O365 Licencing types explained
Types of Office 365
Licenses
Office 365 Business Basic
Office 365 Business Standard
Office 365 Business Premium
Office 365 E1
Office 365 E3
Office 365 E5
Explanation Features Use Case Scenarios Pricing
This is a lighter version of Office Web and mobile versions of Office
365, suitable for small businesses apps, email and calendaring, file Ideal for small businesses with less
that need basic Office storage and sharing, team complex IT needs and for businesses $5.00 user/month
applications, email, and cloud collaboration, security and compliance, that need a secure, remote work setup.
services. support and deployment
A more comprehensive version of
Office 365, including full Office All features of Basic plus desktop
Ideal for businesses that need full
applications, business email, and versions of Office apps, and services $12.50 user/month
remote work and collaboration tools.
other services for business for business management.
management.
The most comprehensive version
of Office 365, including all Ideal for businesses with advanced IT
All features of Standard plus advanced
features of Basic and Standard, needs, including robust security and $20.00 user/month
security and device management.
with added advanced security device management.
and device management.
Email, file storage and sharing, Ideal for large businesses that need
This is an enterprise-grade
meetings and IM, teamwork and robust collaboration tools, security, and
version of Office 365 designed for $8.00 user/month
collaboration, security and compliance, compliance, but can forgo the full suite
large organizations.
voice for Office 365. of Office applications.
A more comprehensive enterprise
Ideal for large organizations that need
version of Office 365, including all All features of E1 plus unlimited
advanced IT capabilities, including
features of E1 with added personal cloud, advanced security, $20.00 user/month
unlimited storage, robust security, and
security, compliance, and compliance and analytics.
analytics.
analytics.
The most comprehensive
Ideal for large organizations with
enterprise version of Office 365, All features of E3 plus advanced threat
advanced IT needs, including complex
including all features of E1 and protection, voice and audio $35.00 user/month
compliance requirements, advanced
E3, with added voice and conferencing.
security, and voice capabilities.
advanced threat protection.