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Subscription License Suites

Summary

Online Services may be available for purchase as suites of online services. The tables below detail the applicable online service Suite Subscription License that fulfills the Subscription License requirements for each individual online service.

Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Enterprise suites

Online Service

M365 E3

M365 E5

Microsoft Defender Suite (formerly M365 E5 Security)[1]

Microsoft Purview Suite (formerly M365 E5 Compliance[1]

O365 E1

O365 E3

O365 E5

Exchange Online Plan 1

       

ü

 

 

Exchange Online Plan 2

ü

ü

 

 

 

ü

ü

Exchange Online Archiving

ü

ü

 

 

 

ü

ü

SharePoint Online Plan 1

       

ü

 

 

SharePoint Online Plan 2

ü

ü

 

 

 

ü

ü

OneDrive Plan 1

       

ü

 

 

OneDrive Plan 2

ü

ü

   

 

ü

ü

Microsoft Teams Phone Standard[2]

 

ü

   

 

 

ü

Audio Conferencing (full)[2]

 

ü

   

 

 

ü

Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise

ü

ü

   

 

ü

ü

Microsoft Power BI Pro

 

ü

   

 

 

ü

Purview Data Loss Prevention

ü

ü

   

 

ü

ü

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1

ü

     

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Identity

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps  

ü

ü

ü      

Microsoft Defender for IoT - EIoT

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

ü

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2

 

ü

ü  

 

 

ü

Microsoft Intune Plan 1

ü

ü    

 

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 1

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 2

 

ü   ü

 

 

 

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 2   ü ü      

 

Microsoft 365 E5 Information Protection and Goverance

 

ü

 

ü

 

 

 

Microsoft 365 E5 Insider Risk Management   ü   ü    

 

Microsoft 365 E5 eDiscovery and Audit  

ü

 

ü

     

Notes:
[1] Microsoft Defender Suite (formerly M365 E5 Security) and Microsoft Purview Suite(formerly M365 E5 Compliance) require Microsoft 365 E3 (or Office 365 E3 and Enterprise Mobility + Security E3)
[2] Users with M365/O365 E5 (no Teams)/EEA (no Teams) subscriptions require a separate Teams Enterprise/Teams EEA subscription to enable Teams Phone Standard and Audio Conferencing.

Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Frontline Worker suites

Online Service

M365 F1

M365 F3

Microsoft Defender Suite FLW[1]

Microsoft Purview Suite FLW[1]

Microsoft Defender + Purview Suite FLW[1]

O365 F3

Exchange Online Kiosk (K1)

  ü    

 

ü

Exchange Online Archiving

      ü ü

 

SharePoint Online Kiosk (K1)

ü ü    

 

ü

Purview Data Loss Prevention

      ü ü

 

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2

    ü   ü

 

Microsoft Defender for Identity

    ü   ü

 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

    ü ü ü

 

Microsoft Defender for IoT - EIoT     ü   ü  

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1

    ü   ü

 

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2

    ü   ü

 

Microsoft Intune Plan 1

ü ü    

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 1

ü ü    

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 2

      ü ü

 

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1

ü ü    

 

 

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 2

    ü   ü

 

Microsoft 365 F5 Information Protection and Governance       ü ü  
Microsoft 365 F5 Insider Risk Management       ü ü  
Microsoft 365 F5 eDiscovery and Audit       ü ü  

Notes:
[1] Microsoft 365 F5 subscriptions require Microsoft 365 F1, Microsoft 365 F3, or Office 365 F3 and Enterprise Mobility + Security E3 (K).

Microsoft 365 Business suites

Online Service

M365 Business Basic

M365 Business Standard

M365 Business Premium

Microsoft Defender Suite for M365 Business Premium[1][2]

Microsoft Purview Suite for M365 Business Premium[1]

Microsoft Defender and Purview Suites for M365 Business Premium[1][2]

Exchange Online Plan 1

ü

ü

ü

 

 

 

Exchange Online Archiving

 

 

ü

 

 

 

SharePoint Online Plan 1

ü

ü

ü

 

 

 

OneDrive Plan 1

ü

ü

ü

 

 

 

Microsoft 365 Apps for business

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

Purview Data Loss Prevention

   

ü

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1

   

ü

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2

 

 

 

ü

 

ü

Microsoft Defender for Business[2]

   

ü

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Identity

 

 

 

ü

 

ü

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

Microsoft Defender for IoT - EIoT       ü   ü

Microsoft Intune Plan 1

   

ü

 

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 1

   

ü

 

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 2

 

 

 

ü

 

ü

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1

   

ü

 

 

 

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 2

 

 

 

ü

 

ü

Microsoft 365 E5 Information Protection and Governance

        ü ü

Microsoft 365 E5 Insider Risk Management

        ü ü

Microsoft 365 E5 eDiscovery and Audit

        ü

ü

Notes:
[1] Microsoft Defender Suite for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, and Microsoft Defender and Purview Suites for Microsoft 365 Business Premium require Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
[2Microsoft Defender for Business doesn't support mixed licensing, so a tenant with Defender for Business (included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium) along with Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 (included in Defender Suite for Business Premium) defaults to the Defender for Business experience.

Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Education (Academic) suites

Online Service

M365 A1 (Device license)

M365 A3

M365 A5

Microsoft Defender Suite Edu[1]

Microsoft Purview Suite Edu[1]

O365 A1

O365 A3

O365 A5

Exchange Online Plan 1

ü         ü

 

 

Exchange Online Plan 2

 

ü ü

 

 

 

ü ü

SharePoint Online Plan 1

ü

 

 

 

 

ü

 

 

SharePoint Online Plan 2

 

ü ü    

 

ü ü

OneDrive Plan 1

ü

 

 

 

 

ü

 

 

OneDrive Plan 2

 

ü ü    

 

ü ü

Microsoft Teams Phone Standard

 

  ü    

 

 

ü

Audio Conferencing (full)

 

  ü    

 

 

ü

Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise

 

ü ü    

 

ü ü

Microsoft Power BI Pro

 

  ü    

 

 

ü

Purview Data Loss Prevention

 

ü ü    

 

ü ü

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1

 

ü      

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2

 

  ü ü  

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Identity

 

  ü ü  

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

 

 

ü ü ü

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for IoT - EIoT     ü ü        

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1

 

  ü ü  

 

 

ü

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2

 

  ü ü  

 

 

ü

Microsoft Intune Plan 1 for Education

ü ü ü    

 

 

 

Microsoft Intune Remote Help

ü ü ü    

 

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 1

 

ü      

 

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 2

 

  ü   ü

 

 

 

Microsoft Entra ID Basic

ü         ü ü ü

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1

 

ü      

 

 

 

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 2

 

  ü ü  

 

 

 

Microsoft 365 A5 Information Protection and Governance

    ü   ü      

Microsoft 365 A5 Insider Risk Management

    ü   ü      

Microsoft 365 A5 eDiscovery and Audit

    ü   ü      

Minecraft: Education Edition

 

ü ü

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:
[1] Microsoft Defender Suite Edu and Microsoft Purview Suite Edu require Microsoft 365 A3 (or Office 365 A3 and Enterprise Mobility + Security E3/A3).

Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Government suites

Online Service

M365 G3

M365 G5

Microsoft Defender Suite Gov[1]

Microsoft Purview Suite Gov[1]

O365 G1

O365 G3

O365 G5

Exchange Online Plan 1

        ü

 

 

Exchange Online Plan 2

ü ü

 

 

 

ü ü

Exchange Online Archiving

 

 

 

 

ü

 

 

SharePoint Online Plan 1

ü ü    

 

ü ü

SharePoint Online Plan 2

 

 

 

 

ü

 

 

OneDrive Plan 1

ü ü    

 

ü ü

OneDrive Plan 2

  ü    

 

 

ü

Microsoft Teams Phone Standard

  ü    

 

 

ü

Audio Conferencing (full)

ü ü    

 

ü ü

Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise

  ü    

 

 

ü

Microsoft Power BI Pro

ü ü    

 

ü ü

Purview Data Loss Prevention

ü ü ü  

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1

ü      

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2

  ü ü  

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Identity

  ü ü ü

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

  ü ü ü

 

 

 

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1

  ü ü  

 

 

ü

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2

  ü ü  

 

 

ü

Microsoft Intune Plan 1

ü      

 

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 1

  ü   ü

 

 

 

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 2

ü      

 

 

 

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1

ü ü    

 

 

 

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 2

  ü ü  

 

 

 

Microsoft 365 G5 Information Protection and Governance

  ü   ü      

Microsoft 365 G5 Insider Risk Management

  ü   ü      

Microsoft 365 G5 eDiscovery and Audit

  ü   ü      

Notes:
[1] Microsoft Defender Suite Gov and Microsoft Purview Suite Gov require Microsoft 365 G3 (or Office 365 G3 and Enterprise Mobility + Security E3/G3).

Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suites

Online Service

EMS E3

EMS E5

Microsoft Intune Plan 1

ü ü

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 1

ü  

Azure Info Protection Premium Plan 2

  ü

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1

ü  

Microsoft Entra ID Plan 2

  ü

Microsoft Defender for Identity

  ü

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

  ü
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