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This page provides an overview of the features included specifically in the Microsoft Education A3 (standard) license. The A3 license also includes the features in the A1 (baseline) license, which aren't included here. For a list of features available in all education licenses, see Microsoft 365 Education licenses.
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Microsoft 365 A1 license |
License fulfilled by A1 license |
Microsoft 365 A3 license |
License fulfilled by A3 license |
Microsoft 365 A5 license |
Student Use license |
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A1 license purchase available (faculty), Students Use available |
Automation, app building, chatbots
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Power Virtual Agent for Teams |
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| Dataverse for Teams |
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*Refer to the licensing FAQs and Licensing Guide for details including functionality limits. (M365-A1, O365-A1) Cloud flows only; no desktop flows. (Windows) Desktop flows only; no cloud flows.
Cloud access security broker
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Discovery |
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| Defender for Cloud App Security |
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Data lifecycle management
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Basic org-wide or location-wide retention policies |
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| Teams retention policies |
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eDiscovery and auditing
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Litigation Hold |
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Email, calender, scheduling
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Exchange Plan 2 (100 GB mailbox + up to 1.5 TB archive1)* |
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| Auto-expanding email archive |
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| Microsoft Bookings |
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*100-GB initial archive with automatic expansion up to 1.5 TB
Endpoint and app management
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Shared computer activation for Microsoft 365 apps |
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| Endpoint Analytics |
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Identity and access management
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1 |
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| Cloud user self-service password reset |
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| Hybrid user self-service password change/reset with on premises write-back |
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| Advanced Security Reports |
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| DirectAccess supported |
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| Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics |
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Information protection
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Manual, default, and mandatory sensitivity labeling in Microsoft 365 apps |
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| Sensitivity labeling for containers in Microsoft 365 |
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| Personal Data Encryption |
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| Azure Information Protection Plan 1 |
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Meeting, calling, and chat
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Town hall* |
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| Webinars |
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Microsoft 365 apps
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Microsoft Editor premium features |
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*Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access (PC only), and Publisher (PC only)
**(M365-A1 and O365-A1) Mobile Apps Only
Social, intranet, and storage
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| SharePoint Plan 2 |
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*Effective February 1, 2024, Office 365 A1 free users will have a maximum limit of 100-GB OneDrive storage. **Refer to the Office 365 Education service description for details on included storage.
Threat protection
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Microsoft Defender Antimalware |
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| Microsoft Defender Firewall |
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| Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard |
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| Microsoft Defender Credential Guard |
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| BitLocker and BitLocker To Go |
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| Windows Information Protection |
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| Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 |
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| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Edge |
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*Student Use Benefit = Microsoft Defender for Microsoft 365 Plan 1.
Viva Insights
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Viva Insights app in Teams |
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| Personal insights and experiences |
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| Premium personal insights and experiences |
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*Requires Exchange Online. Manager and Leader insights, Advanced insights, and extra Premium personal insights are available with the Viva Insights and Viva Suite add-ons. **Includes the Shorten a meeting feature, Delay delivery plan, and Track email open rate inline suggestions.
Viva Learning
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Viva Learning in Teams |
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| Create learning tabs in Teams channels |
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| Search, share, and chat about learning content |
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| Microsoft Learn and Microsoft 365 Training libraries + 125 top LinkedIn Learning courses |
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| Organization-generated content with SharePoint and Viva Learning |
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*Included with Faculty licenses only. Course recommendations and progress tracking; integration with third-party content providers and Learning Management Systems; and learning content surfaced across Microsoft 365 suite available with the Viva Learning or Viva suite add-on license.
Windows
| Description | M365-A1 | M365-A3 | M365-A5 | O365-A1 | O365-A3 | O365-A5 |
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| Virtual Desktop Access |
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| Windows 11 Education/Enterprise |
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| Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) |
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| Windows Autopilot |
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| Windows Update for Business deployment service |
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