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Microsoft 365 Education

Microsoft 365 is available in a variety of plans to best meet the needs of your organization. If you're looking for the differences between the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Education plans, this article will show you which features are included in each of them.

Microsoft 365 provides a complete system, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility and Security. The following table lists the Office 365 for Education A1, A3, and A5 features along with the corresponding Microsoft 365 for Education A3 and A5 features. To compare features across business and enterprise plans, see Compare Microsoft 365 for business plans, or, for a more detailed list of features, see the relevant service description under Microsoft 365 and Office 365 service descriptions. To search for support articles and information, see Office Help & Training.

Available plans

For specific information about features, see Office 365 Education plans.

Services and features

Each Microsoft 365 Education plan includes a number of individual services, such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online. The following table shows the services that are available in each Office 365 and Microsoft 365 plan so that you can choose the solution that best meets your needs. To review services and features in greater detail, see the Office 365 Education service description.

Office 365 Feature availability

Service Office 365 Education A1 Office 365 Education A3 Office 365 Education A5 Office 365 A3/A5 Student Use Benefit
Office 365 platform Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft 365 for the web Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise No Yes Yes Yes
Exchange Online Yes1 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2
SharePoint Online Yes3 Yes4 Yes4 Yes4
OneDrive for Business Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Teams Yes Yes Yes Yes
Skype for Business Online Yes Yes Yes Yes
Project No5 No5 No5 No5
Viva Engage Yes15 Yes15 Yes15 Yes15
Microsoft Stream Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Planner Yes Yes Yes Yes
Universal Print No No No No
Classroom tools *Office 365 Education A1 Office 365 Education A3 Office 365 Education A5 Office 365 A3/A5 Student Use Benefit
Classroom experiences in Microsoft Teams Yes Yes Yes Yes
OneNote Class Notebook Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Sway Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Forms Yes Yes Yes Yes
Learning tools Yes Yes Yes Yes
Viva Learning No12 No12 No12 No13
Accessibility Checker Yes Yes Yes Yes
Minecraft Education Edition with Code Builder No No No No
Take a Test app No No No No
Set up School PCs app No No No No
Voice video and meetings *Office 365 Education A1 Office 365 Education A3 Office 365 Education A5 Office 365 A3/A5 Student Use Benefit
Audio Conferencing No No Yes No
Skype Meeting Broadcast No Yes Yes No
Microsoft Bookings No Yes Yes Yes
Phone System No No Yes No
Analytics *Office 365 Education A1 Office 365 Education A3 Office 365 Education A5 Office 365 A3/A5 Student Use Benefit
Delve Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power BI Pro No No Yes No
My Analytics No No Yes No
Microsoft Entra ID *Office 365 Education A1 Office 365 Education A3 Office 365 Education A5 Office 365 A3/A5 Student Use Benefit
Microsoft Entra Basic Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1 No No No No
Microsoft Entra ID Plan 2 No No No No
Compliance *Office 365 Education A1 Office 365 Education A3 Office 365 Education A5 Office 365 A3/A5 Student Use Benefit
Office 365 Rights Management Yes Yes Yes Yes
Purview Information Protection Plan 1 No No No No
Purview Information Protection Plan 2 No No No No
Litigation Hold No Yes Yes Yes
Content search Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Standard) (including Hold and Export) No Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) No No Yes No
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for email and files Yes Yes Yes Yes
Endpoint data loss prevention or DLP No No No No
Communications DLP (Teams chat) No No Yes No
Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance No No Yes No
Microsoft Purview Customer Key No No Yes No
Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium) No No Yes No
Microsoft Purview Message Encryption (Basic) Yes8 Yes Yes Yes8
Microsoft Purview Advanced Message Encryption No No Yes No
Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox No No Yes No
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management No No No No
Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management No No Yes No
Management and security *Office 365 Education A1 Office 365 Education A3 Office 365 Education A5 Office 365 A3/A5 Student Use Benefit
Microsoft Defender for Office 3659 Plan 2 No No No Yes14
School Data Sync Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intune for Education6 No No No No
Advanced Threat Analytics No No No No
Microsoft Defender Antivirus No No No No
Microsoft Defender Device Guard No No No No
Microsoft Defender for Identity10 No No No No
Office 365 Cloud App Security No Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Defender XDR for Cloud Apps No No No No
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint11 Plan 1 No No No No
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint11 Plan 2 No No No No
Remote Help No No No No
Server and CAL benefits *Office 365 Education A1 Office 365 Education A3 Office 365 Education A5 Office 365 A3/A5 Student Use Benefit
Exchange7 No No No No
SharePoint7 No No No No
Skype for Business7 No No No No
Windows Server CAL No No No No
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager No No No No
System Center Endpoint Protection No No No No

Notes:

1 Includes Exchange Online Plan 1 plus supplemental features.
2 Includes Exchange Online Plan 2.
3 Includes SharePoint Online Plan 1 plus supplemental features.
4 Includes SharePoint Online Plan 2.
5 Microsoft Project is not included in Office 365 but can be acquired separately. Project Online Essentials is free. If you are a student or an educational institution, you may be eligible to purchase Project Plan 3 and Plan 5 at educational prices.
6 Includes Intune.
7 Servers and CALs are included for Exchange, SharePoint, and Skype for Business.
8 Microsoft 365 Apps is required in order to apply protections and send protected emails from the Outlook Desktop.
9 Formerly Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection.
10 Formerly Azure Advanced Threat Protection.
11 Formerly Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection.
12 Viva Learning is available as a paid add-on to Office 365 and Microsoft 365 A1, A3, and A5 for Faculty.
13 It is not available for Students or in Student Use Benefits.
14 Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 is not available with Office 365 A3 Student Use Benefit.
15 Viva Engage core functionality is included with these plans. Viva Engage premium capabilities are available to Viva suite customers.

