Changes to Microsoft’s O365 Naming Licensing

Microsoft’s Licensing has always been a bit confusing but recent changes in their naming has just added more confusion into the mix!

Hopefully, I can shed some light on the new changes and make this a little easier to understand… The chart below should be a good start.

Old Product Name	New Product Name	Notes
Microsoft Office 365 Business Essentials	Microsoft 365 Business Basic	Entry level Business Hosted Email that also includes access to Teams, Web versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote (plus Access and Publisher for PC only), 1TB Storage through OneDrive, SharePoint
Microsoft Office 365 Business	Microsoft 365 Apps for Business	No Hosted Email with this one but does include the whole Office suite for your desktop computer and mobile devices (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher and Access) and also includes access to Teams, Web versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote (plus Access and Publisher for PC only), 1TB Storage through OneDrive, SharePoint
Microsoft Office 365 Business Premium	Microsoft 365 Business Standard	Combine the previous two products and you have this one. Hosted Email, Desktop Suite, and the rest of the Online Apps
Microsoft 365 Business	Microsoft 365 Business Premium	Microsoft 365 Business Premium combines all the features included in Office 365 Business Premium with Windows 10, and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security.

Hopefully this will help you understand the products a little better in the Microsoft Office 365 Business Product Line. If you have questions please don’t hesitate reaching out to me at: bob@bobstechtalk.com.