# Microsoft 365 Plans Compared: Which License Fits Your Business?

- Link: https://dbr-soft.com/microsoft-365-plans-compared-which-license-fits-your-business/
- Published: 2026-10-16T14:47:27+00:00
- Author: David Botero

Microsoft 365 offers several plans, and picking the wrong one means overpaying or
missing key features.

**Microsoft 365 Business Basic**

Includes web and mobile versions of Office apps, Exchange email, Teams, SharePoint,
and OneDrive. Good for staff who don’t need desktop Office applications, such as
frontline workers.

**Microsoft 365 Business Standard**

Adds the full desktop Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and
more advanced features. The default choice for most knowledge workers.

**Microsoft 365 Business Premium**

Everything in Standard, plus advanced security and device management: Intune, Microsoft
Defender for Business, Conditional Access, and more. Our recommendation for most
businesses that take security seriously.

**Microsoft 365 Apps for Business**

Desktop Office apps without email or Teams services. Useful if email is hosted elsewhere.

**Enterprise plans (E3, E5)**

Designed for larger organizations. Business plans are limited to 300 users, so growing
companies may move to Enterprise plans.

**Which to choose**

| **User type** | **Likely plan** | 
| Frontline, shared-device workers | Business Basic  | 
| Typical office staff  | Business Standard  | 
| Anyone handling sensitive data, or the whole company if security matters | Business Premium | 
| Large or compliance-heavy organizations | E3 / E5 |

**Tips**

– You can mix plans across users

– Review licenses every year and remove unused ones

– Consider add-ons such as Copilot, Exchange Online Archiving, or advanced backup

**DBR Soft is a Microsoft partner and can help you license correctly.** **[Contact us for more information.](https://dbr-soft.com/contact/)**

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