Microsoft Office365
Microsoft Office 365 is a Web-based version of Microsoft's Office suite of enterprise-grade productivity applications. Office 365 is delivered to users through the cloud and includes Exchange Online for email, SharePoint Online for collaboration, Lync Online for unified communications, and a suite of Office Web Apps, Web-based versions of the traditional Microsoft Office suite of applications.
Exchange Online
Microsoft Exchange Online is a hosted email, calendar, contacts and tasks solution that delivers the capabilities of Microsoft Exchange Server as a cloud-based service. Exchange Online is essentially based on Microsoft Exchange Server, hence it supports most if not all features of on-premise Exchange Server including full integration with Active Directory, group policy support, and familiar messaging experience across various forms of PCs, computers, Web, smartphones and mobile devices.
Exchange Online is one of the product under the umbrella of Office 365, and it’s included in many Office 365 plans that include email service. Exchange Online is also available for subscription on a standalone basis for users who just need a hosted Exchange service without other unnecessary add-ons.
As a standalone SKU, Exchange Online has three plans available, namely Exchange Online Plan 1 and Exchange Online Plan 2. All Exchange Online plans can have unlimited number of users. The table below describes the differences and comparison between features and functionality available in each different plans.
Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | ||
Office 365 SKUs & Plans Inclusion | Office 365 Business Essentials Office 365 Business Premium Office 365 Enterprise E1 Office 365 Education E1 Office 365 Government E1 |
Office 365 Enterprise E3 Office 365 Education E3 Office 365 Government E3 Office 365 Enterprise E4 Office 365 Education E4 Office 365 Government E4 |
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Feature | Exchange Online Plans | ||
Planning and Deployment | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Hybrid deployment supported | ![]() |
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IMAP migration supported | ![]() |
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Cutover migration supported | ![]() |
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Staged migration supported | ![]() |
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Permissions | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Role-Based Permissions | ![]() |
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Role Groups | ![]() |
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Role Assignment Policies | ![]() |
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Message Policy and Compliance | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Archiving Exchange Online-based Mailboxes | ![]() |
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Cloud-Based Archiving of On-Premises Mailboxes | ![]() |
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Retention Tags and Retention Policies | ![]() |
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Encryption of data at rest (BitLocker) | ![]() |
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IRM using Azure RMS (requires add-on purchase, included in E3 & E4) | ![]() |
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IRM using Windows Server AD RMS | ![]() |
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Office 365 Message Encryption (depends on Azure RMS) | ![]() |
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S/MIME | ![]() |
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In-Place Hold and Litigation Hold | ![]() |
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In-Place eDiscovery | ![]() |
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Transport Rules | ![]() |
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Data Loss Prevention | ![]() |
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Journaling | ![]() |
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Anti-Spam and Anti-Malware Protection | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Built-In Anti-Spam Protection | ![]() |
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Customize Anti-Spam Policies | ![]() |
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Built-In Anti-Malware Protection | ![]() |
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Customize Anti-Malware Policies | ![]() |
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Quarantine – administrator management | ![]() |
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Quarantine – end-user self-management | ![]() |
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Mail Flow | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Custom Routing of Outbound Mail | ![]() |
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Secure Messaging with a Trusted Partner | ![]() |
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Conditional Mail Routing | ![]() |
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Adding a Partner to an Inbound Safe List | ![]() |
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Hybrid Email Routing | ![]() |
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Recipients | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Capacity Alerts | ![]() |
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Clutter | ![]() |
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MailTips | ![]() |
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Delegate Access | ![]() |
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Inbox Rules | ![]() |
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Connected Accounts | ![]() |
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Inactive Mailboxes | ![]() |
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Offline Address Book | ![]() |
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Address Book Policies | ![]() |
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Hierarchical Address Book | ![]() |
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Address Lists and Global Address List | ![]() |
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Distribution Groups | ![]() |
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External Contacts (global) | ![]() |
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Universal Contact Card | ![]() |
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Contact Linking with Social Networks | ![]() |
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Resource Mailboxes | ![]() |
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Conference Room Management | ![]() |
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Out-of-Office Replies | ![]() |
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Calendar Sharing | ![]() |
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Reporting Features and Troubleshooting Tools | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Office 365 admin center reports | ![]() |
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Excel Reporting Workbook | ![]() |
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Web Services Reports | ![]() |
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Message Trace | ![]() |
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Auditing Reports | ![]() |
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Unified Messaging Reports | ![]() |
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Sharing and Collaboration | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Federated Sharing | ![]() |
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Site Mailboxes (requires SharePoint Online) | ![]() |
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Public Folders | ![]() |
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Clients and Mobile Devices | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Microsoft Outlook | ![]() |
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Outlook Web App | ![]() |
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Exchange ActiveSync | ![]() |
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POP and IMAP | ![]() |
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SMTP | ![]() |
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EWS Application support | ![]() |
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Outlook for Mac | ![]() |
