Microsoft 365 Business Premium vs E5
114 of 242 features differ. Differences are shown first, grouped by product area.
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium
- Microsoft 365 E5
Prices are US list prices per user/month with an annual commitment, verified November 1, 2026. Sources: Microsoft 365 Business Premium (opens in a new tab), Microsoft 365 E5 (opens in a new tab).
Key differences
- 114 of 242 features differ, most in Threat protection (26), Data protection & compliance (24) and Windows & Cloud PC (19).
- Microsoft 365 E5 costs $38.00 more per user/month than Microsoft 365 Business Premium: $60.00 per user/month against $22.00 per user/month.
- Microsoft 365 E5 includes 99 features Microsoft 365 Business Premium does not, such as Microsoft Security Copilot, Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 and Entra ID Plan 2 (Microsoft 365 Business Premium lists 1 of them as partial, announced, an add-on or to verify).
- Every feature Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes is also included in Microsoft 365 E5.
- 13 features are in both at a different level, such as Exchange Online: Plan 1 (100 GB) in Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Plan 2 (100 GB) in Microsoft 365 E5.
- 2 more features differ only in how they are listed: partial, announced, an add-on or to verify.
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium is sold for up to 300 users.
- 99 included only in Microsoft 365 E5
- Included
- Included at that level
- Add-on
- Partial or announced
- Unclear in the sources; verify before buying
- Not included
| Feature | Microsoft 365 Business Premium, $22.00 per user/month | Microsoft 365 E5, $60.00 per user/month |
|---|---|---|
| Suite editions, 3 differences | ||
| Office apps and services edition | Business Standard | E5 |
| Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) edition | Not included | E5 |
| Windows edition | Business | E5 |
| Copilot & agents, 1 difference | ||
| Microsoft Security Copilot | Not included | Included |
| Apps & productivity, 3 differences | ||
| Microsoft 365 Apps | Business, with shared computer activation | Enterprise |
| Power Automate attended desktop flows | Not included | Included |
| Office Professional Plus | Not included | Included |
| Email & calendar, 1 difference | ||
| Exchange Online | Plan 1 (100 GB) | Plan 2 (100 GB) |
| Files & intranet, 2 differences | ||
| OneDrive for Business | Plan 1 (1 TB) | Plan 2 (1 TB+) |
| SharePoint Online | Plan 1 | Plan 2 |
| Teams, meetings & calling, 11 differences | ||
| Teams Audio Conferencing (full) | No-cost add-on | Included |
| Teams live events | Not included | ~ No new events; scheduled ones run until Feb 28, 2027 |
| Teams Phone | Not included | Included |
| Teams town halls | Foundational events | Included |
| Teams webinars | Foundational events | Included |
| Teams Phone System | Not included | Included |
| Cloud voicemail | Not included | Included |
| Auto attendants | Not included | Included |
| Call queues | Not included | Included |
| Direct Routing (bring your own carrier) | Not included | Included |
| Advanced webinars and town halls | Not included | Included |
| Identity & access, 8 differences | ||
| Conditional Access for SharePoint sites | Not included | Included |
| Entra ID Plan 2 | Not included | Included |
| Access reviews | Not included | Included |
| Entitlement management (basic) | Not included | Included |
| Entra ID Protection | Not included | Included |
| MFA registration policy | Not included | Included |
| Privileged Identity Management (PIM) | Not included | Included |
| Risk-based Conditional Access | Not included | Included |
| Threat protection, 26 differences | ||
| Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 | Not included | Included |
| Attack simulation training | Not included | Included |
| Automated investigation and response (AIR) | Not included | Included |
| Campaign views | Not included | Included |
| Compromised user detection | Not included | Included |
| Teams message entity panel | Not included | Included |
| Teams message quarantine | Not included | Included |
| Threat Explorer | Not included | Included |
| Threat trackers | Not included | Included |
| Office 365 Cloud App Security | Not included | Included |
| Advanced Threat Analytics (support ended) | Not included | Included |
| App governance | Not included | Included |
| Configuration Manager Endpoint Protection | Not included | Included |
