Windows Server 2019 Licensing & Pricing


Windows Server 2019 Edition	Ideal for	Licensing model	CAL requirements^[1]	Pricing Open NL ERP (USD)^[3]
Datacenter^[2]	Highly virtualized datacenters and cloud environments	Core-based	Windows Server CAL	$6,155
Standard^[2]	Physical or minimally virtualized environments	Core-based	Windows Server CAL	$972
Essentials	Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices	Specialty servers (server license)	No CAL required	$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] Pricing is shown in USD and may vary from country to country. Please contact your Microsoft representative for a quote.}

Feature support key

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Feature	Standard edition	Datacenter edition
Core Windows Server functionality
Hybrid integration
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
*OSEs/Hyper-V containers**	2^[1]	Unlimited
Windows Server containers	Unlimited	Unlimited
Host Guardian Service
Storage Replica^[2]
Shielded virtual Machines (VMs)
Software-defined networking
Software-defined storage

^{[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.}

Pricing and licensing for Windows Server 2019