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Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5

A side-by-side look at Microsoft 365 A3 and Microsoft 365 A5 across 17 categories and 588 features. Every state below is shown as a symbol and a word, so it's readable without colour or JavaScript.

At a glance

Microsoft 365 A3 has 1 feature not in Microsoft 365 A5. Microsoft 365 A5 has 82 exclusive features.

Microsoft 365 A3: 1 exclusive feature

  • Entra Suite add-on to Entra ID Plan 1

Microsoft 365 A5: 82 exclusive features

  • Audit (premium)
  • Communication Compliance
  • Conditional Access for Sites
  • Copilot Data Loss Prevention
  • Customer Key
  • Customer Lockbox
  • Data Lifecycle Management
  • Defender for Office 365 Plan 2
  • Attack Simulation Training
  • Automated Investigation & Response
  • Campaign Views
  • Compromised User Detection
  • Teams Message Entity Panel
  • Teams Message Quarantine

+ 68 more in the full table below.

Office 365 108 features

Office 365: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Activity Reports Included Included
Adoption Score Included Included
Alert Policies Included Included
Audit (premium) Not included Included
Audit (standard) Included Included
Basic Mobility & Security Included Included
Bookings Included Included
Clipchamp Standard Included Included
Communication Compliance Not included Included
Compliance Manager Included Included
Conditional Access for Sites Not included Included
Content Search Included Included
Copilot Data Loss Prevention Not included Included
Customer Key Not included Included
Customer Lockbox Not included Included
Data Lifecycle Management Not included Included
Data Loss Prevention Included Included
Dataverse for Teams Included Included
Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 Not included Included
Attack Simulation Training Not included Included
Automated Investigation & Response Not included Included
Campaign Views Not included Included
Compromised User Detection Not included Included
Teams Message Entity Panel Not included Included
Teams Message Quarantine Not included Included
Threat Explorer Not included Included
Threat Trackers Not included Included
Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 Not included Included
Advanced Anti-Phishing Not included Included
Real-Time Reports Not included Included
Safe Attachments Not included Included
Safe Links Not included Included
Double Key Encryption Not included Included
eDiscovery (premium) Not included Included
eDiscovery (standard) Included Included
Education Insights Included Included
Exact Data Match Not included Included
Exchange Online Included Plan 2 (100 GB) Included Plan 2 (100 GB)
Exchange Online Archiving Included 1.5 TB Included 1.5 TB
Exchange Online Protection Included Included
Graph Connector Capacity Included Included
InfoPath App (retiring) Not included Not included
Information Barriers Included Included
Information Protection for M365 Included Included
Loop Workspaces Included Included
Message Encryption (advanced) Not included Included
Message Encryption (basic) Included Included
Microsoft 365 Apps Included Education Included Education
Microsoft 365 Copilot (Basic) Not included Not included
AI Standard Access Not included Not included
Copilot in Excel Not included Not included
Copilot in OneNote Not included Not included
Copilot in PowerPoint Not included Not included
Copilot in Word Not included Not included
Copilot Chat (Basic) Included Included
AI Priority Access Included Included
Copilot Chat (Web) Included Included
Copilot Chat in Outlook Included Included
Copilot Code Interpreter Included Included
Copilot File Upload Included Included
Copilot Image Generator Included Included
Copilot Pages Included Included
Create Agents Included Included
Graph Access in Agents (metered) Included Included
Graph Connectors in Agents (metered) Included Included
Microsoft 365 Mobile App Included Included
Microsoft Forms Included Included
Microsoft Lists Included Included
Microsoft Places (core) Included Included
Microsoft Search Included Included
Microsoft Teams Included Education Included Education
Microsoft To Do Included Included
Microsoft Whiteboard Included Included
Office 365 Cloud App Security Included Included
Office for the Web Included Included
OneDrive Included Plan 2 (1 TB+) Included Plan 2 (1 TB+)
OneNote Class Notebook Included Included
Planner for Office 365 Included Included
PLC Groups Included Included
Power Apps for Office 365 Included Included
Power Automate for Office 365 Included Included
Power BI Pro Not included Included
Privileged Access Management Not included Included
Productivity Server CAL Included Included
Project & Roadmap View Access Not included Not included
Records Management Not included Included
Retention Labels Included Included
Retention Policies Included Included
Rules-Based Classification (Office 365) Not included Included
Safe Links Lite (announced) Not included Not included
School Data Sync Included Included
Secure Score Included Included
SharePoint Online Included Plan 2 Included Plan 2
Skype for Business Plus CAL Not included Included
Sway Included Included
Teams Audio Conferencing (full) Not included Included
Teams Data Loss Prevention Not included Included
Teams DLP & Export Graph API Not included Included
Teams Live Events (retiring) Included Included
Teams Phone Not included Included
Teams Town Halls Included Included
Teams Webinars Included Included
Visio for the Web Included Included
Viva Connections Included Included
Viva Engage Included Included
Viva Insights - Personal Included Basic Included Premium
Viva Learning (basic) Included Included
3x Premium & Custom Compliance Templates Not included Included

