Licensing

Special Licensing Programs

Government

Programs for Government Organizations

Volume Licensing has government licensing offerings for all sizes of eligible organizations with special pricing and terms to better align to the way government organizations acquire software licenses.

Enterprise Agreement for Government

Standardize technology across your organization with the latest Microsoft products. Provides simplified license management with a single agreement, predictable software costs and spread payments. Software Assurance is included.
Enterprise Subscription Agreement for Government

Get the same benefits as the Enterprise Agreement with lower up-front costs. Includes access to Microsoft software licenses only for the term of the agreement through subscription-based licensing. Software Assurance is included.
Select Plus for Government

Acquire Microsoft software licenses and services at any affiliate or department level, while realizing advantages as one organization. Select Plus offers the flexibility to acquire licenses as needed, a single agreement with no specific end-date and a single Lead Affiliate customer ID to streamline account management. Software Assurance is optional.
Select License for Government

Acquire the latest Microsoft technology to through a pay-as-you-go licensing model, so you can maintain a mixed software environment. Ability to forecast your license needs over a three-year period. Software Assurance is optional.
Open License for Government

Acquire licenses from your choice of qualified resellers through an easy, one-time transaction. Software Assurance is optional.
Open Value for Government*

Offers simplified license management, predictable software costs, and spread payments. Software Assurance is included.
Open Value Subscription for Government*

Get the same benefits as Open Value for Government with lower up-front costs. This program provides access to Microsoft software licenses for the term of the agreement through subscription-based licensing. A one-year Open Value Subscription option is also available for eligible government customers.

* Not available in all countries. Contact us to check your current availability.

Software Assurance

Microsoft Software Assurance is a comprehensive maintenance offering that helps you get the most out of your software investment. It combines the latest software with phone support available 24 hours a day, partner services, training, and IT tools that help customers deploy, manage, and migrate software.

Eligibility

Volume Licensing eligibility requirements for government organizations vary by region. Check here if your organization is eligible for Government Licensing.

Education

Programs for Educational Institutions

Academic Volume Licensing programs put Microsoft software in the hands of educators and students so they can interact, collaborate, and learn. The Academic Volume Licensing program that is best for you depends on the size and type of your institution and how you want to acquire Microsoft licenses. There are two types of programs: Subscription Licensing Programs and Perpetual Licensing Programs.

Subscription Licensing Programs

Subscription licensing gives you rights to use the products you license-plus covered upgrades and downgrades-over the license period. The Student Option allows students to license selected products on personally owned computers or institution-owned computers checked out to them. Microsoft has two subscription licensing offerings for education customers, the Enrollment for Education Solutions and the School Enrollment. Both offer a subset of products including specific application, system, and Client Access License (CAL) products, designated by Microsoft as “desktop platform products,” which are licensed on an organization-wide basis.

All products licensed through either subscription offering include Microsoft Software Assurance, a comprehensive maintenance offering that helps you maximize your software investment.

The Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) is available to both primary/secondary and higher education institutions and offers the simplicity of counting people instead of PCs/devices and the flexibility to add additional products in any quantity as needed.

The School Enrollment is for primary/secondary schools and preschools and offers the simplicity of licensing all products organization-wide where you can order any product for a quantity that matches the annual count of your organization’s PCs/ devices.

Perpetual Licensing Programs

In perpetual licensing programs, you purchase the software licenses-giving your organization rights to the software after the licensing term ends.

Open License for Academic

An easy, cost-effective way for educational institutions with as few as five computers to license Microsoft software. You simply order the number of licenses you need through an Authorized Educational Reseller. Software Assurance and physical installation media are available or additional fees.
Select License for Academic*

A transactional program ideal for organizations with mixed software requirements and the ability to forecast license needs over a three year period. Recommended for midsize educational institutions.
Select Plus for Academic*

Acquire software licenses and services by department or affiliate while realizing volume purchasing advantages as one organization. The agreement never expires and has an optional 36 months of Software Assurance. Recommeded for midsize and large educational intitutions.

*You can also pass along the savings of volume licensing to your students by including a Student Select or Student Select Plus enrollment with your agreement.

Software Assurance

Microsoft Software Assurance is a comprehensive maintenance offering that helps you get the most out of your software investment. It combines the latest software with phone support available 24 hours a day, partner services, training, and IT tools that help customers deploy, manage, and migrate software.

Eligibility

Customers meeting the criteria below are eligible to acquire Microsoft Academic Edition products in the programs indicated and are defined as Qualified Educational Users:

  • Educational Institutions
  • Administrative Offices & Boards of Education
  • Teachers, Faculty and Staff
  • Students
  • Public Libraries
  • Public Museums
  • Home-School Programs

To review definitions of Qualified Educational Users and requirements by region click here, or contact our licensing specialists.

* Please note that this information is based on information provided on the Microsoft website.