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Voice Message Services | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Voice Mail | ![]() |
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Third-Party Voice Mail Interoperability | ![]() |
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Skype for Business Integration | ![]() |
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High Availability and Business Continuity | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Mailbox Replication at Data Centers | ![]() |
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Deleted Mailbox Recovery | ![]() |
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Deleted Item Recovery | ![]() |
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Single Item Recovery | ![]() |
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Interoperability, Connectivity, and Compatibility | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Skype for Business Presence in OWA | ![]() |
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SharePoint Interoperability | ![]() |
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EWS Connectivity Support | ![]() |
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SMTP Relay Support | ![]() |
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Exchange Online Administration and Management | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Microsoft Office 365 portal access | ![]() |
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Microsoft Office 365 admin center access | ![]() |
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Exchange admin center access | ![]() |
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Remote Windows PowerShell access | ![]() |
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ActiveSync Policies for Mobile Devices | ![]() |
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Usage Reporting | ![]() |
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Customization, Add-ins, and Resources for Exchange Online | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Outlook Web App Web Parts | ![]() |
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Outlook Add-Ins and Outlook MAPI | ![]() |
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Limits | Exchange Online Plans | ||
Address Book Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Address List | 1000 | 1000 | |
Offline Address Book (OAB) | 250 | 250 | |
Address Book Policies (ABP) | 250 | 250 | |
Global Address Lists | 250 | 250 | |
Storage Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
User Mailboxes | 50 GB | 50 GB | |
Archive Mailboxes | Shared with Primary | No Limit | |
Shared Mailboxes | 50 GB | 50 GB | |
Resource Mailboxes | 50 GB | 50 GB | |
Public Folder Mailboxes (Max 50) | 50 GB | 50 GB | |
Mailbox Folder Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Maximum number of messages per mailbox folder | 1 million | 1 million | |
Maximum number of messages per folder in the Recoverable Items folder | 3 million | 3 million | |
Maximum number of subfolders per mailbox folder | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
Maximum folder hierarchy depth | 300 | 300 | |
Maximum number of public folders | 100,000 | 100,000 | |
Maximum number of subfolders per public folder | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
Storage Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
User Mailboxes | 50 GB | 50 GB | |
Archive Mailboxes | Shared with Primary | No Limit | |
Shared Mailboxes | 50 GB | 50 GB | |
Resource Mailboxes | 50 GB | 50 GB | |
Public Folder Mailboxes (Max 50) | 50 GB | 50 GB | |
Message Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Message size limit | 25 MB | 25 MB | |
Message size limit – migration | 150 MB | 150 MB | |
Subject length limit | 255 characters | 255 characters | |
File attachments limit | 250 attachments | 250 attachments | |
File attachment size limit | 25 MB | 25 MB | |
Multipart message limit | 250 parts | 250 parts | |
Embedded message depth limit | 30 embedded messages | 30 embedded messages | |
Recipient and Sender Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Recipient rate limit | 10,000 recipients per day | 10,000 recipients per day | |
Recipient limit | 500 recipients | 500 recipients | |
Distribution Group Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Maximum number of distribution group members | 100,000 members | 100,000 members | |
Limit sending messages to large distribution group | 5,000 or more members | 5,000 or more members | |
Maximum message size for large distribution groups | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
Transport and Inbox Rule Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Maximum number of transport rules | 300 rules | 300 rules | |
Maximum size of an individual transport rule | 8 KB | 8 KB | |
Character limit (in KB) for all regular expressions used in all transport rules | 20 KB | 20 KB | |
Maximum number of recipients added to a message by all transport rules | 100 recipients | 100 recipients | |
Forwardee limit | 10 recipients | 10 recipients | |
Number of times a message is redirected | 1 redirection | 1 redirection | |
Moderation Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Maximum size of the arbitration mailbox | 10 GB | 10 GB | |
Maximum number of moderators | 10 moderators | 10 moderators | |
Expiration for messages waiting for moderation | 2 days | 2 days | |
Maximum rate for expired moderation notification messages | 300 expiration notifications per hour | 300 expiration notifications per hour | |
Exchange ActiveSync Limits | Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
Exchange ActiveSync device limit | 100 | 100 | |
Exchange ActiveSync device deletion limit | 20 | 20 | |
Exchange ActiveSync file attachment limit | 25 MB | 25 MB |
Office 365 Business Premium Shared Server Single Subscription Volume OLP NL Qualified Annual License
Features:
- Office Standard (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher)- You can Install this on your computer
- Install Office desktop applications on up to 5 Windows PCs or Macs
- Access to core Office apps and documents from all major smartphones, Windows tablets and iPad
- Office Online - online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote for collaborating on documents
- OneDrive for Business - UNLIMITED space - personal online document storage & access on PCs, smartphones and tablets
- Email - 50 GB email, contacts, shared calendars (Exchange)
- Online meetings - Web conferencing, IM, video, presence (Lync)
- Sites - team collaboration & internal portals, public website (SharePoint)
- Private social networking (Yammer)
- 99.9% financially-backed uptime guarantee
- 24/7 phone support from Microsoft for critical issues
- On-premises Active Directory synchronization for single sign on
Office 365 Business Open Shared Server Single Subscription Volume OLP NL Qualified Annual License
Features:
- Annual Commitment
- Office Standard (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher)- You can Install this on your computer
- Install Office desktop applications on up to 5 Windows PCs or Macs
- Access to core Office apps and documents from all major smartphones, Windows tablets and iPad
- Office Online - online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote for collaborating on documents
- OneDrive for Business - UNLIMITED space - personal online document storage & access on PCs, smartphones and tablets
- 99.9% financially-backed uptime guarantee
- 24/7 phone support from Microsoft for critical issues
- On-premises Active Directory synchronization for single sign on
- This product is part of Microsoft's Open License Program (OLP)
Microsoft Office 2016 Professional Plus Sngl Academic OPEN 1 License No Level
Office Professional Plus enables you to work together even better by giving you more control over compliance, more tools for analyzing and sharing data, and more possibilities for communication. Plus, Access, Skype for Business, and InfoPath are included in the suite.
System Requirements:
Min Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 or later , Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 , Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Peripheral Interface Devices:1280 x 800 monitor resolution , DirectX 10.0 compatible graphics card , Mouse or compatible device
Platform:Windows