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The Microsoft Entra Suite, allocated well.
The Entra Suite undercuts its own parts and now ships inside E7. The estates that win license the identity base widely and the full suite only where it is used. Here is how.
The Entra Suite undercuts its own parts and now ships inside E7. The estates that win license the identity base widely and the full suite only where it is used. Here is how.
The Microsoft Entra Suite bundles identity governance and secure access on top of an Entra ID P1 or P2 base for about 12 dollars per user per month, and it is now a paid component of the E7 suite, which makes the take E7 or assemble decision turn partly on how much of Entra you actually use.
The Entra Suite is a strong package on its merits. The buyer question is allocation: who genuinely needs the secure access and governance layers, and who only needs the identity base underneath them.
Pair this with the Entra ID pricing guide for the P1 and P2 base, and the E7 guide for the bundle context.
The Entra Suite layers five capabilities on top of an Entra ID P1 or P2 base. Microsoft lists the contents and pricing on its Entra plans and pricing page.
You need at least Entra ID P1 to use the suite. Microsoft documents the prerequisite on Microsoft Learn. The suite price sits on top of that base, not instead of it.
At about 12 dollars per user per month, the suite undercuts buying its components individually, which run about 17 dollars on a P1 base or about 23 dollars from standalone P2. The saving is genuine for users who need the access and governance pieces.
E7 includes the full Entra Suite, so part of the E7 value depends on Entra Suite usage. If your seats only need identity, you are paying for access features inside E7 that they will not use.
Entra options and when each fits
| Option | Approx per user | Best fit | Buyer side note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entra ID P1 | Base identity | Most users | Often enough on its own |
| Entra ID P2 | Identity plus risk | Higher risk roles | Allocate to a subset |
| Entra Suite | About 12 dollars on P1 | Need access plus governance | Right size to real need |
| Inside E7 | Part of about 99 dollars | Need all four E7 products | Do not pay for unused access |
Split the estate. Give most users the identity base they need, and reserve the full suite for cohorts that use Internet Access, Private Access, or governance. Blanket licensing is where the overspend hides.
The common advice is that the Entra Suite is a clear saving because it undercuts its own components, so you should license it broadly. We disagree with the broad part. In most identity estates we reviewed, only 30 to 60 percent of seats actually used the network access features that drive the suite value, while governance was configured for a fraction of users. The buyer side move is to license the identity base widely and the full suite narrowly, to the cohorts that use the access and governance layers. A bundle that undercuts its parts still wastes money when you buy it for people who never touch half of it.
Source: Redress Compliance advisory engagement file, 2024 to 2026.
A bundle that costs less than its parts is only a saving if you would have bought the parts. Buy the Entra Suite for the people who use it, and the base for everyone else.
The moves are allocation and timing, and they apply whether you buy Entra directly or take it inside E7.
The Entra Suite is a bundle that layers ID Protection, ID Governance, Internet Access, Private Access, and Verified ID Premium on top of an Entra ID P1 or P2 base for about 12 dollars per user per month.
At least Entra ID P1. The suite price sits on top of that base rather than replacing it, so you pay for the P1 or P2 identity license plus the suite.
About 12 dollars per user per month on a P1 base. Bought individually, the same components run about 17 dollars on P1 or about 23 dollars from standalone P2, so the suite undercuts its own parts.
Yes. The Microsoft 365 E7 Frontier Suite bundles the full Entra Suite along with E5, Copilot, and Agent 365, which is why the E7 decision depends partly on how much Entra you use.
Usually not. In most estates only 30 to 60 percent of seats use the network access features that drive suite value. License the identity base widely and the full suite narrowly to the cohorts that use access and governance.
Internet Access and Private Access are the network access components of the suite. They are typically the strongest reason to buy the full suite rather than just an identity base.
It can. Where the suite covers secure access or governance you currently buy from another vendor, you can remove that tool to offset the suite cost. Confirm feature parity before cancelling.
If your seats only need identity, E7 makes you pay for Entra access features they will not use. Price E7 against P1 or P2 plus a targeted suite allocation per cohort before committing.
E7 and Entra Suite allocation, cohort right sizing, take E7 or assemble math, and the buyer side moves across the Microsoft estate.
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