Maybe not — you might already have it. Here's exactly which Microsoft 365 plans include Intune, which don't, and what to do if yours is one of the ones that doesn't.
Short answer: Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3, E5, F3, and standalone Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) E3/E5 all include Intune. Business Basic, Business Standard, and the plain "Office 365" plans (as opposed to "Microsoft 365") do not. If you're already on one of the plans that includes it, you likely don't need to buy anything — you need to configure what you're already paying for.
If your business is on any plan in this list, the licensing question is already answered — the work that's left is configuration, not procurement.
You have two realistic paths:
Which path makes sense depends on your current plan, device count, and what else you might need (email security, identity protection, and so on) — which is exactly the kind of thing worth a short conversation rather than guessing from a licensing chart.
The most common outcome we see isn't a business buying the wrong thing — it's a business assuming they need to buy something at all, when they've already been paying for Intune the whole time. That's the same root cause behind why Intune so often sits enabled but unconfigured — nobody realizes there's already something to configure. Before budgeting for new licensing, it's worth confirming what you already have. The free Intune Readiness Assessment asks about your current licensing as one of its first questions and will tell you directly whether that's a gap you actually have.
Licensing details reflect Microsoft's plans as of mid-2026 and are subject to change — always confirm current entitlements for your specific tenant before making a purchasing decision.
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