Microsoft Office 365 - Choosing a Plan

Microsoft Office 365

Understanding Plan Types

Office 365 Kiosk (K-class Plans)

Low cost offering to users that do not have messaging and collaboration capabilities today.

  • 500 MB mailbox
  • No SharePoint storage allocation
  • Outlook Web Access (full OWA, not Lite)
  • POP Support
  • Messaging, calendar, contacts
  • Anti-Virus / Anti-Spam
  • Site search capabilities
  • Office Web Apps

Office 365 Information Worker (E-class Plans)

Rich feature offering that meets a users full messaging and collaboration needs.

  • 25GB mailbox
  • 500MB SharePoint storage
  • Full Client Connectivity (MAPI/IMAP)
  • Mobility
  • Lync (real time communications)
  • Advanced Exchange & SharePoint capabilities
  • Office Professional Plus
  • On-premises access rights

Exchange Online (Hosted Exchange) Only (Ex-class Plans)

Basic Hosted Microsoft Exchange Online only. Provides a cloud-based alternative to an internal Microsoft Exchange server, but does not include integrated SharePoint, Lync, Office or other online services that are included with other Office 365 plans.

  • 1GB or 25GB mailbox
  • Outlook Web Access
  • Messaging, calendar, contacts
  • Anti-Virus / Anti-Spam 

 

Compare Popular Office 365 Plans

Note: All prices below are in Canadian Dollars
FeatureEx-KK1Ex-1E1E3
Minimum Mailboxes 1 1 1 1 1
Maximum Mailboxes Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Mailbox Size 1GB 1GB 25GB 25GB Unlimited
Accessible by Microsoft Outlook Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included
Accessible by Webmail (OWA) Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included
Accessible by Windows Mobile Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included
Accessible by Apple iPhone/iPad Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included
Accessible by Google Android Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included
Accessible by BlackBerry (BIS) Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included
Accessible by BlackBerry (BES) Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included
Full version of Microsoft Office 2010 Pro Plus Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included
Microsoft SharePoint Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included
Instant messaging (Microsoft Lync) Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included
Online Meetings Workspace w/Video (Microsoft Lync) Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included
Premium antivirus and anti-spam filtering Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included Feature Included
Online document viewing with Office Web App Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included
Online document editing with Office Web App Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included
Advanced SharePoint Capabilities Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included Feature Included
Advanced archive capabilities Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included
Hosted voicemail Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Included
Full enterprise voice capabilities Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included Feature Not Included
Business Price (per mailbox / per month) $2.10 $4.10 $4.10 $8.20 $23.20
Not-for-Profit Price (per mailbox / per month) $1.76 $3.52 $2.25 $4.75 $11.00

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