The difference between Microsoft 365 Business Standard vs. Microsoft 365 Business Premium
We get asked this question all the time! So we've decided to break down the difference between each product:
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Office Applications
- Office on tablets and phones
- Fully installed and web versions of Office apps
File & Document Viewing & Editing
- 1 TB File storage and sharing
Collaboration Services
- Business class email (50 GB), calendar and contacts
- Online messaging (instant messaging, audio, and HD video chat/conferencing)
- Microsoft Teams chat-based workspace
Business Applications
- Outlook Customer Manager, Bookings, Invoicing*, MileIQ*
*Denotes app is currently only available for customers in the US, UK and Canada
Maximum number of users
- 300
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Office Applications
- Office on tablets and phones
- Fully installed and web versions of Office apps
File & Document Viewing & Editing
- 1 TB File storage and sharing
Collaboration Services
- Business class email (50 GB), calendar and contacts
- Online messaging (instant messaging, audio, and HD video chat/conferencing)
- Microsoft Teams chat-based workspace
Business Applications
- Outlook Customer Manager, Bookings, Invoicing*, MileIQ*
*Denotes app is currently only available for customers in the US, UK and Canada
Security
- Helps protect your business from unsafe attachments, suspicious links, and other unseen malware through attachment scanning and link checking
- Information protection policies to help control & manage how information is accessed
- Controls to protect your company data on personal mobile devices
- Preservation, Compliance & Archiving capabilities with continuous data backup that is accessible anywhere/anytime
- Azure Information Protection
- Advanced Threat Protection
Device Management
- Securely manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices
- Self-service PC development with Windows AutoPilot
- Simplified controls to manage Windows 10 Pro PCs
- Get upgrades to Windows 10 Pro from Windows 7,8 or and 8.1 Pro
User Account Management
- Azure AD Hybrid Join
Message policy and compliance
- IRM using Azure Information Protection
- Office 365 Message Encryption
- In-Place Hold and Litigation Hold
- Data loss protection
Device and Application Management Features
- Mobile Device Management (MDM) auto-enrollment
- Windows update management, Defender, Firewall policies
- Security Group (SG) targeting for policies
- Install Office apps on enrolled Windows 10 devices
- Windows Defender configuration
- Deploying device profiles and security configuration
- Enterprise State Roaming for Windows 10 with Azure AD join
- Self-service BitLocker recovery
Maximum number of users
- 300
Additional Microsoft 365 Business Premium Features
Windows 10 Management features - Microsoft 365 Business makes it easy to manage devices. When you set up your Microsoft 365 Business tenant you select app protection, and device configuration settings. These settings determine the policies that are applied automatically to devices when they join Azure Active Directory. Windows 10 Pro Management capabilities include:
- Simplified deployment with Windows AutoPilot
- Subscription Activation
- Organizational Control of device screen on idle
- Organizational Control of user access to apps from Microsoft Store
- Organizational Control of user access to Cortana
- Organizational Control of Windows tips and advertising from Microsoft
- Windows 10 devices kept up-to-date automatically
- Windows 10 Security features
- Protect PCs from viruses and other threats using Windows Defender Antivirus
- Protect PCs from web-based threats in Microsoft Edge
- Use rules that reduce the attack surface of devices
- Protect folders from threats such as ransomware
- Help protect files and folders on PCs from unauthorized access with Bitlocker
