For organizations with more than 300 users, there are two subscription options: Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 and Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5. Both include Windows 11 Enterprise, Microsoft 365 productivity applications, and various cloud-based services. Both subscriptions support unlimited users, including networks with fewer than 300. The feature lists for the E3 and E5 subscriptions are largely identical, with Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5 including all the features of E3 plus more advanced security, threat protection, and analytics tools.
Exam Tip
MS-900 exam candidates should understand that while Microsoft 365 Enterprise is targeted at larger organizations, more than 300 users are not required. Small- or medium-sized businesses requiring the additional security and analytical capabilities in the Enterprise E3 or E5 product can use it, too.
Several elements included in the various Microsoft 365 subscriptions are also available as individual subscriptions, allowing consumers to assemble a network on an à la carte basis if desired. The following elements are all available in two plans—referred to as Plan 1 (P1) and Plan 2 (P2):
- Microsoft Entra ID Premium (formerly Azure Active Directory Premium)
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Azure Information Protection Premium
In each case, Plan 2 includes all the features of Plan 1 plus some additional capabilities. Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5 includes Plan 2 for all the features, whereas Plan 1 is included in one or more other subscriptions, as shown later in Table 4-1.
TABLE 4-1 Features and benefits of Microsoft 365 subscriptions
| Features Included | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 | Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5 | Microsoft 365 F3 |
| Windows 11 | None | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Microsoft 365 productivity applications | Desktop versions of Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Access, and Publisher | Desktop versions of Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Access, and Publisher | Desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Publisher | Web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Publisher |
| Exchange Online | Yes, with a 50 GB mailbox | Yes, with 50 GB mailbox | Yes, with a 50 GB mailbox | Yes, with a 2 GB mailbox |
| SharePoint | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (without personal site, site mailbox, or form creation) |
| Microsoft Teams | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (one-to-one calls only, meetings join only) |
| OneDrive | 1 TB | 5 TB (five or more users) 1 TB (less than five users) | 5 TB (five or more users) 1 TB (less than five users) | 2 GB (without desktop synchronization) |
| OneDrive for Business | No | Unlimited | Unlimited | No |
| Microsoft Stream | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (consume only) |
| Audio conferencing/Phone System | No | No | Yes | No |
| Viva Engage (Yammer) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Planner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Hello for Business | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Entra ID Premium (Azure Active Directory Premium) | Plan 1 | Plan 1 | Plan 2 | Plan 1 |
| Azure Active Directory Privileged Identity Management | No | No | Yes | No |
| Microsoft 365 admin center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Intune | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Autopilot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | No | Plan 1 | Plan 2 | No |
| Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Plan 1 | No | Plan 2 | No |
| Office 365 Threat Intelligence | No | No | Yes | No |
| Microsoft Defender for Identity | No | No | Yes | No |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | No | No | Yes | No |
| Data Loss Prevention for emails and files | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Purview | No | No | Yes | No |
| Azure Information Protection | Plan 1 | Plan 1 | Plan 2 | Plan 1 |
| Privileged Access Management | No | No | Yes | No |
| Power Platform | No | No | Yes | No |