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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.
| Detail | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Microsoft 365 E3 |
|---|---|---|
| SKU part number | SPB | SPE_E3 |
| SKU ID | cbdc14ab-d96c-4c30-b9f4-6ada7cdc1d46 | 05e9a617-0261-4cee-bb44-138d3ef5d965 |
| Service plans | 55 | 51 |
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.
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