Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government — Pricing, Plans & What's Included

Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government is a per-user security and management suite, because it licenses identity, access, device management, mobile app management, and information protection capabilities for eligible government tenants. It is not a Microsoft 365 productivity plan, so it does not by itself provide Office desktop apps, Exchange mailboxes, Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive storage.

For government licensing, Microsoft commonly uses the G3 label for the government equivalent of an E3-level offering, because the SKU is scoped to government community cloud purchasing. Buyers should treat this page as the Government segment offer for Enterprise Mobility + Security at the E3/G3 level and confirm the correct tenant cloud before ordering.

Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government is intended for eligible government customers, because the listed offer is in the Government segment and uses governmental community cloud pricing. Eligibility and the target tenant cloud should be validated before purchase, especially for contractors, authorities, public institutions, or mixed public/private organizations.

Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government includes Microsoft Entra ID P1 capabilities, Microsoft Intune capabilities, and Microsoft information protection capabilities, because the suite is designed for identity, access, endpoint management, app management, and data protection. It supports Conditional Access foundations, device and mobile app management, endpoint configuration, and classification/protection controls for government users.

Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government does not include Microsoft 365 desktop apps, Exchange mailboxes, Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive storage as standalone productivity entitlements, because it is a security and management suite rather than a productivity suite. It also does not include Entra ID P2 features such as Privileged Identity Management, Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 as a standalone EDR entitlement, or EMS E5-level advanced security and compliance features.

No, Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government does not include Microsoft Teams, because Teams is a collaboration workload licensed through eligible Microsoft 365 or Teams plans, not through EMS alone. If a government agency needs Teams, email, files, and Office apps, it should evaluate the appropriate Microsoft 365 Government plan in addition to or instead of EMS.

No, EMS G3 by itself is not enough for Microsoft 365 Copilot, because Copilot requires qualifying Microsoft 365 productivity licensing and tenant prerequisites beyond identity and device management. A government buyer should confirm Copilot availability, data boundary requirements, and base-license eligibility for its specific government cloud before purchasing add-ons.

Some security capabilities may be added through separate licenses, because EMS G3 does not include every E5-level security or compliance entitlement. Government availability can vary by cloud and SKU, so an agency should confirm whether Defender, Entra ID P2, Purview, or other add-ons are available and supported in its target tenant before ordering.

Yes, Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government includes Microsoft Entra ID P1 capabilities, because Entra ID P1 provides Conditional Access foundations for controlling access based on users, devices, apps, and conditions. It does not include Entra ID P2 identity-risk and Privileged Identity Management capabilities, so agencies needing those features should evaluate a higher-level plan or add-on.

Yes, Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government includes Microsoft Intune capabilities, because endpoint and mobile app management are core parts of the EMS suite. Agencies can use Intune for device management, mobile application management, and configuration policy, while confirming feature availability and parity in the target government tenant.

Yes, Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government includes information protection capabilities, because the suite is designed to help classify and protect sensitive data. It should not be assumed to include all advanced Microsoft Purview or E5 compliance features, so agencies with strict records, insider risk, eDiscovery, or advanced compliance needs should validate the required workloads separately.

Do not assume the same SKU applies to every government cloud, because Government, GCC, GCC High, and related sovereign environments can have different availability and feature parity. The source offer is shown for the Government segment with governmental community cloud pricing, so IT Partner should confirm whether the agency’s intended tenant is the correct fit before ordering.

No single license should be treated as a residency or compliance guarantee, because data location, service availability, and compliance scope depend on the specific Microsoft government cloud, tenant configuration, and enabled services. Government buyers should confirm tenant cloud, service boundaries, and agency-specific compliance requirements before purchase.

No trial SKU is listed for Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government in the provided catalog source, because the available entries are paid government subscription options. If a proof of concept is needed, IT Partner can help scope a small paid deployment or confirm whether Microsoft has any separate evaluation path available for the agency.

Enterprise Mobility + Security G3 for Government is available as monthly commitment with monthly billing, annual commitment paid upfront, or annual commitment paid monthly, because the Government catalog lists those purchase structures. Annual upfront is typically the best per-seat structure, annual paid monthly spreads payments over the annual term, and monthly commitment gives the shortest commitment.

You can generally add seats during the subscription term, because CSP subscriptions are designed to support growth as users are onboarded. Seat reductions are usually limited to the renewal point or the applicable cancellation window under current Microsoft CSP rules, so agencies should size annual commitments carefully and use monthly commitment when near-term headcount is uncertain.

Cancellation depends on the commitment term, because a monthly commitment provides more flexibility while an annual commitment normally remains active for the full term unless cancelled within Microsoft’s applicable cancellation window. Annual paid monthly is still an annual commitment, so it should not be chosen merely because the payments are monthly.

Yes, a CSP transfer to IT Partner is normally handled as a billing and partner-of-record change, because the licenses remain associated with the same Microsoft tenant rather than requiring a tenant migration. Users should not need to reinstall apps or be re-created for the transfer itself, but IT Partner should validate subscription terms, renewal dates, and any government tenant requirements before the move.

A CSP transfer should not change the Microsoft license entitlements, because the same government subscription remains governed by Microsoft’s service terms and catalog eligibility. The final quote should still be verified at order time, since billing frequency, commitment term, taxes, and partner services can affect the invoice presentation.

Not automatically, because Government, Charity, Education, and Commercial licensing programs have different eligibility rules and tenant requirements. A nonprofit may need charity licensing, a school may need education licensing, and a contractor may need to validate whether it qualifies for a government tenant or should use commercial licensing; IT Partner should confirm eligibility before ordering.