Microsoft Intune Pricing Explained
Intune is included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3, and E5 — most organizations that qualify for Business Premium (under 300 users) already own Intune and shouldn't pay for it separately. Standalone Intune Plan 1 exists for edge cases, and the Intune Suite (remote help, privilege management, advanced analytics) is an add-on. The most common licensing mistake: buying third-party MDM while holding licenses that already include Microsoft's.
- Included in: Business Premium, E3, E5, F1/F3 (with limits) — check before buying anything
- Standalone Plan 1: for organizations on licenses without it (rare at SMB scale)
- Intune Suite add-ons: useful, but evaluate per-need rather than bundling reflexively
- Every enrolled device needs a licensed user (device-only licenses exist for kiosks/shared devices)
- The trap: paying for Jamf/Workspace ONE/Mosyle alongside licenses that include Intune
The full article maps each license SKU to its Intune entitlement, explains device-based licensing for shared and kiosk scenarios, and covers the macOS question — because Intune's Mac management has quietly become good enough to consolidate on.
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