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Microsoft 365 licensing guides

Straight, plain-language answers to the licensing questions people search for most. Not sure where you fit? The tool answers it in four questions.

New: a Copilot and Cowork prompt library with copy-and-paste prompts, each tied to the problem it solves.

Business Standard vs Business Premium

Same apps, different security. What Premium adds and when it's worth it.

Business Premium vs E3

The 300-user cap, and why the choice is about size and Windows, not "more."

Microsoft 365 E3 vs E5

What E5 adds: advanced security, compliance, analytics, and voice.

Microsoft 365 E5 vs E7

Whether the E7 bundle is worth it over E5 plus add-ons.

Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing

The seat price, what's included, and how Cowork credits are billed.

Office 365 vs Microsoft 365

Why they're not the same, and which one you actually need.

Frontline F1 vs F3

The deskless-worker plans: mailbox, apps, and which fits.

The 300-user limit explained

What the Business-plan cap means and how to plan the move to Enterprise.

Business Basic vs Business Standard

The one real difference is the installed desktop Office apps.

Business Premium vs E5

The 300-user cap, what E5 really adds, and why the price gap is large.

Copilot Chat vs Microsoft 365 Copilot

What's free, what the paid seat adds, and how agents are billed.

Do you need a Teams license?

Teams is unbundled from many plans now. When you actually pay for it.

Entra ID P1 vs P2

P1 is conditional access. P2 adds risk-based and privileged access controls.

Defender for Business vs Defender for Endpoint

The SMB suite versus the enterprise plans, and which you need.

Intune Plan 1 vs Intune Suite

The device management you already have, and what the add-on adds.

Microsoft 365 nonprofit pricing

What's free, what's discounted, and what changed with the grant.

Education A1 vs A3 vs A5

A1 is free. A3 adds desktop apps and management. A5 adds security.

GCC vs GCC High vs DoD

The three US government clouds and who belongs in which.

Each plan explained

What each Microsoft 365 plan includes, the price, who it fits, and when to move up.

Business Basic Business Standard Business Premium Microsoft 365 E3 Microsoft 365 E5 Microsoft 365 F3

Quick answers

Straight answers to the "does this plan include that" questions.

Does Business Premium include Intune? Does Business Premium include Defender? Does E3 include Copilot? Does E5 include Copilot? Does E3 include Teams?
Find the right license in four questionsReal prices, what you give up, and when to upgrade.