Microsoft 365 pricing, compared at your seat count.
Compare Microsoft 365 plan costs at any seat count, in AUD, including the 1 July 2026 changes.
Compare Microsoft 365 plans
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Applied to every selected plan. Plans that already include a capability are not charged twice.
Comparing Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft 365 E3 across 50 seats (current pricing, annual commitment, ex-GST). Microsoft 365 Business Premium: A$19,740 per year. Microsoft 365 E3: A$34,080 per year. Microsoft 365 E3 is A$14,340 per year more than Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
A$14,340more per year
Across 50 seats, that is A$286.80 per seat per year (ex-GST, annual commitment).
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
A$19,740 /year
A$32.90 /user/mo
- Base
- A$32.90
Microsoft 365 E3
A$34,080 /year
A$56.80 /user/mo
- Base
- A$56.80
Annual cost across 50 seats (ex-GST, annual commitment)
- Base plan
- Entra
- Intune
- Defender
- Purview
- Copilot
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Indicative pricing ONLY, ex-GST, annual commitment, as at May 2026. Modern 42 confirms exact CSP pricing on quote.
Key Microsoft 365 pricing figures (Australia).
Indicative annual cost in AUD, using prices from 1 July 2026. All figures are ex-GST, annual commitment, indicative, as at May 2026.
As at May 2026, 100 seats of Microsoft 365 E5 cost approximately A$107,748 per year (ex-GST, annual commitment, indicative), based on the 1 July 2026 price of A$89.79 per user per month.
The same 100 seats on Microsoft 365 E3 cost approximately A$73,836 per year, a difference of A$33,912.
Adding Microsoft 365 Copilot to all 100 seats adds approximately A$53,880 per year, at A$44.90 per user per month.
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
- 10 seats
- A$3,948
- 50 seats
- A$19,740
- 100 seats
- A$39,480
- 250 seats
- A$98,700
- 500 seats
- A$197,400
Office 365 E3
- 10 seats
- A$4,924
- 50 seats
- A$24,618
- 100 seats
- A$49,236
- 250 seats
- A$123,090
- 500 seats
- A$246,180
Microsoft 365 E3
- 10 seats
- A$7,384
- 50 seats
- A$36,918
- 100 seats
- A$73,836
- 250 seats
- A$184,590
- 500 seats
- A$369,180
Microsoft 365 E5
- 10 seats
- A$10,775
- 50 seats
- A$53,874
- 100 seats
- A$107,748
- 250 seats
- A$269,370
- 500 seats
- A$538,740
+ Microsoft 365 Copilot (add-on)
- 10 seats
- A$5,388
- 50 seats
- A$26,940
- 100 seats
- A$53,880
- 250 seats
- A$134,700
- 500 seats
- A$269,400
Indicative annual cost (ex-GST, annual commitment), using prices from 1 July 2026. Indicative, as at May 2026.
Indicative pricing ONLY, ex-GST, annual commitment, as at May 2026. Modern 42 confirms exact CSP pricing on quote.
What each plan includes for security and identity.
Buyers often pay for security they never switch on. Here is the identity and security capability in each plan, one line each.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
A$9.00 → A$10.50 +16.7% per user/mo
Entra ID Free, Exchange Online Protection. No Conditional Access or Intune.
- Conditional Access
- PIM & Identity Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Purview DLP
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
A$18.70 → A$20.94 +12% per user/mo
Office apps + Teams; URL click protection added July 2026. No Intune or Defender for Business.
- Conditional Access
- PIM & Identity Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Purview DLP
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
A$32.90 (held flat) per user/mo
Entra ID P1, Conditional Access, Intune, Defender for Business, Defender for Office 365 P1, Purview DLP.
- Conditional Access
- PIM & Identity Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Purview DLP
Office 365 E1
A$13.90 (held flat) per user/mo
Entra ID Free, Exchange Online Protection. Web apps only.
