- Microsoft 365 Business will become Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Office 365 Business and Office 365 ProPlus will both become Microsoft 365 Apps. Where necessary we will use the “for business.
- Office 365 Business Premium is the fully stocked version of Office 365. With it, you get Microsoft's desktop apps, the web versions of Office, Microsoft Teams, business email support, 1 TB of.
- Simply put, our customers have had a hard time deciding which SKU is right for them. Our mid-priced SKU is called “Office 365 Business Premium,” our premium SKU is called “Microsoft 365 Business,” while our “Office 365 Business Essentials” SKU has more cloud services value than our “Office 365 Business” SKU.
Office 365 Business Premium is now Microsoft 365 Business Standard - An ideal O365 plan for Small Business starts from as low as $12.50/user/month. Registered Microsoft Office 365 Partners. Ask for a risk-free trial now! Microsoft 365 Business Standard. Get desktop versions of Office apps: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote (plus Access and Publisher for PC only). Host email with a 50 GB mailbox and custom email domain. Create a hub for teamwork with Microsoft Teams. Store and share files with 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage per user.
Microsoft 365 Business Premium has everything you need for your small business, combining the best-in-class cloud-based productivity apps with simple device management and security. If you currently have an Office 365 E3 subscription, but don't have more than 300 employees, consider switching to Microsoft 365 Business Premium for added security features.
Migrating is easy: First you switch licenses and all your data and user information in your current subscription is maintained. After the migration, you'll need to set up the features that are added in Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
Differences between Office 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 Business Premium
This table shows the differences between Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Office 365 E3.
| Feature | Support in Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Support in Office 365 E3 |
|---|---|---|
| On-premises | ||
| Office apps1 | Microsoft 365 Apps for business | Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise |
| Cloud productivity apps | ||
| Exchange Online and Outlook | 50 GB storage limit per mailbox and unlimited Exchange Online Archiving | 100 GB storage limit per mailbox and unlimited Exchange Online Archiving |
| Teams | ||
| OneDrive for Business | 1 TB storage limit per user | Unlimited |
| Yammer, SharePoint Online, Planner, Stream | ||
| StaffHub | ||
| MileIQ | ||
| Threat Protection | ||
| Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 | Not included, but can be added on | |
| Identity management | ||
| Self-service password reset for hybrid Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) accounts, Azure AD multi-factor authentication (MFA), Conditional Access, password writeback for on-premises identities | ||
| Device and app management | ||
| Microsoft Intune, Windows AutoPilot | ||
| Shared computer activation | ||
| Upgrade rights to Windows 10 Pro from Win 7/8.1 Pro licenses | ||
| Information protection | ||
| Office 365 Data Loss Prevention | ||
| Azure Information Protection Plan 1, BitLocker enforcement | ||
| Azure Information Protection Plan 1, Sensitivity labels | ||
| Client Access License (CAL rights) | ||
| Enterprise CAL Suite (Exchange, SharePoint, Skype) |
1 The Microsoft 365 Business Premium version of the Office apps doesn't include volume activation through Group Policy, app telemetry, update controls, spreadsheet compare and inquire, or business Intelligence.
Migration
To migrate your subscription, see Change plans manually for instructions if you want to move just a few people to Microsoft 365 Business Premium. You can also upgrade everyone automatically, or work with a partner to move your E3 subscription and licenses to a Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscription.The following sections describe the changes you need to make, if any, and what you can do after the migration.
Office 365 E3 subscription configuration and data
You don't need to do any changes to your current subscription or data before migrating, which includes:
- Subscription configuration, such as DNS records and domain names.
- User and group accounts and authentication settings, such as multi factor authentication or conditional access policies.
- Productivity service configurations and their data, such as Teams, Exchange Online mailboxes, SharePoint Online sites, OneDrive for Business folders, and OneNote notebooks.
- Office applications will scale automatically. Office 365 modern licensing will check the user’s license assignment every 72 hours and will convert Office applications to the version that matches the user subscription.
Windows 10
If your Windows aren't already on Windows Pro Creator update, upgrade them to Windows Pro Creators Update.
