- SharePoint intranet cost: the overall picture
- Microsoft 365 licensing costs
- Four project tiers: what each costs
- Line-by-line implementation cost breakdown
- Ongoing SharePoint intranet support costs
- Budget example 1: 75-user SME
- Budget example 2: 300-user mid-market
- Budget example 3: 1,500-user enterprise
- SharePoint cost FAQ
SharePoint intranet cost: the overall picture
A SharePoint intranet typically costs between £10,000 and £150,000+ to design and implement, plus Microsoft 365 licences at £10.30–£22.60 per user per month. Small intranets for 50–100 users start around £12,000. Mid-market intranets for 250–500 users typically run £35,000–£80,000. Enterprise intranets with heavy customisation can exceed £200,000.
SharePoint intranet pricing is one of the most-Googled topics in the Microsoft 365 space, and the reason is simple: vendor websites make it almost impossible to get a straight answer. This guide gives you realistic UK pricing — numbers drawn from projects we've delivered, plus published day-rates and Microsoft's own list prices.
Total cost of ownership (TCO) for a SharePoint intranet has three components, and understanding each is essential:
- Microsoft 365 licensing — recurring monthly cost per user. This is your platform cost.
- Implementation — one-off cost to design, build and launch the intranet. This is what most of this guide covers.
- Ongoing support — recurring monthly cost for admin, governance, content support and wave release management.
Microsoft 365 licensing costs for SharePoint
The good news: SharePoint Online is included in almost every Microsoft 365 business and enterprise plan. You're not paying extra for the intranet platform — you already have it if you have Microsoft 365.
Here are the relevant UK list prices as of early 2026 (always verify with Microsoft's official pricing page, as these change):
| Plan | SharePoint included? | Price / user / month |
|---|---|---|
| SharePoint Online Plan 1 (standalone) | Yes (basic) | £4.50 |
| Microsoft 365 Business Basic | Yes | £5.60 |
| Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Yes | £10.30 |
| Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Yes + advanced security | £18.10 |
| Microsoft 365 E3 (Enterprise) | Yes + advanced compliance | £30.80 |
| Microsoft 365 E5 (Enterprise) | Yes + full security & analytics | £53.10 |
For most SharePoint intranet projects, Microsoft 365 Business Standard (£10.30/user/month) is the sweet spot — it includes SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, full Office desktop apps, OneDrive and intune device management. Business Premium (£18.10/user/month) is the right choice if security is a priority — the step up from Standard adds advanced threat protection, sensitivity labels and device-level management.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is an add-on at £28.10 per user per month on top of your base licence. If Copilot is part of your intranet strategy — and it should be in 2026 — budget for this.
Four SharePoint intranet project tiers
Implementation costs vary dramatically based on scope. Here are four realistic tiers of SharePoint intranet project, with typical UK pricing.
Essentials Intranet
A clean, modern SharePoint intranet built from out-of-the-box web parts. Good for small teams and fast rollouts.
- Up to 100 users
- Single hub, 5–8 sites
- Standard modern web parts only
- Light branding (theme + logo)
- Basic governance framework
- 4-week delivery, no custom dev
Departmental Intranet
A multi-department intranet with hub-site IA, targeted content, news, search tuning and light automation. The sweet spot for UK SMEs.
- 100–500 users
- Multi-hub architecture (5–10 hubs)
- Metadata schemas & content types
- Custom theme & branded pages
- Search bookmarks & promoted results
- Power Automate workflows
- Governance framework & training
- 8–12 week delivery
Enterprise Intranet
A large-scale intranet with custom SPFx components, multi-language support, advanced automation and deep integration with line-of-business systems.
- 500–2,500 users
- Complex hub & IA architecture
- Custom SPFx web parts
- Multi-language / multi-region
- Line-of-business integrations
- Advanced Power Platform automation
- Dedicated adoption programme
- 16–24 week delivery
Global Intranet Platform
A bespoke intranet platform for large enterprises — with multi-tenancy, custom portals, heavy integration and enterprise governance.
