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Microsoft 365 Business Premium vs Microsoft 365 E3

The service plans Microsoft lists for each licence, side by side.

In short: Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes 55 service plans and Microsoft 365 E3 includes 51. They share 30. Microsoft 365 Business Premium has 25 that Microsoft 365 E3 doesn't, and Microsoft 365 E3 has 21 that Microsoft 365 Business Premium doesn't.

DetailMicrosoft 365 Business PremiumMicrosoft 365 E3
SKU part numberSPBSPE_E3
SKU IDcbdc14ab-d96c-4c30-b9f4-6ada7cdc1d4605e9a617-0261-4cee-bb44-138d3ef5d965
Service plans5551

Only in Microsoft 365 Business Premium (25)

  • Microsoft Invoicing DYN365BC_MS_INVOICING
  • Common Data Service for Teams CDS_O365_P3
  • Data Loss Prevention BPOS_S_DlpAddOn
  • Exchange Foundation EXCHANGE_S_FOUNDATION
  • Exchange Online (Plan 1) EXCHANGE_S_STANDARD
  • Exchange Online Archiving EXCHANGE_S_ARCHIVE_ADDON
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for business OFFICE_BUSINESS
  • Microsoft Defender for Business MDE_SMB
  • Microsoft Forms (Plan E1) FORMS_PLAN_E1
  • Microsoft Kaizala Pro KAIZALA_O365_P2
  • Office Shared Computer Activation OFFICE_SHARED_COMPUTER_ACTIVATION
  • Project for Office (Plan E5) PROJECT_O365_P3
  • Purview Discovery PURVIEW_DISCOVERY
  • RETIRED - Outlook Customer Manager O365_SB_Relationship_Management
  • SharePoint (Plan 1) SHAREPOINTSTANDARD
  • To-Do (Plan 1) BPOS_S_TODO_1
  • Whiteboard (Plan 1) WHITEBOARD_PLAN1
  • Windows 10/11 Business WINBIZ
  • Microsoft Entra ID AAD_SMB
  • Common Data Service DYN365_CDS_O365_P3
  • Microsoft Intune INTUNE_SMBIZ
  • Microsoft Stream for Office 365 E1 STREAM_O365_E1
  • Power Apps for Office 365 POWERAPPS_O365_P1
  • Power Automate for Office 365 FLOW_O365_P1
  • Power Virtual Agents for Office 365 POWER_VIRTUAL_AGENTS_O365_P3

Only in Microsoft 365 E3 (21)

  • Common Data Service for Teams CDS_O365_P2
  • Exchange Online (Plan 2) EXCHANGE_S_ENTERPRISE
  • Graph Connectors Search with Index GRAPH_CONNECTORS_SEARCH_INDEX
  • Immersive spaces for Teams MESH_IMMERSIVE_FOR_TEAMS
  • Information Protection and Governance Analytics – Standard ContentExplorer_Standard
  • Information Protection for Office 365 - Standard MIP_S_CLP1
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise OFFICESUBSCRIPTION
  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 MDE_LITE
  • Microsoft Forms (Plan E3) FORMS_PLAN_E3
  • Microsoft Kaizala Pro KAIZALA_O365_P3
  • Microsoft Stream for Office 365 E3 STREAM_O365_E3
  • Project for Office (Plan E3) PROJECT_O365_P2
  • SharePoint (Plan 2) SHAREPOINTENTERPRISE
  • To-Do (Plan 2) BPOS_S_TODO_2
  • Whiteboard (Plan 2) WHITEBOARD_PLAN2
  • Windows 10/11 Enterprise (Original) WIN10_PRO_ENT_SUB
  • Windows Autopatch Windows_Autopatch
  • Common Data Service DYN365_CDS_O365_P2
  • Power Apps for Office 365 POWERAPPS_O365_P2
  • Power Automate for Office 365 FLOW_O365_P2
  • 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.

SPB details SPE_E3 details

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