| Defender for Cloud Apps | Not included | Included |
| Defender for Identity | Not included | Included |
| Attack surface reduction (ASR) rules | Not included | Included |
| Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 | Business | Included |
| Advanced hunting | Not included | Included |
| Defender for Cloud Apps integration | Not included | Included |
| Endpoint attack notifications (suspended) | Not included | Included |
| Evaluation lab | Not included | Included |
| Six months of searchable data | Not included | Included |
| Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 | Business | Included |
| Defender for IoT, enterprise IoT (5 devices per license) | Not included | Included |
| Safe Documents | Not included | Included |
| Microsoft Sentinel benefit | Not included | Included |
| Data protection & compliance, 24 differences | ||
| Audit (Premium) | Not included | Included |
| Communication compliance | Not included | Included |
| Customer Key | Not included | Included |
| Customer Lockbox | Not included | Included |
| Data lifecycle management | Not included | Included |
| Double Key Encryption | Not included | Included |
| eDiscovery (Premium) | Not included | Included |
| Exact data match | Not included | Included |
| Information barriers | Not included | Included |
| Advanced Message Encryption | Not included | Included |
| Privileged access management | Not included | Included |
| Records management | Not included | Included |
| Rules-based classification (Office 365) | Not included | Included |
| Teams data loss prevention (DLP) | Not included | Included |
| Teams DLP and export APIs in Microsoft Graph | Not included | Included |
| Three premium Compliance Manager templates | Not included | Included |
| Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) | Not included | Included |
| Azure Rights Management (Azure RMS) | Not included | Included |
| Rules-based classification (client and scanner) | Not included | Included |
| Advanced analytics (Microsoft Purview) | Not included | Included |
| Endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) | Not included | Included |
| Insider risk management | Not included | Included |
| Trainable classifiers | Not included | Included |
| 10-year audit log retention | Not included | Add-on |
| Device management, 10 differences | ||
| Intune Plan 1 | Business | Included |
| Configuration Manager | Not included | Included |
| Intune Plan 2 capabilities | Not included | Included |
| Intune Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) | Not included | Included |
| Intune Enterprise App Management | Not included | Included |
| Intune Remote Help | Not included | Included |
| Cloud PKI | Not included | Included |
| Microsoft Tunnel for mobile application management | Not included | Included |
| Firmware updates for specialty devices | Not included | Included |
| Intune Advanced Analytics | Not included | Included |
| Windows & Cloud PC, 19 differences | ||
| Always On VPN | Not included | Included |
| App Assure | Not included | Included |
| BranchCache | Not included | Included |
| Custom logon | Not included | Included |
| Custom shell | Not included | Included |
| Credential Guard | Not included | Included |
| Device Guard | Not included | Included |
| DirectAccess (deprecated) | Not included | Included |
| Keyboard Filter | Not included | Included |
| Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) | Not included | Included |
| Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP, retiring) | Not included | Included |
| Persistent memory | Not included | Included |
| Resilient File System (ReFS) | Not included | Included |
| SMB Direct | Not included | Included |
| Unified Write Filter | Not included | Included |
| Windows virtualization rights | Not included | Included |
| Windows 11 support period | 24 months | 36 months |
| Windows Quick Machine Recovery | Not included | Included |
| Windows post-quantum security APIs | Not included | Included |
| Viva, analytics & reporting, 2 differences | ||
| Power BI Pro | Not included | Included |
| Viva Insights (personal) | Basic | Premium |
| Licensing rights & services, 4 differences | ||
| Productivity Server client access license (CAL) | Not included | Included |
| Skype for Business Plus client access license (CAL) | Not included | Included |
| Windows Server client access license (CAL) rights | Not included | Included |
| Office server rights | Not included | Included |