- 2,500+ users, multi-country
- Dedicated UX research & design
- Extensive SPFx development
- Deep CRM / ERP / HR integration
- Advanced compliance & DLP
- Dedicated change & comms programme
- Multi-phase rollout
- 24–48 week delivery
Line-by-line SharePoint intranet cost breakdown
Inside a typical mid-market (Tier 2) intranet project, the budget breaks down roughly like this. Percentages vary, but this is a realistic shape for a £40,000 project:
| Work stream | Typical % of budget | Typical cost |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery & requirements Workshops, stakeholder interviews, audits | 12–18% | £4.8k – £7.2k |
| Information architecture & design Hub design, IA, page templates, branding | 15–22% | £6k – £8.8k |
| Build & configuration Sites, metadata, web parts, permissions | 25–35% | £10k – £14k |
| Automation & Power Platform Approval workflows, forms, reporting | 8–15% | £3.2k – £6k |
| Content migration (if in scope) Legacy content movement & transformation | 10–20% | £4k – £8k |
| Training & adoption Admin training, user training, champions | 6–10% | £2.4k – £4k |
| Project management PM, governance, status reporting | 8–12% | £3.2k – £4.8k |
| Indicative Tier 2 project total | £40,000 | |
Content migration is the line that varies most. If you have a clean source with well-organised content, it can run at the low end. If you have 3TB of file shares with 15 years of accumulated sprawl, it can dominate the budget. Our SharePoint migration guide covers that side of the cost in detail.
Ongoing SharePoint intranet support costs
Building the intranet is the one-off cost. Running it is the ongoing cost. Most organisations underestimate the latter.
Here is the rough cost picture for ongoing SharePoint managed services, broken down by organisation size:
| Organisation size | Support level | Typical monthly cost |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 100 users | Light-touch: admin + governance | £800 – £1,500 |
| 100–500 users | Standard: admin, content, user support | £1,500 – £3,000 |
| 500–1,500 users | Advanced: add automation & integration support | £3,000 – £6,500 |
| 1,500+ users | Enterprise: named admin, dedicated hours | £6,500 – £15,000+ |
Support typically covers: Microsoft 365 wave release management, governance reviews, user support (tickets), content owner support, permission management, Power Platform automation maintenance, and security posture monitoring. Organisations with higher compliance requirements often bundle managed security services alongside SharePoint support.
Budget example 1: 75-user SME
A fast-build starter intranet
Small professional-services firm replacing a dusty Confluence instance with a modern SharePoint home for HR, project templates and company news.
Budget example 2: 300-user mid-market
A multi-site intranet with Power Platform automation
UK manufacturer with 3 sites consolidating onto one modern SharePoint intranet, integrating with Business Central for quote approvals and document routing.
Budget example 3: 1,500-user enterprise
A highly-governed enterprise intranet platform
UK financial services firm migrating from SharePoint 2019 on-prem to a modern SharePoint Online intranet with sensitivity labels, advanced DLP, multi-region support and deep integration with line-of-business systems.
Licence costs dominate enterprise TCO — often 80%+ of year-one spend. This is why right-sizing Microsoft 365 licences is one of the highest-value conversations to have early. We regularly audit licence mix as part of our managed IT support engagements and recover 10–25% of annual licence spend on average.
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SharePoint cost FAQ
How much does a SharePoint intranet cost in the UK?
A SharePoint intranet typically costs between £10,000 and £150,000+ to design and implement, plus Microsoft 365 licences at £10.30–£22.60 per user per month. Small intranets for 50–100 users start around £12,000. Mid-market intranets for 250–500 users typically run £35,000–£80,000. Enterprise intranets with heavy customisation can exceed £200,000.
Is SharePoint free with Microsoft 365?
SharePoint Online is included in almost every Microsoft 365 business and enterprise plan at no additional cost. SharePoint Online Plan 1 can be purchased standalone at £4.50 per user per month if you don't need the full Microsoft 365 suite, though this is rare for most UK businesses.
What does a SharePoint consultant cost in the UK?
UK SharePoint consultants typically charge £650–£1,200 per day for experienced consultants, with SPFx developers at £750–£1,400 per day. Fixed-price intranet projects are more common than day-rate engagements for SMEs and usually work out cheaper overall.
How much does SharePoint intranet support cost?
SharePoint managed support typically costs £800–£3,500 per month depending on user count and scope — covering administration, content governance, user support, security monitoring and Microsoft 365 wave release management. Our SharePoint managed services guide has the full breakdown.
Should I build the intranet myself or hire a consultancy?
For small, straightforward intranets with a technical team available, DIY can work. For anything involving multi-department IA, custom branding, governance design, migration or adoption planning, a specialist consultancy pays for itself several times over — primarily by avoiding the rebuild costs of getting IA wrong.
What hidden costs should I budget for?
The most commonly-missed costs are: content migration (often more than expected), Power Platform licensing for heavy Power Automate use, third-party web part licences (if you go that route), ongoing SharePoint training and documentation, and adoption programme costs. Factor in 10–15% contingency on any SharePoint project.
Does Copilot add to the intranet cost?
Microsoft 365 Copilot is a separate add-on at £28.10 per user per month. Copilot is only as good as your SharePoint content — so a well-governed intranet is a prerequisite for Copilot value, not a parallel investment.
