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  1. Microsoft 365 A5 Compliance For Faculty
  2. Microsoft 365 A5 (m365 A5)
  3. Microsoft 365 A1 A3 A5 License Comparison

Microsoft 365 is available in a variety of plans to best meet the needs of your organization. If you're looking for the differences between the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Education plans, this article will show you which features are included in each of them.

Microsoft 365 provides a complete system, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility and Security. The following table lists the Office 365 for Education A1, A3, and A5 features along with the corresponding Microsoft 365 for Education A3 and A5 features. To compare features across business and enterprise plans, see Compare Microsoft 365 for business plans, or, for a more detailed list of features, see the relevant service description under Microsoft 365 and Office 365 service descriptions. To search for support articles and information, see Office Help & Training.

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Services and features

Each Microsoft 365 Education plan includes a number of individual services, such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online. The following table shows the services that are available in each Office 365 and Microsoft 365 plan so that you can choose the solution that best meets your needs. To review services and features in greater detail, see the Office 365 Education service description.

Microsoft 365 A5 from CDW for Education Basic includes these core benefits: 24x7x365 US-based administrator support for reactive break/fix, service issues and help and how-to; Microsoft tenant and subscription provisioning; Billing from CDW using CDW credit terms and PO and credit card options; Flexible monthly or annual billing options. $3.25 user/month Based on Annual Commitment Buy Now. $8.00 user/month Based on Annual Commitment Buy Now. Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote: Web app only: Full desktop app support. A5: The A5 license provides full use of the IU Microsoft 365 service, including the ability to download and install Microsoft Office applications on personal devices. A1: The A1 license provides use of the Microsoft 365 service, including web-based access to the Office Online versions of Microsoft Office but does not include the ability to.

ServiceOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Office 365 platformYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Office for the webYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterpriseNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Exchange OnlineYes1Yes2Yes2Yes2Yes2Yes1Yes1Yes1Yes1
SharePoint OnlineYes3Yes4Yes4Yes4Yes4Yes3Yes3Yes3Yes3
OneDrive for BusinessYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft TeamsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Skype for Business OnlineYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ProjectNo5No5No5No5No5No5No5No5No5
Yammer AcademicYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft StreamYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft PlannerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Classroom toolsOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Classroom experiences in Microsoft TeamsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
OneNote Class NotebookYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft SwayYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft FormsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Learning toolsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Accessibility CheckerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Office LensYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Minecraft Education Edition with Code BuilderNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYes
Take a Test appNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Set up School PCs appNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Voice video and meetingsOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Skype Meeting BroadcastNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Microsoft BookingsNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Audio ConferencingNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Phone SystemNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
AnalyticsOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
DelveYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Power BI ProNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
My AnalyticsNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Azure Active DirectoryOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Azure Active Directory BasicYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Azure Active Directory Plan 1NoNoNoYesNoNoNoYesYes
Azure Active Directory Plan 2NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
ComplianceOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Office 365 Rights ManagementYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Azure Information Protection Plan 1NoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Azure Information Protection Plan 2NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Litigation HoldNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Content searchYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Core eDiscovery (including Hold and Export)NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Advanced eDiscoveryNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Data loss prevention (DLP) for email and filesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Endpoint DLPNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Communications DLP (Teams chat)NoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Communication ComplianceNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Customer KeyNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Basic AuditingYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Advanced AuditingNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Basic Office 365 Message EncryptionYes9YesYesYesYesYes9Yes9Yes9Yes9
Advanced Office 365 Message EncryptionNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Customer LockboxNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Insider Risk ManagementNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Privileged Access ManagementNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Management and securityOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Microsoft Defender for Office 36510 Plan 2NoNoNoNoYesNoYesNoYes
School Data SyncYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Advanced Security ManagementNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Intune for Education6NoNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYes
Advanced Threat AnalyticsNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYes
Microsoft Defender AntivirusNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Defender Device GuardNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Defender for Identity11NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Office 365 Cloud App SecurityNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Microsoft 365 Cloud App SecurityNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint12NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Server and CAL benefitsOffice 365 Education A1Office 365 Education A3Office 365 Education A5Microsoft 365 Education A3Microsoft 365 Education A5Office 365 A3 Student Use BenefitOffice 365 A5 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A3 Student Use BenefitMicrosoft 365 Education A5 Student Use Benefit
Exchange7NoNoNoYes8YesNoNoNoNo
SharePoint7NoNoNoYes8YesNoNoNoNo
Skype for Business7NoNoNoYes8YesNoNoNoNo
Windows Server CALNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration ManagerNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
System Center Endpoint ProtectionNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo

Note

1 Includes Exchange Online Plan 1 plus supplemental features.
2 Includes Exchange Online Plan 2.
3 Includes SharePoint Online Plan 1 plus supplemental features.
4 Includes SharePoint Online Plan 2.
5 Microsoft Project is not included in Office 365 but can be acquired separately. Project Online Essentials is free. If you are a student or an educational institution, you may be eligible to purchase Project Plan 3 and Plan 5 at educational prices.
6 Includes Intune.
7 Servers and CALs are included for Exchange, SharePoint, and Skype for Business.
8 ECAL or Core CAL, depending on the version of A3 that is purchased—with A5, the ECAL rights are included.
9 Microsoft 365 apps is required in order to apply protections and send protected emails from the Outlook Desktop.
10 Formerly Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection.
11 Formerly Azure Advanced Threat Protection.
12 Formerly Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection.

Overview

On January 16, 2021, due to changes in Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) Education licensing, Indiana University integrated Microsoft's A5 and A1 education plans into the IU Microsoft 365 service:

  • A5: The A5 license provides full use of the IU Microsoft 365 service, including the ability to download and install Microsoft Office applications on personal devices.
  • A1:The A1 license provides use of the Microsoft 365 service, including web-based access to the Office Online versions of Microsoft Office but does not include the ability to install Microsoft Office applications on personal devices.

Microsoft 365 A5 Compliance For Faculty

For more on the differences between A5 and A1 licenses, see Microsoft 365 Education license comparison.

Eligibility

Eligibility for the A5 and A1 plans depends on your status with IU; see IU account types and eligibility.

On January 16, 2021, existing A5 licenses for IU affiliates and retired faculty members were replaced with A1 licenses. Those affected no longer have access to licensed desktop versions of Microsoft Office applications (including Outlook), but they do retain access to the web-based Office Online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook via Microsoft 365 at IU.

Desktop applications that are no longer licensed will stop functioning 30 days after the date of the licensing switch. You will see start to see warnings upon launching affected applications 14 days before they are deactivated on your device; for example:

The IT Communications Office emailed clients affected by the Microsoft 365 license change on January 15, 2021.

Differences between Office Online apps and desktop Office applications

Microsoft 365 A5

Office Online does not include all of the applications featured in desktop versions of Microsoft Office. Additionally, the Office Online apps lack some functionality compared to the desktop versions. Differences in some of the most commonly used features include:

  • The Office Online version of Word does not support mail merge, VBA and Forms scripts, SmartArt, or captions.
  • The Office Online version of Excel does not offer VBA and Forms scripts, 'What if' analysis tools, external references, workbook protection, or slicer and Timeline filters, and offers only basic formulas.
  • The Office Online version of OneNote does not offer clipping experiences, drag-and-drop section groups, editing of embedded files, inking tools, or template support.
  • When working with Office Online apps, your files are stored in Microsoft OneDrive at IU, not locally on your personal computer.

For a full list of functionality differences, see Office for the web service description.

Get help

Microsoft 365 A5 (m365 A5)

If you have an IU-related business need for Microsoft applications that are not included in your license (for example, Skype for Business for use with an IU phone number), or if you believe you have been incorrectly placed into one of the affected groups listed above, contact your campus Support Center to ask to be reverted to an A5 license.

Microsoft 365 A1 A3 A5 License Comparison

If you are not eligible for an A5 license through IU, and you would like to purchase a license that allows desktop app access for yourself, see Buy Microsoft 365 Personal and Buy Microsoft 365 Family. Note that these are personal Office 365 licenses; IU does not purchase licenses through these channels.