Sophos Email is available only to business customers, such as commercial, education, and government organizations.
Licensing for Sophos Email is based on the number of individual users and shared mailboxes that need email security. Mailbox aliases, distribution lists, and public folders don't require licenses.
License usage is calculated based on the number of mailboxes processed in the past 30 days and is updated every four hours. If a mailbox is deleted, it's immediately removed from the usage count. For details, see Email license usage calculation.
If you're new to Sophos Email, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial. For more information about trial licenses for Sophos Email, see Email trial license.
If you want to know what happens when your Email license expires or exceeds its limit, see Email license expiration and exceedance.
Managed Service Providers
Sophos Email Advanced on Sophos Central can also be purchased as a Monthly Flex SKU through the MSP Connect Flex program. The licensing rules that apply to customers who purchased Sophos Email Advanced through their Sophos Partner or our sales team also apply to those using the Monthly Flex SKU.
Manage Sophos Email licenses
You can activate and manage your Email Advanced licenses from Sophos Central as follows:
- Click the Profile icon
. - Select Licensing.