{"id":8695,"date":"2026-01-29T16:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-03-17T08:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:10:24","slug":"sharepoint-online","status":"publish","type":"lessons","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licenseverse\/standalone-online-services\/sharepoint-online\/","title":{"rendered":"SharePoint Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest news<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<strong>January 2026<\/strong>, Microsoft&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/licensing-school.nekoweb.org\/PCA\/Partner%20Center%20announcements%20January%202026.html#:~:text=MFA%20token.-,Retirement%20of%20standalone%20SharePoint%20Online%20and%20OneDrive%20for%20Business%20plans%20(plan%201%20and%20plan%202),-Date%3A%20January%2028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;the retirement schedule for the standalone SharePoint Online plans. While the services remain available in eligible Office and Microsoft 365 suites, new standalone purchases will no longer be permitted after&nbsp;<strong>May 31, 2026<\/strong>. Renewals will still be available until&nbsp;<strong>January 2027<\/strong>, after which they\u2019ll remain as part of existing agreements until the full retirement date in&nbsp;<strong>December 2029<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sharepoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SharePoint Online<\/a> is a cloud-storage solution designed for team collaboration, in contrast to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licenseverse\/standalone-online-services\/onedrive\/\">OneDrive<\/a>, which is for individuals. It\u2019s available as a standalone plan or included within certain Office 365 and Microsoft 365 licenses. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licenseverse\/office-365-microsoft-365-plan-picker\/\">Office 365\/Microsoft 365 Plan Picker<\/a>&nbsp;provides an intuitive and interactive configuration tool to help you find the right license based on chosen features. Details of the plans that include SharePoint Online are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/guidance\/subscription-suites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscription License Suites<\/a> website and in the overview table below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  .onedrive-container {\n    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;\n    color: #616161; \n    line-height: 1.5;\n  }\n  .onedrive-table {\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    width: 100%;\n    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\n  }\n  .onedrive-table th {\n    background-color: #97C93F; \n    color: white;\n    text-align: left;\n    padding: 12px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 13px;\n  }\n  .onedrive-table td {\n    padding: 12px;\n    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\n    vertical-align: top;\n    font-size: 13px;\n  }\n  \/* Formatting Columns *\/\n  .col-plan { width: 35%; }\n  .col-included { width: 65%; }\n\n  \/* Lists *\/\n  .onedrive-table ul {\n    margin: 0;\n    padding-left: 18px;\n  }\n  .onedrive-table li {\n    margin-bottom: 6px;\n  }\n  .onedrive-table li:last-child {\n    margin-bottom: 0;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"onedrive-container\">\n  <table class=\"onedrive-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th class=\"col-plan\">Plan<\/th>\n        <th class=\"col-included\">Included in<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>SharePoint Online Plan 1<\/td>\n        <td>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Microsoft 365 Business Basic<\/li>\n            <li>Microsoft 365 Business Standard<\/li>\n            <li>Microsoft 365 Business Premium<\/li>\n            <li>Office 365 E1<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      \n      <tr>\n        <td>SharePoint Online Plan 2<\/td>\n        <td>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Office 365 E3<\/li>\n            <li>Office 365 E5<\/li>\n            <li>Microsoft 365 E3<\/li>\n            <li>Microsoft 365 E5<\/li>\n            <li>Microsoft 365 E7<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      \n      <tr>\n        <td>SharePoint Online Kiosk (K1)<\/td>\n        <td>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Microsoft 365 F1<\/li>\n            <li>Microsoft 365 F3<\/li>\n            <li>Office 365 F3<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A license that includes SharePoint Online <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office365\/servicedescriptions\/sharepoint-online-service-description\/sharepoint-online-limits#:~:text=Yes-,Total%20storage%20per%20organization1%2C2%2C4%2C7%2C8,1%20TB%20%2B%2010GB%20per%20license%20purchased3,-Max%20storage%20per\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">provides<\/a> 1 TB of storage in an organization\u2019s tenant as a starting point. This storage pools across all users, meaning it\u2019s shared rather than assigned to any individual. Each purchased license usually adds 10 GB to this pool, with the exception of the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office365\/servicedescriptions\/sharepoint-online-service-description\/sharepoint-online-limits#:~:text=Microsoft%20365%20F1\/F3%2C%20Office%20365%20F3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frontline Worker<\/a> licenses. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licenseverse\/visio-online\">Visio Online<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licenseverse\/microsoft-project\/\">Project Online<\/a> also <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office365\/servicedescriptions\/sharepoint-online-service-description\/sharepoint-online-limits#:~:text=SharePoint%2Dhosted%20content.-,Contribute,-approximately%2010%20GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contribute<\/a> to and <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office365\/servicedescriptions\/sharepoint-online-service-description\/sharepoint-online-limits#:~:text=SharePoint%20tenant%20pool.-,Consume,-storage%20through%20usage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consume<\/a> SharePoint Online storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations can obtain additional storage by purchasing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/en-US\/productoffering\/SharePointOnline\/all#:~:text=Office%20365%20Extra%20File%20Storage%201%20GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office 365 Extra File Storage<\/a> Add\u2011on for an <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/commerce\/add-storage-space?view=o365-worldwide#:~:text=Select%20Save.-,Is%20my%20plan%20eligible%20for%20Office%20365%20Extra%20File%20Storage%3F,-Office%20365%20Extra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eligible<\/a> base license, each one increasing the storage pool by 1 GB. Microsoft introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/roadmap?searchterms=506743#:~:text=Microsoft%20365%3A%20PAYGO%20consumption%2Dbased%20meter%20for%20your%20extra%20SharePoint%20storage%20needs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pay-As-You-Go<\/a> option in preview in <strong>March 2026<\/strong>, with a rollout in <strong>June 2026<\/strong>. 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