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Microsoft newsSep 1, 2026· Sian Herrington

Microsoft Partner Benefits: Product Licenses Explained (FY27 Update)

What product licenses sit inside Partner Launch, Partner Success Core and Partner Success Expanded benefits, and what has changed for FY27.

**Updated September 2026 for FY27.** Microsoft partner benefits packages, and the product licenses inside them, remain one of the most under-used assets in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program. Here is where things stand for FY27, plus the original license tables that still form the backbone of each package.

What has changed for FY27

  • The three current packages are Partner Launch Benefits, Partner Success Core Benefits and Partner Success Expanded Benefits. Action Pack and Learning Action Pack are legacy offers, so check your current package rather than relying on an old entitlement list.
  • Microsoft's FY27 pages identify a number of new or increased 2026 benefits, including Visual Studio Enterprise, Microsoft Defender Suite, Microsoft Dragon Copilot, Copilot Studio, Intune Suite, Entra Suite, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Teams Premium and Azure credits.
  • Benefits are activated and assigned in Partner Center under Benefits. Assign them to the people who need to build, test, deploy and demonstrate your solutions.
  • Your benefits sit alongside, not instead of, the funding you can claim. Check what else you are eligible for with the MCI Funding Tool and the Marketplace Funding Tool.
  • Benefits are tied to your Partner One ID and location, so make sure your Microsoft Partner ID setup is correct before you chase a missing entitlement.
  • If you sell through the Microsoft Marketplace, use the internal-use licenses to become Customer Zero: deploy the products internally, gather evidence of adoption and use that experience to improve your listing and customer conversations.

Where to verify the FY27 entitlements

Microsoft's online tables are the source of truth for quantities and availability. Review the Partner Launch Benefits, Partner Success Core Benefits and Partner Success Expanded Benefits pages before assigning licenses.

What does this mean for you as a Microsoft partner?

An eligible benefits package gives you a practical lab for your own business. Use the licenses to train your team, test your delivery approach, validate customer scenarios and improve familiarity with the products you sell.

The key FY27 product licenses and credits currently listed by Microsoft are below. Quantities can change, so use the linked Microsoft pages when making a purchase or renewal decision.

Partner Launch Benefits, FY27

Product or benefitOffer detailsType
Microsoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams)5Cloud
Azure Bulk Credits (Production)$700 USDAzure
Visual Studio Enterprise IDE (without monthly Azure credit)1Developer tools
Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium4Cloud
Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise with Sales Copilot4Cloud
Power BI Premium4Cloud
Project Online, Project Plan 51Cloud
Visio Online, Visio Plan 21Cloud
Power Apps Premium1Cloud
Power Automate Premium1Cloud
Teams Enterprise5Cloud
Entra ID P25Cloud
Microsoft Defender Suite5Cloud
Defender for Endpoint P25Cloud

Partner Success Core Benefits, FY27

Product or benefitOffer detailsType
Azure Bulk Credits (Production)$2,400 USDAzure
Microsoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams)15Cloud
Teams Enterprise15Cloud
Entra ID P215Cloud
Defender for Endpoint P215Cloud
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium15Cloud
Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise15Cloud
Power BI Premium15Cloud
Power Apps Premium8Cloud
Power Automate Premium8Cloud
Windows 365 Enterprise, 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB storage1Cloud
Project Online, Project Plan 55Cloud
Visio Online, Visio Plan 25Cloud
Microsoft Dragon Copilot per user5Cloud
Microsoft Defender Suite15Cloud
Visual Studio Enterprise IDE (without monthly Azure credit)8Developer tools
System Center Client Management Suite (2022)10Software license
System Center Endpoint Protection (2019)10Software license
System Center Standard (2022)8Software license
Windows Server CALs (2025)16Software license
Windows Server Standard, per core (2025)16Software license
Windows Server Datacenter, per core (2025)16Software license
Windows Server Remote Desktop Services CALs (2025)20Software license

Partner Success Expanded Benefits, FY27

Product or benefitOffer detailsType
Microsoft 365 Copilot10Cloud
Copilot Studio1Cloud
Intune Suite35Cloud
Entra Suite35Cloud
Microsoft Defender Suite35Cloud
Microsoft Dragon Copilot per user15Cloud
Microsoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams)35Cloud
Teams Enterprise35Cloud
Teams Premium10Cloud
Teams Rooms Pro2Cloud
Azure Bulk Credits (Production)$5,000 USDAzure
Visual Studio Enterprise IDE (without monthly Azure credit)15Developer tools
Entra ID P235Cloud
Defender for Endpoint P235Cloud
Power BI Premium35Cloud
Windows 365 Enterprise, 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB storage2Cloud
Power Apps Premium15Cloud
Power Automate Premium15Cloud
Power Automate Process2Bots
Viva Suite15Cloud
Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium35Cloud
Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise35Cloud
Dynamics 365 Customer Insights1Cloud
Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise35Cloud
Dynamics 365 Finance Premium35Cloud
Dynamics 365 Human Resources35Cloud
Dynamics 365 Project Operations35Cloud
Dynamics 365 Team Members35Cloud
Endpoint Configuration Manager (2019)35Software license
SQL Server Enterprise, per core (2019)8Software license
System Center Client Management Suite (2022)35Software license
System Center Endpoint Protection (2019)35Software license
System Center Standard (2022)16Software license
Windows Server Standard, per core (2025)32Software license
Windows Server Datacenter, per core (2025)32Software license
Windows Server CALs (2025)35Software license
Windows Server Remote Desktop Services CALs (2025)35Software license

Microsoft also lists marketing, support, sandbox and other benefits in each package. Those are not included in the product-license tables above, so check the live package page for the complete entitlement list.

For the complete FY27 entitlement list, including marketing, support, sandbox and other benefits, check Microsoft's current partner benefits pages before purchasing or renewing a package.

Need help making sense of what you hold and what is missing? Start with the Microsoft Partner Center hub, or get in touch with the Noteworthy team.

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