Microsoft 365 Enterprise
Take your enterprise to the next level with Microsoft 365, the leader in cloud-based productivity. Discover the benefits of an integrated cloud platform that delivers industry-leading productivity apps like Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, along with intelligent cloud services and world-class security.
About Microsoft 365
A complete, intelligent solution, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, that empowers everyone to be creative and work together, securely.

Microsoft 365 Business
Chat, call, host online meetings, and collaborate in real time, whether you’re working remotely or onsite. Get one integrated solution including Teams, OneDrive cloud storage, and Office apps with advanced security options-at a price that’s right for your business.

Microsoft 365 Education
Empower educators to unlock creativity, promote teamwork, and provide a simple and safe experience in a single, affordable solution built for education.

Microsoft 365 Apps
From home to business, from desktop to web and the devices in between, Microsoft delivers the tools you need to create your best work.
Feature comparison
Microsoft 365 Enterprise includes Office 365 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Enterprise Mobility + Security and is offered in two plans - Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E5. Both plans provide customers with a comprehensive set of productivity and security capabilities, while Microsoft 365 E5 provides the latest and most advanced innovations in security, compliance, analytics and collaboration.
The following Online Services are included in the Microsoft 365 Enterprise suites, available through Commercial Licensing.
F1 |
F3 |
E3 |
E5 |
E5 Security |
E5 Compliance |
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Windows 10 |
Windows 10 Enterprise |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint |
✓ |
✓ |
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Enterprise Mobility + Security |
Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 1 (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2 (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Defender for Identity |
✓ |
✓ |
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Azure Information Protection Plan 1 (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Azure Information Protection Plan 2 (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
|||||
Azure Rights Management |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Cloud App Security Discovery |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Intune |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft 365 Apps |
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise |
✓ |
✓ |
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Office 365* |
Office for the web |
Read |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Office Mobile Apps for Office 365 |
Read |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Exchange Online Plan 2 (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
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Exchange Kiosk (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
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Exchange Online Protection |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Office 365 Advanced eDiscovery |
✓ |
✓ |
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Office 365 Advanced Compliance |
✓ |
✓ |
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Office 365 Data Loss Prevention (email & files) |
✓ |
✓ |
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Communication Data Loss Prevention (Teams) |
✓ |
✓ |
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SharePoint Online Plan 2 (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
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SharePoint Online Kiosk (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
|||||
Microsoft Teams |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Skype for Business Online Plan 2 (plan details can be found here) (plan limits can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
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Skype for Business Online Plan 1 (plan details can be found here) (plan limits can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Audio Conferencing |
✓ |
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Phone System |
✓ |
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Mobile Device Management for Office 365 |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Cloud App Security |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Office 365 Privileged Access Management |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Forms |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Kaizala Pro |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft MyAnalytics |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Planner |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft StaffHub |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Stream for Office 365 for Firstline (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Stream for Office 365 for E3 (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
✓ |
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Microsoft Stream for Office 365 for E5 (plan details can be found here) |
✓ |
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Power BI Pro |
✓ |
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Power Apps for Office 365 |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Power Automate for Office 365 |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Sway |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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To-Do |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Yammer Enterprise |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
* For information on potential limitations for the service plans described above, please go here.
Microsoft 365 Enterprise FAQ
Yes, customers can buy all the product suite components separately: Office 365, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Enterprise Mobility + Security.
Yes, depending on the subscription level, customers can combine their Microsoft 365 Enterprise subscriptions with plans and add-ons from Azure, Dynamics 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Office 365.
The Microsoft 365 Enterprise brand is built on the foundation of Secure Productive Enterprise. Secure Productive Enterprise is no longer available for purchase. As we release new capabilities as part of Office 365, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, we will continue to provide simpler offerings for customers and a more unified go-to-market motion with Microsoft 365 Enterprise.
We continue to build Microsoft 365 Enterprise on what we set in motion last year by delivering the best value to customers with:
- Best in class security and productivity
- Continued Microsoft suite momentum
- A unified per-user cloud offering
- A compelling cost and value solution
Microsoft 365 Enterprise customers with 500 seats or fewer will be onboarded to Microsoft Teams and will not have access to Skype for Business Online.
Microsoft 365 F1/F3, E3, and E5 subscriptions provide the right to access server software running on Licensed Servers or to Manage Operating System Environments. For a full list of Client Access License (CAL)/Management License (ML) Equivalent rights, please see the current Product Terms site.
Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 provide the right to install Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Skype for Business Server software on any server dedicated to customer’s use. Only Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 users may access those server instances.
Microsoft 365 F1 does not provide rights to install or access server software Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Skype for Business Server.
Microsoft 365 FromSA E3 and E5 subscriptions provide the right to install one local copy of Office Professional Plus software. Only the users assigned the Microsoft 365 FromSA E3 and E5 subscriptions may access the copy of Office Professional Plus software.
Standard Microsoft 365 F1, E3, and E5 subscriptions do not provide rights to install Office Professional Plus software or access the copy of Office Professional Plus software made available to Microsoft 365 FromSA E3 and E5 subscriptions.
Customers with Microsoft 365 E3 subscriptions are eligible to purchase Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance and/or Microsoft 365 E5 Security as add-ons to their Microsoft 365 E3 subscriptions.