Adapted from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/buy-license/microsoft365/default.aspx, see source for additional details.
Microsoft 365 Education Empower educators to unlock creativity, promote teamwork, and provide a simple and safe experience in a single, affordable solution built for education. Include students at no extra cost when you buy for educators, faculty, and staff. When you said “Office 365 Education E3 for Faculty” and “A3 for Faculty”, as far as I know, Office 365 Education have A1, A3, A5 plans, but E3 plan isn’t included in it. If you are referring to Office 365 E3 and Office 365 Education A3, both E3 and A3 have “Insights by MyAnalytics” plan, there’s no difference between them.
Microsoft 365 A3 | Microsoft 365 A5 | ||
Collaboration & Learning | Office Online: web-based document editing | X | X |
Office client applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook | X | X | |
Email and calendar, instant messenger (IM), persistent chat, Yammer | X | X | |
Files and content management: file storage, sharing, information discovery, Groups, Planner | X | X | |
Minecraft: Education Edition with Code Builder | X | X | |
Classroom Tools | Microsoft Teams with classroom experiences, professional learning communities (PLC), and staff teams | X | X |
OneNote Class Notebook, Sway | X | X | |
More inclusive classrooms | Learning Tools, Accessibility Checker, Office Lens | X | X |
Voice, video & meetings | Skype for Business | X | X |
PSTN (public switched telephone network) Conferencing, Cloud PBX (private branch exchange) | X | ||
Compliance | Legal Hold, eDiscovery search and export | X | X |
Advanced eDiscovery, Customer Lockbox, Advanced Data Governance | X | ||
Analytics | Delve | X | X |
Power BI Pro, MyAnalytics | X | ||
Management & Security | Intune for Education | X | X |
School Data Sync, Data Loss Prevention, Office 365 Rights Management | X | X | |
Office 365 A3: Advanced Security Management, Skype Meeting Broadcast | X | X | |
Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) A3: Intune for Education, Azure Active Directory P1, Azure Information Protection P1, Advanced Threat Analytics | X | X | |
Windows 10 Education A3: Windows Defender Antivirus, Device Guard | X | X | |
Advanced Security | Office 365 A5: Advanced Threat Prevention, Threat Intelligence | X | |
Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) A5: Azure Active Directory P2, Azure Information Protection P2, Cloud App Security | X | ||
Windows 10 Education A5: Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection | X | ||
Server & CAL Benefits | Productivity Server Licenses and Client Access Licenses (CALs) for Exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business, etc. | X | X |
Windows Server Client Access Licenses (CALs) | X | X | |
System Center Configuration Manager CML | X | X | |
System Center Endpoint Protection | X | X |
E3 vs E5 comparison
Adapted from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/enterprise-mobility-security-pricing, see source for additional details
E3 Mobility | E5 Mobility | ||
Identity and access management | Simplified access management and security Centrally manage single sign-on across devices, your datacenter, and the cloud. | X | X |
Multi-factor authentication Strengthen sign-in authentication with verification options, including phone calls, text messages, or mobile app notifications, and use security monitoring to identify inconsistencies. | X | X | |
Conditional access Define policies that provide contextual controls at the user, location, device, and app levels to allow, block, or challenge user access. | X | X | |
Risk-based conditional access Protect apps and critical data in real time using machine learning and the Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph to block access when risk is detected. | X | ||
Advanced security reporting Monitor suspicious activity with reporting, auditing, and alerts, and mitigate potential security issues using focused recommendations. | X | X | |
Privileged identity management Provide timely, on-demand administrative access to online services with access-related reporting and alerts. | X | ||
Windows Server Client Access License (CAL)* Provide each user access to server functions from multiple devices for a single fee. | X | X | |
Managed mobile productivity | Mobile device management Enroll corporate and personal devices to provision settings, enforce compliance, and protect your corporate data. | X | X |
Mobile application management Publish, configure, and update mobile apps on enrolled and unenrolled devices, and secure or remove app-associated corporate data. | X | X | |
Advanced Microsoft Office 365 data protection Extend management and security capabilities across users, devices, apps, and data, while preserving a rich, productive end-user experience. | X | X | |
Integrated PC management Centralize management of PCs, laptops, and mobile devices from a single administrative console, and produce detailed hardware and software configuration reporting. | X | X | |
Integrated on-premises management Extend your on-premises management to the cloud from a single console with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection integration for enhanced PC, Mac, Unix/Linux server, and mobile device administration. | X | X | |
Information protection | Persistent data protection Encrypt sensitive data and define usage rights for persistent protection regardless of where data is stored or shared. | X | X |
Intelligent data classification and labeling Configure policies to automatically classify and label data based on sensitivity and then apply persistent protection. | X | ||
Document tracking and revocation Monitor activities on shared data and revoke access in case of unexpected events. | X | X | |
Encryption key management per regulatory needs Choose default key management options or deploy and manage your own keys to comply with regulations. | X | X | |
Identity-driven security | Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics Detect abnormal behavior in on-premises systems and identify advanced targeted attacks and insider threats before they cause damage. | X | X |
Microsoft Cloud App Security Gain visibility, control, and protection for your cloud-based apps, while identifying threats, abnormal usage, and other cloud security issues. | X | ||
Azure Advanced Threat Protection Detect and investigate advanced attacks and suspicious behaviors on-premises and in the cloud. | X |
Microsoft 365 Education includes Office 365, Windows 10, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Minecraft: Education Edition to empower educators to unlock creativity, promote teamwork, and provide a simple and safe experience in a single, affordable solution built for education.
