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Difference Between Standard and Education Faculty Licenses in Dynamics 365

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Hi Team,

Could you please clarify the difference between the following license types?


I noticed that there is a significant price difference between the standard licenses and the Education Faculty licenses. Is this due to feature differences, or is it purely related to eligibility/pricing models?


  • Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials

  • Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials (Education Faculty)
     

  • Dynamics 365 Business Central Team Members

  • Dynamics 365 Business Central Team Members (Education Faculty)
     

Thank you in advance for your support.


 
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    Difference Between Standard and Education Faculty Licenses in Dynamics 365
     
    License Type Features/Capabilities Intended Users Education Faculty Variant Difference
    Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials - Full core functionality: Financial Management, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Supply Chain, Project Management, HR, Warehouse Mgmt. - Does not include advanced manufacturing or service management (that’s Premium). Full users who need access to most of BC’s features. ✅ Same features, but priced lower for qualified academic institutions (faculty/staff only).
    Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials (Education Faculty) Same as above (no feature loss). Faculty/staff in accredited academic institutions. Purely a discounted license under Microsoft’s education pricing program.
    Dynamics 365 Business Central Team Members - Read access to data. - Limited write capabilities (update existing data like timesheets, HR info, approvals). - Can consume reports, run custom apps built on BC. ❌ Cannot perform full transaction posting (sales, purchasing, finance). “Light” users — e.g., employees who only need to approve, view reports, or update basic info. ✅ Same rights, lower education pricing.
    Dynamics 365 Business Central Team Members (Education Faculty) Same as Team Members. Faculty/staff in accredited institutions. Discounted license — no feature change.

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