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Choose the best version for your business

Azure Active Directory is available in four editions. Check the table below to see the features included in each edition.

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Azure Active Directory Free

Originally starting from Free now starting from Free

Free Free


The free edition of Azure AD is included with a subscription of a commercial online service such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Intune, Power Platform, and others.1

Office 365

Originally starting from Free now starting from Free

Free Free


Additional Azure AD features are included with Office 365 E1, E3, E5, F1, and F3 subscriptions.2

Azure Active Directory Premium P1

Originally starting from $6.00 now starting from $6.00

$6.00 $6.00

user/month


Azure AD Premium P1, included with Microsoft 365 E3, offers a free 30-day trial. Azure and Office 365 subscribers can buy Azure AD Premium P1 online.

Azure Active Directory Premium P2

Originally starting from $9.00 now starting from $9.00

$9.00 $9.00

user/month


Azure AD Premium P2, included with Microsoft 365 E5, offers a free 30-day trial. Azure and Office 365 subscribers can buy Azure Active Directory Premium P2 online.

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Authentication, single sign-on and multifactor authentication (MFA)
Cloud authentication
(Pass-through authentication, password hash synchronization)
Federated authentication
(Active Directory Federation Services or federation with other identity providers)
Single sign-on (SSO) unlimited3
Multifactor authentication (MFA)4
Passwordless
(Windows Hello for Business, Microsoft Authenticator, FIDO2 security key integrations5)
Service-level agreement6
Customizable user sign-in page
Applications Access
SaaS apps with modern authentication
(Azure AD application gallery apps, SAML, and OAUTH 2.0)
Group assignment to applications
Cloud app discovery (Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps)7
Application Proxy for on-premises, header-based, and Integrated Windows Authentication
Secure hybrid access partnerships8
(Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP, RDP, and SSH authentication)
Authorization and Conditional Access
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Conditional Access
SharePoint limited access
Session lifetime management Learn more
Identity Protection
(Risky sign-ins, risky users, risk-based conditional access)
Custom security attributes
Administration and hybrid identity
User and group management
Advanced group management
(Dynamic groups, naming policies, expiration, default classification)
Directory synchronization—Azure AD Connect (sync and cloud sync)
Azure AD Connect Health reporting9
Delegated administration—built-in roles
Global password protection and management – cloud-only users
Global password protection and management – custom banned passwords, users synchronized from on-premises Active Directory
Microsoft Identity Manager user client access license (CAL)10
Cross-tenant user synchronization
End-user self-service
Application launch portal (My Apps)
User application collections in My Apps
Self-service account management portal (My Account)
Self-service password change for cloud users
Self-service password reset/change/unlock with on-premises write-back
Self-service sign-in activity search and reporting
Self-service group management (My Groups)
Self-service entitlement management (My Access)
Identity Governance
Automated user provisioning to apps
Automated group provisioning to apps
HR-driven provisioning
Terms of use attestation
Access certifications and reviews
Entitlements management
Privileged Identity Management (PIM), just-in-time access
Event logging and reporting
Basic security and usage reports
Advanced security and usage reports
Identity Protection: vulnerabilities and risky accounts
Identity Protection: risk events investigation, SIEM connectivity
Frontline workers
SMS sign-in
Shared device sign-out
Delegated user management portal (My Staff)
External Identities See pricing
Azure AD Domain Services (Virtualized Active Directory)11
See pricing

Azure Active Directory Free

Originally starting from Free now starting from Free

Free Free


The free edition of Azure AD is included with a subscription of a commercial online service such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Intune, Power Platform, and others.1

Office 365

Originally starting from Free now starting from Free

Free Free


Additional Azure AD features are included with Office 365 E1, E3, E5, F1, and F3 subscriptions.2

Azure Active Directory Premium P1

Originally starting from $6.00 now starting from $6.00

$6.00 $6.00

user/month


Azure AD Premium P1, included with Microsoft 365 E3, offers a free 30-day trial. Azure and Office 365 subscribers can buy Azure AD Premium P1 online.

Azure Active Directory Premium P2

Originally starting from $9.00 now starting from $9.00

$9.00 $9.00

user/month


Azure AD Premium P2, included with Microsoft 365 E5, offers a free 30-day trial. Azure and Office 365 subscribers can buy Azure Active Directory Premium P2 online.

Get Azure AD Premium

Contact your Microsoft representative.

FAQ

  • You’ll need an Azure or Office 365 subscription. You can use an existing subscription or set up a new one and then sign into the Microsoft 365 portal with your credentials to buy Azure AD licenses. Learn more.

  • To manage your Azure Active Directory Premium P1 or Premium P2, or Enterprise Mobility + Security licenses, sign in with your credentials or learn more.

  • Enterprise Mobility + Security E3 licenses include Azure Active Directory Premium P1. Enterprise Mobility + Security E5 licenses include Azure Active Directory Premium P2.

Support and service-level agreement

Technical support for Azure Active Directory is available through Azure Support.
Billing and account management support is provided at no additional cost. Learn more.
 

Service-level agreement (SLA): Azure Active Directory Premium editions guarantee a 99.99% effective April 1, 2021, monthly availability. Free services, such as Azure Active Directory Free, don’t have an SLA. For more details, visit the Azure SLA page.

Safeguard your organization with a seamless identity solution

  • [1] The free edition of Azure AD is included with a subscription of a commercial online service such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Intune, Power Platform, and others in countries where they are available for sale.
  • [2] Additional Azure AD features are included with Office 365 E1, E3, E5, F1, and F3 subscriptions in countries where they are available for sale.
  • [3] With the free edition of Azure AD end users who have been assigned access to software as a service (SaaS) apps can get single sign-on access to unlimited number of cloud apps. On-premises apps require Azure AD Application Proxy or secure hybrid partnerships integrations available with Azure AD Premium P1 and Premium P2.
  • [4] Authentication methods and configuration capabilities may vary by subscription. Learn more.
  • [5] FIDO2 security key partners.
  • [6] Terms and conditions for service-level agreements.
  • [7] To access the cloud app discovery features go to the cloud app security portal and log in with your Azure AD Premium P1 credentials. Azure AD Premium P2 customers won’t need to enter credentials and will be automatically redirected.
  • [8] Secure hybrid access partnerships; Conditional access API requires Premium P1; Risky User API requires Premium P2 for Secure Hybrid Access.
  • [9] First monitoring agent requires at least one license. Each additional agent requires 25 additional incremental licenses. Agents monitoring Azure AD Federation Services, Azure AD Connect, and Azure AD Domain Services are considered separate agents.
  • [10] Microsoft Identity Manager Server software rights are granted with Windows Server licenses (any edition). Since Microsoft Identity Manager runs on Windows Server OS, as long as the server is running a valid, licensed copy of Windows Server, Microsoft Identity Manager can be installed and used on that server. No separate license is required for Microsoft Identity Manager Server.
  • [11] Azure Active Directory Domain Services pricing.

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