Commercial transition
Previous stateThe prior package, entitlement, billing, offer or transition rule applied before this change.
→New statestandalone subscriptions end; named Defender Threat Intelligence capabilities are available through the Defender portal at no additional charge for qualifying Microsoft Defender or Sentinel customers.
Who is affected
Customers, partners, administrators or developers using Standalone Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence SKU retires.
Action required
Review affected subscriptions, offers, policies and budgets; update procurement or administration workflows before the stated commercial boundary.
Evidence boundary
qualifying underlying entitlements remain required; the change is not a universal free entitlement for organisations without Defender or Sentinel.
Timeline
- Commercial change documented
standalone subscriptions end; named Defender Threat Intelligence capabilities are available through the Defender portal at no additional charge for qualifying Microsoft Defender or Sentinel customers.
Official sources
- Standalone Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence SKU retiresMicrosoft · 2026-08-01 · Official commercial, product or partner-program documentation