There are two different licenses for Office 365 you can purchase. What do they offer and which one should you buy?

First of all, Office 365 is a software service that acts as a hub where all your Microsoft apps are stored in one place, like Word and Outlook, which gives you easy access. 

Office 365 offers two licenses/subscriptions, let’s take a look between the two. 

Office 365 Nonprofit E3

E3 applications offer Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Publisher, and Access (both are PC only).

Services that are included are Exchange, Onenote, Sharepoint, and Teams.

The price for Office E3 is $6.00 CAD/user/month.

Additional features that are added are compliance solutions to support archiving, Auditing, eDiscovery, Mailbox, internal search site, and legal hold capabilities depending upon subscription. 

Information protection, including rights, management, and data loss prevention for emails. 

Office 365 Nonprofit E5

E5 includes the same base applications and adds more additional uses.  

Services that are included are Exchange, Onenote, Sharepoint, and Teams.

E5 applications offer Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Publisher, and Access (both are PC only).

Additional features that are added are compliance solutions to support archiving, Auditing, eDiscovery, Mailbox, internal search site, legal hold capabilities depending upon subscription, and Advanced eDiscovery with Predictive Coding and text analytics. 

Advanced security that helps protect against unknown malware and viruses, and provides better zero-day protection to safeguard messaging systems.

Audio Conferencing allows invitees to join Skype for business meetings by dialing in from a landline or mobile phone.

Phone system for cloud-based call management to make, receive, and transfer calls across a wide range of devices.

Price $18.60/user/month. 

The Top Benefits of Choosing Office 365 Nonprofit E5 License: 

As previously mentioned E5 costs about $18.60 which is fairly higher than E3, however with E5 you get a lot of additional services that can help your business save money, be more protected, and make better business decisions in the long run. Some of these additional services are:

• Expanded audio capabilities 

• Advanced security and compliance features 

• Advanced analytics tools

Conclusion

In conclusion, Office E5 offers more features than E3 which can be used to make your business a lot better, especially with stronger security, but at a higher cost.

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