O365 Licencing types explained
Types of Office 365
                                         Explanation                               Features                          Use Case Scenarios                     Pricing
         Licenses
                               This is a lighter version of Office   Web and mobile versions of Office
                               365, suitable for small businesses    apps, email and calendaring, file       Ideal for small businesses with less
Office 365 Business Basic      that need basic Office                storage and sharing, team               complex IT needs and for businesses        $5.00 user/month
                               applications, email, and cloud        collaboration, security and compliance, that need a secure, remote work setup.
                               services.                             support and deployment
                               A more comprehensive version of
                               Office 365, including full Office All features of Basic plus desktop
                                                                                                            Ideal for businesses that need full
Office 365 Business Standard   applications, business email, and versions of Office apps, and services                                                  $12.50 user/month
                                                                                                            remote work and collaboration tools.
                               other services for business       for business management.
                               management.
                               The most comprehensive version
                               of Office 365, including all                                           Ideal for businesses with advanced IT
                                                               All features of Standard plus advanced
Office 365 Business Premium    features of Basic and Standard,                                        needs, including robust security and              $20.00 user/month
                                                               security and device management.
                               with added advanced security                                           device management.
                               and device management.
                                                                  Email, file storage and sharing,          Ideal for large businesses that need
                               This is an enterprise-grade
                                                                  meetings and IM, teamwork and             robust collaboration tools, security, and
Office 365 E1                  version of Office 365 designed for                                                                                       $8.00 user/month
                                                                  collaboration, security and compliance,   compliance, but can forgo the full suite
                               large organizations.
                                                                  voice for Office 365.                     of Office applications.
                               A more comprehensive enterprise
                                                                                                            Ideal for large organizations that need
                               version of Office 365, including all All features of E1 plus unlimited
                                                                                                            advanced IT capabilities, including
Office 365 E3                  features of E1 with added            personal cloud, advanced security,                                                  $20.00 user/month
                                                                                                            unlimited storage, robust security, and
                               security, compliance, and            compliance and analytics.
                                                                                                            analytics.
                               analytics.
                               The most comprehensive
                                                                                                             Ideal for large organizations with
                               enterprise version of Office 365,     All features of E3 plus advanced threat
                                                                                                             advanced IT needs, including complex
Office 365 E5                  including all features of E1 and      protection, voice and audio                                                        $35.00 user/month
                                                                                                             compliance requirements, advanced
                               E3, with added voice and              conferencing.
                                                                                                             security, and voice capabilities.
                               advanced threat protection.