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Microsoft365 is the new name for Microsoft’s Office 365 subscription service. It includes everything Office 365 included—and even more such as Microsoft Office applications, 1TB of storage in OneDrive, calling phones from Skype, Windows 10, EMS ( Enterprise Mobility + Security), some Azure Active Directory capabilities, and etc.
Microsoft 365 was launched on July 10, 2017 for a superset of Office 365 with Windows 10 Enterprise licenses and other cloud-based security and device management products.
Internet access is required to install and activate Microsoft 365 and get all the latest releases of apps and services but user does not need to be connected to the internet to use Office apps(like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), because the apps are fully installed on his/her computer.
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Microsoft 365 Plans
Microsoft 365 include three main plan that each of them, its including some other plans. Three main plan including:
- Microsoft365 for home plans
- Microsoft365 for business plans
- Microsoft365 for enterprise plans
Microsoft 365 for home plans
This plan include four plan
- Microsoft365 Family: This product can be install on PC, MAC, iOS and Android. Each person buy this plan, then the plan will be available for six different people, each will have office apps, 1TB (Overall 6TB) of cloud storage, and advanced security for e-mail and files. This plan include these products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, OneDrive (One Drive is described in this post) and Skype. Access (PC only) and Publisher (PC Only). The annual subscription fee for this program is $ 99.99, which can be paid monthly. $ 9.9 per month.
- Microsoft365 Personal: This product can be install on PC,MAC,iOS and Android. Each person buy this plan, he/she will have office apps, 1TB of cloud storage, and advanced security for e-mail and files. This plan include these products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, OneDrive, and Skype. Access (PC only) and Publisher (PC Only). The annual subscription fee for this program is $ 69.99, which can be paid monthly. $ 6.9 per month.
- Office Home & Student 2019: The essentials for individuals to get it all done. Classic versions of the Office apps installed on 1 PC or Mac. This plan include these products: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The annual subscription fee for this program is $ 149.99 and it is also not possible to pay on a monthly basis.
Microsoft 365 for business plans
This plan include four plan:
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic: This plan only include Web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint but has some services: Exchange, One Drive, SharePoint, Teams. This plan is very suitable for businesses that need Microsoft Teams and cloud storage. The annual subscription fee for this program is $ 5 per month per user, but of course you can get 6 months free with annual commitment.
- Microsoft 365 Business Standard: This plan include office apps (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, outlook, publisher and access). Also this plan has some services: Exchange, One Drive, SharePoint, Teams. This plan is very suitable for businesses that need Microsoft Teams and cloud storage. This plan very suitable for businesses that need Office apps across devices plus business email, cloud file storage, and online meetings and chat. The annual subscription fee for this program is $ 12.5 per month per user.
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium: This plan include office apps (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, outlook, publisher and access). Also this plan has some services: Exchange, One Drive, SharePoint, Teams, Intune and Azure Information Protection. This plan is best for businesses that need everything included in Business Standard plus advanced cyber-threat protection and device management. The annual subscription fee for this program is $ 20 per month per user.
- Microsoft 365 Apps for business: This plan include only apps. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, outlook, publisher (PC only) and access (PC only). This plan also include OneDrive service. This plan very suitable for businesses that need Office apps across devices and cloud file storage. Business email and Microsoft Teams not included. The annual subscription fee for this program is $ 8.25 per month per user.
Microsoft 365 for enterprise plans
This plan include four plan
- Microsoft 365 E3: An Enterprise organization by purchase this plan, Accesses core products and features within Microsoft 365 to enhance workplace productivity and drive innovation, securely. This plan include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, One Drive, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Stream. Also this plan has these features: Windows Enterprise, Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Office Mobile Apps, Office Online, Exchange, Yammer, Sway, Flow, Planner, Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Windows Analytics, Windows Autopilot, Device Health, System Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune and many others. The annual subscription fee for this program is $32 per month per user.
- Microsoft 365 E5: An Enterprise organization by purchase this plan, Accesses the latest products and features within Microsoft 365, including Advanced Threat Protection, security, and collaboration tools. This plan include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, One Drive, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream and Power Bl Pro. Also this plan has these features: Azure Active Directory Premium 1 & 2, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Azure Advanced Threat Protection, Azure Information Protection P2, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Advanced compliance, Audio Conferencing and Phone System.
- Microsoft 365 F3: This plan is a solution designed for firstline workers. This plan include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Microsoft Teams. Also this plan has these features: Office for web and mobile apps, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Mobile Device Management, Windows Information Protection, Windows Defender Application Guard and many others. The annual subscription fee for this program is $ 10 per month per user.
- Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise: This plan include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Access (PC only).