Microsoft Purview Suite

Also known as Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance

Microsoft's bundled compliance add-on: advanced data loss prevention, insider risk, communication compliance, records management, and premium eDiscovery and audit.

Renamed from the E5 Compliance add-on, it now attaches to Business Premium as well as Enterprise plans. It is the licensing that unlocks the Purview capabilities most regulated businesses actually need.

Combined with Business Premium it is a notably cheaper route to near-E5 capability for organizations under 300 seats.

Where this comes up

Microsoft Purview Suite sits inside our microsoft 365 and cloud work. If you are trying to work out what this means for your own environment rather than in the abstract, that is the page worth reading next, and a short call will get you a straight answer faster than either.

Microsoft 365 licensing calculator Ask an engineer

Related terms

Microsoft Purview Microsoft's data governance and compliance platform: classification, labeling, data loss prevention, retention, eDiscovery, and insider risk. Microsoft Defender Suite Microsoft's bundled security add-on: Entra ID P2, Defender for Endpoint P2, Defender for Office P2, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Cloud Apps. Data loss prevention Policies that detect sensitive data in transit and block, warn, or log when it moves somewhere it should not. eDiscovery Searching, preserving, and exporting electronic content in response to a legal, regulatory, or investigative request.

More in microsoft 365 and cloud

300-seat cap BYOD Cloud migration Cloud Solution Provider Exchange Online Infrastructure as a service Insider Risk Management Litigation hold

Back to the full glossary →

Want this explained against your own setup?

Definitions only get you so far. Book a short call and we will tell you whether this actually matters for your business, and what we would do about it.

Call (855) 737-9500 / (480) 573-3349

Email [email protected]

15-minute response on critical issues, 24/7. Onboarding in two to three weeks.