Office 365 P1–What can you and more importantly can’t you do.
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I was looking for a comprehensive comparison between the P1 and Enterprise Sku’s (E1-E4). As I searched I found several conversations and posts about what can you and can’t you do. I found a good FAQ out on the Office 365 site - https://www.microsoft.com/en-sg/office365/faqs.aspx. I also found our Plan Overview information - https://www.microsoft.com/en-sg/office365/plans.aspx, but as I continued to search, there seemed to be a lot of questions in forums. I ran across this resource at Office365Answers.com. It is a great post and gives a good comparison of what you can expect with the P1. Brett, the author, has even updated it to reflect some recent changes. He is currently on Version 1D updates 08/23/2011. Check out his post at: https://www.office365answers.com/AllArticles/ID/2344/Office-365s-P1-Plan-What-you-must-know.aspx
Here is a snipit of his information, please go to the article for more details:
P1 Plan Features
The P1 plan costs $6 per month per user with a minimum of 1 user – an excellent value.
The services are delivered from the same platform and data centers as the E plans and include Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Lync Online.
Important features available in both the P1 and E plans include:
- 25GB mailbox
- Invitations for 50 external users to SharePoint Online
- Invitations for 250 users to a Lync Online meeting or webinar with voice and video
- Public Web Site
- Virus and Spam scanning
- Outstanding feature set with Exchange Online capabilities including mail tips, personal archive, distribution lists, conference rooms scheduling, shared calendars, contacts and more.
- Web access to mail (Outlook Web Apps) and documents (SharePoint Online)
- Sync email to mobile device
- Document versioning, check in/check out with SharePoint Online
- Instant Messaging
- Voice and video between Lync Online users
- Much more
In fact, the P1 Plan includes hundreds of features, all for less than the cost of a movie ticket.
P1 Plan Limitations
Of course, for the price, limitations are to be expected. What follows is a list of differences between the P1 and E Plans, compiled from multiple sources.
Phone / Ticketed Support Not Included
Capacity Limited to 50 Users
Unable to Upgrade from P1 to E Plan
One SharePoint Site Collection
Cannot Buy Additional SharePoint Storage
Directory Synchronization is Not Allowed
Federation (Single Sign On) is Not Supported
Custom Domain Validation Requires Microsoft Name Servers
SSL Not Available with SharePoint
User accounts set to never expire.
Roles not available in the Office 365 Portal or Exchange Online
Lync 2010 cannot communicate with MSN Messenger (temporary)
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