Licensing Options

An SPLA reseller submits your reporting and payment on your behalf and assists you with all aspects of the SPLA program. Resellers can answer your licensing questions and offer additional services related to Microsoft Licensing.

No. You can continue to report directly through your SPLA Essentials agreement until it expires. Account management and reporting must be done through the Microsoft Order Entry Tool (MOET). You must have a MOET account, which you can acquire with a Windows Live ID.

You can find a short tutorial on how to use MOET in the SPLA section of the Microsoft Partner Network licensing page.

Once your agreement expires and you want to sign a new SPLA, you must work with a designated SPLA reseller.

You can find resellers in your region at Get Started with Microsoft SPLA Licensing.

Each SPLA reseller determines the price it charges its SPLA partners, and each reseller may base their prices on additional services they offer.

Your SPLA includes the following additional benefits:

There are two options in place: you can sign a new SPLA with a designated SPLA reseller or continue with your existing SPLA Essentials agreement until it expires. We will honor the commitment we made to the original SPLA Essentials agreement term with one modification, reporting must be done through the Microsoft Order Entry Tool (MOET). If you wish, you may continue to report through the SPLA Essentials program until the end of your agreement’s term. When your agreement expires, you can sign a new SPLA with a designated SPLA reseller.

You can sign a new SPLA through a designated SPLA reseller or end your hosting.

No. At the same time you submit your new SPLA agreement to you reseller, you will have to submit a written request to Microsoft to cancel your existing SPLA Essentials agreement. You can submit this request either via your reseller or directly to Microsoft via the Call Logging Tool (you must be signed into explore.ms) or email. Microsoft will confirm that your agreement has been canceled.

SPLA partners and other partners use the Microsoft Order Entry Tool (MOET) to report their use of Microsoft products. Moving SPLA Essentials partners to the MOET site creates a consistent experience for all SPLA partners.

You can continue with your existing SPLA Essentials agreement until it expires. When your SPLA Essentials agreement expires, you can either sign a new SPLA through a reseller if you want to self-host, or you can take your product to an SPLA hosting partner to host on your behalf. Find SPLA resellers in your region at Get Started with Microsoft SPLA Licensing.

Yes, if they are a designated SPLA reseller. You can verify that your reseller is a Microsoft-designated SPLA reseller by checking the SPLA reseller lists available at Get Started with Microsoft SPLA Licensing.