Microsoft 365 plans for small to medium-sized businesses (up to 300 users)
When preparing for a Microsoft 365 migration, you as a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) should consider your needs and all the required subscriber characteristics in order to choose the right Microsoft 365 product. There are several packages to choose from, each offering a different range of functions and features.
Overview of the available Microsoft 365 packages
Subscription features | Microsoft 365 Apps for business | Microsoft 365 business basic | Microsoft 365 business standard | Microsoft 365 Business premium |
Office local applications | Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, Access | Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, Access | Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, Access | |
Webbased online applications in the browser | Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote | Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote | Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote | Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote |
Online services | OneDrive (1 TB per user) | Exchange (50 GB per mailbox), SharePoint, OneDrive (1 TB per user) | Exchange (50 GB per mailbox), SharePoint, OneDrive (1 TB per user) | Exchange (50 GB per mailbox), SharePoint, OneDrive (1 TB per user) |
Microsoft Teams | Chats & meetings in the company | Chats & meetings in the company | Chats & meetings in the company | Chats & meetings in the company |
Additional Tools | Sway | Delve, Sway, Yammer, Power Automate (Workflow), Power Apps, Planner | Delve, Sway, Yammer, Power Automate (Workflow), Power Apps, Planner | Delve, Sway, Yammer, Power Automate (Workflow), Power Apps, Planner |
Operating system included | No | No | No | Yes |
Office mobile apps | For iPad/iPhone, Android and Windows Phone | For iPad/iPhone, Android and Windows Phone | For iPad/iPhone, Android and Windows Phone | |
Azure information protection | optional | optional | optional | Yes |
Use of Office programmes via terminal server / RDS | No | No | No | Yes |
Advanced Threat Protection | No | optional | optional | Yes |
Selective deletion via Intune | Delete company data remotely if device is lost or stolen | |||
Extended app protection | Restrict unauthorised apps & storage locations from copying or saving company information in Office Mobile apps | |||
Windows Defender Exploit Guard / protective measures against malware | Set guidelines to protect yourself from viruses, spyware and other threats | |||
E-mail archiving | Nein | optional | optional | Yes |
Message encryption | Nein | optional | optional | Yes |
Rights Management Services (RMS) | optional | optional | optional | Yes |
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | optional | optional | optional | Yes |
Cloud App Discovery | Overview of all installed apps on employee devices to prevent malicious installations | |||
Setup assistant & simplified policy management | No | No | No | Yes |