Deliver new capabilities for students and educators
Ensure that your students and educators always have access to the latest feature innovations, with automatic updates for Office 365 and Windows 10, and new technologies such as Minecraft: Education Edition with Code Builder. Adobe after effects 2020 mac.
Protect your student information from security threats
Tap into the power of the cloud to get advanced security and control features that protect your campus against malware and untrusted apps. Simplify IT management and get peace of mind with the latest security patches and updates automatically delivered through the cloud to keep all your devices and applications current and protected.
Office 365 Education - Service Descriptions | Microsoft Docs
Simplify and increase the value of your licensing
No more counting devices and no need to add licenses when moving between on-premises and cloud—simply license each user to address on-premises and cloud needs.
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Student Use Benefit
You can also give all your students access to the enriched learning experiences available through Microsoft 365 Education with our Student Use Benefit, which offers software to students at no additional cost when you license 100% of staff and faculty.
- Includes Office 365 A1 for Education: Completely free online version of Office for students, faculty and staff. Includes web versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, and Outlook. Includes online services including Exchange email, OneDrive, SharePoint, Skype for Business, Teams, Sway, Forms, Stream, Flow, PowerApps, School Data Sync, and Yammer.
- Includes Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Desktop Apps: Full versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher (PC only), and Access (PC only). Each user can install the software on up to 5 PCs or Macs, 5 phones, and 5 tablets.
- Includes Windows 10 Education A3: Windows 10 Education builds on Windows 10 Enterprise and provides the enterprise-grade manageability and security desired by many schools. Windows 10 Education is effectively a variant of Windows 10 Enterprise that provides education-specific default settings.
- Includes Minecraft: Education Edition: What is Minecraft: Education Edition? A game-based learning platform with standards-aligned content across K12 subjects and special features designed for classroom use. Minecraft is already supporting thousands of educators in over 100 countries.
- Includes Intune for Education: Designed for education to address common school scenarios and settings, such as shared devices where user gets different settings and apps. Fast enrollment and streamlined deployment easily brings Windows 10 devices and apps under management. Zero-touch management to change apps and settings applied by default to each enrolled device through the cloud. Scales to the environment and is easy for part-time IT staff to use, yet integrates with SCCM. Import school, student and teacher info quickly with School Data Sync to automatically create classes and keep student data up-to-date
- Includes Skype Meeting Broadcast: Skype Meeting Broadcast is a feature of Skype for Business Online and Office 365 that enables you to schedule, produce, and broadcast meetings or events to online audiences up to 10,000 attendees.
- Special Use Rights for Microsoft 365 Education CSP: Standard and Enterprise CALs for Exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business, Windows Server CAL, System Center Configuration Manager, and System Center Endpoint Protection
Microsoft 365 A1 for Education (Learn More):
- Device Licenses for each computer, rather than each user, with rights to install on one computer per license.
- Microsoft 365 A1 includes Intune for Education for device management, Office 365 Education with Teams and OneNote for classroom collaboration, and Windows 10 Pro upgrade for better learning outcomes.
- 6-Year Term License
- Schools can now get a simple but powerful solution for managing policies, apps and settings for your classroom devices.
Microsoft 365 A3 for Education (Learn More):
Microsoft 365 A3 Licensing
- Microsoft 365 A3 for Education empowers educators to unlock creativity, promote teamwork, and provide a simple and safe experience in a single, affordable solution built for education.
- Comes with Microsoft Office. Stay up-to-date with the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote Windows or Mac (plus Access and Publisher for PC only). Each user can install the Office apps on up to 5 PCs or Macs.
- Mobile Versions of Office Applications. Fully-installed and always up-to-date versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote for iOS, Android or Windows mobile devices, Each user can install the Office apps on up to 5 phones and 5 tablets
- Includes Windows 10 Enterprise A3. Builds on Windows 10 Enterprise and provides the enterprise-grade manageability and security for schools.
- Minecraft: Education Edition with Code Builder. Minecraft: Education Edition with Code Builder allows educators and students to explore, create, and play in a Minecraft world. Players can not only develop computational thinking but can also apply their creations across the curriculum.
- The student-use benefit saves schools money by providing student licenses at no additional cost when institutions purchase for faculty and staff
- Count up the total number of 'knowledge workers' in the school. Knowledge Workers will include all faculty and staff, and any employee (including student employee), volunteer, or contractor who uses a qualified product or qualified device for the benefit of the institution.
- Authorized Reseller: Microsoft 365 for Education Licenses are available through Microsoft Authorized Education Resellers. Genesis Technologies Inc. is a Microsoft Authorized Education Reseller. Give us a call at 800-433-6326 to speak with a School Sales Consultant, or email us at [email protected] with your questions.
- Or fill up our Microsoft 365 for Education quote request form online, and a School Sales Consultant will get back to you within 1 business day.