Yes. Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Standard and Premium — the three plans most small businesses choose from — all include Microsoft Teams alongside business email as standard. Buying "Microsoft 365" isn't a choice between email or Teams; it's one subscription that includes both, plus a shared calendar, file storage and the familiar Office apps.

What you're actually getting

A Microsoft 365 Business subscription bundles two different tools, not one:

  • Business email, through Outlook and Exchange — a professional inbox on your own domain (you@yourbusiness.com.au), a shared calendar, and a mailbox sized for day-to-day use.
  • Microsoft Teams, a separate chat, calling, video-meeting and webinar tool — useful even for a small team working across different sites, vehicles or home offices.

Both come as part of the one plan and one monthly per-user price, rather than as separate purchases.

Where the plans actually differ

The three small-business tiers all include full email and full Teams functionality. What changes between them is everything around those two tools:

  • Business Basic — web and mobile versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint (not an installed desktop app), plus full email and Teams.
  • Business Standard — adds the installed desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
  • Business Premium — adds advanced device management and security tools, on top of everything in Standard.

So the decision between tiers is really about desktop apps and security depth, not about whether you get Teams — you get it regardless of which one you choose.

A common point of confusion

Microsoft also offers Teams as a free, standalone product, separate from Microsoft 365. Free Teams is fine for basic chat and video calls, but it doesn't come with a professional email inbox on your own domain, shared company file storage, or the calendar and admin controls a growing small business usually wants. If a proper business email address matters — and for most small businesses building credibility with clients, it does — a Microsoft 365 Business plan is the one that includes it.

Common questions

Does Microsoft 365 Business Basic include Microsoft Teams? Yes. Teams is included in Basic as well as Standard and Premium — what differs between the tiers is desktop app access and security features, not whether Teams is included.

Is Microsoft Teams the same thing as business email? No. Teams is a chat, calling and video-meeting tool; email runs through Outlook and Exchange. A Microsoft 365 Business plan bundles both as two separate tools in one subscription.

Can I get Microsoft Teams without buying a Microsoft 365 plan? Yes, Microsoft offers a free, standalone version of Teams. It doesn't include a professional email inbox on your own domain — that requires a Microsoft 365 Business plan.

Do I need Business Standard or Premium to use Teams properly? No. Business Basic includes full Teams functionality — chat, calls, meetings and webinars. Standard and Premium add desktop Office apps and, in Premium's case, additional security and device management, not extra Teams features.

Where to next

Want the fuller picture of everything a Microsoft 365 Business plan includes, beyond email and Teams? That's covered next, in a full, plain-English breakdown of what's included.