Microsoft 365 Business Basic vs Microsoft 365 Business Standard
The service plans Microsoft lists for each licence, side by side.
In short: Microsoft 365 Business Basic includes 14 service plans and Microsoft 365 Business Standard includes 37. They share 13. Microsoft 365 Business Basic has 1 that Microsoft 365 Business Standard doesn't, and Microsoft 365 Business Standard has 24 that Microsoft 365 Business Basic doesn't.
| Detail | Microsoft 365 Business Basic | Microsoft 365 Business Standard |
|---|---|---|
| SKU part number | O365_BUSINESS_ESSENTIALS | O365_BUSINESS_PREMIUM |
| SKU ID | 3b555118-da6a-4418-894f-7df1e2096870 | f245ecc8-75af-4f8e-b61f-27d8114de5f3 |
| Service plans | 14 | 37 |
Only in Microsoft 365 Business Basic (1)
- OFFICEMOBILE_SUBSCRIPTION
OFFICEMOBILE_SUBSCRIPTION
Only in Microsoft 365 Business Standard (24)
- Microsoft Invoicing
DYN365BC_MS_INVOICING - Avatars for Teams
MESH_AVATARS_FOR_TEAMS - Avatars for Teams (additional)
MESH_AVATARS_ADDITIONAL_FOR_TEAMS - Common Data Service for Teams
CDS_O365_P2 - Commercial data protection for Microsoft Copilot
Bing_Chat_Enterprise - Insights by MyAnalytics
MYANALYTICS_P2 - Microsoft 365 Apps for business
OFFICE_BUSINESS - Microsoft 365 Lighthouse (Plan 1)
M365_LIGHTHOUSE_CUSTOMER_PLAN1 - Microsoft Bookings
MICROSOFTBOOKINGS - Microsoft Clipchamp
CLIPCHAMP - Microsoft Kaizala Pro
KAIZALA_O365_P2 - Microsoft Loop
MICROSOFT_LOOP - Microsoft Search
MICROSOFT_SEARCH - Microsoft StaffHub
Deskless - Mobile Device Management for Office 365
INTUNE_O365 - Nucleus
Nucleus - Project for Office (Plan E3)
PROJECT_O365_P2 - RETIRED - Outlook Customer Manager
O365_SB_Relationship_Management - Stream for Office 365
STREAM_O365_SMB - Viva Learning Seeded
VIVA_LEARNING_SEEDED - Whiteboard (Plan 1)
WHITEBOARD_PLAN1 - Common Data Service
DYN365_CDS_O365_P2 - Microsoft Azure Rights Management Service
RMS_S_BASIC - Power Virtual Agents for Office 365
POWER_VIRTUAL_AGENTS_O365_P2
Service plans are how Microsoft enables features in a licence. Some features come in different plan versions (for example Exchange Online Plan 1 and Plan 2), so they show as different plans even though both licences include that product. Check Microsoft's service descriptions before buying.
O365_BUSINESS_ESSENTIALS details O365_BUSINESS_PREMIUM details
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