Set up policies to protect user devices and files
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If you set up Office 365 MDM policies and devices, those devices will be listed on the Devices page in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Any policies you set up will show up in the list of classic policies in the Intune portal.
After you have assigned licenses to Microsoft 365 Business Premium, you can start protecting the users' devices and files.
If you upgraded everyone in your organization to Microsoft 365 Business Premium, you'll see the setup wizard on the Home page, and can follow the Set up Microsoft 365 Business Premium in the setup wizard steps to protect files and mobile devices.
You can also complete these steps on the Devices page:
In the admin center, in the left nav, go to Devices > Policies.
On the Device policies page, choose Add.
In the Add policy pane give the policy a name, and then choose a Policy type from the drop-down.
You can set up application policies for protecting files on Android and iPhone devices, as well as Windows 10, and you can set up device configuration policies for company owned Windows 10 devices. See the following links for details:
- Once you set up policies, you and your employees can set up devices:
Microsoft Business Account
See Set up Windows devices for Microsoft 365 Business Premium users for steps for Windows devices.
See Set up mobile devices for Microsoft 365 Business Premium users for steps for Android phones and iPhones.
Mailbox Size
Microsoft 365 Business Premium has a 50 GB storage limit as it uses Exchange Online Plan 1. While migrating to Microsoft 365 Business Premium, if any of your users exceed 50 GB of mailbox storage, it is recommended that you assign this user an Exchange Online Plan 2 and remove the Exchange Online Plan 1 as it's not feasible to assign both.
Threat protection
After migrating to Microsoft 365 Business Premium, you have Defender for Office 365. See Microsoft Defender for Office 365 for an overview. To set up, see set up Safe Links, set up Safe Attachments, and set up Anti-phishing in Defender for Office 365.
Sensitivity labels
To start using sensitivity labels, see Overview of sensitivity labels and create and manage sensitivity labels video.
-->Microsoft 365 Business Premium is an integrated solution bringing together the best-in-class productivity of Microsoft 365 with advanced security and device management to help safeguard your business from advanced threats. This service description describes the plan options and features. For more information about Office 365, see Microsoft 365 and Office 365 service descriptions.
Feature availability across Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Microsoft 365 Business Premium plans
Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes essentially all the features available in Microsoft 365 Business Standard along with additional Microsoft security features.
| Plan options | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office 365 platform | Yes | Yes | |
| Exchange Online | Yes1 | Yes1 | |
| SharePoint Online | Yes | Yes | |
| OneDrive for Business | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Teams | Yes | Yes | |
| Office for the web | Yes | Yes | |
| Office applications | Yes | Yes | |
| Yammer Enterprise | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Bookings | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Power Automate | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Forms | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Planner | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft PowerApps | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft StaffHub | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Stream | Yes6 | Yes6 | |
| Microsoft 365 administration | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
| Azure AD Connect sync tool | Yes | Yes | |
| Shared computer activation | No | Yes | |
| Message policy and compliance | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
| Long-term archiving of Exchange Online-based mailboxes | No | Yes3 | |
| Azure Information Protection Plan 1 | No | Yes2 | |
| Office 365 Message Encryption | No | Yes2 | |
| In-Place Hold and Litigation Hold | No | Yes3 | |
| In-Place eDiscovery | Yes | Yes | |
| Transport rules | Yes | Yes | |
| Data loss prevention | No | Yes | |
| Privacy, security, and transparency | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
| Built-in anti-spam protection | Yes | Yes | |
| Built-in anti-malware protection | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 | No | Yes7 | |
| Secure Score4 | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 | No | No | |
| Azure AD Premium P1 is available to Microsoft 365 Business Premium customers. | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Enterprise Mobility + Security E3 |
| Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Administrative units | No | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud app discovery | No | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic groups | No | Yes | Yes |