Enterprise Mobility + Security 66 features

Enterprise Mobility + Security: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Active Directory RMS Included Included
App Governance Not included Included
Azure RMS Included Included
Config Manager Endpoint Protection Included Included
Defender for Cloud Apps Not included Included
Defender for Identity Not included Included
Entra ID Plan 2 Not included Included
Access Reviews Not included Included
Entitlement Management (basic) Not included Included
Entra ID Protection Not included Included
MFA Registration Policy Not included Included
Privileged Identity Management Not included Included
Risk-Based Conditional Access Not included Included
Entra ID Plan 1 Included Included
Administrative Units Included Included
App Proxy, including PingAccess Included Included
Cloud App Discovery Included Included
Conditional Access Included Included
Custom Security Attributes Included Included
Entra ID Connect Health Included Included
Entra Internet Access for Microsoft Included Included
External ID Included Included
Microsoft Identity Manager Included Included
Password Protection Included Included
Self-Service Group Management Included Included
Service Level Agreement Included Included
Shared Account Password Roll-Over Included Included
SMS Sign-In Included Included
Tenant Restrictions Included Included
Terms of Use Included Included
3rd Party MFA Integration Included Included
Entra ID for Education Included Included
Advanced Security Reports & Alerts Included Included
Dynamic Groups Included Included
Enterprise State Roaming Included Included
Self-Service Password Reset in AD Included Included
Windows Autopilot Included Included
Entra ID for Office 365 Included Included
Customized Sign-In Page Included Included
Self-Service Activity Reports Included Included
Entra ID Free Included Included
Agent ID Included Included
Basic Security & Usage Reports Included Included
Multi-Factor Auth (MFA) Included Included
Passwordless Authentication Included Included
Single-Sign-On to other SaaS Included Included
Temporary Access Pass Included Included
Verified ID Included Included
Information Protection Included Included
Intune Plan 1 Included Education Included Education
Application Management Included Included
Config Manager Included Included
Device Management Included Included
Endpoint Analytics Included Included
Intune Suite Not included Not included
Intune Advanced Analytics Not included Not included
Intune Cloud PKI Not included Not included
Intune Endpoint Privilege Management Not included Not included
Intune Enterprise App Management Not included Not included
Intune Remote Help Included Included
Intune Plan 2 Not included Not included
Firmware Over-the-Air Updates Not included Not included
Specialty Device Management Not included Not included
Tunnel for MAM Not included Not included
Rules-Based Classification (Client & Scanner) Not included Included
Windows Server CAL Rights Included Included

