Office 365 E5 vs E3 Comparison Table

Office 365 E5 Premium Advantages

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What You Get Beyond Office 365 E3

Feature Category	Office 365 E3	Office 365 E5	E5 Advantage
Monthly Price	$27.60/user	$45.60/user	$18.00 premium
Voice Calling	❌ Not included	✅ Teams Phone Standard	Save $8/month
Audio Conferencing	❌ Not included	✅ Included	Save $4/month
Advanced Analytics	❌ Basic only	✅ Power BI Pro	Save $10/month
Threat Protection	⚠️ Basic security	✅ Defender Plan 2	Save $5/month
Webinar Capacity	1,000 attendees	✅ 1,000 attendees	Included
Email Storage	100GB	✅ 100GB	Same
Desktop Apps	✅ Up to 5 devices	✅ Up to 5 devices	Same
OneDrive Storage	1TB per user	✅ 2TB per org	Enhanced
Office Mobile Apps	✅ Included	✅ Included	Same
Microsoft Teams	✅ Included	✅ Enhanced	Premium features
SharePoint	✅ Included	✅ Included	Same
Exchange Online	Plan 2	✅ Plan 2	Same
Compliance Tools	⚠️ Basic	✅ Advanced eDiscovery	Enhanced
Power Apps	✅ Included	✅ Enhanced	More capabilities
Power Automate	✅ Included	✅ Enhanced	More flows
Copilot Studio	❌ Not included	✅ For Teams	Exclusive
Visio	For web	✅ For web	Same

💰 Value Analysis: E5 includes $27/month of add-ons that cost separately with E3, making the $18.00 premium an exceptional value - you get $9 MORE in features than you pay extra!

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E5 Exclusive Features Not Available in E3

Feature	Description	Standalone Cost	E5 Value
Teams Phone Standard	Cloud-based phone system with calling plans	$8/user/month	✅ Included
Audio Conferencing	Global dial-in numbers for meetings	$4/user/month	✅ Included
Power BI Pro	Advanced analytics and data visualization	$10/user/month	✅ Included
Defender for Office 365 Plan 2	Advanced threat protection	$5/user/month	✅ Included
Copilot Studio for Teams	Build custom AI assistants	Add-on only	✅ Included
Advanced eDiscovery	Enhanced compliance and legal hold	Enterprise only	✅ Included
MyAnalytics Premium	Personal productivity insights	E5 only	✅ Included
Advanced Compliance	Information governance and DLP	Add-on only	✅ Included

Total Standalone Add-on Value: $27+/user/month
E5 Premium Over E3: $18.00/user/month
💡 ROI: You get $9 MORE in value than the upgrade cost - E5 saves money when you need these features!

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Feature Categories Comparison

Communication & Collaboration

Feature	E3	E5	Notes
Microsoft Teams	✅ Standard	✅ Premium	E5 includes advanced features
Teams Phone System	❌	✅	Cloud PBX replacement
Audio Conferencing	❌	✅	Dial-in capabilities
Webinars	✅ 1,000	✅ 1,000	Same capacity
Exchange Online	✅ Plan 2	✅ Plan 2	100GB both
SharePoint Online	✅	✅	Unlimited storage
OneDrive for Business	✅ 1TB	✅ 2TB	More storage
Yammer Enterprise	✅	✅	Social networking

Productivity Applications

Feature	E3	E5	Notes
Office Desktop Apps	✅ 5 devices	✅ 5 devices	Word, Excel, PPT, etc.
Office Online	✅	✅	Browser-based
Office Mobile	✅	✅	iOS & Android
Visio for Web	✅	✅	Diagramming tool
Publisher (PC only)	✅	✅	Desktop publishing
Access (PC only)	✅	✅	Database application

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Feature	E3	E5	Notes
Power BI Pro	❌	✅	$10/month value
Excel Advanced Analytics	⚠️ Basic	✅ Advanced	Enhanced capabilities
MyAnalytics	⚠️ Basic	✅ Premium	Personal insights
Organizational Insights	❌	✅	Team analytics

