Volume Licensing Programs Comparison Chart

Volume Licensing Programs Comparison Chart

Small and Midsize Organizations

Microsoft Volume Licensing

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Programs for Small and Midsize Organizations

Microsoft Volume Licensing offers tailored programs designed to meet the needs of small or midsize

organizations with five or more devices. Microsoft Volume Licensing programs offer a simple, costeffective, and flexible way for even the smallest organizations to benefit from volume licensing. Take

advantage of customizable, affordable solutions to help you manage your licenses with ease.

Benefits

To learn more about Microsoft Volume Licensing, visit licensing. To acquire the

latest Microsoft technology through Microsoft Volume Licensing, contact your Microsoft partner or

local reseller.

Minimum Number of

Desktop PCs

Program Overview

Licensing Offerings

Available

Open License

For organizations that want to pay-as-they-go with maximum flexibility to grow with their organization¡¯s

increasing and changing business needs.

Open Value

Pricing+

For organizations with any number of users or devices, get easy access to various Microsoft Online

Services offerings. Customers can integrate services with Microsoft products that they have already

licensed, rapidly deploy services, and manage their licenses online.

Select Plus

Agreement Terms

License Type

Payment Options

Product Fulfillment

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x

x

x

250+

x

License

x

License & Software

Assurance

x

x

x

x

Software Assurance

x

x

x

x

Based on Product Pools

x

x

x

x

x

x

Based on Devices

x

x

x

Based on License &

Software Assurance

x

x

x

x

x

1 Year

x

2 Years

x

Perpetual

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Indirect

x

x

x

Offered

x

x

x

Acquired Separately

x

x

x

Provided

Offered

x

x

x

x

Online Direct

Cloud Services++

x

x

Direct

Included

x

x

x

Option to Add

x

x

Monthly

Software Assurance

Coverage

x

x

x

Subscription

Annually

Microsoft Financing

++ Cloud Services refer to applications hosted at Microsoft Data Centers where client bits may or may not

be installed locally. They are priced monthly and billed annually for the term of the agreement. For example,

Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services, etc.

x

Up-front

As of July 2011, new Select License Master Agreements are no longer available. Existing Select License customers will continue

to be supported per the terms of their underlying agreements.

+ Eligible government organizations have a single price level.

5+

Select Plus

Any

3 Years

How to Buy

*Level D pricing is available to entities that meet the threshold for the discount.

MOSP

No Expiration

Offers automatic price savings based on purchase volume across the organization, flexibility to acquire

licenses as needed by department with a non-expiring agreement, and centralized license management.

x = Benefits Available! Rollover for more detail. x = Benefits Available! No additional detail. SP = Services Provider;

MOET = Microsoft Order Entry Tool

See the Volume Licensing Web site for software products available through Microsoft Volume Licensing programs. Click here.

Open Value

Subscription

Based on Use

Open Value Subscription

Microsoft Online Subscription Program (MOSP)

Open Value

Based on Users

For small to midsize commercial and government organizations that want to standardize their IT

infrastructure and maximize their investment with Microsoft Software Assurance. Customers can upgrade

at any time ¡ª no need to track versions or open new agreements.

Optimal for organizations that want to standardize their IT infrastructure, customize their platform, and

maximize their investment with Microsoft Software Assurance. Customers can upgrade at any time ¡ª no

need to track versions or open new agreements.

Open License

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Volume Licensing Programs Comparison Chart

Enterprise Organizations

Microsoft Volume Licensing

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Microsoft Volume Licensing offers tailored programs to help enterprise organizations support a dynamic IT

infrastructure and simplify license management. Microsoft Volume Licensing programs for organizations with

250+ devices provide cost savings, with the ability to spread payments, easily manage multiple licenses, and

stay current with the latest software upgrades.

To learn more about Microsoft Volume Licensing, visit licensing. For more information,

contact your Microsoft partner or find an Authorized reseller near you.

Programs for Enterprise Organizations

Select Plus

Enterprise

Agreement

x

x

x

x

License & Software

Assurance

x

x

Software Assurance

x

x

Benefits

Minimum Number

of Devices

MOSP

Any

5+

250+

License

Program Overview

Licensing Offerings

Available

Microsoft Online Subscription Program (MOSP)

For organizations with any number of users or devices, get easy access to various Microsoft Online Services

offerings. Customers can integrate services with Microsoft products that they have already licensed, rapidly

deploy services, and manage their licenses online.

Select Plus

Pricing+

Agreement Terms

License Type

As of July 2011, new Select License Master Agreements are no longer available. Existing Select License customers will continue to be

supported per the terms of their underlying agreements.

Payment Options

Based on Devices

x

x

Based on License &

Software Assurance

x

x

1 Year

x

2 Years

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Provided

x

x

Option to Add

x

Perpetual

Subscription

x

Up-front

Monthly

Direct

x

Indirect

x

Microsoft Financing

x

x

Annually

How to Buy

? 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

x

3 Years

Subscription programs are available that help lower initial licensing costs since you do not own, but rather

subscribe to, the rights to use Microsoft products and services. Subscription programs also offer the ability to

reduce total licensing costs in years when the desktop PC count declines.

++ Cloud Services refer to applications hosted at Microsoft Data Centers where client bits may or may not

be installed locally. They are priced monthly and billed annually for the term of the agreement. For example,

Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services, etc.

Based on Users

No Expiration

Optional Subscription Programs

+ Eligible government organizations have a single price level.

x

x

Based on Use

Enterprise Agreement

x = Benefits Available! Rollover for more detail. x = Benefits Available! No additional detail. SP = Services Provider;

MOET = Microsoft Order Entry Tool

See the Volume Licensing Web site for software products available through Microsoft Volume Licensing programs. Click here.

x

Based on Product Pools

Offers automatic price savings based on purchase volume across the organization, flexibility to acquire licenses

as needed by department with a non-expiring agreement, and centralized license management.

The Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) is the best licensing program for organizations that want to

standardize IT across the enterprise yet retain the flexibility to choose from on-premises and cloud services.

x

x

Acquired Separately

Product Fulfillment

Online Direct

Software Assurance

Coverage

Included

Cloud Services++

Offered

x

x

x

x

x

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