Windows 66 features

Windows: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Always On VPN Included Included
Application Control Included Included
AppLocker Included Included
App Assure Included Included
Assigned Access Included Included
Attack Surface Reduction Included Included
BitLocker Included Included
BitLocker to Go Included Included
BranchCache Included Included
Copilot in Windows Included Included
Custom Logon Included Included
Custom Shell Included Included
Credential Guard Included Included
Defender Antivirus Included Included
Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 Not included Included
Advanced Hunting Not included Included
Automated Investigations Not included Included
Defender for Cloud Apps Integration Not included Included
Endpoint Attack Notifications (suspended) Not included Included
Endpoint Detection & Response Not included Included
Evaluation Lab Not included Included
Threat Analytics Not included Included
6-Months Searchable Data Not included Included
Defender Vulnerability Management (core) Not included Included
Configuration Assessment Not included Not included
Continuous Monitoring Not included Not included
Device Discovery Not included Not included
Device Inventory Not included Not included
Remediation Tracking Not included Not included
Risk Based Prioritization Not included Not included
Software Inventory Not included Not included
Software Usage Insights Not included Not included
Vulnerability Assessment Not included Not included
Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 Included Included
Attack Surface Reduction (enhanced) Included Included
Block at First Sight Included Included
Centralized Management Included Included
Cross-Platform Support Included Included
Manual Response Actions Included Included
Mobile Threat Defence Included Included
Next Gen Protection Included Included
Tamper Protection Included Included
Web Content Filtering Included Included
Device Guard Included Included
DirectAccess (deprecated) Included Included
Domain Join Included Included
Edge for Business Included Included
Entra ID Join Included Included
Keyboard Filter Included Included
LAPS Included Included
Long Term Servicing Channel Included Included
Manage by MDM Included Included
Persistent Memory Included Included
Power Automate Attended Desktop Flows Included Included
Resilient File System (ReFS) Included Included
SMB Direct Included Included
Unbranded Boot Included Included
Unified Write Filter Included Included
Universal Print Included Included
Windows Autopatch Included Included
Windows Conditional Access Included Included
Windows Firewall Included Included
Windows Hello for Business Included Included
Windows Update for Business Included Included
Windows Virtualization Rights Included Included
Windows 11 Support Period Included 36 months Included 36 months

