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Downgradeable licences

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Written by Marta Droneva
Updated this week

Many users hold a licence that is richer than they actually use. Viio flags these cases as downgradeable licences, helping you swap expensive plans for cheaper ones without disrupting work.

What is a downgradeable licence?

A downgradeable licence is an assigned plan where the user’s measured activity is lower than the feature set provided. For example, a Microsoft 365 E5 user who never touches the security features or uses only basic Power BI reports may be fine on an E3 plan instead.

Current downgrade path

From (current plan)

To (suggested plan)

Criteria used

Microsoft 365 E5

Microsoft 365 E3

Low or no Power BI usage

Heads‑up: E3 does not include the advanced security features bundled with E5. Confirm the user’s needs before downgrading—sending a quick survey is an easy way to double‑check.

Each downgradeable license can be identified by filtering the license list by Downgradeable:

Next downgrade paths to come are Microsoft E3 to F1 license, Adobe Creative cloud to Photoshop and many more.

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