We are excited to announce the general availability of Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE). This release continues Microsoft’s long tradition of enabling customers to provide enterprise email s...
Updated Aug 06, 2025
Version 5.0
Blog Post
Can you please clarify the following statement on your FAQ, this has been asked multiple times but no one from MS has bothered to give a clear answer other than to continue referring to this exact same FAQ which does not contain an answer? Do Business Basic/Standard/Premium licenses also qualify, or do only E3/E5 licenses count? What about F3 licenses? Please advise, not even my Distro seems to know the answer to this.
Other cloud subscription licenses besides Microsoft 365 E3/E5 also satisfy, but we’re calling E3/E5 out because they include Extended Use Rights that provide an unlimited number of Office Server licenses at no additional charge (see the https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/productoffering/Microsoft365/EAEAS for full details).
Nino_Bilic
Microsoft
Microsoft...do those licenses qualify for what?
Microsoft 365 E3/E5 provide both server licenses and CALs as per Microsoft 365 Extended Use Rights in Microsoft Product Terms
Variety of license types might qualify for a CALs only (but not server licenses) as per CAL and ML Equivalency Licenses Microsoft Product Terms