Suite Value 98 features

Suite Value: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Agent 365 Not included Not included
Agent Conditional Access Integration Not included Not included
Agent Comm Compliance Not included Not included
Agent Data Lifecycle Management Not included Not included
Agent Data Loss Prevention Not included Not included
Agent Defender for Cloud Apps Integration Not included Not included
Agent Data Security Posture Management Not included Not included
Agent Global Secure Access Integration Not included Not included
Agent Graph API Not included Not included
Agent Identity Governance Not included Not included
Agent ID Protection Integration Not included Not included
Agent Information Protection Integration Not included Not included
Agent Insider Risk Management Not included Not included
Agent Lifecycle Management Not included Not included
Agent Map Not included Not included
Agent Policy Templates Not included Not included
Agent Registry Sync Not included Not included
Agent Tool Controls Not included Not included
Agent Usage Insights (advanced) Not included Not included
Adaptive Protection Not included Not included
Defender for IoT - eIoT (5 devices) Not included Not included
Endpoint DLP Not included Included
Entra Suite add-on to Entra ID Plan 2 Not included Not included
Entra Internet Access Not included Not included
Entra Private Access Not included Not included
Entra ID Governance add-on to Entra ID Plan 2 Not included Not included
Entitlement Management (premium) Not included Not included
Identity Governance Dashboard Not included Not included
Lifecycle Workflows Not included Not included
ML Assisted Access Reviews Not included Not included
Entra Verified ID Premium Not included Not included
Face Check Not included Not included
FastTrack Included Included
Insider Risk Management Not included Included
Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) Not included Not included
AI Priority Access Not included Not included
Copilot Actions Not included Not included
Copilot Chat (Work) Not included Not included
Copilot Cowork (frontier) Not included Not included
Copilot Dashboard Not included Not included
Copilot in Clipchamp Not included Not included
Copilot in Excel Not included Not included
Copilot in Forms Not included Not included
Copilot in Loop Not included Not included
Copilot in OneDrive Not included Not included
Copilot in OneNote Not included Not included
Copilot in Outlook Not included Not included
Copilot in Planner Not included Not included
Copilot in PowerPoint Not included Not included
Copilot in SharePoint Not included Not included
Copilot in Teams Not included Not included
Copilot in Whiteboard Not included Not included
Copilot in Word Not included Not included
Copilot Notebooks Not included Not included
Copilot Prompt Gallery Not included Not included
Copilot Search Not included Not included
Copilot Studio for Microsoft 365 Not included Not included
Copilot Tuning (preview) Not included Not included
Graph and Connector Access Included Not included Not included
Intelligent Recap Not included Not included
Microsoft 365 Agents Not included Not included
Microsoft Places (AI features) Not included Not included
Model Choice Not included Not included
SharePoint Agents Not included Not included
Viva Insights - Manager, Leader, Analyst Not included Not included
Viva Pulse for Copilot Not included Not included
SharePoint Advanced Management for Copilot Not included Not included
Advanced Tenant Rename Not included Not included
Agent Content Access Insights Not included Not included
Agent Insights Not included Not included
AI-Powered Insights Not included Not included
Block Download Policy Not included Not included
Compare Site Policies Not included Not included
Conditional Access for Sites Not included Not included
Content Management Assessments Not included Not included
Data Access Governance Reports Not included Not included
Data Access Governance Reports PowerShell Not included Not included
Enterprise App Insight Reports Not included Not included
Inactive Sites Policy Not included Not included
Recent Site Actions Not included Not included
Request Site Attestation Not included Not included
Restricted Access Control for OneDrive Not included Not included
Restricted Access Control for SharePoint Not included Not included
Restricted Content Discovery Not included Not included
Restricted Site Creation by Apps Not included Not included
SharePoint App Insights Not included Not included
SharePoint Catalog Management Not included Not included
Site Access Review Not included Not included
Site Change History Reports Not included Not included
Site Ownership Policy Not included Not included
Minecraft Education Edition Included Included
Office Professional Plus Not included Not included
Office Servers Included Included
Safe Documents Not included Included
Security Copilot Not included Not included
Sentinel Benefit Not included Included
Student Use Benefits Included Included
Trainable Classifiers Not included Included

