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Sammenlign Business Std og M365 E3

Side-by-side across 60 features. Is $25 extra per user worth it?

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Plan A

Plan B

Comparison and price difference

Business Std

$14

/user/mo

M365 E3

$39

/user/mo

M365 E3 has 13 features that Business Std doesn't have, at +$25/user/mo extra.

Business Std has 1 exclusive features · M365 E3 has 13

1 features only in Business Std, 18 shared, 13 only in M365 E3.

Visual overview

What you get for $25 extra

Features in M365 E3 that Business Std doesn't have

Copilot add-on (Enterprise and Frontline plans)Entra ID P1 (Conditional Access)Defender for Office 365 P1Defender for Endpoint P1Intune MDMIntune MAMWindows AutopilotIntune SuiteWindows 11 Enterprise licenseMicrosoft Purview (basic)Sensitivity Labels (manual)Data Loss Prevention (DLP)+1 more

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Feature matrix

IncludedNot includedComing / add-on
Productivity & Apps
Productivity & Apps: Business Std vs M365 E3
FeatureBusiness StdM365 E3
Word, Excel, PowerPoint (web)F1: read-only
Included
Included
Word, Excel, PowerPoint (desktop)
Included
Included
Microsoft Teams
Included
Included
Exchange Online (100 GB)Added July 2026
Coming / add-on
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)F1: Teams calendar only, not email
Not included
Not included
Power BI Pro
Not included
Not included
AI & Copilot
AI & Copilot: Business Std vs M365 E3
FeatureBusiness StdM365 E3
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
Included
Not included
Copilot add-on (Enterprise and Frontline plans)Add-on at $30/user/mo
Not 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)Included with E5 and E7 as a monthly SCU pool; otherwise self-provisioned at ~$4/SCU/hour
Not included
Not included
Security & IdentityClick for details
Security & Identity: Business Std vs M365 E3
FeatureBusiness StdM365 E3
Included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Included
Included
Threat ProtectionClick for details
Threat Protection: Business Std vs M365 E3
FeatureBusiness StdM365 E3
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Included
Included
Not included
Coming / add-on
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Device Management (Intune)
Device Management (Intune): Business Std vs M365 E3
FeatureBusiness StdM365 E3
Intune MDM
Not included
Included
Intune MAM
Not included
Included
Windows Autopilot
Not included
Included
Intune SuiteAdded July 2026
Not included
Coming / add-on
Intune Endpoint Privilege ManagementAdded July 2026
Not included
Not included
Windows 11 Enterprise license
Not included
Included
Compliance & PurviewClick for details
Compliance & Purview: Business Std vs M365 E3
FeatureBusiness StdM365 E3
Not included
Not included
Not included
Included
Not included
Included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Included
Not included
Not included
Included
Included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Not included
Telephony & Advanced
Telephony & Advanced: Business Std vs M365 E3
FeatureBusiness StdM365 E3
Phone System (Teams telephony)
Not included
Not included
Audio Conferencing
Not included
Not included
Viva Insights (personal)
Included
Included
Microsoft Places
Included
Included

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Price calculator

Business Std

$16,800 /current price / year

M365 E3

$46,800 /current price / year

Annual extra

↑ +$30,000/yr

About the prices

  • •CSP agreement: Microsoft sells through Cloud Solution Providers. A partner may add a margin or give a discount depending on volume and agreement type (NCE, EA, MCA-E). The rate is not public.
  • •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.
  • •Currency: Microsoft sets a Danish list price per product family rather than converting the dollar price. The implied rate therefore differs: 6.467 for the Business plans, 7.230 for Microsoft 365 Enterprise and 7.525 for Office 365. Where Microsoft publishes no Danish figure, namely F1 and F3, we convert from USD at the live rate and the amount is indicative. EUR is always a conversion.

Use the numbers to compare plans, verify against your actual invoice before making decisions.

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