Windows Server 2022 Edition |
Ideal for |
Licensing model |
CAL requirements[1] |
Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)[4] |
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Datacenter[2] |
Highly virtualized datacenters and cloud environments |
Core-based |
Windows Server CAL |
$6,155 |
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Standard[2] |
Physical or minimally virtualized environments |
Core-based |
Windows Server CAL |
$1069 |
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Essentials |
Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices |
Specialty servers (server license)[3] |
No CAL required |
$501 |
Windows Server 2022 Edition
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Datacenter[2]
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Standard[2]
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Essentials
Ideal for |
Highly virtualized datacenters and cloud environments |
|---|---|
Licensing model |
Core-based |
CAL requirements[1] |
Windows Server CAL |
Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)[4] |
$6,155 |
Ideal for |
Physical or minimally virtualized environments |
|---|---|
Licensing model |
Core-based |
CAL requirements[1] |
Windows Server CAL |
Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)[4] |
$1069 |
Ideal for |
Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices |
|---|---|
Licensing model |
Specialty servers (server license)[3] |
CAL requirements[1] |
No CAL required |
Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)[4] |
$501 |
[1] CALs are required for every user or device accessing a server. See the Product Use Rights for details.
[2] Datacenter and Standard edition pricing is for 16 core licenses.
[3] Up to 10 cores and 1 VM on single-socket servers. Windows Server Essentials is available through our OEM Server Hardware partners.
[4] Pricing is shown in USD and may vary from country to country. Please contact your Microsoft representative for a quote.
Feature |
Standard edition |
Datacenter edition |
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Core Windows Server functionality |
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Hybrid integration |
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OSEs*/Hyper-V isolated containers |
2[1] |
Unlimited |
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Windows Server containers |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
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Storage Replica[2] |
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Software-defined networking |
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Software-defined storage |
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[1] Windows Server Standard Edition license includes permission for two OSEs or VMs.
[2] Windows Server Standard Edition license limited to single Storage Replica volume up to 2TB.
