Effective today, April 21, 2020, Microsoft is changing the names for its Office 365 subscriptions for small and medium businesses. Below are the current and new names:
Microsoft Office 365 SMB Subscriptions
Current Name | Office 365 Business Essentials | Office 365 Business Premium | Microsoft 365 Business | Exchange Online Plans 1 & 2 |
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New Name | Microsoft 365 Business Basic | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | No Change |
Microsoft Office Client Subscription Products
Current Name | Office 365 Business | Office 365 Pro Plus |
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New Name | Office 365 Apps for Business | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise |
Pricing and product features for these Office 365 products will remain the same. The intention of this change is just to simplify the naming convention.
Here is a summary of the primary components of each of these newly named subscriptions:
Microsoft 365 Business Basic |
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Microsoft 365 Business Standard |
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Microsoft 365 Business Premium |
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Microsoft 365 Apps for Business |
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Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise (required for Remote Desktop users) |
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