When to use a plan and when to pick a la carte

Now that you know a bit more about the Business and Enterprise subscription levels, let's delve deeper into helping you make a choice between them.

The Enterprise plans contain similar feature sets to the Business plans, but are able to go above and beyond their limitations.

Some key benefits and features are:

  • No limit on the number of users
  • Ability to mix and match license types
  • Access to more applications and features
  • Increased usage rights, such as shared computer activation

Let's look at some scenarios where you might choose one subscription type over the other:

Scenario

Plan choice

Professional services firm of six people:

Planning to grow to 30 people within 3 years

Business Essentials

Start-up ...

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