Complete Microsoft 365 License Guide For Your Organization

Are you confused about which of the many versions of the Microsoft 365 license to choose? Let us solve your concern.

Most of the organizations find the entire process of starting with Microsoft 365 very overwhelming, mainly for two reasons. First they get confused by the variety of license versions available to use, and secondly because they lack understanding about where to begin with. So, first of all, let us clear one thing straightforwardly that each Microsoft 365 license has its defined set of targeted end-users.

So, which one of these is right for your organization? Whether you should go with Business Standard License or choose Enterprise E3? Or, what are the differences that you should look into while choosing Enterprise E5 or Business Premium? What supplementary services, apps, and features come along each of these license version? How much each of them will cost?

At Code Creators, we can completely relate to your frustration, and our experts can guide you through making the right decision. To help you with choosing the right version of Microsoft Office 365, we have list down a few important questions and their comprehensive answers, that will help you develop a clear picture and getting a quick overview of every license version that is available.

What Are the Different Microsoft 365 License Types Available?

Just for the sake of this blog, we are including the most common types of Microsoft 365 licenses that are available, however, you can always add on features to your subscriptions.

Business Licenses (For Enterprises with Less Than 300 Users)

Microsoft 365 Business Basics

This license comes with an annual commitment and cost your around US$4.8/user/month. According to Microsoft itself and experts too, this is best for business firms that are looking for an easy, remote solutions along with basic Microsoft apps and features like Microsoft Teams, Cloud Storage and Office Online (excluding desktop version).

Microsoft 365 Business Basics comes with mobile and desktop version of multiple basic application which mainly include OneNote, PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel etc. Other Microsoft services integrate include MS Outlook, Microsoft Teams, One Drive, Exchange and SharePoint.

Microsoft 365 Business Standard

Microsoft 365 Business Standard license also comes with an annual commitment and cost your around US$12.18/user/month. According to Microsoft, this type of Office 365 license is ideal for business firms that are looking for completely collaborative and remote work solutions along while taking advantage from Microsoft tools like Microsoft Teams, Business Email, Cloud Storage and other premium Microsoft Office 365 apps across desktop and mobile devices.

Microsoft 365 Business Standard brings along mobile and desktop version of application like Microsoft Power Point Publisher (desktop version only), MS Access (desktop version only), MileIQ and Bookings etc. Other Microsoft services integrate include MS Outlook, Microsoft Teams, One Drive, Exchange and SharePoint.

Microsoft 365 Business Premium

You need an annual commitment for Microsoft 365 Business Premium too, and it will cost your around US$19.48/user/month. This license is ideally considered suitable for enterprises that are looking for secured, remote work solutions while benefitting from all the features offered by Microsoft 365 Business Standards, but with advanced device management and cyber-threat protection options.

Microsoft 365 Business Premium brings along mobile and desktop version of application like Microsoft Power Point Publisher (desktop version only), MS Access (desktop version only), MileIQ and Bookings etc. Other Microsoft services integrate include OneDrive, OneDrExchange, MS Outlook, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and Azure Information Process and Intune.

Enterprise Licenses (For Enterprise With More Than 300 Users)

Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3

This Enterprise License only comes with an annual commitment and cost your around US$32.42/user/month. As per Microsoft itself and experts too, it is presumably ideal for business firms that are seeking premium productivity levels with apps along with exceptional compliance and core security capabilities.

The Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 comes along with both mobile and desktop versions of MS Word, MS Excel, OneNote, MS Power Point and MS Access (desktop version only). Other Microsoft services integrated include MS Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Exchange, One Drive, Yammer, SharePoint, Lists, Sway, Stream, Microsoft Power Apps, Planner, To Do and Power Automate.

Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5

This Enterprise License only comes with an annual commitment and cost your around US$55.42/user/month. According to Microsoft, MS 365 E5 is best for enterprises seeking advance level security and highly-functional productivity apps along with voice, compliance and analytical capabilities.

The Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5 comes along with both mobile and desktop versions of MS Word, MS Excel, OneNote, MS Power Point and MS Access (desktop version only). Other Microsoft services integrated include Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Power BI Pro, Advanced eDiscovery, MS Outlook, Customer Lockbox, Microsoft Teams, Exchange, Azure Advanced Threat Protection, One Drive, Service Encryption with Customer Key, Yammer, SharePoint, Lists, Sway, Stream, Advanced Data Governance, Bookings, Microsoft Power Apps, Planner, Privileged Access Management, To Do and Power Automate.

So, now it is time to decide that which version of MS Office 365 is right for your organization. For easy and quick decision making, follow our decision tree below.

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Which MS Office 365 License Is Suitable to Your Organization? Let’s Decide with Our Decision Tree

Before telling you about the decision tree, we want to let you know that it is not any calculate technical methods to find out that which Office 365 version is right for you; and it is because every organization is different from other and so does their corporate structure and styles and thus they also want different types of customizations. However, the decision tree in the image below will helps you quickly go through the basics of Office 365 and also help you understand that which version is best suitable for your business needs.

If you are still confused about choosing the right, make a call and talk to Office 365 experts at Code Creators now.

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If you don’t find the above article or decision tree helpful in making the right decision for your organization, then we still got our Office 365 experts to guide you further. With extensive expertise and experience in hand, our experts make sure that you get the right version of Office 365 deployed at your enterprise.