Microsoft 365 E5 — Pricing, Plans & What's Included

Microsoft 365 E5 is Microsoft’s top Commercial enterprise suite, because it bundles Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams when the Teams-included SKU is selected, Windows Enterprise rights, Intune, Entra ID P2, Microsoft Defender capabilities, Microsoft Purview capabilities, and Power BI Pro under a per-user subscription. It is designed for organizations that want productivity, security, compliance, identity, device management, and analytics in one license rather than many separate add-ons.

Microsoft 365 E5 does not include everything Microsoft sells, because items such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Project, Visio, Azure consumption, server operating system licenses, Azure-hosted capacity, and third-party backup or managed security services are separate purchases. PSTN calling plans, operator charges, toll-free usage, and telecom consumption also need separate voice scoping.

It depends on the SKU, because the current Commercial catalog includes both Microsoft 365 E5 and Microsoft 365 E5 (no Teams). Buyers should decide the Teams-included versus no-Teams licensing position before ordering, because that choice affects collaboration entitlement and may affect any separate voice design.

No, Microsoft 365 E5 does not include Microsoft 365 Copilot, because Copilot is licensed separately from the E5 suite. E5 can provide a strong foundation for Copilot readiness through identity, compliance, security, and Microsoft 365 data services, but the Copilot license itself must be added separately.

Yes, Microsoft 365 E5 includes Power BI Pro, because E5 is intended to cover advanced productivity and analytics needs in one enterprise user license. Organizations should still plan Power BI governance, workspace administration, sharing rules, and any separate capacity requirements if their reporting model needs more than user-based Pro licensing.

Yes, Microsoft 365 E5 includes Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra ID P2, because the suite is built for enterprise identity, access, and endpoint management. The license unlocks the services, but administrators still need to configure enrollment, conditional access, identity governance, device compliance, and security baselines.

Commercial buyers often choose Microsoft 365 E5 for advanced Microsoft Defender and identity security capabilities, because E5 combines endpoint, identity, cloud app, and email threat protection components with Entra ID P2 and Intune. The value is not automatic; devices, identities, mail flow, policies, alerting, and response processes must be onboarded and operated.

Microsoft 365 E5 includes Microsoft Purview compliance capabilities associated with the E5 suite, because it is intended for organizations with more advanced audit, eDiscovery, information protection, data governance, and compliance workflow needs. Buyers should confirm the exact compliance scenarios they need with IT Partner, since successful deployment depends on labels, retention policies, data locations, permissions, and administrator ownership.

Yes, Microsoft 365 E5 is often a good upgrade from E3 when the organization will use advanced security, compliance, identity, endpoint, or Power BI Pro capabilities, because E5 can replace several separate add-ons. It is not automatically the right license for every user; many businesses mix E5 for higher-risk or power users with lower plans for users who only need core productivity.

Sometimes, but not always, because E5 includes broad Microsoft-native security capabilities while your replacement decision depends on current tools, integrations, risk requirements, staffing, and operating model. IT Partner should compare your existing endpoint, email security, identity, SIEM, compliance, and managed detection stack before assuming E5 can replace every product.

Yes, Microsoft 365 E5 is a standalone Commercial enterprise suite, because no lower Microsoft 365 plan is required as a prerequisite. Each person who uses the licensed services must be assigned an appropriate user license, and Windows Enterprise activation or certain device features may require eligible devices and correct tenant configuration.

No trial is shown for the current Commercial Microsoft 365 E5 offer set, because the available catalog entries are paid subscription options. If a proof of concept is needed, IT Partner can help scope a limited paid pilot, test group, or phased rollout instead of assuming a free trial exists.

Commercial purchasing options include month-to-month commitment with monthly billing, one-year commitment paid annually or monthly, and three-year commitment paid annually or triennially, because the current catalog offers multiple New Commerce terms. Month-to-month provides the most flexibility, while annual upfront and multi-year options generally provide the strongest per-seat commercial posture shown in the catalog.

Seat reductions and cancellations may be restricted after the short New Commerce post-purchase window, because Microsoft subscription terms often lock quantities and commitments until renewal. Buyers should choose the term carefully, especially if headcount, divestitures, seasonal staffing, or licensing strategy may change.

Monthly billing is not the same as monthly commitment, because a one-year commitment can be billed monthly while still keeping the customer committed for the full annual term. If flexibility to reduce or cancel soon is important, the buyer should evaluate the true month-to-month commitment option rather than choosing annual commitment billed monthly by mistake.

Start with the users and workloads that justify E5, because the license only creates value when its security, compliance, identity, endpoint, and analytics services are actually deployed. A practical rollout usually prioritizes identity baselines, device enrollment, endpoint security onboarding, email protection, sensitivity labels, data loss prevention, audit, eDiscovery readiness, and Power BI governance.

Usually yes, a CSP transfer is normally a billing and partner-of-record change rather than a tenant migration, because the Microsoft 365 tenant, users, mailboxes, files, and policies can remain in place. IT Partner should still review current provider terms, renewal dates, seat counts, Teams versus no-Teams SKUs, and any locked New Commerce commitments before planning the transfer.

No new tenant is normally required for a CSP provider change, because the existing tenant can usually continue operating while billing and support move to IT Partner. If the same Commercial SKU and commitment are selected, IT Partner can quote the same Microsoft catalog offer; any partner services, support bundles, or timing constraints should be confirmed before the switch.

A nonprofit should not assume the Commercial offer is the right path, because the catalog separates Commercial and Charity availability for this product. Eligible nonprofits should use the Charity offer path and confirm grant, donation, or discounted licensing rules with IT Partner before ordering Commercial E5.

This page is for standard Commercial businesses, because the source catalog for this product page shows Commercial and Charity segments but not government or education offers. Government agencies needing GCC or GCC High, organizations with residency or sovereign cloud requirements, and schools licensing students or faculty should confirm the correct tenant type, program eligibility, and catalog offer with IT Partner before purchasing.