Help CenterMaximizing Security and Compliance in Microsoft 365: A Feature Comparison Across License Plans
In today's evolving digital landscape, securing sensitive data and ensuring compliance is more crucial than ever. Microsoft 365 offers a wide range of features across its various license plans to help organizations protect their information and maintain regulatory standards. From advanced threat protection to data governance and insider risk management, each plan offers tailored tools to meet the specific needs of your business. In this article, we’ll break down the key security, compliance, and information protection features of Microsoft 365 and explore how they are distributed across different license options.
Here is a breakdown of each feature and its availability across the various Microsoft 365 plans, based on the image:
Information Protection & Governance
1. Apply sensitivity labels manually in Microsoft 365 Apps (Office):
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, E3, F3, Business Premium, Office 365 E5, E3, E1, and some additional subscriptions like Azure Information Protection (AIP) Plan 1.
2. Apply sensitivity labels automatically in Office apps, Office Mobile, SharePoint, and third-party clouds:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance, Microsoft 365 E5 Information Protection & Governance, Microsoft 365 E3.
3. Retention labels (apply manually or automatically):
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, E3, F3, Office 365 E5, E3, E1, Business Premium.
4. Apply retention policies automatically based on Machine Learning (trainable classifiers):
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5 Information Protection & Governance.
5. Basic Office 365 Message Encryption:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, E3, F3, Office 365 E5, E3, F3, Azure Information Protection Plan 1.
Insider Risk Management
1. Insider Risk Management:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, Insider Risk Management plan.
2. Communication Compliance (incl. Supervision policies):
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, Insider Risk Management plan.
3. Customer Key for Office 365:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, Office 365 E5.
4. Privileged Access Management:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, Office 365 E5.
Discover & Respond
1. Content Search:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, E3, F3, Office 365 E5, E3, E1, F3.
2. Core eDiscovery (incl. Hold and Export):
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, E3, Office 365 E5, E3, E1.
3. Advanced eDiscovery:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, eDiscovery and Audit plan.
4. Custodian Management:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, eDiscovery and Audit plan.
5. Review data (query, tag, annotate):
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, eDiscovery and Audit plan.
6. Advanced Audit:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5.
Compliance Management
1. Compliance Manager:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, E3, F3, Office 365 E5, E3, F3.
2. Compliance Score:
- Available in: Microsoft 365 E5, E3, F3, Office 365 E5, E3, F3.
Other Features:
- Azure Information Protection (AIP) Plan 1: Available for sensitivity labeling and data protection in multiple Microsoft 365 and Office 365 plans.
- Exchange Online Archiving: Available in Office 365 E3, E5, and Exchange-specific subscriptions.
Let me know if you'd like further details on specific plans or any additional features!