Microsoft 365 Groups are available with reduced functionality.