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M365 E3 vs. M365 E5

Side-by-side across 60 features. Is $21 extra per user worth it?

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Plan A

Plan B

Comparison and price difference

M365 E3

$39

/user/mo

M365 E5

$60

/user/mo

M365 E5 has 20 features that M365 E3 doesn't have, at +$21/user/mo extra.

M365 E5 includes everything from M365 E3 plus 20 extra features.

Visual overview

M365 E5Includes everything from M365 E3 plus 20 extra
M365 E331

Features included from the baseline plan

Extra in M365 E5+20
Power BI ProEntra ID P2 (Identity Protection, PIM)Microsoft Defender Suite (complete)Defender for Office 365 P2Attack Simulation TrainingDefender for Endpoint P2Microsoft Defender XDRIntune Endpoint Privilege Management

What you get for $21 extra

Features in M365 E5 that M365 E3 doesn't have

Power BI ProEntra ID P2 (Identity Protection, PIM)Microsoft Defender Suite (complete)Defender for Office 365 P2Attack Simulation TrainingDefender for Endpoint P2Microsoft Defender XDRIntune Endpoint Privilege ManagementMicrosoft Purview Suite (complete)Sensitivity Labels (auto-apply)Endpoint DLPInsider Risk Management+8 more

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Feature matrix

IncludedNot includedComing / add-on
Productivity & Apps
Productivity & Apps: M365 E3 vs M365 E5
FeatureM365 E3M365 E5
Word, Excel, PowerPoint (web)
Included
Included
Word, Excel, PowerPoint (desktop)
Included
Included
Microsoft Teams
Included
Included
Exchange Online (100 GB)Added July 2026
Included
Included
OneDrive (1 TB)
Included
Included
SharePoint
Included
Included
Microsoft Bookings
Included
Included
Microsoft Loop
Included
Included
Clipchamp
Included
Included
Microsoft Planner
Included
Included
Exchange Online kiosk (2 GB)
Not included
Not included
Power BI Pro
Not included
Included
AI & Copilot
AI & Copilot: M365 E3 vs M365 E5
FeatureM365 E3M365 E5
Copilot Chat (web-grounded)
Included
Included
Copilot Chat in apps (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)
Included
Included
Microsoft 365 Copilot (full, work-grounded)Requires add-on at $30/user or E7
Not included
Not included
Copilot add-on (Business plans)Add-on from $21/user/mo
Not included
Not included
Copilot add-on (Enterprise and Frontline plans)Add-on at $30/user/mo
Included
Included
Microsoft 365 Copilot (included)
Not included
Not included
Agent Mode (Copilot Wave 3)
Not included
Not included
Agent 365 (AI agent governance)$15/user add-on or incl. in E7
Not included
Not included
Security Copilot (incl. SCUs)Separate SCU licensing (~$4/SCU/hour), not included in any plan
Not included
Not included
Security & IdentityClick for details
Security & Identity: M365 E3 vs M365 E5
FeatureM365 E3M365 E5
Included
Included
Included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Not included
Included
Included
Threat ProtectionClick for details
Threat Protection: M365 E3 vs M365 E5
FeatureM365 E3M365 E5
Not included
Included
Not included
Not included
Included
Included
Coming / add-on
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
Included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
Device Management (Intune)
Device Management (Intune): M365 E3 vs M365 E5
FeatureM365 E3M365 E5
Intune MDM
Included
Included
Intune MAM
Included
Included
Windows Autopilot
Included
Included
Intune SuiteAdded July 2026
Coming / add-on
Coming / add-on
Intune Endpoint Privilege ManagementAdded July 2026
Not included
Coming / add-on
Windows 11 Enterprise license
Included
Included
Compliance & PurviewClick for details
Compliance & Purview: M365 E3 vs M365 E5
FeatureM365 E3M365 E5
Not included
Included
Included
Included
Included
Included
Not included
Included
Included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
Included
Included
Not included
Included
Included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
Telephony & Advanced
Telephony & Advanced: M365 E3 vs M365 E5
FeatureM365 E3M365 E5
Phone System (Teams telephony)
Not included
Included
Audio Conferencing
Not included
Included
Viva Insights (personal)
Included
Included
Microsoft Places
Included
Included

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Price calculator

M365 E3

$46,800 /current price / year

M365 E5

$72,000 /current price / year

Annual extra

↑ +$25,200/yr

About the prices

  • •CSP agreement: Microsoft sells through Cloud Solution Providers. You typically get a 0-15% discount on list price depending on volume and agreement type (NCE, EA, MCA-E).
  • •Commitment: Monthly commitment under NCE costs ~20% more than annual commitment. With an annual commitment you only have 7 days to cancel or reduce seats without a fee.
  • •Dollar exchange rate: Microsoft bills in local currency converted from USD. The rate can shift noticeably between invoices. The comparison tool shows current DKK and EUR amounts calculated from live exchange rates (ECB).

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