Microsoft 365 Feature availability

Service Microsoft 365 A1 for devices Microsoft 365 Education A3 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A3 Microsoft 365 Education A5
Office 365 platform Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft 365 for the web Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Exchange Online Yes1 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2
SharePoint Online Yes3 Yes4 Yes4 Yes4 Yes4
OneDrive for Business Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Teams Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Skype for Business Online Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Project No5 No5 No5 No5 No5
Viva Engage Yes17 Yes17 Yes17 Yes17 Yes17
Microsoft Stream Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Clipchamp No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Planner Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Universal Print No Yes14 Yes14 Yes13 Yes13
Classroom tools Microsoft 365 A1 for devices Microsoft 365 Education A3 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A3 Microsoft 365 Education A5
Classroom experiences in Microsoft Teams Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OneNote Class Notebook Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Sway Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Forms Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Learning tools Yes No16 No16 Yes Yes
Viva Learning No15 No16 No16 No15 No15
Accessibility Checker Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Minecraft Education Edition with Code Builder Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Take a Test app No No No Yes Yes
Set up School PCs app No No No Yes Yes
Voice video and meetings Microsoft 365 A1 for devices Microsoft 365 Education A3 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A3 Microsoft 365 Education A5
Audio Conferencing No No No No Yes
Skype Meeting Broadcast No No No Yes Yes
Microsoft Bookings No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Phone System No No No No Yes
Analytics Microsoft 365 A1 for devices Microsoft 365 Education A3 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A3 Microsoft 365 Education A5
Delve Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power BI Pro No No No No Yes
My Analytics No No No No Yes
Microsoft Entra ID Microsoft 365 A1 for devices Microsoft 365 Education A3 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A3 Microsoft 365 Education A5
Microsoft Entra Basic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Entra ID Plan 1 No Yes Yes Yes No
Microsoft Entra ID Plan 2 No No Yes No Yes
Compliance Microsoft 365 A1 for devices Microsoft 365 Education A3 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A3 Microsoft 365 Education A5
Office 365 Rights Management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Purview Information Protection Plan 1 No No No Yes No
Purview Information Protection Plan 2 No No No No Yes
Litigation Hold No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Content search Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Standard) (including Hold and Export) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) No No No No Yes
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for email and files Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Endpoint data loss prevention or DLP No No No No Yes
Communications DLP (Teams chat) No No No No Yes
Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance No No No No Yes
Microsoft Purview Customer Key No No No No Yes
Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium) No No No No Yes
Microsoft Purview Message Encryption (Basic) Yes9 Yes9 Yes9 Yes Yes
Microsoft Purview Advanced Message Encryption No No No No Yes
Microsoft Purview Customer Lockbox No No No No Yes
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management No No No No Yes
Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management No No No No Yes
Management and security Microsoft 365 A1 for devices Microsoft 365 Education A3 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A3 Microsoft 365 Education A5
Microsoft Defender for Office 36510 Plan 2 No No Yes No Yes
School Data Sync Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intune for Education6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advanced Threat Analytics No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Defender Antivirus No No No Yes Yes
Microsoft Defender Device Guard No No No Yes Yes
Microsoft Defender for Identity11 No No Yes No Yes
Office 365 Cloud App Security No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Defender XDR for Cloud Apps No No Yes No Yes
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint12 Plan 1 No No No Yes No
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint12 Plan 2 No No No No Yes
Remote Help Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Server and CAL benefits Microsoft 365 A1 for devices Microsoft 365 Education A3 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit Microsoft 365 Education A3 Microsoft 365 Education A5
Exchange7 No No No Yes8 Yes
SharePoint7 No No No Yes8 Yes
Skype for Business7 No No No Yes8 Yes
Windows Server CAL No No No Yes Yes
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager No No No Yes Yes
System Center Endpoint Protection No No No Yes Yes

Notes:

1 Includes Exchange Online Plan 1 plus supplemental features.
2 Includes Exchange Online Plan 2.
3 Includes SharePoint Online Plan 1 plus supplemental features.
4 Includes SharePoint Online Plan 2.
5 Microsoft Project is not included in Office 365 but can be acquired separately. Project Online Essentials is free. If you are a student or an educational institution, you may be eligible to purchase Project Plan 3 and Plan 5 at educational prices.
6 Includes Intune.
7 Servers and CALs are included for Exchange, SharePoint, and Skype for Business.
8 Core CAL is included in M365 A3 for Core CAL. ECAL is included in M365 A3 and A5.
9 Microsoft 365 Apps is required in order to apply protections and send protected emails from the Outlook Desktop.
10 Formerly Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection.
11 Formerly Azure Advanced Threat Protection.
12 Formerly Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection.
13 Universal Print included in Windows Education A3 and A5.
14 0 (zero) Print-job included.
15 Viva Learning is available as a paid add-on to Office 365 and Microsoft 365 A1, A3, and A5 for Faculty.
16 It is not available for Students or in Student Use Benefits.
17 Viva Engage core functionality is included with these plans. Viva Engage premium capabilities are available to Viva suite customers.