Microsoft 365 licensing from October 01st, 2023
At the beginning of September, Microsoft announced that the licenses in the Microsoft 1 Business, Enterprise and Frontline segments would be adjusted from October 365st. These changes affect the scope in the European Economic Area as well as in Switzerland.
What will change?
- Introducing new, specific suites without Microsoft Teams
- Introduction of a new, standalone Microsoft Teams license
- Sales of new subscriptions to all existing enterprise suites with Teams (Office 365 E1/E3/E5 and Microsoft 365 E3/E5) will be discontinued
- Existing SMB and Frontline suites with Teams (Business Basic/Standard/Premium, Microsoft 365 F1, Microsoft 365 F3 and Office 365 F3) will continue to be offered, along with the new versions without Teams.
What will change for you as a redIT customer?
In principle, you can keep the current licenses at the same price and they will continue to run and you can add additional licenses. Therefore, if you plan to use Enterprise Suites in the future, it is recommended to obtain at least one license before October 1, 2023.
Momentary | From October 01st, 2023 | |
Teams included | Teams included | Teams separately |
Microsoft 365 Business Basic | Microsoft 365 Business Basic | Microsoft Business Basic EEA (no Teams) |
Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Standard EEA (no Teams) |
Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Microsoft 365 Business Premium EEA (no Teams) |
Office 365 E1 | Office 365 E1 EEA (no Teams) | |
Office 365 E3 | Office 365 E3 EEA (no Teams) | |
Office 365 E5 | Office 365 E5 EEA (no Teams) | |
Microsoft 365 E3 | Microsoft 365 E3 (no Teams) | |
Microsoft 365 E5 | Microsoft 365 E5 (no Teams) | |
Microsoft 365 F1
Office 365 F3 (Only in CSP) |
Microsoft 365 F1
Office 365 F3 (Only in CSP) |
Microsoft 365 F1 EEA (no Teams)
Office 365 F3 EEA (no Teams) (Only in CSP) |
Microsoft 365 F3 | Microsoft 365 F3 | Microsoft 365 F3 EEA (no Teams) |
Microsoft Teams EEA |
We would be happy to support you with licensing to find the right model for your company!