AGENT 365 LICENSING
Agent 365 is Microsoft’s control plane for AI agents, giving organizations a single, governed platform to observe, manage, and secure agents across their entire environment.
As AI agents become increasingly embedded in business workflows, from automating routine tasks to taking autonomous action across systems, Agent 365 ensures every agent is visible, accountable, and protected by the same security and compliance policies that govern your users. Agent 365 is available as a standalone add-on or included as part of Microsoft 365 E7.
Agent 365
(Standalone Add-on)
Best For: Organizations with existing Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 subscriptions that want to add centralized AI agent governance without upgrading to a full E7 bundle.
Includes:
- Full Agent 365 premium capabilities (registry, access control, security, analytics)
- Covers first-party Microsoft agents and third-party ecosystem agents
- Integrates with existing Defender, Entra, and Purview licenses
Annual Commitment
(pay upfront)
$15
per user/month
$180
per user/year
Agent 365
(via Microsoft 365 E7)
Best For: Organizations ready to standardize on a single platform for enterprise AI, combining the full E5 security foundation with Copilot and agent governance in one bundle.
Includes:
- Agent 365 (full premium capabilities)
- Microsoft 365 E5
- Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Microsoft Entra Suite
Please see the Microsoft 365 E7 section of our Enterprise licensing guide for full pricing and details.
Learn More About What’s Included
All Microsoft 365 commercial subscribers receive a set of core Agent 365 capabilities at no additional cost, including basic agent identity, inventory visibility, and foundational admin governance. Premium capabilities require a paid Agent 365 license and include:
- Agent Registry: A centralized inventory of all agents in your organization, including Microsoft-built agents, third-party ecosystem agents, and shadow agents. IT admins can view adoption, activity, and agent health in a single dashboard, and quarantine unauthorized agents.
- Access Control: Each agent receives a unique agent ID with policy-based and adaptive access controls, ensuring agents operate with least-privilege access to reduce risk.
- Security & Compliance: Deep integration with Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft Purview applies your existing licensed protections and policies directly to agents, with full audit logging of all agent interactions.
- Advanced Analytics & Governance Policies: Role-specific dashboards give security leaders, IT admins, and business stakeholders tailored visibility into agent risk, performance, and value.
- Third-Party Agent Coverage: Agent 365 covers agents built on Microsoft AI platforms as well as agents from ecosystem partners, with registry sync available for AWS Bedrock and Google Cloud environments.