| Self-service password reset for cloud identities | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Self-service password reset with on-premises AD write-back | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Device objects two-way synchronization between on-premises directories and Azure AD (device write-back) | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Conditional access (based on group, location, or device state) | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Company branding (logon pages/access panel customization) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Application proxy | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) user CAL | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Connect Health | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| SLA 99.9% | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Device and application management Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes full Intune capabilities for iOS, Android, Mac OS, and other cross-platform device management.8 | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
| Intune Mobile Device Management (MDM) for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices5 | No | Yes | |
| Mobile Device Management (MDM) auto-enrollment | No | Yes | |
| Intune Mobile Application Management (MAM) for Office apps and LOB apps | No | Yes | |
| Windows update management, Defender, Firewall policies5 | No | Yes | |
| Data protection - selective wipe | Yes | Yes | |
| Security group (SG) targeting for policies | No | Yes | |
| Install Office apps on enrolled Windows 10 devices | No | Yes | |
| Windows Defender configuration | No | Yes | |
| Deploying device profiles and security configuration5 | No | Yes | |
| Enterprise State Roaming for Windows 10 with Azure AD join | No | Yes | |
| Self-service BitLocker recovery | No | Yes | |
| Windows Virtual Desktop | No | Yes | |
| Windows 10 Pro management If you have devices that are licensed for Windows 7 and 8.1 Professional, Microsoft 365 Business Premium provides an upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.9 | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | ||
| Simplified deployment with Windows AutoPilot | Yes | ||
| Subscription activation | Yes | ||
| Organizational control of device screen on idle | Yes | ||
| Organizational control of user access to apps from Microsoft Store | Yes | ||
| Organizational control of user access to Cortana | Yes | ||
| Organizational control of Windows tips and advertising from Microsoft | Yes | ||
| Windows 10 devices kept up-to-date automatically | Yes | ||
| Windows 10 Security | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | ||
| Protect PCs from viruses and other threats using Windows Defender Antivirus | Yes | ||
| Protect PCs from web-based threats in Microsoft Edge | Yes | ||
| Use rules that reduce the attack surface of devices | Yes | ||
| Protect folders from threats such as ransomware | Yes | ||
| Help protect files and folders on PCs from unauthorized access with Bitlocker | Yes |
Notes
1 Includes Exchange Online Plan 1.
2 Azure Information Protection (AIP) enables the supported Information Rights Management (IRM) features. AIP Plan 1 is included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
3 Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes Exchange Online Archiving subscription. Each Exchange Online Archiving subscriber initially receives 100 GB of storage in the archive mailbox. When auto-expanding archiving is turned on, additional storage is automatically added when the 100 GB storage capacity is reached. For more information, see Overview of unlimited archiving.
4 Available at https://securescore.office.com. Requires admin permissions. For more information, see Microsoft Secure Score.
5 Simplified Windows 10 device management built into the Microsoft 365 admin center. Intune management capabilities of iOS, Android, macOS, and other cross-platform device management built into the Device management admin center, also licensed for use with Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Third-party apps and configuration of things like WiFi profiles and VPN certificates can also be managed in the Device management admin center.
6 This plan comes with Microsoft Stream Plan 2, which includes Video portal, Speech to text transcription, Deep Search, and Face Detection.
7 Microsoft 365 comes with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1. For more information, see Microsoft 365 Business Premium security and compliance features.
8 Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscribers are licensed to use full Intune capabilities for iOS, Android, MacOS, and other cross-platform device management. Features not available in the admin center in Microsoft 365 Business Premium, like third-party app management and configuration of WiFi profiles, VPN certificates, etc., can be managed in the full Intune console.
9 If you have devices that are licensed for Windows 7 and 8.1 Professional, Microsoft 365 Business Premium provides an upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. However, this license does not cover Windows 7.1 or 8 Home Edition with Windows 10 Pro. With Microsoft 365 Business Premium you not only get Microsoft Defender security features that come enabled in Windows Pro, you also get access to premium features like network protection for web-based threats and host intrusion prevention rules to mitigate ransomware. When you set up your Microsoft 365 Business Premium account, you select app protection, and device configuration settings. These settings determine the policies that are applied automatically to devices when they join Azure Active Directory.