M365 License Management Overview

Last updated: April 1, 2026

Enterprise subscribers can access Orchestry's License Management features, enabling admins to:

  • Ensure the right licenses are assigned to the right users

  • Identify Microsoft 365 Copilot license assignments and total cost

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The License Management Dashboard

The Licensing Dashboard (Licenses > Dashboard) surfaces highlights of license distribution, total costs, savings opportunities and more.

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TIP: Go to the License Settings page (Settings > Licenses) to customize (1) the TYPE of licenses that are shown on the dashboard and (2) the license costs.

The Licensing Overview Page

The License Overview page (License > Reports) allows admins to analyze:

  • all M365 licenses they've have by NAME and TYPE

  • the number of licenses they've purchased, and 

  • the number of their ASSIGNED licenses

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License Management Settings Page

From the settings page (Settings > Licenses), admins can:

  • manage what licenses appear on the dashboard and

  • update the monthly cost-per-unit to ensure estimated costs and savings are as accurate as possible.

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Note that the CURRENCY TYPE is based on the tenant region and cannot be changed manually. 

How to Configure Licensing for the First Time

From the Licensing Settings page:

  1. Identify any licenses that should be EXCLUDED from your reports and dashboards, such as 'Company' types with thousands of 'free' units

  2. Set the monthly price-per-unit for each INCLUDED license

  3. SAVE your changes