What is the Microsoft Open Value program?
Microsoft Open Value and Open Value Subscription are a simple, cost-effective way for small and midsize organizations to acquire the latest Microsoft technology.
Overview
Simplicity and manageability
With a customizable platform and price advantages for volume purchasing, Open Value and Open Value Subscription provide a simple, cost-effective way to acquire the latest Microsoft technology.
Microsoft Open Value and Open Value Subscription offer the ability to add online services subscriptions to your agreement, so you can transition to the cloud at your own pace through your existing agreement.
Open Value
Open Value is the recommended program if you have a small to midsize organization with five or more desktop PCs and want to simplify license management, manage software costs, and improve your control over your investment. It also includes Software Assurance, which provides access to valuable benefits such as training, deployment planning, software upgrades, and product support to help you boost the productivity of your entire organization.
Open Value is available to commercial, education, government, and nonprofit organizations.
Open Value Subscription
Open Value Subscription provides the lowest up-front costs of the Open Value options with the flexibility to reduce the total licensing costs in years when the desktop PC count declines. This option gives your organization the rights to run the software throughout your organization only during the term of the agreement with Microsoft. You also have the ability to add the single platform option to an Open Value Subscription agreement. Open Value Subscription is available for commercial entities, government organizations through the Open Value agreement, and educational institutions through Open Value Subscription for Education Solutions.
Eligibility
With an initial purchase of five or more licenses, you can acquire products and services as you need them over the term of your agreement.
In addition to options for commercial businesses, Microsoft also offers options through Open Value for the following industries:
- Government organizations
- Educational institutions
- Qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- Multinational organizations
Learn more about licensing options for industries.
Features
Offers and Benefits |
Open Value | Open Value Subscription | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial organizations |
✔
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✔
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| Education organizations |
✔
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✔
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| Government organizations |
✔
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✔
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| Nonprofit organizations |
✔
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| Required number of desktop PCs |
5 or more
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✔
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✔
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| Software Assurance |
Option to add
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Included
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✔
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✔
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| Licensing offerings available |
License
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License and Software Assurance
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✔
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✔
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Software Assurance
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✔
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✔
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| Pricing |
Based on product pools
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Based on desktop PCs
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✔
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✔
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| Agreement term |
1 year
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✔ (for government)
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2 years
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3 years
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✔
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✔
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| Payment options |
Up-front
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✔
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Annually
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✔
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✔
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| How to buy |
Direct
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Indirect
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✔
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✔
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| Cloud services* |
Offered
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✔
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✔
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*Learn how to acquire Microsoft cloud services.
Get started
To buy licenses and services through Microsoft Volume Licensing programs, contact your Microsoft partner or local reseller. Make sure to ask your partner or local reseller to review program agreement terms and conditions, pricing, and payment terms during the ordering process. Learn more about licensing options for education, government, and nonprofit organizations.
United States and Canada
For more information about Microsoft Volume Licensing, or to order or renew software licenses, contact your preferred Microsoft reseller.
- In the United States, call (800) 426-9400 or find an authorized reseller.
- In Canada, call the Microsoft Resource Centre at (877) 568-2495.
Worldwide
Volume Licensing Service Center
You can use the Volume Licensing Service Center to download licensed products, access product keys, and manage your Volume Licensing agreements and license acquisition activity—all in one online location.
- Learn how to use the Volume Licensing Service Center
Software Assurance benefits
Activating your organization's Software Assurance benefits is easy. Most benefits can be activated and accessed through the Volume Licensing Service Center. The Software Assurance section provides more information.
- Learn how Software Assurance can help you
Did you know?
The Microsoft Store for Business offers software and devices for small organizations.