Pricing and licensing for Windows Server 2019
Choose from three primary editions of Windows Server based on the size of your organization, as well as virtualization and datacenter requirements.
Pricing and licensing overview
To give you a more consistent licensing experience across multi-cloud environments, we transitioned from processor-based licensing to core-based licensing for Windows Server 2019 Datacenter and Standard editions. For specific pricing, contact your Microsoft reseller.
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
Windows Server CAL
Standard [2]
Physical or minimally virtualized environments
Windows Server CAL
Essentials
Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices
Specialty servers (server license)
No CAL required
[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.
Windows Server 2019 feature differentiation
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