- Conditional Access
- PIM & Identity Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Purview DLP
Office 365 E3
A$36.30 → A$41.03 +13% per user/mo
Entra ID P1, Conditional Access; Defender for Office 365 P1 added July 2026. No Intune or Defender for Endpoint.
- Conditional Access
- PIM & Identity Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Purview DLP
Microsoft 365 F3
A$12.00 → A$15.00 +25% per user/mo
Frontline plan; Entra ID P1, basic Intune.
- Conditional Access
- PIM & Identity Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Purview DLP
Microsoft 365 E3
A$56.80 → A$61.53 +8.3% per user/mo
Entra ID P1, Intune, Defender for Endpoint P1; Defender for Office 365 P1 added July 2026. No PIM (that is a P2 feature).
- Conditional Access
- PIM & Identity Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Purview DLP
Microsoft 365 E5
A$85.30 → A$89.79 +5.3% per user/mo
Entra ID P2 (PIM, Identity Protection, Access Reviews), full Intune Suite, Defender for Endpoint P2, Defender for Office 365 P2, Purview, Security Copilot allocation (from July 2026).
- Conditional Access
- PIM & Identity Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Purview DLP
Microsoft 365 E7
A$130.20 → A$134.69 +3.4% per user/mo
Placeholder bundle: everything in Microsoft 365 E5 with Microsoft 365 Copilot included. Priced as the M365 E5 + M365 Copilot annual SKUs; not a single orderable SKU. Confirm before publishing.
- Conditional Access
- PIM & Identity Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft Defender
- Purview DLP
Microsoft 365 Copilot
A$44.90 per user/mo (add-on)
Per user. Requires an eligible base plan. Already included in E7.
| Plan | Conditional Access | PIM & Identity Protection | Intune | Microsoft Defender | Purview DLP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft 365 Business Basic A$9.00 → A$10.50 +16.7% per user/mo Entra ID Free, Exchange Online Protection. No Conditional Access or Intune. | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
Microsoft 365 Business Standard A$18.70 → A$20.94 +12% per user/mo Office apps + Teams; URL click protection added July 2026. No Intune or Defender for Business. | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
Microsoft 365 Business Premium A$32.90 (held flat) per user/mo Entra ID P1, Conditional Access, Intune, Defender for Business, Defender for Office 365 P1, Purview DLP. | Included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
Office 365 E1 A$13.90 (held flat) per user/mo Entra ID Free, Exchange Online Protection. Web apps only. | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
Office 365 E3 A$36.30 → A$41.03 +13% per user/mo Entra ID P1, Conditional Access; Defender for Office 365 P1 added July 2026. No Intune or Defender for Endpoint. | Included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
Microsoft 365 F3 A$12.00 → A$15.00 +25% per user/mo Frontline plan; Entra ID P1, basic Intune. | Included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included |
Microsoft 365 E3 A$56.80 → A$61.53 +8.3% per user/mo Entra ID P1, Intune, Defender for Endpoint P1; Defender for Office 365 P1 added July 2026. No PIM (that is a P2 feature). | Included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
Microsoft 365 E5 A$85.30 → A$89.79 +5.3% per user/mo Entra ID P2 (PIM, Identity Protection, Access Reviews), full Intune Suite, Defender for Endpoint P2, Defender for Office 365 P2, Purview, Security Copilot allocation (from July 2026). | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
Microsoft 365 E7 A$130.20 → A$134.69 +3.4% per user/mo Placeholder bundle: everything in Microsoft 365 E5 with Microsoft 365 Copilot included. Priced as the M365 E5 + M365 Copilot annual SKUs; not a single orderable SKU. Confirm before publishing. | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
Microsoft 365 Copilot A$44.90 per user/mo (add-on) | Per user. Requires an eligible base plan. Already included in E7. | ||||
A tick marks identity and security capability included in the base plan; a cross means it is not. Some controls noted as “added July 2026” arrive with Microsoft’s 1 July 2026 update. Capability still has to be configured to take effect.
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Microsoft 365 pricing in Australia
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