SharePoint online access without license

Question

Hi,

We have a client who is trying to reduce cost on SharePoint licensing.

In the process, we found that we could still share sites to internal users without a license assigned. These users are able to do edits without any restrictions.

Two questions here:

1. Is there a limit on how many internal users can be using SharePoint without a license?
2. Is this legal from a license prospective?

Thanks!

William

Answer 1

1) No
2) No. Microsoft does not enforce licensing requirements in code for many of its products. That doesnt mean that it's OK to use a given product without a matching license, you're still in violation of the license agreement.