Microsoft 365 A3
Suite · 155 included features · Teams included · Education
- List price (US)
No published list priceMicrosoft publishes no list price for this Education plan; prices come from a sales partner. Checked November 1, 2026 · Source: Microsoft pricing for Microsoft 365 A3 (opens in a new tab)
Check a feature
What’s in Microsoft 365 A3
155 features included, and 1 more listed as partial, an add-on or to verify, in 14 product areas.
Suite editions, 3
- Office apps and services editionA3
- Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) editionA3
- Windows editionA3
Copilot & agents, 1
- Microsoft 365 Copilot ChatIncluded
Apps & productivity, 20
- BookingsIncluded
- Dataverse for TeamsIncluded
- Microsoft Graph connector capacityIncluded
- Microsoft 365 AppsEducation
- Microsoft 365 mobile appIncluded
- Microsoft FormsIncluded
- Microsoft ListsIncluded
- Microsoft Places (core)Included
- Microsoft SearchIncluded
- Microsoft To DoIncluded
- Microsoft WhiteboardIncluded
- Office for the webIncluded
- Planner for Office 365Included
- Power Apps for Office 365Included
- Power Automate for Office 365Included
- SwayIncluded
- Visio for the webIncluded
- Power Automate attended desktop flowsIncluded
- ClipchampIncluded
- Loop workspacesIncluded
Email & calendar, 2
- Exchange OnlinePlan 2 (100 GB)
- Exchange Online Archiving1.5 TB
Files & intranet, 3
- OneDrive for BusinessPlan 2 (1 TB+)
- SharePoint OnlinePlan 2
- Stream for Office 365Included
Teams, meetings & calling, 5
- Microsoft TeamsEducation
- Teams live events~ No new events; scheduled ones run until Feb 28, 2027
- Teams town hallsIncluded
- Teams webinarsIncluded
- Advanced webinars and town hallsIncluded
Identity & access, 29
- Entra ID Plan 1Included
- Administrative unitsIncluded
- Application Proxy, including PingAccessIncluded
- Conditional AccessIncluded
- Custom security attributesIncluded
- Microsoft Entra Connect HealthIncluded
- External IDIncluded
- Microsoft Identity ManagerIncluded
- Password protectionIncluded
- Self-service group managementIncluded
- Service level agreement (SLA)Included
- Shared account password rolloverIncluded
- SMS sign-inIncluded
- Terms of useIncluded
- Third-party MFA integrationIncluded
- Advanced security reports and alertsIncluded
- Dynamic groupsIncluded
- Enterprise State RoamingIncluded
- Self-service password reset (SSPR) with on-premises writebackIncluded
- Entra ID for Office 365Included
- Customized sign-in pageIncluded
- Self-service activity reportsIncluded
- Entra ID FreeIncluded
- Basic security and usage reportsIncluded
- Multifactor authentication (MFA)Included
- Passwordless authenticationIncluded
- Single sign-on to other SaaS appsIncluded
- Temporary Access PassIncluded
- Verified IDIncluded
Threat protection, 18
- Exchange Online ProtectionIncluded
- Office 365 Cloud App SecurityIncluded
- Secure ScoreIncluded
- Advanced Threat Analytics (support ended)Included
- Configuration Manager Endpoint ProtectionIncluded
- Cloud app discoveryIncluded
- Attack surface reduction (ASR) rulesIncluded
- Defender AntivirusIncluded
- Defender for Endpoint Plan 1Included
- Attack surface reduction (enhanced)Included
- Block at first sightIncluded
- Centralized managementIncluded
- Cross-platform supportIncluded
- Manual response actionsIncluded
- Mobile threat defenseIncluded
- Next-generation protectionIncluded
- Tamper protectionIncluded
- Web content filteringIncluded
Data protection & compliance, 14
- Alert policiesIncluded
- Audit (Standard)Included
- Compliance ManagerIncluded
- Content searchIncluded
- Data loss prevention (DLP)Included
- eDiscovery (Standard)Included
- Information barriersIncluded
- Information protection in Office 365 appsIncluded
- Message encryptionIncluded
- Retention labelsIncluded
- Retention policiesIncluded
- Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)Included
- Azure Rights Management (Azure RMS)Included
- Information ProtectionIncluded
Device management, 10
- Basic Mobility and SecurityIncluded
- Windows AutopilotIncluded
- Intune Plan 1Education
- Mobile application management (MAM)Included
- Configuration ManagerIncluded
- Mobile device management (MDM)Included
- Endpoint analyticsIncluded
- Intune Remote HelpIncluded
- Microsoft Tunnel for mobile application managementIncluded
- Firmware updates for specialty devicesIncluded
Windows & Cloud PC, 34
- Always On VPNIncluded
- App Control for BusinessIncluded
- AppLockerIncluded
- App AssureIncluded
- Assigned AccessIncluded
- BitLockerIncluded
- BitLocker to GoIncluded
- BranchCacheIncluded
- Custom logonIncluded
- Custom shellIncluded
- Credential GuardIncluded
- Device GuardIncluded
- DirectAccess (deprecated)Included
- Domain joinIncluded
- Microsoft Edge for BusinessIncluded
- Microsoft Entra joinIncluded
- Keyboard FilterIncluded
- Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)Included
- Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC)Included
- Manage by mobile device management (MDM)Included
- Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP, retiring)Included
- Persistent memoryIncluded
- Resilient File System (ReFS)Included
- SMB DirectIncluded
- Unbranded BootIncluded
- Unified Write FilterIncluded
- Universal PrintIncluded
- Windows AutopatchIncluded
- Windows Conditional AccessIncluded
- Windows FirewallIncluded
- Windows Hello for BusinessIncluded
- Windows Update for BusinessIncluded
- Windows virtualization rightsIncluded
- Windows 11 support period36 months
Viva, analytics & reporting, 6
- Activity reportsIncluded
- Adoption ScoreIncluded
- Viva ConnectionsIncluded
- Viva EngageIncluded
- Viva Insights (personal)Basic
- Viva Learning (basic)Included
Education, 7
- Education InsightsIncluded
- OneNote Class NotebookIncluded
- Professional learning community (PLC) groupsIncluded
- School Data SyncIncluded
- Entra ID for EducationIncluded
- Minecraft EducationIncluded
- Student use benefitsIncluded
Licensing rights & services, 4
- Productivity Server client access license (CAL)Included
- Windows Server client access license (CAL) rightsIncluded
- FastTrackIncluded
- Office server rightsIncluded
Common add-ons
Add-ons Microsoft 365 A3 qualifies for, with what each adds to it.
- Microsoft Defender Suite Edu
No published list priceMicrosoft publishes no list price for this Education plan; prices come from a sales partner. Source: Microsoft pricing for Microsoft Defender Suite Edu (opens in a new tab)
Adds 48 features: Defender for Office 365 Plan 2, Attack simulation training, Automated investigation and response (AIR), … - Microsoft Purview Suite Edu
No published list priceMicrosoft publishes no list price for this Education plan; prices come from a sales partner. Source: Microsoft pricing for Microsoft Purview Suite Edu (opens in a new tab)
Adds 23 features: Audit (Premium), Communication compliance, Conditional Access for SharePoint sites, …
Side-by-side comparisons
- Office 365 A1 vs Microsoft 365 A3107 differences in 156 features
- Microsoft 365 A3 vs A586 differences in 238 features