Microsoft 365 Business Review
Hosted Exchange email with the deepest enterprise security tooling as you scale.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic bundles a 50GB hosted mailbox with 1TB of OneDrive storage and Teams, though desktop Office apps only arrive at pricier tiers. Business Premium adds Microsoft Defender and Intune device management for real enterprise-grade security.
We could not reconfirm this pricing live: Microsoft's own pricing page blocked every direct fetch attempt (bot detection), so the figures below come from an archived snapshot of Microsoft's own page dated May 2025 — verify current pricing directly at microsoft.com before deciding, since Microsoft has raised Microsoft 365 prices before.
Specs, as published by Microsoft 365 Business
| Price | $6.00/user/mo — Business Basic tier, USD. Sourced from a Wayback Machine snapshot of Microsoft's own pricing page dated 2025-05-16 — Microsoft's live page blocked automated access on every attempt as of September 2026, so this could not be reconfirmed current. |
| Free trial | 30 days |
| Mailbox storage (entry tier) | 50 GB |
| Custom domain email | Yes |
| Included apps | Teams, OneDrive (1TB), Web & mobile Office apps |
| Security features | Multifactor authentication, Automatic spam/malware filtering, Microsoft Defender, Admin center with device management |
Pros
- 50GB mailbox plus 1TB OneDrive storage at the entry tier
- Teams video/chat included even at Business Basic
- Scales into serious enterprise security (Defender, Intune) at Business Premium
- Massive enterprise adoption and third-party integration support
Cons
- No desktop Office apps at the entry Business Basic tier — web and mobile only
- Free trial requires a credit card and auto-converts to a paid 12-month subscription if not cancelled
- Pricing here is reconstructed from a May 2025 archive, not a live 2026 fetch — Microsoft's page blocked direct access on every attempt; confirm current pricing before deciding
Best for: Organizations already standardized on Microsoft/Teams that want hosted email bundled with enterprise-grade security options
Prices, plans, and features on this page are set by each provider and can change without notice — what's shown here reflects what was confirmed as of the date noted per provider, not necessarily today's live pricing. Always verify current details on the provider's own site before purchasing.