Can I buy guest licenses for my business account to give users access to SharePoint?

Question

I'm creating a SharePoint website to give my retailers access to marketing materials. I currently use 7 Microsoft 365 subscriptions for my team, which means I only have access to 35 guest licenses for free. Is there a way to buy guest licenses separately? Or do I need to purchase more Microsoft 365 subscriptions to until I hit the right number of guest users?

Answer 1

Microsoft switched from the old "1:5" model to a new one, where you get 50000 monthly active users with qualifying subscriptions, so you should be fine without purchasing additional licenses. You do have to set up a consumption-based Azure subscription though. Details are here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/external-id/external-identities-pricing