Microsoft 365 add-ons, targeted capability, and licensing ROI

Choose Microsoft 365 GCC add-ons that reduce risk and deliver measurable value.

Compare Microsoft 365 add-ons for GCC security, compliance, collaboration, communications, ROI, and targeted capability planning

Targeted add-onsRisk reductionAdoption ROI
Add-on investment framework

Attach add-ons where they solve a real security, compliance, collaboration, or adoption gap.

This comparison helps teams evaluate Microsoft 365 add-ons as targeted investments instead of default upgrades, tying each module to risk reduction, operating value, and implementation readiness.

01Risk signal

Connect add-ons to a specific security, compliance, communication, or data protection gap.

02License fit

Understand which base plans already include the capability and where add-ons are needed.

03ROI discipline

Avoid paying for modules that teams are not ready to deploy, govern, or adopt.

04Operational readiness

Plan ownership, monitoring, policy, training, and support before enabling the add-on.

Microsoft 365 Addons

Microsoft 365 Addons Comparison
Microsoft 365 Addons Microsoft 365 G3 GCC License Microsoft 365 G5 GCC License Microsoft Office 365 G1 GCC License Microsoft Office 365 G3 GCC License Microsoft Office 365 G5 GCC License Microsoft 365 F1 GCC License Microsoft 365 F3 GCC License Microsoft Office 365 F3 GCC License
Microsoft 365 E5 Security Available Included Not included Not included Not included Not included Not included Not included
Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance Available Included Not included Not included Not included Not included Not included Not included
Microsoft 365 F5 Security Not included Not included Not included Not included Not included Available Available Available
Microsoft 365 F5 Compliance Not included Not included Not included Not included Not included Available Available Available
Microsoft 365 F5 Security Compliance Not included Not included Not included Not included Not included Available Available Not included
Microsoft 365 E5 Info Protection and Governance Available Included Available Available Included Available Available Available
Microsoft 365 E5 Insider Risk Management Available Included Available Available Included Available Available Available
Microsoft 365 E5 eDiscovery and Audit Available Included Available Available Included Available Available Available
Microsoft Defender for Identity Available Included Available Available Available Available Available Available
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 Available Included Available Available Included Available Available Available
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 Available Included Available Available Included Available Available Available
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Available Included Available Available Available Available Available Available
App governance for Microsoft Defender Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 Included Included Available Available Available Available Available Available
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 Available Included Available Available Available Available Available Available
Premium Assessments for Compliance Manager Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Priva Privacy Risk Management Available Available Available Available Available Not included Not included Not included
Priva Subject Rights Requests Available Available Available Available Available Not included Not included Not included
Compliance Program for Microsoft Cloud Available Available Available Available Available Not included Not included Not included
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention Included Included Available Included Included Not included Available Available
Exchange Archiving Included Included Available Included Included Not included Available Available
Microsoft Entra Premium Plan 1 Included Included Available Available Available Included Included Available
Microsoft Entra Premium Plan 2 Available Included Available Available Available Available Available Available
Microsoft Intune Included Included Available Available Available Included Included Available
10-year Audit Log Retention Not included Available Not included Not included Available Not included Not included Not included
Microsoft Endpoint Manager Remote Help Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Audio Conferencing with Dial Out to US and Canada Available Not included Available Available Not included Available Available Available
Extended Dial Out Minutes to US and Canada Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Teams Phone Available Included Available Available Available Available Available Available
Domestic Calling Plan Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Domestic Calling 240 Minute Plan Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Domestic Calling 120 Minute Plan Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
International Calling Plan (includes Domestic Plan) Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Teams Phone with Calling Plan Available Not included Available Available Not included Not included Available Available
Viva Topics Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Viva Insights Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Viva Learning Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Viva suite Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Viva suite with Glint Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
SharePoint Syntex Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Extra Graph Connector Capacity Available Available Not included Available Available Not included Not included Not included
Office 365 Extra File Storage Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
eDiscovery Storage Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Power BI Pro Available Included Available Available Included Available Available Available
Power BI Premium Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Power Apps per-app Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Power Apps per-user Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Power Automate per-user Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Power Automate per-user w/ Unattended RPA Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Power Automate per-flow Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available
Scheduler Available Available Available Available Available Not included Not included Not included
Universal Print Volume (500 print jobs) Available Available Not included Not included Not included Not included Available Not included
High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) Available Available Not included Not included Not included Not included Available Not included
Add-ons to measurable value

The right add-on should reduce risk, improve adoption, or make work easier to govern.

Ataira helps evaluate, implement, monitor, and operationalize Microsoft 365 add-ons so the investment becomes a working control, workflow, or collaboration capability.

Microsoft 365 GCC add-on guidance

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