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Microsoft 365 Business Standard vs Microsoft 365 Business Premium

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

In short: Microsoft 365 Business Standard includes 37 service plans and Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes 55. They share 31. Microsoft 365 Business Standard has 6 that Microsoft 365 Business Premium doesn't, and Microsoft 365 Business Premium has 24 that Microsoft 365 Business Standard doesn't.

DetailMicrosoft 365 Business StandardMicrosoft 365 Business Premium
SKU part numberO365_BUSINESS_PREMIUMSPB
SKU IDf245ecc8-75af-4f8e-b61f-27d8114de5f3cbdc14ab-d96c-4c30-b9f4-6ada7cdc1d46
Service plans3755

Only in Microsoft 365 Business Standard (6)

  • Common Data Service for Teams CDS_O365_P2
  • Project for Office (Plan E3) PROJECT_O365_P2
  • Stream for Office 365 STREAM_O365_SMB
  • 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

Only in Microsoft 365 Business Premium (24)

  • Azure Rights Management RMS_S_ENTERPRISE
  • Common Data Service for Teams CDS_O365_P3
  • Data Loss Prevention BPOS_S_DlpAddOn
  • Exchange Foundation EXCHANGE_S_FOUNDATION
  • Exchange Online Archiving EXCHANGE_S_ARCHIVE_ADDON
  • Microsoft 365 Lighthouse (Plan 2) M365_LIGHTHOUSE_PARTNER_PLAN1
  • Microsoft Defender for Business MDE_SMB
  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (Plan 1) ATP_ENTERPRISE
  • Office Shared Computer Activation OFFICE_SHARED_COMPUTER_ACTIVATION
  • Project for Office (Plan E5) PROJECT_O365_P3
  • Purview Discovery PURVIEW_DISCOVERY
  • Universal Print UNIVERSAL_PRINT_01
  • Windows 10/11 Business WINBIZ
  • Windows Update for Business Deployment Service WINDOWSUPDATEFORBUSINESS_DEPLOYMENTSERVICE
  • Microsoft Entra ID AAD_SMB
  • Azure Information Protection Premium P1 RMS_S_PREMIUM
  • Common Data Service DYN365_CDS_O365_P3
  • Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication MFA_PREMIUM
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Discovery ADALLOM_S_DISCOVERY
  • Microsoft Entra ID P1 AAD_PREMIUM
  • Microsoft Intune INTUNE_SMBIZ
  • Microsoft Intune Plan 1 INTUNE_A
  • Microsoft Stream for Office 365 E1 STREAM_O365_E1
  • Power Virtual Agents for Office 365 POWER_VIRTUAL_AGENTS_O365_P3

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_PREMIUM details SPB details

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