What is the difference between SharePoint Online and Office 365?
Matthew Barrera
Updated on April 05, 2026
In a rudimentary way, you can think of Office 365 as a way to create documents, while SharePoint is the hub where you can store and communicate about them. SharePoint online is great if: You have a large organization that needs the ability to co-author documents.
How big can a SharePoint online site be?
Select a site, and then select Storage. Enter the maximum storage in GB for the site. The max value you can enter is 25600 GB, although this may be more space than your organization has. To learn how your total storage is calculated, see SharePoint Limits.
What can you not do with SharePoint?
3 things not to do with SharePoint
- Build public facing websites. It sounds harsh but SharePoint websites are simply hard work.
- Customize the graphic design. Microsoft has, over the years, spent a fortune on the user interface of its flagship enterprise platform.
- Treat it as a database.
Does Office 365 include SharePoint Online?
Office 365 E3 Includes all SharePoint Online (Plan 2) benefits and more.
What is SharePoint Online in Office 365?
Microsoft SharePoint is a cloud-based service that helps organizations share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to: Empower teamwork. Quickly find information. Seamlessly collaborate across the organization.
Is there a file size limit for uploading to SharePoint?
The max size for the file in a SharePoint library is 100 GB. The maximum size for files attached to list items is 250 MB.
How many site collection can be created in SharePoint online?
According to the current SharePoint Online Limits guidance, an organization can have up to 500,000 site collections.
What are the limitations of Office 365?
Office 365 has a limitation of 1500 recipients per day, and 30messages per minute. We will exceed this in the first day. Microsoft has said to either put up our own exchange server or use distribution lists.
What are the limitations of SharePoint?
File upload size. Note: This applies to an individual file being uploaded or synced,not your total storage.
What can I do with SharePoint and Office 365?
My Sites (SharePoint Online) is included with Office 365. It allows students, faculty, and staff to create collaborative websites that can be used to share files, assign tasks, start blogs, and build workflows . Microsoft SharePoint Online is a powerful set of tools that allows you to create, share, and collaborate more effectively.
What is the size limit for SharePoint?
For SharePoint Online, the default assigned storage is currently 10 GB + 500 MB per licensed user, and the maximum file size for uploads are 2 GB per file.