Security & Compliance

Feature	E3	E5	Notes
Microsoft Defender for Office 365	⚠️ Plan 1	✅ Plan 2	Advanced threat protection
Cloud App Security	❌	✅	CASB functionality
Advanced Threat Analytics	⚠️ Basic	✅ Advanced	Behavioral analytics
Multi-Factor Authentication	✅	✅	Identity protection
Azure AD Premium P1	✅	✅	Identity management
Information Protection	⚠️ Basic	✅ Advanced	Data classification
eDiscovery	⚠️ Basic	✅ Advanced	Legal hold
Audit Log Search	✅	✅	Compliance reporting
Litigation Hold	✅	✅	Email retention
Data Loss Prevention	✅	✅	DLP policies

Automation & Development

Feature	E3	E5	Notes
Power Apps	✅ Standard	✅ Enhanced	More API calls
Power Automate	✅ Standard	✅ Enhanced	More flows
Copilot Studio for Teams	❌	✅	Custom AI bots
Dataverse for Teams	✅	✅	Database platform

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When to Choose E5 Over E3

Use Case	Recommended Plan	Reason
Need cloud phone system	E5	Includes Teams Phone Standard ($8/month value)
Require dial-in conferencing	E5	Audio Conferencing included ($4/month value)
Advanced data analytics	E5	Power BI Pro included ($10/month value)
Maximum threat protection	E5	Defender Plan 2 included ($5/month value)
Compliance & eDiscovery	E5	Advanced compliance tools included
Basic productivity only	E3	More cost-effective for standard needs
No phone system needed	E3	Save $22.60/user/month
Limited analytics requirements	E3	Basic reporting sufficient

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Quick Decision Matrix

Your Organization	Best Choice	Why
500+ users with PBX replacement needs	E5	Teams Phone saves infrastructure costs
Financial services / Healthcare	E5	Advanced compliance requirements
Data-driven decision making	E5	Power BI Pro essential
High security requirements	E5	Advanced threat protection crucial
Standard office productivity	E3	Cost-effective for basic needs
Growing business (50-500 users)	E3	Upgrade to E5 as needs grow
Limited IT budget	E3	Best value for core features

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Key Subscription Features
Exchange Online Plan 2: Email hosting with 100 GB mailbox and custom email domain address
1TB Personal File Storage and sharing
Advanced Security
Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access (PC Only) Publisher (PC Only) and Teams
Web versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Viva Insights
Viva Learning
Automation, App Building and Chatbots
Power Apps for Microsoft 365
Power Automate for Microsoft 365
Power Virtual Agent for Teams
Dataverse for Teams
Copilot as an addon

Information Protection
Azure Information Protection Plan 2
Manual, default, and mandatory sensitivity labeling in Office 365
Automatic sensitivity labeling in Office 365 apps
Manual labeling with the AIP app and plugin
Automatic labeling in the AIP plugin
Automatic sensitivity labels in Exchange, SharePoint, and OneDrive
Sensitivity labels based on Machine Learning/Trainable Classifiers
Sensitivity labeling for containers in Office 365
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for emails & files
DLP for Teams chat
Endpoint DLP
Basic Message Encryption
Advanced Message Encryption
Customer Key

Insider Risk and Management
Insider Risk Management
Communication Compliance
Information Barriers
Customer Lockbox
Privileged Access Management

Cloud Access Security Broker
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Discovery

Threat Protection
Microsoft Defender Antimalware
Microsoft Defender Firewall
Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard
Microsoft Defender Credential Guard
BitLocker and BitLocker To Go
Windows Information Protection
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2
Application Guard for Office 365
Safe Documents

Security and Compliance
Microsoft 365 E5 Security
Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance
Microsoft 365 E5 Info Protection and Governance
Microsoft 365 E5 Insider Risk Management
Microsoft 365 E5 eDiscovery and Audit
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (for email and files)
Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 1
Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2
Microsoft Intune

eDiscovery and auditing
Litigation Hold
Content Search
eDiscovery (Premium)
Audit (Standard)
Exchange Archiving
eDiscovery (Standard) (including Hold and Export)

  Complete Overview of Microsoft Office 365 Features

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