Security & Compliance 83 features

Security & Compliance: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
10-Year Audit Log Retention Not included Available as an add-on
AccountGuard Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Advanced Data Residency Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Azure Automation Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Azure Backup Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Azure Bastion Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Azure Log Analytics Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Azure RBAC Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Azure Update Manager Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Compliance Premium Assessments Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Cross-Tenant Migration Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Defender CSPM Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Defender EASM Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Defender for Business Not included Not included
Defender for Business Servers Not included Not included
Defender for Cloud Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Defender for Servers Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Defender Suite Available as an add-on Included
Defender Threat Intelligence (retiring) Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Defender Threat Intelligence API Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Defender Vulnerability Management (premium) Not included Available as an add-on
Authenticated Scan For Windows Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Block Vulnerable Applications Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Browser Extensions Assessment Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Digital Certificate Assessment Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Hardware & Firmware Assessment Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Network Share Analysis Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Security Baselines Assessment Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Defender Vulnerability Management (core) Not included Included
Configuration Assessment Not included Not included
Continuous Monitoring Not included Not included
Device Discovery Not included Not included
Device Inventory Not included Not included
Remediation Tracking Not included Not included
Risk Based Prioritization Not included Not included
Software Inventory Not included Not included
Software Usage Insights Not included Not included
Vulnerability Assessment Not included Not included
Insider Risk Management Forensic Evidence Not included Not included
Intune Suite Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Intune Advanced Analytics Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Intune Cloud PKI Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Intune Endpoint Privilege Management Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Intune Enterprise App Management Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Intune Remote Help Included Included
Intune Plan 2 Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Firmware Over-the-Air Updates Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Specialty Device Management Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Tunnel for MAM Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Microsoft 365 Archive Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Microsoft 365 Backup Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Microsoft 365 Lighthouse Not included Not included
Microsoft Sentinel Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Microsoft Tunnel Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Multi-Geo Not included Not included
Purview Suite Available as an add-on Included
Security Copilot Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
SharePoint Advanced Management Plan 1 Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Restricted Site Creation by Users Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
SharePoint Advanced Management for Copilot Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Advanced Tenant Rename Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Agent Content Access Insights Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Agent Insights Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
AI-Powered Insights Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Block Download Policy Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Compare Site Policies Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Conditional Access for Sites Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Content Management Assessments Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Data Access Governance Reports Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Data Access Governance Reports PowerShell Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Enterprise App Insight Reports Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Inactive Sites Policy Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Recent Site Actions Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Request Site Attestation Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Restricted Access Control for OneDrive Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Restricted Access Control for SharePoint Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Restricted Content Discovery Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Restricted Site Creation by Apps Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
SharePoint App Insights Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
SharePoint Catalog Management Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Site Access Review Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Site Change History Reports Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Site Ownership Policy Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package

Microsoft Entra 29 features

Microsoft Entra: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Entra Domain Services Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Entra External ID Included Included
Entra ID Included Included
Entra Suite add-on to Entra ID Plan 1 Available as an add-on Not included
Entra ID Plan 2 Step-up Not included Included
Access Reviews Not included Included
Entitlement Management (basic) Not included Included
Entra ID Protection Not included Included
MFA Registration Policy Not included Included
Privileged Identity Management Not included Included
Risk-Based Conditional Access Not included Included
Entra Suite add-on to Entra ID Plan 2 Not included Available as an add-on
Entra Internet Access Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Entra Private Access Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Entra ID Governance add-on to Entra ID Plan 2 Not included Available as an add-on
Entitlement Management (premium) Not included Only in a suite or package
Identity Governance Dashboard Not included Only in a suite or package
Lifecycle Workflows Not included Only in a suite or package
ML Assisted Access Reviews Not included Only in a suite or package
Entra Verified ID Premium Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Face Check Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Entra Verified ID Included Included
Entra Workload ID Premium Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Access Reviews Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Entra ID Protection Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Risk-Based Conditional Access Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Entra Workload ID Free Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Basic Security & Usage Reports Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Identity Federation Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package

Microsoft Priva 1 feature

Microsoft Priva: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Privacy Risk Management Available as an add-on Available as an add-on

Microsoft Purview 4 features

Microsoft Purview: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Data Catalog Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Data Estate Insights Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Data Map Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Data Policy Can be added to any license Can be added to any license

Microsoft Security Experts 2 features

Microsoft Security Experts: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Defender Experts for Hunting Not included Available as an add-on
Defender Experts for XDR Not included Available as an add-on

Communications 22 features

Communications: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Azure Comm. Services Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Calling Plans Not included Available as an add-on
Comms. Credits Not included Available as an add-on
Digital Contact Centre Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
EHR Connector for Teams Not included Not included
Microsoft eCDN Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Teams Audio Conferencing (free add-on) Can be added to any license Included
Teams Enterprise Not included Not included
Teams Essentials Not included Not included
Teams Operator Connect Not included Available as an add-on
Teams Phone Mobile Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Teams Premium Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Advanced Collaboration Tools Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Advanced Meetings Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Advanced Meetings Protection Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Advanced Virtual Appointments Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Intelligent Recap Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Live Caption Translation Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Microsoft Places (premium) Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
PowerPoint Live Chapters Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Queues App Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Teams Rooms Available as an add-on Available as an add-on

