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Microsoft 365 Business License Types

Microsoft Office 365 for business is a licensing platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses with up to 300 employees.  There are three types of license available, which are described below:

  • Business Basic: This license provides access to the following:
    • An E-Mail account hosted in the cloud (including a web interface to access your email)
    • Access to Microsoft Teams using your company email address
    • Access to OneDrive, with 1TB of storage space
    • The ability to access and edit documents in a web browser (e.g. Word, Excel & Powerpoint)
  • Business Standard: This license provides everything in the Basic license, and in addition:
    • A License to install PC/Mac editions of Office 365 on up to 5 computers/laptops
    • Access to Webinar features in Microsoft Teams
  • Business Premium: This license provides everything in the Basic and Standard licenses, and in addition:
    • Additional security features, including device control
    • Additional data control

The license allocated to your account will depend on how it was originally requested.  If you are unsure and want to check, please drop an email to Prelim support