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Microsoft 365 License Comparison
Microsoft provides best-in-class platforms and productivity services for a mobile-first, cloud-first world empowering people and organizations to achieve more. The chart below provides a detailed license comparison for popular business and enterprise license suites.
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Microsoft Office 365 License Plan Comparison
| Microsoft Features | M365 Business Standard | Office 365 F3 | Office 365 E1 | Office 365 E3 | Office 365 E5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Number of Users | 300 | Unlimited | Unlimted | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Install Office on up to 5 PCs/Macs + 5 tablets + 5 smartphones per user | Business Standard | Web Version Only | Web Version Only | ProPlus | ProPlus |
| OneDrive Cloud Storage | Unlimited | 2GB | 1TB | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Email, Calendar | Yes | Browser (2GB) | Browser (50GB) | Yes | Yes |
| Meetings | Yes | Join Only | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams, Yammer, SharePoint | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Planner | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| To-Do | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Bookings | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Outlook Customer Manager, Invoicing, Business Center and MileIQ | Yes[1] | No | No | No | No |
| Legal compliance & archiving needs for email – archiving, eDiscovery, mailbox hold | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Information protection – message encryption, rights management, data loss prevention | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Plan 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Microsoft Threat Protection, Office Cloud App Security, Threat Intelligence, Advanced Compliance | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Personal Analytics with MyAnalytics | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes, Plus Power BI Pro |
| Audio Conferencing | Add On | No | Add On | Add On | Yes |
| Phone System | Add On | No | Add On | Add On | Yes |
| 1. Invoicing, Business Center and MileIQ available only in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom |
Microsoft 365 License Plan Comparison
| Microsoft Features | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Microsoft 365 F1 | Micrsoft 365 F3 | Microsoft 365 E3 | Microsoft 365 E5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum number of Users | 300 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Office 365 Plan: See table above for details | M365 Business Standard | See Below [2] | Office 365 F3 | Office 365 E3 | Office 365 E5 |
| Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Plan 1 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Windows | Windows 10 Business | No | Windows 10 Enterprise | Windows 10 Enterprise | Windows 10 Enterprise |
| Windows: Virtualization Rights | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows: Windows Information Protection, Windows Hello, Credential Guard, Device Guard, App Locker | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows: Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| EMS: Microsoft Intune, Azure Active Directory Premium P1 | Yes [1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EMS: Azure Information Protection P1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| EMS: Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EMS: Azure Active Directory Premium P2, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Azure Information Protection P2 | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| [1] Selected features only: App protection for Office mobile apps, MDM for Windows 10 PCs, Selective wipe of company data, AAD Auto-Enroll [2] Limited to Read-only Office for the web and Office Mobile apps. Includes Microsoft Teams, Shifts, Tasks, and Walkie Talkie. Limited access to Yammer and SharePoint. |
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