Apple announced the availability of Apple Business Essentials to all small businesses in the US. Apple’s Business Essentials includes device management, 24/7 Apple support, and iCloud storage – offered as subscription plans.
Apple said its AppleCare+ for Business Essentials options can be added to any plan. Apple is also offering a two-month free trial to all customers, including those who have been using Apple Business Essentials in beta.
The starting price is $2.99 per month for Apple Business Essentials for all small businesses in the US — after a two-month free trial. Plans that include AppleCare+ for Apple Business Essentials start at $9.99 per month.
“We look forward to bringing Apple Business Essentials to even more small businesses to simplify device management, storage, support, and repairs. Using this new service leads to invaluable time savings for customers,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Enterprise and Education Marketing.
Apple Business Essentials supports small businesses throughout the entire device management life cycle — from device setup, to device upgrades — while providing strong security, prioritized support, and data storage and backup.
Employees simply sign in to their work account on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac using a Managed Apple ID. They can create managed Apple IDs by federating with Microsoft Azure Active Directory and, coming later this spring, with Google Workspace identity services, allowing employees to log in to their device with a single business username and password.
Apple Business Essentials works with company-provided and personally owned devices. Apple’s User Enrollment feature enables employees’ to keep personal information private and cryptographically separated from work data.
Apple Business Essentials provides iCloud work account for storage, backup, and collaboration on files and documents. Business data is automatically stored and backed up on iPhone or iPad. iCloud Drive keeps information synced across Mac, making it easy to move between devices at work.
