Microsoft Licensing · Dubai & UAE

Microsoft 365 Business plans, explained for Dubai companies

Four plans for organisations up to 300 users. The differences that actually matter are desktop apps, mailbox size and how much security and device management you get - not the marketing names.

Side by side

What each plan actually includes

 Microsoft 365 Business BasicBusiness Standard with CopilotBusiness Premium with CopilotMicrosoft 365 Apps for business
Desktop Office appsWeb and mobile onlyWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, AccessWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, AccessWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Business email (Exchange)100 GB mailbox + 50 GB archive100 GB mailbox + 50 GB archive100 GB mailbox + 1.5 TB archiveNot included
OneDrive storage1 TB per user1 TB per user1 TB per user1 TB per user
Microsoft TeamsIncludedIncludedIncludedNot included
Identity (Microsoft Entra ID)Free tierFree tierAdvancedNot included
Device management (Intune)Not includedNot includedIntune Plan 1Not included
Threat protectionURL time-of-click protectionURL time-of-click protectionDefender for Office 365 Plan 1Not included
Data loss prevention (Purview)Not includedNot includedIncludedNot included
Windows 11 Pro upgrade rightsNoNoYesNo
User limit1 to 3001 to 3001 to 3001 to 300
All four plans are for organisations of 1 to 300 employees. Above 300 users you move to the Enterprise range.

Plan contents above are taken from Microsoft’s published plan documentation and were last verified in September 2026. Microsoft changes packaging periodically - we confirm the current position on every quote. Source: Microsoft 365 plan comparison.

Choosing

Which one fits your business

Choose Business Basic if

your team works in browsers and on phones, you need professional email and Teams, and nobody needs Word or Excel installed on a laptop.

Choose Business Standard if

people need the full desktop apps installed. This is the most common choice for UAE SMEs and covers the majority of office-based teams.

Choose Business Premium if

you care about security as well as productivity. It is the only Business plan with Intune device management, Defender for Office 365 and data loss prevention - and the archive jumps from 50 GB to 1.5 TB.

Choose Apps for business if

you already have email elsewhere and only need the Office applications themselves. No Exchange mailbox, no Teams.

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Migration is free when you licence through Proto Link

Tenant setup, mailbox and file migration, user onboarding and activation are included at no extra charge on any Microsoft licences bought from us. You pay for the licences — not for the project around them.

Get in touch

Tell us how many users, and we will quote it

Send us your headcount and what your team actually needs. We will come back with the right plan mix and a price — usually the same working day.

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