Microsoft 365 Business
Three plans for organizations with up to 300 users. Each row is a feature; the blue bar shows which plans include it.
| Feature | Business BasicUp to 300 users | Business StandardUp to 300 users | Business PremiumUp to 300 users |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | |||
| Office web and mobile apps[1]Web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook. | |||
| Office desktop apps[1]Desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Access (PC only). | – | 5 PCs/Macs, 5 tablets, 5 phones | 5 PCs/Macs, 5 tablets, 5 phones |
| Forms, Planner, To Do, Lists[1] | |||
| Visio[1] | Web only | Web only | Web only |
| Microsoft Loop[1] | – | ||
| Microsoft Clipchamp[1] | – | ||
| Power Automate[1] | Cloud flows only | Cloud flows only | |
| Power Apps for Microsoft 365[1] | |||
| Email and storage | |||
| Exchange Online[1] | Plan 1 | Plan 1 | Plan 1 |
| Mailbox[2] | 100 GB | 100 GB | 100 GB |
| Archive mailbox[2]Business Premium starts at 100 GB; with auto-expanding archiving enabled it grows up to 1.5 TB. | 50 GB | 50 GB | 1.5 TB |
| OneDrive[1] | 1 TB per user | 1 TB per user | 1 TB per user |
| SharePoint Online[1] | Plan 1 | Plan 1 | Plan 1 |
| Teams and meetings | |||
| Microsoft Teams[1]Chat, calling, video meetings and recording. | In the version with Teams | In the version with Teams | In the version with Teams |
| Webinars (registration and reporting)[1] | – | In the version with Teams | In the version with Teams |
| Bookings and Shifts[1] | In the version with Teams | In the version with Teams | In the version with Teams |
| Audio Conferencing (dial-in)[1] | Free add-on | Free add-on | Free add-on |
| Copilot | |||
| Microsoft Copilot Chat[5]AI chat grounded in web data. | |||
| Microsoft 365 Copilot (in apps)[1]Copilot grounded in work data in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. | Copilot Business | with Copilot | with Copilot |
| Researcher, Analyst, Facilitator agents[1] | – | ||
| Agent usage[1] | Pay-as-you-go | ||
| Agent 365[7]A layer to observe, manage and secure AI agents. | – | – | |
| Identity and device management | |||
| Multifactor authentication (MFA)[1] | |||
| Microsoft Entra ID[1] | Free edition | Free edition | Advanced |
| Conditional Access[3] | – | – | |
| Self-service password reset (SSPR)[3]Two official sources give different information for Business Basic, see notes. | Cloud-only users | Cloud-only users | Including hybrid (writeback) |
| Windows Hello for Business[1] | – | – | |
| Windows 11 Pro upgrade rights[1] | – | – | |
| Azure Virtual Desktop access rights[8]Azure infrastructure costs are paid separately. | – | – | |
| Microsoft Intune[1] | – | – | Plan 1 |
| Wipe work data from lost devices[3] | |||
| Security | |||
| Defender for Office 365[1] | Time-of-click URL protection only | Time-of-click URL protection only | Plan 1 |
| Microsoft Defender for Business[1]Endpoint protection (EDR, automated investigation, vulnerability management). | Separate product | Separate product | |
| Defender for Cloud Apps Discovery[4] | – | – | |
| Microsoft Secure Score[4] | |||
| Compliance and data protection | |||
| Purview Audit[1] | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Data loss prevention (DLP)[1] | – | – | Email and files |
| Purview Information Protection (sensitivity labels)[1] | – | – | Plan 1 |
| Purview Message Encryption[6] | With AIP Plan 1 | With AIP Plan 1 | |
| Organization-wide retention policies[6] | – | – | |
| eDiscovery[3]For Business Basic and Standard, the official source only describes search and export for Copilot data. | Search and export | Search and export | eDiscovery (Standard) |
| Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium[9]Automatic labeling, DLP across devices, Insider Risk Management, eDiscovery Premium, Audit Premium, Communication Compliance, Customer Lockbox. Up to 300 users. | – | – | |
- Included
- Available as add-on
- Not confirmed in official sources
- Not included
- Microsoft's pricing page lists Business Standard and Business Premium 'with Copilot', meaning Microsoft 365 Copilot is included. Copilot is added to Business Basic with the Microsoft 365 Copilot Business add-on.
- All three plans are also sold without Teams (no Teams). Webinars, Bookings and Shifts are only included in the version with Teams.
- Business plans are limited to a total of 300 licenses per tenant. This limit applies to the combined total of all Business plans.
- SSPR: the Entra licensing page defines basic SSPR for Business Standard and above, while the Business security page shows password reset for cloud users in Business Basic. Writeback for hybrid users is only available in Business Premium.
- The 1.5 TB archive mailbox value applies when auto-expanding archiving is enabled.
Sources
- Microsoft 365 business plans and pricing
- Exchange Online limits
- Secure Microsoft Copilot for small businesses
- Microsoft 365 and Office 365 platform service description
- Manage Microsoft Copilot Chat
- Microsoft Purview service description
- Microsoft Licensing FAQs: Microsoft Agent 365
- Licensing Azure Virtual Desktop
- Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium
Last updated: 16 October 2026