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Microsoft Billing, licensing, pricing
Cloud Service Provider(CSP)
Microsoft Program Partner that provides expertise and services.
Manages entire M365 subscription
has admin priviledges
pay as you go
scalable
Pay per user per month
Enterprise Agreement (EA)
License for at least a 3 year period
best for orgs with 500+ users
Flexible
Software Assurance (SA)
24*7 tech support
Direct billing
Trial
Billing Options
Billing account
found in the M365 admin center
Microsoft Products and Services Agreement Program (MSPA)
Used when you sign a MPSA volume license agreement
Microsoft Customer Agreement
created when you do something with a Microsoft rep
Microsoft Online Services Program
Billing account created when you directly sign up
Cost Models
Fixed Price
Consumption based price
Bill Management
Done through the admin center
Subscription Plans
M365 Government
G3
G5
M365 for Education
A3
A5
A1
M365 Business
good for up to 300 people
Full office 365 productivity tools
M365 Business Standard
M365 Business Premium
M365 Business Basic
M365 Apps for Business
M365 for home
M365 Family
allows up to six people
M365 Personal
single person with multiple devices
M365 enterprise
Good for 500 +
E5
F3
E3
O365 Enterprise
Office Apps for Enterprise
Office 365 E5
Office 365 E3
Office 365 E1
Licenses
Base License
Allows users to use the features and services in the subscription plan.
User Subscription Licenses (USL)
license on per user basis
From SA USLs
On premises Software Assurance Customers that want to transistion to the cloud
Add-on USL
good for on premises software customers who want to add M365 cloud
Step up USL
customers who want to upgrade
Full USL
good for new customers
Add ons
Standalone add ons
work like their own subscription
Traditional
linked to a subscription