Office 365 E1 — Pricing, Plans & What's Included

Office 365 E1 is a per-user Enterprise plan for commercial organizations that need Microsoft-hosted email, calendars, SharePoint, OneDrive, web Office apps, and Teams collaboration when the Teams-included SKU is selected. It is best for users who work mainly in a browser, on mobile, or with desktop Office apps licensed another way, because E1 does not include installed Office apps for Windows or Mac.

Office 365 E1 includes core Microsoft 365 cloud services: Exchange Online business email and calendaring, Outlook on the web, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. It also includes Microsoft Teams chat, meetings, and collaboration only when you buy the standard Teams-included Office 365 E1 SKU rather than the Office 365 E1 no-Teams SKU.

No, Office 365 E1 does not include installed desktop Office apps, because it is designed as a cloud-services and web-apps plan. Users get browser-based Office apps and Microsoft 365 services, so choose Office 365 E3, Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, or another qualifying plan if the same user needs installed Office apps included in the license.

The standard Office 365 E1 SKU includes Microsoft Teams, while Office 365 E1 no Teams excludes Teams entitlement. Choose the standard E1 SKU if users need Teams chat, meetings, channels, or collaboration, because the no-Teams SKU is not the same collaboration experience and may require a separate Teams purchasing path if Teams is needed later.

Office 365 E1 does not automatically include Teams Phone, calling plans, or all voice and audio capabilities. Those services may require separate add-ons and a qualifying Teams entitlement, so confirm the current Microsoft Teams prerequisites with IT Partner before quoting or deploying voice features.

Microsoft 365 Copilot may be available as an add-on for eligible Microsoft 365 and Office 365 plans, but it is not included in Office 365 E1 by default. Confirm current Copilot eligibility, identity, data, and app prerequisites before purchase, because Copilot readiness depends on more than simply having an E1 license.

Office 365 E1 includes the standard security and administration features needed to run the included cloud services, but it does not include the broader advanced security and compliance bundle associated with Microsoft 365 E3 or E5. If you need advanced compliance, advanced threat protection, endpoint management, or richer identity controls, compare E1 with Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, or the appropriate add-ons before buying.

No, Office 365 E1 does not include Microsoft Intune device management or Windows Enterprise licensing. Choose a Microsoft 365 plan such as Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, or another appropriate bundle if device management and Windows Enterprise rights are baseline requirements.

Office 365 E1 is licensed per named user, because access to Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, web Office apps, and Teams where included is tied to the user account. Administrators assign licenses in the Microsoft 365 admin center or through the CSP provisioning process to each user who needs the services.

Commercial Office 365 E1 is available as a monthly commitment with monthly billing, or as an annual commitment with either annual upfront billing or monthly billing. Annual upfront generally provides the strongest per-seat purchasing posture, annual paid monthly spreads the commitment across the year, and monthly commitment is the most flexible option when headcount may change.

Seats can generally be added during the subscription term, because Microsoft CSP subscriptions support increasing license quantities as users are added. Reductions and cancellations are usually limited to the allowed post-purchase or post-renewal cancellation window or handled at renewal, so confirm the current CSP cancellation timing before checkout.

No trial SKU is listed for Office 365 E1 in the provided Commercial CSP source pack. If you need to evaluate the plan, ask IT Partner about the best evaluation path, because trial availability can vary by Microsoft offer, channel, geography, and timing.

Start Office 365 E1 by confirming the Teams-included versus no-Teams SKU, choosing the commitment term, assigning licenses, and preparing identity and domain settings. A typical deployment then configures Exchange mailboxes, SharePoint and OneDrive sharing policies, and Teams policies if the Teams-included SKU was selected.

Yes, Office 365 E1 can be used as the destination license for users who need Microsoft-hosted email, files, and collaboration, because it includes Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and web Office apps. The migration plan should be scoped separately for mail, calendars, files, identity, and user training, and IT Partner should confirm any coexistence or cutover requirements before scheduling.

Yes, transferring an existing Microsoft 365 tenant to IT Partner as CSP is typically a licensing and support relationship change rather than a mailbox or file migration when the tenant remains the same. Users can usually keep working because their data stays in the tenant; IT Partner helps align licenses, renewal dates, and support while quoting the same Microsoft CSP offer for the selected subscription.

Office 365 E1 subscriptions normally renew into the same term, billing pattern, seat count, and SKU path unless you change them before renewal. Review the renewal settings in advance, because moving between Teams-included and no-Teams SKUs, reducing seats, or changing commitment length should be planned before the renewal date.

Choose Office 365 E1 when users need Microsoft 365 cloud services and web Office apps but do not need installed Office apps, Intune, Windows Enterprise, or a larger security and compliance bundle. Choose Office 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E3, or Microsoft 365 Business Premium when desktop apps, device management, or stronger bundled security are required.

Yes, Office 365 E1 is available for Commercial customers and is a practical fit for standard businesses with browser-based, mobile, shared-workspace, or light productivity users. It is not ideal for users who require installed Office apps or advanced management and compliance features in the base license.

This Commercial Office 365 E1 offer should not be treated as a GCC or GCC High license, because the source pack confirms Commercial and Charity availability but does not list Government availability. Government, residency, compliance boundary, and GCC High requirements must be quoted through the appropriate Microsoft government cloud offers, so confirm eligibility and environment requirements with IT Partner before purchasing.

The source pack confirms Office 365 E1 availability for Charity and Commercial segments, but this FAQ is for Commercial buyers. Nonprofit organizations should verify Charity eligibility, grant availability, and commercial add-on needs before purchase, while education buyers should use the appropriate Education licensing path because student and faculty licensing rules are not confirmed for this Commercial offer.