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

Advanced Security Add-ons for Business Premium for Nonprofits is an add-on product family for eligible charities, because it extends Microsoft 365 Business Premium with additional Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, or combined Defender and Purview suite options. It is not a standalone Microsoft 365 plan and does not replace the underlying Business Premium license.

Eligible nonprofits can choose a Defender Suite add-on, a Purview Suite add-on, or a combined Defender and Purview Suites add-on, because the Charity catalog includes all three purchase choices for Microsoft 365 Business Premium. The right choice depends on whether the organization’s main gap is security, compliance and data governance, or both.

No, this add-on does not include Microsoft 365 Business Premium, because it is designed to attach to an existing or planned Business Premium subscription. A nonprofit must separately license the underlying Microsoft 365 Business Premium users before the add-on can be useful.

A nonprofit should consider the Defender Suite option when its priority is security protection, because Defender is the Microsoft security family used for threat protection and security operations. The exact Defender workloads included in the current SKU should be confirmed with IT Partner before purchase, because Microsoft suite contents and licensing terms can change.

A nonprofit should consider the Purview Suite option when its priority is information protection, data governance, compliance, or risk controls, because Purview is Microsoft’s compliance and data security family. The exact Purview workloads included in the current SKU should be confirmed with IT Partner before purchase, because the provided catalog identifies the suite but not every component entitlement.

The combined Defender and Purview option makes sense when a nonprofit needs both stronger security controls and stronger compliance or data protection capabilities, because it bundles the available Defender and Purview suite choices for Microsoft 365 Business Premium. It should not be selected automatically for every user without scoping, because some teams may only need one suite depending on job role and risk.

No, this add-on is not a Teams license, because it is a security and compliance add-on for Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Teams availability depends on the organization’s underlying Microsoft 365 Business Premium licensing, region, and Microsoft plan rules, so it should be checked separately if Teams is a requirement.

No, Advanced Security Add-ons for Business Premium does not include Microsoft 365 Copilot, because Copilot is a separate add-on with its own eligibility and licensing requirements. A nonprofit that wants Copilot should validate its base Microsoft 365 plan, identity, security, and data readiness separately from this Defender or Purview add-on.

No, the product is intended for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, because the catalog positions these SKUs as Defender and Purview suites for Business Premium. If the nonprofit uses another Microsoft 365 plan, IT Partner should confirm whether a different security or compliance SKU is required.

No, the provided Charity catalog does not include a trial SKU for this product, because all listed nonprofit options are paid add-on subscriptions. If a nonprofit needs evaluation time, it should ask IT Partner about pilot scoping, short commitment options, or Microsoft-approved alternatives rather than assuming a trial exists.

This is a paid nonprofit-priced add-on in the provided catalog, because the listed Charity SKUs are purchase options rather than grant or trial entries. Nonprofit grant eligibility for other Microsoft offers does not automatically mean this add-on is free, so the tenant’s nonprofit status and purchasing eligibility should be confirmed before ordering.

The organization should confirm Microsoft nonprofit eligibility and purchase under the correct nonprofit tenant context, because Charity SKUs are intended for eligible nonprofit organizations. Buying under the wrong tenant or segment can create ordering, renewal, or compliance problems that may require license changes later.

Not from the provided Charity catalog, because the available segments shown for this product are Charity and Commercial, not Government, GCC, GCC High, or DoD. A nonprofit with government cloud, residency, or controlled compliance requirements should confirm the correct Microsoft cloud and SKU path with IT Partner before purchase.

No, this add-on should not be treated as a data residency or government cloud migration, because it is a Defender and Purview add-on for Microsoft 365 Business Premium rather than a tenant relocation service. Residency, sovereign cloud, and GCC/GCC High requirements must be validated separately against Microsoft’s current cloud and product terms.

A nonprofit should assign the add-on to users who need the relevant security or compliance capabilities, because this product is an add-on and not every Business Premium user necessarily has the same risk profile. The exact assignment model and any seat-limit implications should be confirmed in the current Microsoft Product Terms or catalog metadata before ordering.

Start by validating the Microsoft 365 Business Premium user base, selecting Defender, Purview, or the combined suite, and then assigning the add-on to the appropriate users, because the entitlement only helps once it is matched to licensed users and configured. The next step is policy and portal configuration, such as security baselines, data protection settings, alerts, and administrator roles.

Usually this is more of a configuration and rollout project than a mailbox or file migration, because the add-on enables Microsoft cloud security and compliance capabilities in the existing tenant. If the nonprofit is replacing third-party security, archiving, classification, or data loss prevention tools, IT Partner should plan overlap, policy mapping, and cutover timing to avoid coverage gaps.

Yes, a CSP transfer to IT Partner should not interrupt email, files, Teams, or user sign-in, because it changes subscription management and partner administration rather than moving the Microsoft 365 tenant. The transfer should still be coordinated so billing ownership, renewal dates, admin permissions, and license quantities are verified before the change.

For the same Microsoft SKU, term, and billing option, the Microsoft catalog offer is the reference point, because CSP partners transact Microsoft licensing against Microsoft catalog terms. Any partner services, taxes, promotions, or support bundles should be reviewed separately, so the nonprofit should compare the full quote rather than assuming every invoice line is identical.

The Charity catalog includes monthly commitment, annual commitment paid annually, and annual commitment paid monthly options, because the listed nonprofit SKUs support those purchase patterns. Annual billing has the lowest listed unit price, while annual commitment paid monthly is typically a middle option between annual prepaid and pure monthly flexibility.

Renewal and cancellation follow Microsoft CSP subscription rules for the selected term, because this is sold as a CSP add-on subscription rather than a perpetual license. In general, monthly commitments are more flexible at monthly renewal, while annual commitments restrict reductions and cancellation outside Microsoft’s allowed cancellation window; seat increases are usually easier than seat decreases. IT Partner should confirm the current New Commerce Experience rules before purchase or renewal.