Compare security features in Office 365 and Office 2013 SKUs
Applies to: Office 2013, Office 365 ProPlus
Summary: Compares the security features that are available in the Office 365 and Office 2013 SKUs.
Audience: IT Professionals
This article gives you a quick way to see which SKUs provide specific security features. It covers both the cloud-based Office 365 SKUs and the on-premises Office 2013. For Office 365 customers, the physical and logical security of your organization’s business data is ensured, whether you use the cloud for all or just part of your data storage. This includes:
Office application installation through Click-to-Run virtualization technology
Identity and access management through Azure Active Directory or Azure Active Directory Federated Service (including in a hybrid on-premises/cloud scenario)
For details, download the Security in Office 365 white paper.
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This article is part of the Guide to Office 2013 security. Use the roadmap as a starting point for articles, downloads, posters, and videos that help you assess Office 2013 security. Are you looking for security information about individual Office 2013 applications? You can find this information by searching for “2013 security” on Office.com. |
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Office 365 Professional Plus and Office 2013 security features by SKU
The following table will help you determine which Office SKUs support the security features that are important to your organization.
Office security features by SKU
| SKU | Information Rights Management (IRM) | Support for blocking cloud-based file storage | Compliance and archiving | Group Policy support | Office Add-in, ActiveX, and Internet Explorer Browser Help Object support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Office 365 Small Business |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Office 365 Small Business Premium |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Office 365 Midsize Business |
Yes (Customers can open and read, but cannot create IRM-protected documents.) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Office 365 Enterprise (E1), Government (G1), Education (A2) |
Yes (Customers can open and read, but cannot create IRM-protected documents.) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Office 365 Enterprise (E3 or E4), Government (G3 or G4), Education (A3 or A4) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Office 365 Kiosk (K1) |
Yes (Customers can open and read, but cannot create IRM-protected documents.) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Office 365 ProPlus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Office Professional Plus 2013 |
Yes (Requires an on-premises Rights Management Service (RMS) server.) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
See also
Guide to Office 2013 security
Secure Office 2013
Getting started guide for deploying Office 365 ProPlus
Security in Office 365 white paper