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SharePoint Embedded

SharePoint Embedded lets developers use SharePoint storage and capabilities inside their own custom applications.

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What SharePoint Embedded provides

A custom application built on SharePoint Embedded can:

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Why this exists

Historically, app developers building content-centric apps faced a choice:

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How it differs from SharePoint Online

The underlying storage technology is the same; the access model differs.

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Licensing

SharePoint Embedded is billed on a pay-as-you-go consumption model based on storage and operations, separate from Microsoft 365 plan licensing. The application doesn't require its end users to have specific Microsoft 36…

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Where this fits in 2026

SharePoint Embedded is a relatively new Microsoft platform — most actively adopted by:

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