Compare Office 365 Business Licensing
Microsoft 365 Business Basic - $6/user/month
The Business Basic license is the smallest offering for the basic user who needs e-mail and Office applications.
- Web version of Office 365 suite of applications that are always up-to-date
- E-mail hosting with 50gb mailbox
- Calendar management with ability to share and schedule meetings
- Store and share files with 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage. Can also be shared to external users using guest links
- Collaboration through Microsoft Teams that includes hosting online meetings/video calls up to 300 users, chat and files all in one place and viewable to other users
- E-mail security and compliance
- Includes Microsoft Lists, Forms, Visio and Bookings
Microsoft 365 Business Standard - $12.50/user/month
The Business Standard license includes all features of the Business Basic license plus:
- Fully installed Office 365 suite applications
- Install applications on up to five devices per user
- Ability to host webinars to include attendee registration pages, email confirmations, and reporting
Microsoft 365 Business Premium - $22/user/month
The Business Premium license includes all features of both the Business Basic and Standard, and puts an emphasis on advanced security features and device management:
- Exchange Online Archiving - Enable large cloud archive and long-term preservation policies
- Enterprise grade endpoint security to protect from ransomware and cybersecurity threats
- Defender for Office 365
- App protection for Office mobile applications
- Information Rights Management
- Device Management with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
- Configure security features and settings for each user's PC and mobile devices
- Automatically deploy Office applications
- Automatically apply security policies tenant wide
- Remotely wipe company data from lost or stolen devices
Microsoft 365 Apps for Business - $8.25/user/month
Although this license is part of the Business license classification, there are some notable differences and only includes the following:
- Provides web and downloadable versions of the Office 365 applications
- File storage and sharing with 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage
- Fully installed Office applications on five phones, five tablets, and five PCs
- This license DOES NOT include hosted e-mail
The business licensing can really offer all that a small to medium sized business would need to efficiently run the business and collaborate successfully. It is important to note that there is a maximum user count of 300 users per license type, so the types of businesses that can take advantage of these extremely popular Office 365 licenses are limited.
We offer these licenses to most of our clients at RyanTech and understand the advantages that a small business can gain from moving into the Office 365 business licensing. If you have any questions regarding anything within the Business license family, or are not sure which license might be right for your business, reach out to us! We will give a free license consultation so that you can feel comfortable about making a decision on how to move your small business into the cloud.
Blog Published May, 2022
