


Microsoft 365 E3 is focused on the manageability of your devices and keeping control of your data. We will find the most differences when it comes to threat protection. The email archive is however the same for both plans. With Plan 2 you get more storage (100Gb mailbox, advanced DLP features, and in-place hold. The difference with Exchange is in line with the other two. Not really big deal makers, but I have to say, In-place hold is really useful if your organization is involved in a lot of legal cases or has to provide warranty or support on projects over many years. It comes with In-place hold, advanced DLP features, and enhanced search features. The same goes for SharePoint Plan 2, which is included in the Enterprises plan. It also offers advanced data-loss prevention and In-place hold to preserve documents. This includes all benefits from Onedrive Plan 1 of course, but the big difference here is that you get unlimited storage (25TB max per Onedrive, then a personal SharePoint site of 25TB will be created) instead of 1Tb. With Microsoft 365 E3 you get a Onedrive Plan 2. You get Plan 2 of those apps with E3, compared to Plan 1 with Business Premiumīut there are still some differences between the Onedrive, Sharepoint, and Exchange plans that you get, which can be important for your organization. We can still find a small difference with Infopath, which is only included in E3, and To-Do and Whiteboard. But most of those apps are not available anymore, and Microsoft Bookings is now included in both plans. There just to be some differences in the additional apps that you got with Business Premium compared to E3. Standard Services (Onedrive, SharePoint, and Exchange) A great tip is that if Business Premium is sufficient for your organization you can actually buy 300 Business Premium licenses and extend it with Enterprise E3 licenses if you need more. Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan is limited to 300 users whereas the E3 plans are unlimited. With both, you get all the Office apps for both desktops and online. The main differences between the two plans can be found in the amount of storage that you get in the cloud, the maximum number of users (seat cap), and the licensed Windows version.


So let’s talk about Microsoft 365 Business Premium vs E3.
