Advanced Security Add-ons for Business Premium — Pricing, Options & What's Included

Advanced Security Add-ons for Business Premium is a Commercial add-on family for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, because it lets an eligible Business Premium customer add a Defender Suite option, a Purview Suite option, or a combined Defender and Purview Suites option. It is not the base Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan and should not be treated as a standalone productivity subscription.

The Commercial product family includes three selectable paths: Microsoft Defender Suite for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, and Microsoft Defender and Purview Suites for Microsoft 365 Business Premium. You choose the add-on path you want, because buying the family does not mean all three separate options are automatically assigned unless the combined Defender and Purview option is selected.

The base Microsoft 365 Business Premium license is not included, because this product is an add-on family for Business Premium rather than a full suite replacement. It also does not include a trial subscription, Government or Education segment offers under this listing, or every Defender and Purview path unless the combined option is purchased.

You should not plan to use this as a standalone subscription, because the listed options are specifically named for Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Before purchase, confirm with IT Partner whether every assigned user must already have an active Business Premium license and whether any tenant-level prerequisites apply.

Choose the Defender Suite option if your buying motion is primarily advanced security, choose the Purview Suite option if your buying motion is primarily compliance and information governance, and choose the combined option if you want both paths under one add-on choice. Confirm the exact workloads and feature levels before ordering, because the listing names the suites but does not enumerate every included Defender or Purview capability.

Do not assume it includes every Microsoft Defender product or every enterprise Defender feature, because the listing only identifies it as Microsoft Defender Suite for Microsoft 365 Business Premium. IT Partner should confirm the exact Defender workloads, feature levels, management portals, and any user or device assignment requirements before you rely on it for a security architecture.

It may support a Purview-led compliance strategy, but you should not assume it satisfies a specific regulation by name, because the listing does not specify each Purview workload or compliance feature level. For regulated-data use cases, confirm the exact Purview capabilities, data residency implications, retention and eDiscovery requirements, and audit needs with IT Partner before purchase.

No, this add-on should not be purchased to add Teams capabilities, because it is positioned for Defender and Purview security and compliance add-ons for Business Premium. Teams, Teams Phone, Teams Premium, Audio Conferencing, and related communication services are separate licensing considerations.

No, Advanced Security Add-ons for Business Premium does not include Microsoft 365 Copilot, because Copilot is licensed separately and has its own eligibility requirements. The add-on may complement a broader security and compliance posture, but it should not be counted as a Copilot license or a substitute for Copilot prerequisites.

Commercial offers are available as monthly commitment, annual commitment paid upfront, and annual commitment paid monthly, because the listing includes those commitment and payment combinations. Annual upfront is the lowest listed unit-price structure, annual paid monthly has a higher listed total than annual upfront, and monthly commitment provides the most flexibility; current source pricing shows no listed change.

No, there is no trial offer listed for this Commercial product family. If your organization needs a proof of concept, you should work with IT Partner to confirm whether a separate Microsoft evaluation path or alternative security assessment is available.

Licensing should be planned per add-on subscription assignment, because this is not a tenant-wide free entitlement bundled into Business Premium. Confirm the exact assignment model with IT Partner, including whether each user assigned the add-on must also hold Microsoft 365 Business Premium and whether any workload-specific limits apply.

Getting started is usually an enablement and configuration project rather than a mailbox migration, because the add-on extends security or compliance capabilities for a Business Premium environment. Plan to assign licenses, confirm admin roles, enable the relevant Defender or Purview services, configure policies, and test with a pilot group before broad rollout.

No tenant migration is normally required, because this is an add-on subscription applied to an existing Microsoft 365 tenant. Service impact depends on configuration choices, so IT Partner should stage license assignment and policy rollout to avoid unexpected user experience changes.

A CSP partner transfer is generally a billing and partner-of-record change rather than a tenant rebuild, because your Microsoft 365 tenant, users, mailboxes, Teams data, and security configuration stay in place. IT Partner should coordinate timing, subscription mapping, and any existing commitments so the transfer is handled without user downtime.

For the same Microsoft Commercial SKU and commitment structure, the Microsoft list basis does not change simply because the CSP partner changes. Your actual invoice can still reflect partner-specific terms, discounts, services, taxes, or support arrangements, so confirm the final commercial terms with IT Partner before transfer or purchase.

Seats can typically be added during the term, because Microsoft CSP subscriptions support increasing quantities when more users need coverage. Reductions and cancellations are usually limited by the commitment term and Microsoft commerce cancellation window, so confirm the current NCE rules, renewal date, and any prorated effects before changing quantities.

Yes, you can usually change commitment strategy at renewal or by purchasing a new aligned subscription, because monthly and annual commitments are separate commercial options. Do not assume mid-term conversion or cancellation is always available; confirm timing, co-terming, and seat counts with IT Partner before ordering.

No, this Commercial listing should not be used for Government cloud needs, because the source listing covers Commercial and separate Charity availability but does not list GCC, GCC High, DoD, or Education options. Government cloud eligibility, data residency, compliance boundaries, and SKU availability must be validated through the appropriate Microsoft Government licensing path.

Charity availability exists separately for this product family, but this FAQ is for standard Commercial purchasing. A nonprofit should verify its Microsoft nonprofit eligibility, grant availability, tenant segment, and exact Charity SKU with IT Partner before assuming Commercial and Charity terms are interchangeable.

No Education segment option is listed for this product family in the provided Commercial listing, because the available segments shown are Commercial and Charity. Schools should not use this page to infer student, faculty, or academic licensing rights; they should validate Education-specific Microsoft security and compliance options separately.