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Microsoft Entra ID P1 vs P2 vs Entra Suite

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The Microsoft Entra identity tiers, split by Conditional Access, risk-based policies, governance and Global Secure Access.

In short:

  • P1: every tenant needing Conditional Access (usually via Microsoft 365 E3 / Business Premium)
  • P2: organisations needing risk-based access and privileged identity management
  • Microsoft Entra Suite: organisations replacing their VPN with per-app access (Private Access) and needing advanced identity governance

ClearSource’s reading of Microsoft’s documentation — not a recommendation for your situation.

Microsoft Entra ID P1 CHF 5.70, Microsoft Entra ID P2 CHF 8.10, Microsoft Entra Suite CHF 9.70, Microsoft Entra ID Governance (add-on) CHF 5.70 per user and month. Microsoft list prices for Switzerland, annual commitment, excl. VAT, as of 4 October 2026; IT partners often quote lower.

The upgrade path

CHF list price per user and month, annual commitment, excl. VAT

  1. Entra ID P1
    CHF 5.70
    Includes
    • SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, passwordless, hybrid identity, self-service, cross-tenant sync, Verified ID credentials
    • Microsoft traffic profile of Global Secure Access (Internet Access for Microsoft services)
    • Microsoft Entra application proxy
    • Included in Microsoft 365 E3 / Business Premium / EMS E3
  2. Entra ID Governance
    CHF 5.70

    Needs: Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2 (P2 step-up variant for P2 customers)

    Includes
    • Lifecycle workflows, account discovery, ML-assisted access reviews, automatic assignment policies and other advanced IGA
  3. Entra ID P2
    CHF 8.10
    Includes
    • P1 + ID Protection, risk-based Conditional Access, PIM, basic entitlement management, basic access reviews
    • Included in Microsoft 365 E5
  4. Entra Suite
    CHF 9.70

    Needs: Entra ID P1

    Includes
    • Private Access, Internet Access, ID Governance, ID Protection, Verified ID
    • Included in Microsoft 365 E7

No difference is shown between an option that needs a base licence and one that does not: their prices are not comparable.

The options

  • Security

    Microsoft Entra ID P1

    CHF 5.70

    user/month

    Microsoft list price for Switzerland, excl. VAT, as of 4 October 2026 [1]

    Lowest list price

    Includes

    • SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, passwordless, hybrid identity, self-service, cross-tenant sync, Verified ID credentials [2]
    • Microsoft traffic profile of Global Secure Access (Internet Access for Microsoft services) [3]
    • Microsoft Entra application proxy [4]
    • Included in Microsoft 365 E3 / Business Premium / EMS E3 [2]
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  • Security

    Microsoft Entra ID P2

    CHF 8.10

    user/month

    Microsoft list price for Switzerland, excl. VAT, as of 4 October 2026 [1]

    Includes

    • P1 + ID Protection, risk-based Conditional Access, PIM, basic entitlement management, basic access reviews [2]
    • Included in Microsoft 365 E5 [2]
    AAD_PREMIUM_P2
  • Security

    Microsoft Entra ID Governance

    CHF 5.70

    user/month

    Microsoft list price for Switzerland, excl. VAT, as of 4 October 2026 [1]

    Lowest list price

    Includes

    • Lifecycle workflows, account discovery, ML-assisted access reviews, automatic assignment policies and other advanced IGA [5]

    Limits

    • No new IGA features are added to P2; guests billed MAU via Azure subscription [5]

    Requires

    • Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2 (P2 step-up variant for P2 customers) [5]
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  • Security

    Microsoft Entra Suite

    CHF 9.70

    user/month

    Microsoft list price for Switzerland, excl. VAT, as of 4 October 2026 [1]

    Includes

    • Private Access, Internet Access, ID Governance, ID Protection, Verified ID [6]
    • Included in Microsoft 365 E7 [2]

    Requires

    • Entra ID P1 [6]

Key differences

  1. P1 = core IAM + Conditional Access; P2 = risk-based protection + PIM; Suite = per-app access to private apps and web filtering (Private + Internet Access) + full governance + ID Protection + Verified ID [2]
  2. USD list effective 2026-07-01: Microsoft Entra P1 $6->$7, P2 $9->$10 [7]

What changed recently

  1. 1 July 2026

    Microsoft Entra P1/P2 USD list increases [7]

  2. 2026-06

    Microsoft Entra Suite added to Modern Work Plan Comparison (June 2026) [8]

Sources

  1. 1Microsoft Entra – Preise (microsoft.com/de-ch) (25 September 2026)
  2. 2Microsoft Entra pricing (de-ch) (24 September 2026)
  3. 3What is Global Secure Access? (Microsoft Learn) (19 May 2026)
  4. 4Microsoft Entra application proxy FAQ (Microsoft Learn) (1 May 2026)
  5. 5Microsoft Entra ID Governance licensing fundamentals (Microsoft Learn) (14 September 2026)
  6. 6Try Microsoft Entra Suite (Microsoft Learn) (9 April 2026)
  7. 72026 Microsoft 365 packaging and pricing updates (Microsoft Licensing news) (16 February 2026)
  8. 8Modern Work Plan Comparison - Enterprise (Microsoft PDF, publish date September 1, 2026) (1 September 2026)

Microsoft’s own pages, read on or before 25 September 2026.

Microsoft changes for these products

All Microsoft changes →
  1. Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium: 50% off with Copilot runs until 31 December 2026
  2. Microsoft Entra ID P2 (Education Student): renewals must use a new SKU from 1 July 2026
  3. Microsoft Security Store: in Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Purview; Advisor now generally available
  4. Microsoft 365 E7: in CSP from 1 May 2026 with launch discounts of 10–15% until 31 December 2026

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