Which Microsoft 365 license is right for your business?
Business Standard gives your team the tools to work. Business Premium adds the tools to manage and protect that work.
Exchange OnlyEmailEmail | Business BasicBasicCloud Productivity | Business StandardStandardFull Productivity | SOLZORRO RECOMMENDEDRECOMMENDED Business PremiumPremiumSecure Business | Microsoft 365 E3E3Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business email | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Teams / OneDrive / SharePoint | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Desktop Office appsWord, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Where security and device management begin →Security begins here → | |||||
| Conditional AccessControl who signs in, from where and on what device | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Device management with IntuneSecure and manage laptops and phones | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced email threat protectionPhishing links and malicious attachments | – | – | – | ✓ | Add-on |
| Endpoint detection & responseSpot and stop threats on each computer | – | – | – | ✓ | Add-on |
| Advanced data protectionSensitivity labels and data loss prevention | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Best for | Basic cloudBasic cloud | ProductivityOffice | Secure businessSecure | EnterpriseLarge org | |
"Add-on" means Microsoft sells advanced email protection and full endpoint detection separately for E3. Business Premium includes both.
Business Premium
This is the plan we put our managed clients on whenever we can. Your team gets the exact same Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams they'd get with Standard. What changes is everything behind the scenes.
Premium gives us the tools to lock down sign-ins, manage every laptop and phone, catch phishing before it lands and spot trouble on a computer early. Without it, we'd be piecing those together from separate products.
Everything in Standard, plus
- 1Control over who gets inBlock sign-ins from unknown devices or places your team never works, even if a password gets stolen.
Entra ID P1 with Conditional Access - 2Managed laptops and phonesRequire encryption, push security settings, and wipe company data off a lost device or one belonging to someone who just quit.
Microsoft Intune - 3Better phishing protectionLinks and attachments get checked when someone opens them, not just when the email arrives.
Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 - 4Threat detection on every computerWatches for suspicious behavior so we can isolate a machine and respond quickly if something gets through.
Defender for Business - 5Protection for sensitive filesLabel confidential documents and stop them from being shared where they shouldn't go.
Sensitivity labels and data loss prevention
The other plans, and where they fall short
Each one is a fine fit for the right person. Here's when we'd use them, and when we'd push you to Premium.
Exchange Online
A business mailbox and that's it. Works for a shared inbox or someone who only ever touches email.
Business Basic
Email plus Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint. Office runs in the browser and on phones only. Good for field or seasonal staff.
Business Standard
Basic plus the desktop Office apps everyone knows. If all you're buying is Office, this does the job.
Microsoft 365 E3
Built for companies over 300 people or with heavy compliance needs. No user limit.
Solzorro prices per user, per month, on an annual commitment billed monthly. Based on Microsoft list prices effective July 1, 2026.