Licensing agreements comparison for commercial and government organizations
Microsoft offers commitment-based and transactional options for organizations that want to purchase Microsoft cloud services subscriptions, on-premises software licenses, and/or Software
Assurance. Compare the commercial and government Microsoft licensing agreements below or compare licensing options for academic.
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and Microsoft Enterprise Subscription Agreement are
commitment-based Microsoft volume licensing agreements for commercial organizations signing a new enrollment with 500 or more users/devices and government organizations with
250 or more users/devices that want to license Microsoft cloud services and/or on-premises software organization-wide, over a three-year period, and at the best available pricing. Enterprise enrollments include the Enterprise Enrollment, Enterprise Subscription Enrollment, and Server and Cloud Enrollment (SCE). Software Assurance is included.
The Microsoft Products and Services Agreement is a transactional Microsoft volume licensing agreement for organizations with 250 or more users/devices that want to license Microsoft cloud services and/or on-premises software as needed with no organization-wide commitment under a single, non-expiring agreement. Software Assurance is optional.
Microsoft Open Value and Microsoft Open Value Subscription are for organizations with 5
to 499 users/devices that want to license Microsoft cloud services and/or on-premises software.
Open Value non-organization-wide is a transactional agreement. Software Assurance is included.
Open Value organization-wide and Open Value Subscription are commitment-based agreements where you agree to license certain products for your entire organization. Software
Assurance is included.
The Microsoft Customer Agreement is a transactional licensing agreement for commercial,
government, and academic organizations with one or more users/devices seeking to acquire cloud services through self-service purchases or outsource management of their cloud services through a partner in the Cloud Solution Provider program. Cloud Solution Provider partners
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Transactional Licensing Comparison Chart offer an easy way to license the cloud services you need in combination with the value-added services offered by your systems integrator, hosting partner, or reseller partner. On-premises software without Software Assurance is also available through partners in the Cloud Solution
Provider program.
The Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement is a transactional licensing agreement for commercial, government, and academic organizations with one or more users/devices that want to subscribe to, activate, provision, and maintain cloud services seamlessly and directly via the web, through the Microsoft Online Subscription Program. On-premises software and Software
Assurance are not available through the Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement.
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