Not every business needs a full suite. Where you only need mailboxes, or one extra capability bolted onto what you already run, these are the licences that do it - and the ones most often bought wrongly.
The right choice when you need professional email without paying for Office apps or Teams. The gap between the two plans is archive storage and compliance, not the mailbox itself.
| Exchange Online Plan 1 | Exchange Online Plan 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary mailbox | 50 GB per user | 100 GB per user |
| Archive storage | 50 GB per user | 1.5 TB per user |
| Custom business email | Included | Included |
| Calendar and contacts | Included | Included |
| Spam and malware filtering | Included | Included |
| Message policy and compliance | Included | Included |
| Data loss prevention (DLP) | Not included | Built in |
| Cloud Voicemail | Not included | Call answering, dial-in UI and automated attendant |
| Support | Phone and web | Phone and web |
A common request from engineering, facilities and process teams in the UAE. The decision is almost always whether the desktop app is needed.
| Visio in Microsoft 365 | Visio Plan 1 | Visio Plan 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Included with | Microsoft 365 commercial plans | Standalone subscription | Standalone subscription |
| Web app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | No | No | Yes |
| Shape library | Basic diagramming and general templates | Thousands of shapes | 250,000+ shapes |
| Advanced diagrams | Not included | Org charts, cross-functional flowcharts, cloud architecture, software and database diagrams | BPMN 2.0 process diagrams, floor plans, P&ID, AutoCAD support |
| Data features | Real-time collaboration | Power BI integration | Data graphics, Office integration, two-way data sync |
| Offline and local files | No | No | Yes |
| Included storage | With your Microsoft 365 subscription | 2 GB OneDrive | 2 GB OneDrive |
These attach to an existing tenant. Several of them are already included in higher suites, so the first thing worth checking is whether you are about to buy something you already own.
Brings your own work content and context into AI-powered chat across Word, PowerPoint and Teams.
A full XDR solution - layered threat protection, data security, compliance, and identity management and governance.
Unifies data security and compliance, to prevent data loss and manage risk across the organisation.
User privilege controls, remote assistance, cloud PKI, analytics and enterprise app patching.
Network access security, identity protection, governance and identity verification.
A professional meeting and collaboration solution, licensed on its own.
Word, Excel and PowerPoint installed across devices, plus 1 TB of cloud storage. No Exchange mailbox.
Cloud PCs for staff, managed through Microsoft Intune.
Securely manage and scale AI agents across Microsoft 365 and third-party services.
Build and deploy agents across multiple channels for employees and customers.
Plan contents above are taken from Microsoft’s published documentation and were last verified in September 2026. Sources: Exchange Online plan comparison and Microsoft 365 additional services.
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.
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.