Microsoft 365 Business Basic vs Standard vs Premium
Microsoft 365 Business Basic costs USD 7,00 and Microsoft 365 Business Premium USD 22,00 per user and month (Microsoft list price for South Africa in US dollars, annual commitment, excl. VAT, as of 15 October 2026). Business Premium adds 39 capabilities and drops none in Microsoft’s plan comparisons. Microsoft’s Business plans allow at most 300 licences in total per organisation.
The three Business plans, each for up to 300 users: what every step up adds, with Microsoft’s list prices.
Microsoft’s list price per user and month
- Business Basic USD 7,00
- Business Standard USD 14,00
- Business Premium USD 22,00
From Business Basic to Business Premium: Adds 39 capabilities, loses nothing · +USD 15,00 per user and month
Counts rows in Microsoft’s plan comparison; one row can hold several features.
Annual commitment, excl. VAT, Microsoft’s list price for South Africa (in US dollars) as of 15 October 2026. Add or remove plans in the table below. All plans side by side
48 capabilities differ of 154 · · drag a plan to move it, or an add-on onto a plan to merge them
ClearSource restates Microsoft’s published facts in its own layout; for the full details open Microsoft’s documents. Prices are Microsoft’s South African list prices in US dollars. Microsoft 365 User Subscription Suites for Small and Medium-sized Businesses · Microsoft 365, Office 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Windows 11 Subscriptions