Extra Capacity 4 features

Extra Capacity: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
AI Builder Capacity Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Dataverse Storage Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
SharePoint Storage Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Universal Print Jobs Available as an add-on Available as an add-on

Support Services 4 features

Support Services: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
ProDirect Support for Azure Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
ProDirect Support for Dynamics 365 Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
ProDirect Support for Microsoft 365 Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Unified Support Can be added to any license Can be added to any license

Education 2 features

Education: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Class Notebook Available as an add-on Available as an add-on

Employee Experience 18 features

Employee Experience: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
LinkedIn Learning Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Viva Suite Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Copilot in Viva Learning (preview) Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Skills in Viva (preview) Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Viva Learning (premium) Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Viva Workplace Analytics & Employee Feedback Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Copilot in Viva Glint Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Viva Glint Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Viva Insights - Manager, Leader, Analyst Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Viva Pulse Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Viva Employee Communications & Communities Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Copilot in Viva Amplify Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Viva Engage Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Answers in Viva Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
People in Viva Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Viva Amplify Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Viva Connections (50 instances) Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Viva Engage (premium) Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package

Power Platform 8 features

Power Platform: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
AI Builder Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Copilot Studio Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Microsoft Dataverse Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Power Apps Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Power Automate Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Power Automate Process Mining Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Power BI Premium Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Power Pages Can be added to any license Can be added to any license

Companion Products & Services 14 features

Companion Products & Services: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
App Assure Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Azure Virtual Desktop Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Clipchamp Standard Included Included
Drive Shipping for PST import Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Dynamics 365 Customer Voice Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Microsoft Industry Clouds Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Microsoft 365 Dev Program Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Planner & Project Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
SharePoint Embedded Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Visio Online Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Windows 365 Business Can be added to any license Can be added to any license
Windows 365 Enterprise Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Windows 365 Flex Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Workplace Discount Program Available as an add-on Available as an add-on

Automation & Intelligence 59 features

Automation & Intelligence: Microsoft 365 A3 vs Microsoft 365 A5
FeatureMicrosoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 A5
Document Processing for Microsoft 365 Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
AI Priority Access Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot Actions Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot Chat (Work) Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot Cowork (frontier) Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot Dashboard Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Clipchamp Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Excel Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Forms Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Loop Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in OneDrive Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in OneNote Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Outlook Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in PowerPoint Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Planner Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in SharePoint Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Teams Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Whiteboard Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot in Word Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot Notebooks Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot Prompt Gallery Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot Search Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot Studio for Microsoft 365 Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Copilot Tuning (preview) Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Graph and Connector Access Included Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Intelligent Recap Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Microsoft 365 Agents Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Microsoft Places (AI features) Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Model Choice Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
SharePoint Agents Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Viva Insights - Manager, Leader, Analyst Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Viva Pulse for Copilot Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
SharePoint Advanced Management for Copilot Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Advanced Tenant Rename Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Agent Content Access Insights Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Agent Insights Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
AI-Powered Insights Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Block Download Policy Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Compare Site Policies Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Conditional Access for Sites Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Content Management Assessments Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Data Access Governance Reports Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Data Access Governance Reports PowerShell Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Enterprise App Insight Reports Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Inactive Sites Policy Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Recent Site Actions Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Request Site Attestation Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Restricted Access Control for OneDrive Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Restricted Access Control for SharePoint Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Restricted Content Discovery Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Restricted Site Creation by Apps Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
SharePoint App Insights Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
SharePoint Catalog Management Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Site Access Review Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Site Change History Reports Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Site Ownership Policy Only in a suite or package Only in a suite or package
Microsoft 365 Copilot Sales Agent Available as an add-on Available as an add-on
Microsoft 365 Unattended RPA Can be added to any license Can be added to any license

What the symbols mean

  • Included — In the base plan
  • Available as an add-on — Purchasable add-on to this plan
  • Can be added to any license — Can be added to any license
  • Only in a suite or package — Only in a suite / package
  • Not included — Not available