Microsoft Office 365
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Microsoft Office 365
Choosing an Office 365 license is a critical step before migrating to the cloud. With multiple options for small, medium and enterprise businesses, navigating the differences can get overwhelming. This Office 365 license comparison will reveal the options available within Business and Enterprise options available to help you make the correct choice for your organization.
Microsoft Office 365 Business Basic
Microsoft Office 365 Business Standard
Microsoft Office 365 Apps For Business
Microsoft Office 365 E1, E2, E3
Microsoft Project, Sharepoint & Teams Plans
BENEFITS
COMPARISON
Our Price Comparison for Office 365 Business Plans and Enterprise Licenses
Microsoft Licensing Plan | Price Per User Per Month |
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Microsoft 365 Business Basic | P75.00 |
Microsoft 365 Apps for Business | P110.00 |
Microsoft 365 Business Standard | P160.00 |
Office 365 E1 | P110.00 |
Office 365 E3 | P240.00 |
Office 365 E5 | P400.00 |
Office 365 F3 | P65.00 |
Microsoft Project Online Essentials | P100.00 |
Sharepoint Online (Plan 2) | P125.00 |
Teams Rooms Premium | P650.00 |
How Office 365 Enterprise and Business Plans Differ
Both the Microsoft 365 Business plans and Enterprise plans are available for organizations with fewer than 300 employees. Based on larger companies being more likely to be using Office 365, you might be contemplating whether to go with a Business or Enterprise option.
Here are some major features you gain with Office 365 Enterprise plans:
- Microsoft Teams PBX and PSTN conferencing (PSTN calling is available as an add-on in E3 and E5)
- Advanced Information Protection
- Advanced Threat Protection
- Active Directory integration
- Power BI
- Delve Analytics
- Litigation Hold
- Unlimited archive and mail storage
- Enterprise app management
ggjEnterprise plans are only available when purchased as a one-year commitment.
Here’s a breakdown of all Microsoft 365 Business plans so you can better understand how they differ.
Microsoft 365 Business Plans
Microsoft 365 Business plans were created for small businesses with fewer than 300 employees that might not need all the bells and whistles Enterprise Microsoft 365 and Office 365 offer.
Here’s what’s included in each Microsoft 365 Business plan for small companies.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic (Formerly Office 365 Business Essentials)
Looking to get basic Microsoft 365 functionality? Microsoft 365 Business Basic offers business email with 50 GB mailbox storage, custom email domain, and web versions of essential Office 365 applications like Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Here’s what you need to know about the Business Basic license:
The Basics | |
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Price | P75/user/month |
Who It’s For | Companies with fewer than 300 users that don’t rely heavily on Office 365 applications, online storage, and who do not need desktop applications |
What You’ll Get |
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Email with 50 GB mailbox |
Custom email domain addresses |
Web versions of Office applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint |
1 TB of OneDrive storage |
SharePoint (company-wide intranet and team sites to connect people to content, expertise and processes.) |
Unlimited Microsoft Teams video conferencing for up to 250 people. |
Microsoft Teams chat-based workspace |
Microsoft Planner to manage tasks and teamwork |
Yammer to collaborate across departments and locations |
24/7 phone and web support |
300 user maximum |
Microsoft 365 Apps for Business (Formerly Office 365 Business)
Next is the Office 365 Business plan. Here are the price and specs for this license option:
The Basics | |
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Price | P110.00/user/month |
Who It’s For | Businesses with fewer than 300 users that only need Office applications, cloud file storage and sharing (email hosting not included) |
What You’ll Get |
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Desktop versions of Office 365 applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote (plus Publisher and Access for PCs) |
Office Online: Web versions of Office 365 applications Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote |
OneDrive and 1 TB of OneDrive storage |
Per user licensing permits apps installed on 5 phones, tab;lets and PCs for each user. |
24/7 phone and web support |
Microsoft 365 Business Standard (Formerly Office 365 Business Premium)
Microsoft 365 Business Standard adds critical small business tools such as Microsoft Bookings to allows customers to schedule appointments, and Mile IQ for real-time mileage tracking from your mobile devices.
