B2B collaboration limits for A1

Teodora Parvova (Alorica Inc) 21 Reputation points
2020-07-29T07:45:19.833+00:00

Hello,

Is there any user guest limit for A1 free tenant, where the free Azure AD BAsic for EDU is provided.

Thank you in advance!

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  1. Shashi Shailaj 7,581 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2020-07-29T16:06:54.64+00:00

    Hello @Teodora Parvova (Alorica Inc) ,

    Azure AD enables the use of Azure AD features for guest users who are invited into the Azure AD tenant to collaborate . If you have Azure AD Basic for EDU A1 free licenses , you can invite as many guest users as you need for collaborate. As mentioned in the licensing guide for B2B

    Guest users can use free Azure AD features with no additional licensing requirements. Guest users have access to free Azure AD features even if you don’t have any paid Azure AD licenses.

    Generally the B2B guest invitation follows the 1:5 LocalUser:Guest ratio of 1:5 for Azure AD paid licenses. However since Azure AD Basic for EDU is a free license with all the Azure AD free capabilities and more you can invite as many guests as you like and those guest users will only be able to use the Azure AD features available to your users with the Azure AD Basic for EDU A1. In case you require the guest to use a feature which is part of azure AD premium then you would need to have one AAD premium license for being able to invite 5 guest users to remain compliant.

    Hope the clarification helps. If the details in the post help answer your query , please do accept this post as answer so that its helpful to others in the community as well. In case you have any further queries ,feel free to let us know and we will be happy to help .

    Thank you .

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  1. AmanpreetSingh-MSFT 56,306 Reputation points
    2020-07-29T16:13:05.273+00:00

    Hello @TeodoraParvovaAloricaInc-0456

    There is no limit specifically for the number of Guest user accounts. However, there is an object limit for free version of Azure AD which includes member users, guest users, applications, devices, groups etc. The default object limit in your case will be 50K. This limit automatically gets extended to 300K when a custom verified domain is added to the tenant. In order to further extend the limit, you would need to open a support case and get the limit extended to maximum of 500K objects.

    For Azure AD tenants with Office 365 E1, E3, E5, F1 and F3 subscriptions, there is no maximum limit. You can contact support with your business requirement to get it extended beyond 500K as well.

    Read More: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/details/active-directory/

    Please do not forget to "Accept the answer" wherever the information provided helps you. This will help others in the community as well.

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  2. Juan Pacheco 1 Reputation point
    2021-10-25T15:32:06.383+00:00

    @AmanpreetSingh-MSFT ; @Teodora Parvova (Alorica Inc)

    This has been updated for 2021:
    The model based on a 1:5 ratio has been updated, the new model, the "Monthly Active Users" (MAU) has replaced the old 1:5 ratio model. Do these changes affect the free azure licenses mentioned above, or only those that require a subscription?

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