The Basics | |
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Price | P160.00/user/month |
Who It’s For | Businesses with fewer than 300 users that need the latest desktop versions of Office applications, cloud services and email hosting alongside small business applications. |
What You’ll Get |
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Email with 50 GB mailbox |
Custom email domain addresses |
Desktop versions of Office 365 applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote |
Web versions of Office 365 applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint |
1 TB of OneDrive storage |
SharePoint (company-wide intranet and team sites to connect people to content, expertise and processes) |
Unlimited Teams video conferencing for up to 250 people |
Microsoft Teams chat-based workspace |
Microsoft Bookings to enable customers to schedule appointments |
Microsoft Planner to manage tasks and teamwork |
Yammer to collaborate across departments and locations |
FastTrack deployment support (with purchase of 50+ seats) |
24/7 phone and web support |
Office 365 Enterprise E1
E1 is the least expensive Enterprise plan. Here’s what you get with the E1 license:
The Basics | |
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Price | P110.00/user/month |
Who It’s For | Users that don’t need desktop versions of Outlook or Office applications but still require eDiscovery and data governance. |
What You’ll Get |
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Email 50 GB mailbox (only accessible from Outlook online) |
Skype for Business web conferencing, IM, online meetings and presence |
OneDrive for Business |
Yammer |
SharePoint |
Video Sharing |
Web versions of Office applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint |
File sharing and 1 TB OneDrive storage |
HD video conferencing |
Team sites |
eDiscovery search |
Data Governance manual classifications and manual policies for retention and deletion |
Here’s how Office 365 Enterprise E1 differs from Business Premium:
- With E1, you can only access email via the online application.
- With E1, you lose desktop versions of Office applications. You must use the online versions of Outlook and other Office applications like Word or PowerPoint online.
Office 365 Enterprise E3
The E3 license is one of the more popular options for digital-driven businesses. With E3, you gain desktop apps, You gain email, archiving, information protection and more storage options. Additionally, you gain Intune for device management and Azure Information Protection (plan 1) for data loss protection.
Here’s what’s included in E3:
The Basics | |
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Price | P240.00/user/month (annual commitment) |
Who It’s For | Businesses that need more advanced BI, compliance, email, security and voice capabilities. |
What You’ll Get |
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Everything included in the Office E1 License |
Office Client Apps |
Legal compliance and archiving needs for email: archiving, eDiscovery hold and export, mailbox hold |
Information protection: message encryptions, rights management, data loss prevention |
Azure Rights Management and document management functions: archiving, rights management, data loss prevention and document-level encryption. |
Email storage for in-place archive |
Unlimited OneDrive storage |
eDiscovery legal hold |
eDiscovery export and case management |
Hosted voicemail support |
The Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan is most comparable to the Enterprise E3 plan in terms of base features.
Unlike Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Office 365 E3 includes:
- Exchange Online Archiving (EOA) and Legal Hold
- Unified eDiscovery Center
- Rights management, data loss prevention and encryption
- Ability to add on PSTN
Office 365 Enterprise E5
Building off the E1 and E3 business plans, Office 365 E5 is the highest tier Microsoft offers. With this license, you gain Audio Conferencing, Phone System, Power BI pro, Customer Lockbox, and Microsoft Cloud App Security:
The Basics | |
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Price | P400.00/user/month (annual commitment) |
Who It’s For | If you use or plan to use Skype for Business Cloud PBX, we recommend the Office 365 E5 license. For P400.00/user/month, you gain a complete, consolidated phone system along with all functionality available within Office 365. |
What You’ll Get |
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Everything included in E3 licenses |
Enhanced security features: Advanced ediscovery, secure attachments and URLs and access controls |
Microsoft’s Business Intelligence tools for end user organizational analytics |
Teams Calling |
Unlimited OneDrive storage |
Cloud-based call management |
Advanced analytics with Power BI Pro and Microsoft MyAnalytics |
Advanced eDiscovery |
Advanced Data Governance |
Advanced security with Advanced Threat Protection and Customer Lockbox |
Enhanced visibility and control of your Office 365 environment |
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*Note that we offer all Microsoft software plans and are not limited to the above.
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